Ephraim K. Meader, son of Lemuel Meader (1771-1839) [0056] and Mary Kimball (1779-1845), was born in Rochester, NH. August 16, 1812 and died July 1, 1900. In 1843 he married Lavinia Otis, daughter of Joshua Otis and Abigail Young, born July 17, 1814 and died May 7, 1888. Joshua Otis was born January 31, 1773 the son of Elder Micajah Otis, an ordained Free Will Baptist minister. The young couple lived in Rochester.
| 0276 | i. | Elmira Otis Meader, born March 28, 1843. |
| 0277 | ii. | James Varney Meader, born July 14, 1845. |
| 0278 | iii. | Francis Plummer Meader, born June 2, 1849. |
| iv. | Walter Scott Meader, born November 15, 1851 and died August 19, 1854. | |
| 0279 | v. | William Worth Meader, born April 1, 1857. |