0463. Marietta Meader (1871 – 1957)

Marietta Meader, daughter of Isaac W. Meader (1841-1922) [0352] and Catherine Lohnes (1845-1926), was born in Quaker Springs, NY February 10, 1871 and died November 30, 1957. As a young girl she helped her father in his store and lived in a house attached to and over it. February 10, 1892 she married Edward Clark Griffen, born September 5, 1869 and died April 16, 1966, a farmer in Quaker Springs, where the children were born.

The children of Marietta Meader and Edward Griffen were:
i. Chauncey Ryder Griffen, born February 3, [ed: no year given] and died May 18, 1930. October 6, 1915 he married Amy Nethaway. They had a daughter.
ii. Bertha Jane Griffen, born October 15, 1894 and died November 8, 1895.
iii. Isaac Edward Griffen, born October 7, 1897 and died August 6, 1978.
He married:

1)      Ruth Peterson September 5, 1922. They had four children.

2)      Alicia Clothier August 16, 1969.

iv. Harriet Frances Griffen, born February 18, 1902.
She married:

1)      Percival Dodd October 21, 1921. They had five children.

2)      Edson Bentley February 26, 1938. They had no children.

v. Harry Wygant Griffen, born May 20, 1905.
He married:

1)      Dorothy Yeaple September 20, 1930.

2)      Jean Young November 27, 1946. They had a daughter and lived in Schenectady.

vi. Florence Elmira Griffen, born January 7, 1908. September 12, 1931 she married Dwight Goggin. They had a son.
vii. George W. Griffen, born December 9, 1909. August 30, 1944 he married Eleanor Burlingame. They had two children and lived in Tucson, AZ.
viii. Frederick Meader Griffen, born September 14, 1912. March 25, 1935 he married Elizabeth Blood. They had six children and lived in Pottersville.