Charlotte Gardena “Lotta” GRIFFINAge: 95 years1879–1974
- Name
- Charlotte Gardena “Lotta” GRIFFIN
- Given names
- Charlotte Gardena
- Nickname
- Lotta
- Surname
- GRIFFIN
 Birth | January 26, 1879 |
 Death of a mother | Ellen MILNE May 25, 1891 (Age 12 years) |
 Occupation | Teacher 1899 (Age 19 years) |
 Residence | 1900 (Age 20 years) Note: Charlotte was a school teacher in the 1900 census of ND.
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| Death of a father | Thomas GRIFFIN January 13, 1924 (Age 44 years) |
 Death | March 17, 1974 (Age 95 years) Note: Lottie moved from Montana to live with her sister Margaret in Portland Oregon a few years before her death. Margaret said that Lottie was in poor health and hardly ever moved from her chair in the living room after she came to live in Portland.
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 Burial | March 1974 (Age 95 years) Cemetery: Portland Memorial Museum |
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Birth: March 19, 1852 — Durham Co, Ontario, Canada Death: January 13, 1924 — Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| mother |
Birth: August 15, 1854 — Ontario Canada Death: May 25, 1891 — Grand Forks Co, North Dakota |
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Marriage: January 29, 1878 — Congregational Church, Howick, Huron Co, Ontario |
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3 years younger sister |
Birth: November 15, 1880 — Grand Forks Co, North Dakota Death: September 27, 1965 — San Benito, Cameron, Texas |
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-22 months herself |
Birth: January 26, 1879 — Howick, Huron Ontario Death: March 17, 1974 — Portland Oregon |
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5 years younger sister |
Birth: January 26, 1884 — Grand Forks Co, North Dakota Death: January 1, 1964 — Yakima, Yakima, Washington State |
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23 months younger sister |
Birth: December 30, 1885 — Grand Forks Co, North Dakota Death: July 28, 1991 — Portland Oregon |
| Residence | Charlotte was a school teacher in the 1900 census of ND. |
| Death | Lottie moved from Montana to live with her sister Margaret in Portland Oregon a few years before her death. Margaret said that Lottie was in poor health and hardly ever moved from her chair in the living room after she came to live in Portland. |
| Burial | Obituary March 20,1974 Portland Oregonian: Charlotta Gordina Griffin, an Ontario native and a Portland resident since 1967, died Sunday at the age of 95 in a local nursing home. She lived at 6921 SW 36th Ave. She was born on Jan 26, 1879, and spent her early childhood in Grand Forks, ND. She taught at Butte Business College in Montana for several years. Her survivors include a sister, Margaret A Redman of Portland and several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be at 3 pm Thursday in the Portland Memorial Home. Internment will be in the Portland memorial Mausoleum. |
| Note | Lottie was a teacher in business schools in North Dakota and Butte MT for many years. She was also an artist - some of her pottery paintings and nouveau art pottery are still owned by family. |
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