Charlotte Gardena “Lotta” GRIFFINAge: 95 years1879–1974
- Name
- Charlotte Gardena “Lotta” GRIFFIN
- Given names
- Charlotte Gardena
- Nickname
- Lotta
- Surname
- GRIFFIN
Birth | January 26, 1879 26 24 |
Birth of a sister | Dolores Jane Isabel GRIFFIN November 15, 1880 (Age 21 months) |
Birth of a sister | Mary Fleda Georgina “Fred” GRIFFIN January 26, 1884 (Age 5 years) |
Birth of a sister | Margaret Anderson GRIFFIN December 30, 1885 (Age 6 years) |
Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas GRIFFIN July 29, 1887 (Age 8 years) |
Death of a paternal grandmother | Jane SAUNDERS after 1890 (Age 10 years) Note: Jane was listed with her daughter Margaret Phair's family in Forwich in 1891 census of Ontario.
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Death of a mother | Ellen MILNE May 25, 1891 (Age 12 years) |
Death of a maternal grandmother | Isabella Booth SCOTT May 6, 1896 (Age 17 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 of a sister | Mary Fleda Georgina “Fred” GRIFFIN January 1, 1964 (Age 84 years) |
Burial of a sister | Mary Fleda Georgina “Fred” GRIFFIN May 12, 1964 (Age 85 years) |
Death of a sister | Dolores Jane Isabel GRIFFIN September 27, 1965 (Age 86 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 |
Family with parents |
father |
Thomas GRIFFIN Birth: March 19, 1852 36 31 — Durham Co, Ontario, Canada Death: January 13, 1924 — Grand Forks, North Dakota |
mother |
Ellen MILNE Birth: August 15, 1854 41 41 — Ontario Canada Death: May 25, 1891 — Grand Forks Co, North Dakota |
Marriage: January 29, 1878 — Congregational Church, Howick, Huron Co, Ontario |
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3 years younger sister |
Dolores Jane Isabel GRIFFIN Birth: November 15, 1880 28 26 — Grand Forks Co, North Dakota Death: September 27, 1965 — San Benito, Cameron, Texas |
-22 months herself |
Charlotte Gardena “Lotta” GRIFFIN Birth: January 26, 1879 26 24 — Howick, Huron Ontario Death: March 17, 1974 — Portland Oregon |
5 years younger sister |
Mary Fleda Georgina “Fred” GRIFFIN Birth: January 26, 1884 31 29 — Grand Forks Co, North Dakota Death: January 1, 1964 — Yakima, Yakima, Washington State |
23 months younger sister |
Margaret Anderson GRIFFIN Birth: December 30, 1885 33 31 — 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. |
Birth | Official Birth Record from Howick Ontario Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 246 × 601 pixels File size: 85 KB |
Occupation | Lotta Griffin Passed Through Mekinock on Way To Home in Kellys ND Format: image/png Image dimensions: 819 × 281 pixels File size: 109 KB Type: Newspaper |
Media object | Young Charlotte Griffin Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 274 × 466 pixels File size: 94 KB Highlighted image: yes |