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Descendants of Mason and Fanny Oviatt

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Oviatt family picnic, c. 1900
Miles Oviatt (1841- 1903) was Mason and Fanny’s oldest surviving son.  In this picture, he’s the big guy sitting in the second row, right behind the little kids.  His wife, Permilla “Millie” Sanborn Oviatt (1841- 1903) is sitting next to him, holding a baby. 

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Miles Oviatt
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Millie Oviatt
Miles and Millie were the parents of Jenny (1865), Leon (1868), Stella (1869), and Raymond (1874) .  

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standing: Stella, Minnie Fuller (a cousin) , Jennie, Park Lee (cousin). Seated: Mason Fuller (cousin), Leon
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Raymond and Mamie Oviatt
Raymond Oviatt  inherited the ancestral homestead.  He and Mamie his wife Mamie were the parents of Garlan [aka “Deak”] born 1900  and Grace. They sold the farm to Jim Kirby.

Garlen and his wife Winifred Petre were the parents of  Raymond Garlen Oviatt.   Ray and his wife Joanne still live in Richfield. 

 

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Ray and Joanne Oviatt, 2009
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Ray & Joanne graduating class. Ray is at top, center. Joanne is at bottom right.
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Ray Oviatt kept several heirlooms passed down by his grandfather. Ray is pictured here with his grandfather’s prize-winning trap-shooting gun
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Ray with electric candlestick made by his grandfather
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Grandfather’s home made chess set
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"This is one  of my favorite paintings by my grandmother Winifred Oviatt" notes ray garlen oviatt, jr. Winifred gave art lessons to ray and his cousins Cathy and Martha when they were in 5th and 6th grade.  Ray recalls walking after school to his grandparents' house near the site of the current Richfield Village complex. He also remembers his grandfather Garlen throwing butterscotch candies out of the back upstairs window to all of the grandkids waiting anxiously below.   


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R Garlen Oviatt, his wife Gail Anne (Miller) Oviatt, and their daughter...Mary Anne Oviatt. Circa 2017

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Kirby's Mill Restoration
Historic Home Stabilization
Native Species Restoration

Contact Us

Friends of Richfield Heritage Preserve/ Friends of Crowell Hilaka
100 Wandle Avenue
Bedford, OH 44146
contactus@friendsofrhp.org

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