Descendants of Mason and Fanny Oviatt

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. 

Miles Oviatt

Millie Oviatt

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

standing: Stella, Minnie Fuller (a cousin) , Jennie, Park Lee (cousin). Seated: Mason Fuller (cousin), Leon

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. 

 

Ray and Joanne Oviatt, 2009

Ray & Joanne graduating class. Ray is at top, center. Joanne is at bottom right.

Ray Oviatt kept several heirlooms passed down by his grandfather. Ray is pictured here with his grandfather’s prize-winning trap-shooting gun

Ray with electric candlestick made by his grandfather

Grandfather’s home made chess set

"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