METIER FAMILY

BASS, METIER, PETTIS, BARNETT, KYNER, WADE, BANE, MCCANN

Posted By: Nancee Seifert (email)
Date: 6/16/2014 at 10:19:43

METIER FAMILY

Weldon Centennial 1880-1980.

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Julia Blass married Samuel Metier January 29, 1894 (sic) in Illinois. In
1854 they came to Iowa settling on a farm 4 miles east and 1 1/2 miles south
of where Weldon now is. It is on this farm a little north and across the
road east that the Metier Cemetery was started when a Mrs. Pettis walked to
ask Samuel if she could bury her little girl on that hill. In 1856 Mr.
Metier gave the land for the cemetery.

Children of Julia and Samuel were: Sarah Ruby, Mary Theodosia, Cyrus William
John Luther, Laura J., Alvin Hawkins, Charles, Samuel Douglas, George
Earnest and Juseah Pearl.

John had an implement store in Weldon shortly after Weldon was started.

Alvin Metier and Fanny May Barnett were married October 6, 1889. Their
children were: Diana, born July 19, 1890, Blass, Sam Barnett, born Nov. 27,
1891, Boyd, Will, and Monty. They all grew up on the Metier farm.

After serving in World War I Will worked in Humeston and married Velma Kyner
Will, Boyd and Sam all lived on the Metier farm at times after they were
married.

Sam of Leon and Diana are the only ones living now.

Diana Metier and James Isaac Wade were married June 20, 1922. Diana had been
a school teacher for several years and James was a rural mail carrier out of
Weldon, a job he had for 34 years when he retired.

They had two daughters: Harriett Frances 1927-1963. She married Gene Bane in
April, 1946. They had two children: Karen Kay born 1947 and James born 1955.

The Wades other daughter is Mary Catherine born in 1927. She married John
McCann, a Weldon boy, in 1947. Their children are: James Daniel, Catherine,
Thomas, David and Patrick.

Diana lived in Weldon until 1977, when she went to Parkston, South Dakota to live with her daughter, Mary and husband, Dr. John McCann. Diana has four great grandchildren.