Iva Irena Matter1,2

F, #35973, b. 5 March 1903, d. 22 May 1982
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2022
  • Iva Irena Matter was born on 5 March 1903, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of Floyd Matter and Meda Gertrude Alice Lebo.3,2,4,5
  • Iva Irena Matter was baptized on 21 June 1903, Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,6
  • The name of Iva's father is uncertain. A marriage record lists his name as "Floy Matter," and such a person appears in the 1900 Census as the son of George and Priscilla "Matter," born Feb. 1889, but their surname is often given as "Motter." George and Priscilla Motter had a son of the same age named "Cloyd W. Motter," born 3 Feb 1888. Baptismal records at Simeon Reformed Church in Gratz, PA, list Iva's baptism and show her father's name as "Lloyd Matter."7,6,5
  • She married Paul Merrit Buffington, son of Benjamin Franklin Buffington and Clara Jane Lubold, on 8 April 1925, Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • Iva Irena Matter died on 22 February 1982, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, PA, at age 78.2
  • She died on 22 May 1982, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.1
  • She was buried after 22 May 1982, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.1

Children of Iva Irena Matter and Paul Merrit Buffington

Citations

  1. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  2. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90449208/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Meda A. Scheib, Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 06 Feb 1960, Sat, Page 14.
  4. [S199] 1910 Census , Lykens West Ward, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1337; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0101; FHL microfilm: 1375350; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll
  5. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  6. [S1343] Phillip A. Rice, Jodi A. Germani and Jean A. Dellock, compilers, Simeon Lutheran Church Records in Dauphin County Vital Records, Volume 1 (Laughlintown, PA: Southwest Pennsylvania Genealogical Services, 1991), p. 515. Hereinafter cited as Simeon Lutheran Church Records.
  7. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN:     715180559; https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

Anthony D. Buffington1

M, #35996, b. 6 October 1990, d. 16 November 2013
  • Last Edited: 17 Nov 2021
  • Anthony D. Buffington was born on 6 October 1990, Millersnurg, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of Ronald Eugene Buffington Jr. and Samantha Marie Zerance.1
  • Anthony D. Buffington died on 16 November 2013, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, FL, at age 23.3,2
  • As of 23 November 2013, Anthony D. Buffington lived at an unknown place ; Newspaper obituary:
    Anthony D. Buffington
    PUNTA GORDA, FL - Anthony D. Buffington, 23, of Lafayette Street, formerly of Elizabethville, passed away November 16th, 2013, the result of an auto accident in Charlotte County, Punta Gorda.
    He was born October 6, 1990 in Harrisburg, son of Ronald E. "Buff" Buffington, Jr. and the late Samantha (Zerance) Buffington.
    He had attended the Northern Dauphin Christian Academy and was a graduate of the Upper Dauphin Class of 2010.
    He was a former member of David's Church, Millersburg.
    He had worked for Dunkin Donuts in Punta Gorda and formerly worked at Koppy's on the Square and Walmart both in Elizabethville. He also had worked for Dayton Parts in Harrisburg.
    Survivors include his father, Ronald E. "Buff" Buffington Jr. and his fiance Dona Reitenbach. His Wife, Camaria P. Buffington, Abilene, TX; Son, Kolbey Allen Buffington, Wiconisco; Paternal Grandmother, Jacqueline Fitting, Harrisburg. Mother-in-Law, Mary Richardson, Elizabethville; Sister-in-law, Miranda Kube, Ohio. 4 Brother-in-Laws, Kevin Oberhausen, Elizabethville, Thomas Oberhausen, Ohio, Carroll Richardson, Elizabethville, and Cameron Richardson, Elizabethville; Step-Brothers, Bryan Wiest, Elizabethville, Wesley Eshleman, Millersburg and Kyle Dohoney, West Chester; Step-Sister, Shandra Dohoney, Baltimore.
    There will be a visitation at Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville on Monday, November 25, 2013 from 10-11 am with services at 11. The Rev. Nathan Corl Minnich and Rev. Gary Becker will officiate. Burial to follow at Maple Grove Cemetery in Elizabethville.
    Memorial donations may be made to: Juvenile Diabetes Association: http://jdrf.org/#donate
    Hoover-Boyer Funeral Homes, Inc, Elizabethville, handled the arrangements.
    www.pennlive.com/obits
    Published by Patriot-News on Nov. 23, 2013.2
  • He was buried on 25 November 2013, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2

Child of Anthony D. Buffington and Camaria P. (?)

  • Kolbey Allen Buffington2

Citations

  1. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Anthony D. Buffington, Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA), Nov. 23, 2013; online: https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/…
  3. [S1147] Online Obituary for Jacqueline Marie Fitting, Hoover-Boyer Funeral Home, Ltd., Elizabethville, PA; https://www.minnichfuneral.com/obituaries/…

Benjamin Franklin Buffington1,2

M, #36000, b. 3 June 1858, d. 13 March 1938
  • Last Edited: 7 Feb 2010
  • Benjamin Franklin Buffington was born on 3 June 1858, Washington Township, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He was the son of Josiah Buffington and Susan Yeager.2
  • Benjamin Franklin Buffington married Clara Jane Lubold circa 1879, PA.2
  • Benjamin Franklin Buffington died on 13 March 1938, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.2
  • He was buried on 17 March 1938, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • Father*: Josiah Buffington2 b. 16 Jan 1826, d. 1900
  • Mother*: Susan Yeager2 b. Dec 1827

Children of Benjamin Franklin Buffington and Clara Jane Lubold

  • Gertrude M. Buffington2 b. Nov 1879
  • Joseph Buffington2 b. Feb 1884
  • Lawrence Walter Buffington2 b. 28 May 1886, d. 25 Aug 1948
  • Herbert Eugene Buffington2 b. 16 Jul 1888, d. 23 Mar 1959
  • Ralph F. Buffington2 b. Sep 1890
  • Wilmer Buffington2 b. Aug 1891
  • Erma Charlotte Buffington2 b. Nov 1892
  • Galen Floyd Buffington Sr.2 b. 22 Sep 1894, d. 20 Feb 1951
  • Clara W. Buffington2 b. Oct 1896
  • Paul Merrit Buffington+2 b. 26 Oct 1902, d. 1 Sep 1975

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 50. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S915] Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database (Georgetown, TX), downloaded February 2012.