Adam Buffington1

M, #76894
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025

Child of Adam Buffington and Arrlene Cooper

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Leon C. Buffington, Harman Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc. (East), Drums, PA; https://www.harmanfuneral.com/obituary/Leon-Buffington

Arrlene Cooper1

F, #76895
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025

Child of Arrlene Cooper and Adam Buffington

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for Leon C. Buffington, Harman Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc. (East), Drums, PA; https://www.harmanfuneral.com/obituary/Leon-Buffington

Mona Faye White1

F, #76896, b. 30 July 1932, d. 5 October 2011
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025
  • Mona Faye White was born on 30 July 1932, Whiteville, NC.2
  • She was the daughter of Bennett White and Lena Harter.2
  • Mona Faye White married Clair Ellsworth Adams, son of Clayton Franklin Adams and Amy A. Weidel, circa October 1959.1
  • Mona Faye White died on 5 October 2011, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mona Adams Obituary
    Mona " Faye " Adams, 79, of Middletown, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and friends on Wed. Oct, 5, 2011 at Harrisburg Hospital.
    She was born on July 30, 1932, to the late Bennett White and Lena Harter in Whiteville, NC.
    She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Clair E. Adams as well as a brother Ray White, two daughter-in-laws; Donna and Louella Adams. She is survived by her sons; John and Clayton Adams, as well as a brother; Bill and wife Ruth White, six grandchildren; Sara Marotto and husband Antonio, Carl Koons Jr., Christopher, Jessica and Ryan Snyder, Jordan Perdue, also nine great-grandchildren; Nate Quinones, Seirra and Anealio Marotto, Dylan and Aliyah Koons, Jaiden, Jainaya, Jaivon and Jaice Rohrbach.
    Mona loved to bake, grocery shop, paint ceramics, going to the beach, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
    Viewing for Mona will be Oct. 10, 2011 at Glad Tidings Assembly Of God Church, 190 Fulling Mill Road, Middletown, PA 17057. Viewing will be held at 10 a.m., followed by a service at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.
    In lieu of flowers memorial Contributions can be made to The American Cancer Society.
    To send condolences please go to www.hetrickbitner.com.
    Published by Patriot-News on Oct. 7, 2011.2
  • She was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3

Children of Mona Faye White and Clair Ellsworth Adams

  • Clayton E. Adams4
  • John R. Adams4

Citations

  1. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Marriage Licenses," The Evening News, October 27, 1959, Page 20. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 21, 2025).
  2. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mona Faye Adams, Patriot-News on Oct. 7, 2011; online: https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/…
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/77750259/mona-adams. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Clair E. Adams, The Patriot-News, December 1, 1998, Page 12. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 21, 2025).

Bennett White1

M, #76899
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025

Child of Bennett White and Lena Harter

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mona Faye Adams, Patriot-News on Oct. 7, 2011; online: https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/…

Lena Harter1

F, #76900
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025

Child of Lena Harter and Bennett White

Citations

  1. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mona Faye Adams, Patriot-News on Oct. 7, 2011; online: https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/…

Mabel Lenora Hawk1

F, #76901, b. 10 April 1884, d. 29 July 1947
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025
  • Mabel Lenora Hawk was born on 10 April 1884, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She married John Quincy Adams, son of Nicholas Adams and Lucy Ann Rothermel, on 1 January 1908, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, PA.1
  • Mabel Lenora Hawk died on 29 July 1947, Community Hospital, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA, at age 63.2
  • She was buried at Uniion Cemetery, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, PA.3

Child of Mabel Lenora Hawk and John Quincy Adams

Citations

  1. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1845-1963, Certificate Number: 3438 (1908); https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61324/records/…
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 64581 (1947); https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5164/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209280071/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  4. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Certificate Number: 89453 (1908); https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60484/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.

Elwood Arthur Adams1

M, #76902, b. 22 June 1908, d. 26 August 1990
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025
  • Elwood Arthur Adams was born on 22 June 1908, Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of John Quincy Adams and Mabel Lenora Hawk.1
  • Elwood Arthur Adams married Mary P. Boyle, daughter of Patrick Boyle and Mary Cadden, on 26 December 1933, Luzerne County, PA.2
  • Elwood Arthur Adams died on 26 August 1990, at age 82.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Elwood A. Adams Elwood A. Adams, 82, of Deland, Fla., a former resident of Hazleton, died Aug. 26.
    He was born in Harrisburg.
    A 1930 graduate of Susquehanna University, he was employed as an analytical chemist for PP&L for 20 years before moving to Florida.
    While residing in Hazleton, he was also a professional photographer, a former member of the Camera Club and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
    Surviving are: his wife, the former Mary Boyle; a son, Dr. John P., Panama City Beach, Fla; two daughters, Patricia Yenchko, Fort Lauderdale, Fla; Sarah Anderson, Roswell, Ga., and nine grandchildren.
    Funeral services were conducted in Deland and interment took place in Miami, Fla.
    Standard-Speaker, September 18, 1990, Page 2.4
  • He was buried at Dade Memorial Park, Opa-locka, Miami-Dade County, FL.5

Children of Elwood Arthur Adams and Mary P. Boyle

Citations

  1. [S1151] Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913, online www.ancestry.com (Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records Reel: 267), Certificate Number: 89453 (1908); https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60484/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania Birth Certificates, 1906-1913.
  2. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 002224583; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  3. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 171018394; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/records/…
  4. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Elwood A. Adams, Standard-Speaker, September 18, 1990, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 21, 2025).
  5. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198888942/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  6. [S1147] Online Obituary for John Patrick Adams, Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Cemeteries, Panama City, FL; https://www.kentforestlawn.com/obituaries/…

Mary P. Boyle1

F, #76903, b. 10 November 1912, d. 23 June 1998
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025

Children of Mary P. Boyle and Elwood Arthur Adams

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 002224583; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 265483450; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/records/…
  3. [S970] Www.ancestry.com, online www.ancestry.com, Florida, U.S., Death Index, 1877-1998; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7338/records/…
  4. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198888955/mary-p-adams. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Elwood A. Adams, Standard-Speaker, September 18, 1990, Page 2. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 21, 2025).
  6. [S1147] Online Obituary for John Patrick Adams, Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Cemeteries, Panama City, FL; https://www.kentforestlawn.com/obituaries/…

Patrick Boyle1

M, #76904
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025

Child of Patrick Boyle and Mary Cadden

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 002224583; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  2. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 265483450; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/records/…

Mary Cadden1

F, #76905
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025

Child of Mary Cadden and Patrick Boyle

Citations

  1. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 002224583; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.

John Patrick Adams1

M, #76906, b. 27 May 1935, d. 28 August 2010
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2025
  • John Patrick Adams was born on 27 May 1935, Hazelton, Luzerne County, PA.1
  • He was the son of Elwood Arthur Adams and Mary P. Boyle.1
  • John Patrick Adams died on 28 August 2010, Panama City, FL, at age 75.1

Children of John Patrick Adams

  • Mark P. Adams1
  • John P. Adams Jr.1

Citations

  1. [S1147] Online Obituary for John Patrick Adams, Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Cemeteries, Panama City, FL; https://www.kentforestlawn.com/obituaries/…

Howard Albert Morris1,2

M, #76911, b. 14 March 1898, d. 12 August 1967
  • Last Edited: 27 Jul 2025
  • Howard Albert Morris was born on 14 March 1898, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • He was the son of David S. Morris and Anna Elizabeth Adams.1
  • Howard Albert Morris married Grace Naomi Miller, daughter of Grant Miller and Clara Row, on 11 March 1921, Dauphin County, PA.3,4
  • Howard Albert Morris married Sarah Elizabeth Rickert, daughter of Isaac Rickert and Kinda Hoffman, after 1957.5
  • Howard Albert Morris died on 12 August 1967, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 69.6,1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Howard A. Morris
    Howard A. Morris, 69, of Dayton Road, Williamstown, died Saturday in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg. Harrisburg.
    He wah born in Williamstown.
    Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Sarah Richert Morris; two sons, Grant of Wiconisco, and Warren of Tower City; a daughter, Mrs. JoAnn Graef, Reinerton, Pa; five grandchildren and three step-children.
    Services will be held Wednesday morning Lyons Funeral Home, Williamstown. The Rev. David Streasser, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.
    Pottsville Republican, August 14, 1967, Page 16.5
  • He was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.7

Children of Howard Albert Morris and Grace Naomi Miller

Child of Howard Albert Morris and Betty May Coles

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111651030/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1024] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/records/…. Hereinafter cited as U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2.
  3. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111651031/…
  4. [S1206] Pennsylvania County Register of Wills Offices, Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968 (Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016), Film Number: 000021194; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61381/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968.
  5. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Howard A. Morris, Pottsville Republican, August 14, 1967, Page 16. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 27, 2025).
  6. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 076430-67; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5164/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111651030/…
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Warren L. Morris, Republican and Herald, May 29, 2008, Page A12. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 26, 2025).
  9. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Joanne L. Ossman, Republican and Herald, January 4, 2008, Page A11. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 26, 2025).
  10. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226447909/…

Mary M. Morris1

F, #76912, b. 13 November 1899, d. 12 May 1963
  • Last Edited: 27 Jul 2025
  • Mary M. Morris was born on 13 November 1899, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.1
  • She was the daughter of David S. Morris and Anna Elizabeth Adams.1
  • Mary M. Morris married William H. Knouff on 26 April 1921, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD.2
  • Mary M. Morris died on 12 May 1963, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 63.1
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MRS. WM. H. KNOUFF DIES SUDDENLY SUNDAY
    Mrs. Mary M. Knouff, wife of William H. Knouff, died Sunday evening, May 12, at 11:15 o'clock at the Harrisburg Hospital, her death being caused by a heart attack.
    Former residents of Tower City and Reinerton, Mrs. Knouff was born at Williamstown, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Morris. Her age was 63.
    Mrs. Knouff and her husband had conducted the Triangle Restaurant south of Halifax for many years. She was a member of Fetterhoff's Lutheran Church, Halifax RD.
    Besides her husband she is survived by one son, Harry, and a grandson, William H. II., of Halifax RD; one brother, Howard Morris of Williamstown RD.
    Funeral services will be conducted at the Reigle Funeral Home, Millersburg, on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. Edward G. Brames of Camp Hill, now retired, and a former pastor at Fetterhoff's Lutheran Church. Interment will be made in Long's Cemetery, Halifax RD2.
    Viewing at the Reigle Funeral Home on Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock.
    West Schuylkill Herald, May 15, 1963, Page 3.3
  • She was buried at Longs Cemetery, Halifax, Dauphin County, PA.1

Child of Mary M. Morris and William H. Knouff

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106785997/mary-knouff. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S107] Newspaper Article, "Marrried at Hagerstown," West Schuylkill Herald, April 29, 1921, Page 1. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 27, 2025).
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Mary M. Knouff, West Schuylkill Herald, May 15, 1963, Page 3. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 27, 2025).
  4. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 168243784; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/records/…

Anna Lucy Morris1

F, #76913, b. 20 April 1904, d. 26 January 1942
  • Last Edited: 27 Jul 2025
  • Anna Lucy Morris was born on 20 April 1904, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • She was the daughter of David S. Morris and Anna Elizabeth Adams.1
  • Anna Lucy Morris married Philip M. Jones on 3 July 1922, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD.3
  • Newspaper obituary:
    MRS. ANNA MORRIS JONES
    Mrs. Anna Morris Jones, 37, a resident of Wiconisco for the past 19 years, died at her home in Pottsville street, Tuesday at 12 o'clock midnight, death having been attributed to a fourdays' illness of pneumonia.
    Mrs. Jones was born in Willimastown, April 20th, 1904, and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Morris. In Hagerstown, Md., July 3rd, 1922 she was united in marriage to Mr. Philip Jones, who with one son, Robert, survives. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. William H. Knouff, Halifax, and a brother, Howard Morris, of Williamstown. She was a member of the Grace Evangelical Congregational Church, Wiconisco.
    Funeral services will be held in the Grace Evan. Congrega.tional Church, Wiconisco, this afternoon at 2:15 with Rev. H. E. Samuels, pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in the Wiconisco Cemetery.
    Lykens Register, January 23, 1942, Page 4.3
  • Anna Lucy Morris died on 26 January 1942, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA, at age 37.2,1

Child of Anna Lucy Morris and Philip M. Jones

Citations

  1. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147295748/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.
  2. [S1062] Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 (Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Health), Certificate Number: 3211 (1942); https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/5164/records/…. Hereinafter cited as Pennsylvania, Death Certificates.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Anna Morris Jones, Lykens Register, January 23, 1942, Page 4. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed July 27, 2025).
  4. [S1140] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, online www.ancestry.com, , SSN: 192145434; https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/records/…