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Ty Harlen Paul¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Relationship: 5th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Ty Harlen Paul was born on 7 November 1959, New Orleans, LA.¹
• He was the son of Guy Harlen Paul and Shirley E. Adams.¹
• Ty Harlen Paul died on 27 July 2011, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 51.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Ty H. Paul, 51, Danville
  DANVILLE - Ty Harlen Paul, 51, of 24 Little Roaring Creek Road, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at his home.
  He was born Nov. 7, 1959, in New Orleans, La., a son of Guy Harlen and Shirley (Adams) Paul. On May 22, 2010, in Montoursville, he married the former Barbara Barnett, who survives. He also lived in Rebuck and Montandon.
  He was a 1977 graduate of Line Mountain High School and served in the Army from 1984 to 1987.
  Ty was employed as a truck driver for Meckley Limestone.
  He was a member of the Montandon American Legion.
  In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Jeremy Paul, of San Antonio, Texas; and three brothers, David, Robby and Robert Paul.
  A viewing will be held from noon to 1 Monday at Farrow's Funeral Directors, Sixth and Chestnut streets, Shamokin, followed by the funeral at 1 with the Rev. Betty Ford officiating.
  Burial will be in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.
  Flowers will be welcome, but friends may send donations in Ty's memory to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 585, Shamokin, PA 17872, or to the Veterans Affairs Office, 339 S. Fifth St., Sunbury, PA 17801.
  The Daily Item, July 29, 2011, Page A4.¹
  
• He was buried at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.¹

• Father*: Guy Harlen Paul¹ b. 13 Aug 1929, d. 8 Mar 2003
• Mother*: Shirley E. Adams¹ b. 12 Mar 1931, d. 25 Jul 2012

Edna Mae Lower¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Edna Mae Lower was born on 26 September 1902, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2
• She married Marlin Henry Witmer, son of William Orrington Witmer and Beulah Mae Spotts, in 1922.¹
• Edna Mae Lower married Roy E. Adams, son of Emanuel Adams and Catherine Elizabeth Clark, after 1960.
• Edna Mae Lower died on 31 March 1993, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 90.^1,2
• She was buried at Saint Peters Cemetery, Lykens, Dauphin County, PA.¹

Leon Emanuel Adams¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Relationship: 4th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Leon Emanuel Adams was born on 10 June 1919, Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2
• He was the son of Roy E. Adams and Bertha Olive Lenker.¹
• Leon Emanuel Adams died on 14 August 1996, Eyers Manor, Northumberland, Northumberland County, PA, at age 77.^1,2
• Newspaper obituary:
  Leon E. Adams, 77, RR1 Herndon
  HERNDON - Leon E. Adams, 77, of RR1 Herndon, died at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1996, at the Eyers Manor, Northumberland.
  He was born June 10, 1919, in Lower Mahanoy Township, a son of the late Roy and Bertha (Lenker) Adams.
  Mr. Adams was a retired farmer.
  Surviving are one brother, Merle of RR Millersburg; one sister, Shirley Paul of Rebuck; and a number of nieces and nephews.
  The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow, by the Rev. Robert Horne. Burial will be in County Line Cemetery, RR Dalmatia.
  Visitors may call from 10 a.m. until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.
  The Daily Item, August 15, 1996, Page 27.²
  
• He was buried at Evangelical United Brethren Church Cemetery, County Line, Northumberland County, PA.^2,1

• Father*: Roy E. Adams¹ b. 27 Oct 1897, d. 7 Feb 1976
• Mother*: Bertha Olive Lenker¹ b. 4 Feb 1900, d. 23 Mar 1960

Merle Eugene Adams¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Relationship: 4th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Merle Eugene Adams was born on 22 April 1921, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• He was the son of Roy E. Adams and Bertha Olive Lenker.¹
• Merle Eugene Adams died on 11 May 2002, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 81.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Merle E. Adams, 81, Millersburg
  MILLERSBURG - Merle E. Adams, 81, of 2423 Route 25, died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2002, at Harrisburg Hospital.
  He was born April 22, 1921, in RR Dalmatia, Northumberland County, a son of the late Roy and Bertha (Lenker) Adams. He was married to the former Mary Jane Kolva, who survives.
  Mr. Adams was a farmer.
  He attended Salem Lutheran Church, Killinger.
  Surviving, in addition to his wife, are one sister and brother-in-law, Shirley and Guy Paul of Rebuck, and a number of nieces and nephews.
  Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Market and Chestnut streets, Pillow, where the funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Benjamin Brown.
  Burial will be in Salem Luthern Cemetery, Killinger.
  The Daily Item, May 13, 2002, Page 6.²
  

• Father*: Roy E. Adams¹ b. 27 Oct 1897, d. 7 Feb 1976
• Mother*: Bertha Olive Lenker¹ b. 4 Feb 1900, d. 23 Mar 1960

Grace E. Adams¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Relationship: 4th great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Grace E. Adams was born on 4 December 1918, Dalmatia R.D., Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Joseph Elmer Adams and Charlotte Miriam Bohner.¹
• Grace E. Adams married Francis Paul Oliveto on 12 March 1958, Washington, D.C..^1,2
• Grace E. Adams died on 20 July 1971, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C., at age 52.¹
• Newspaper obituary:
  Mrs. Grace Oliveto
  Laurel, Md. - Mrs. Grace E. Oliveto, 52, of Laurel, Md., died Tuesday at Georgetown University Hospital, Washing.ton, D.C., following heart surgery.
  A native of Dalmatia RD, she was a box office manager 1 for the Hayes Concert Bureau, Washington, D. C., prior to her recent retirement.
  A member of Laurel Presbyterian Church, she was born Dec. 4, 1918, in Jordan Township, Dalmatia RD, a daughter of Mrs. Lottie M. Bohner Adams, Dalmatia RD, the late J. Elmer Adams.
  Surviving, in addition to her husband, F. Paul Oliveto, Laurel, are her mother; three ; sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Singleton, Wilmington, Del; Mrs. Marion 4 Carson, Rockville, Md., and Mrs. Carl Bredbenner, Dalmatia, RD, and a number of nieces and nephews.
  Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday from the Donaldson Funeral Home, Laurel, Md., with graveside services to follow at 3 p.m. Friday in Union Cemetery, Pillow. The Rev. Mr. Harris, her pastor, will officiate.
  Local arrangements are in charge of the Hoover Funeral Home; Dalmatia.
  The Daily Item, July 22, 1971, Page 21.¹
  
• She was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.²

• Father*: Joseph Elmer Adams¹ b. 31 Aug 1893, d. 17 Mar 1961
• Mother*: Charlotte Miriam Bohner¹ b. 31 Oct 1897, d. 17 Sep 1988

Francis Paul Oliveto¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Francis Paul Oliveto was born on 12 March 1920.²
• He married Grace E. Adams, daughter of Joseph Elmer Adams and Charlotte Miriam Bohner, on 12 March 1958, Washington, D.C..^1,3
• Francis Paul Oliveto died on 25 July 1985, Pinellas County, FL, at age 65.^2,4,5
• He was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.²

Arlene E. Adams¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Relationship: 4th great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Arlene E. Adams was born on 7 August 1920, Dalmatia R.D. 1, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Joseph Elmer Adams and Charlotte Miriam Bohner.¹
• Arlene E. Adams married Paul S. Bohner, son of Elmer E. Bohner and Florence M. Rebuck, on 4 March 1944, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.²
• Arlene E. Adams and Paul S. Bohner were divorced before 1950.³
• Arlene E. Adams married Kenneth W. Singleton.⁴
• Arlene E. Adams died on 29 September 2017, at age 97.⁵
• She was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA. Arlene's grave contains a marker listing her as "CPT US ARMY."⁵
• At the time of her first marriage in March, 1944, she was a nurse working in the Sunbury Community Hospital. On May 15, she entered the US Army at Fort Meade. She served on active duty until February 3, 1946, and was overseas from October 31, 1944 through December 14, 1945. After the war, she remained in the US Army reserve and became chief nurse of the 805th Station Hospital, US Army Reserve in Wilmington, DE. She also worked at the Veteerans Administration Hospital in Wilmington, where she was supervisor of the outopatient department.^6,7,8,9

• Father*: Joseph Elmer Adams¹ b. 31 Aug 1893, d. 17 Mar 1961
• Mother*: Charlotte Miriam Bohner¹ b. 31 Oct 1897, d. 17 Sep 1988

Paul S. Bohner¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Paul S. Bohner was born on 27 March 1919.²
• He was the son of Elmer E. Bohner and Florence M. Rebuck.²
• Paul S. Bohner married Arlene E. Adams, daughter of Joseph Elmer Adams and Charlotte Miriam Bohner, on 4 March 1944, Pillow, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Paul S. Bohner and Arlene E. Adams were divorced before 1950.³
• Paul S. Bohner died on 7 August 1986, Trevorton, Northumberland County, PA, at age 67.⁴
• He was buried at Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington, Northumberland County, PA.⁴

• Father*: Elmer E. Bohner² b. 2 Feb 1889, d. 22 Jul 1959
• Mother*: Florence M. Rebuck²

Kenneth W. Singleton¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Kenneth W. Singleton was born on 21 October 1914, Bergen, NJ.^2,3
• He married Arlene E. Adams, daughter of Joseph Elmer Adams and Charlotte Miriam Bohner.¹
• Kenneth W. Singleton died on 22 September 2002, Ware Presbyterian Village, Oxford, Chester County, PA, at age 87.^3,2
• He was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.¹

Marian E. Adams¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Relationship: 4th great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Marian E. Adams was born on 18 April 1922, Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Joseph Elmer Adams and Charlotte Miriam Bohner.¹
• Marian E. Adams married Alexander Robert Carson Jr. on 10 September 1947, National Baptist Memorial Church, Washington, DC.²
• Marian E. Adams died on 4 March 2002, at age 79.¹
• She was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Joseph Elmer Adams¹ b. 31 Aug 1893, d. 17 Mar 1961
• Mother*: Charlotte Miriam Bohner¹ b. 31 Oct 1897, d. 17 Sep 1988

Alexander Robert Carson Jr.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Alexander Robert Carson Jr. was born on 20 March 1923, El Paso, El Paso County, TX.²
• He married Marian E. Adams, daughter of Joseph Elmer Adams and Charlotte Miriam Bohner, on 10 September 1947, National Baptist Memorial Church, Washington, DC.¹
• Alexander Robert Carson Jr. died on 7 July 1988, Los Angeles County, CA, at age 65.^2,3

John William Carson¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Relationship: 5th great-grandson of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John William Carson was born on 25 August 1954, Washington, DC.¹
• He was the son of Alexander Robert Carson Jr. and Marian E. Adams.¹
• John William Carson died on 23 February 2011, Carroll Hospital Center E.R., Westminster, Carroll County, MD, at age 56.¹

• Father*: Alexander Robert Carson Jr.¹ b. 20 Mar 1923, d. 7 Jul 1988
• Mother*: Marian E. Adams¹ b. 18 Apr 1922, d. 4 Mar 2002

Betty Evelyn Adams¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Relationship: 4th great-granddaughter of Johann Peter Klinger
• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Betty Evelyn Adams was born on 25 June 1925, Dalmatia R.D., Northumberland County, PA.¹
• She was the daughter of Joseph Elmer Adams and Charlotte Miriam Bohner.¹
• Betty Evelyn Adams married Carl Allen Bredbenner on 22 June 1948, Dauphin County, PA.²
• Betty Evelyn Adams died on 27 January 1993, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Montour County, PA, at age 67.^1,3,4
• Newspaper obituary:
  Betty E. Bredbenner, 67, Dalmatia RD1
  Retired teacher
  DALMATIA -- Betty Evelyn Bredbenner, 67, of Dalmatia RD1 died Wednesday evening, Jan. 27, 1993, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
  Born June 25, 1925, in Jordan Township, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Lottie (Bohner) Adams. She was married to Carl Bredbenner.
  She was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, Pillow.
  She was a graduate of Bloomsburg University.
  Mrs. Bredbenner was retired as a teacher from Dalmatia Elementary School.
  She was a member of the Pennsylvania State Education Association; National Educational Association; White Shrine of Jerusalem; and Eastern Star.
  In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, Carl Jr. of Vernon, N.J; two daughters, Jane Adams Bredbenner of Coronado, Calif., and Julie Unger of Dobs Ferry, N.Y; two sisters, Arlene Singleton of Calibash, N.C., and Marian Carson of Rockville, Md; and two grandchildren.
  A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Salem United Church of Christ, Pillow, by the Rev. J. Robert Snyder. Anyone who wants to offer a tribute to Mrs. Bredbenner in word or song will have the opportunity to do so at this time. Burial will be in Union Cemetery, near Pillow, at the convenience of the family.
  Contributions may be made to the Union Cemetery Improvement Fund, c/o Glen Troutman, Treasurer, Box 97, Pillow, Pa. 17080.
  Arrangements were made by the James A. Reed Funeral Home, Pillow.
  The Daily Item, January 29, 1993, Page 11.⁴
  
• She was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.³

• Father*: Joseph Elmer Adams¹ b. 31 Aug 1893, d. 17 Mar 1961
• Mother*: Charlotte Miriam Bohner¹ b. 31 Oct 1897, d. 17 Sep 1988

Carl Allen Bredbenner¹

• Last Edited: 9 Jan 2026

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carl Allen Bredbenner was born on 19 March 1925, Berwick, Columbia County, PA.²
• He married Betty Evelyn Adams, daughter of Joseph Elmer Adams and Charlotte Miriam Bohner, on 22 June 1948, Dauphin County, PA.¹
• Carl Allen Bredbenner died on 18 August 2014, at age 89.²
• He was buried at Union Cemetery, Jordan Township, Northumberland County, PA.²