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Franklin E. Adams^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Franklin E. Adams was born on 12 December 1915.^2,3
• He was the son of Clayton Franklin Adams and Agnes Elizabeth Kissinger.⁴
• Franklin E. Adams married Mae Kinsey.⁵
• Franklin E. Adams died on 13 October 1987, at age 71.²
• He was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.²

• Father*: Clayton Franklin Adams b. 9 Dec 1890, d. 12 Nov 1964
• Mother*: Agnes Elizabeth Kissinger⁴ b. 1 May 1896, d. 7 Jun 1916

Annie M. Ferris^1,2

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Annie M. Ferris was born circa 1883.³
• She married William Victor Adams, son of Nicholas Adams and Lucy Ann Rothermel, in 1901.^1,2
• Annie M. Ferris died in 1932.⁴
• She was buried at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

Florence E. Williard^1,2

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Florence E. Williard also went by the name of Flossie.
• She was born on 30 October 1894, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.³
• She was the daughter of John Jacob Williard and Catharine Klinger.³
• Florence E. Williard married William H. James.³
• Florence E. Williard married William Victor Adams, son of Nicholas Adams and Lucy Ann Rothermel.¹
• Florence E. Williard died on 15 February 1978, Dauphin County, PA, at age 83.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Flossie E. Adams
  Mrs. Flossie E. Adams, 83, of the Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, a former resident of Tower City, died Wednesday morning. She was the widow of William V. Adams.
  Mrs. Adams was born in Gratz, Oct. 30, 1894. Her parents were the late Jacob and Catherine Klinger Williard. She was a member of Imanuel Lutheran Church, Williamstown.
  Her first husband William H. James died in 1929 in a mine accident.
  Surviving are a son Clyde H. James, of New Cumberland; five stepsons, John and Monroe Adams of Williamstown; George Adams of Bristol; Robert and Nicholas Adams, Wilmington, Del; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Lucy Zimmerman, Williamstown and Mrs. Beulah Mace, Wilmington, Del; one sister, Mrs. Hattie Hoffman, Williamstown.
  Services will be held Saturday morning from the J. Franklin Lyons Funeral Home, Williamstown, with the Rev. Steven B. Dorsett officiating. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 16 Feb 1978, Thu, Page 2.³
  
• She was buried on 18 February 1978, at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: John Jacob Williard³ b. 24 Jan 1867, d. 1929
• Mother*: Catharine Klinger³ b. 16 Aug 1864, d. 1920

Paul J. Adams¹

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Paul J. Adams is also referred to as Jeremiah K. P. Adams in some sources.²
• He was born on 23 January 1902.^3,2,4
• He was the son of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• Paul J. Adams married Ellen C. Moran in 1950.⁴
• Paul J. Adams died in June 1977, at age 75.⁴
• He was buried at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, New Castle County, DE.⁴

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

Beulah M. Adams¹

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Beulah M. Adams was born on 22 February 1903, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• She was the daughter of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• Beulah M. Adams married Charles M. Nace in 1921.⁴
• Beulah M. Adams died on 20 December 1987, at age 84.³
• She was buried at Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE.⁵

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

Nicholas Samuel Adams^1,2

• Last Edited: 2 Oct 2023

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Nicholas Samuel Adams was born in 1904.¹
• He was the son of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• Nicholas Samuel Adams married Sadie M. Carl, daughter of Albert Carl and Jennie Elizabeth Shomper, circa July 1924.³
• Nicholas Samuel Adams died in 1988.⁴
• Newspaper obituary:
  Nicholas S. Adams
  Nicholas S. Adams, 83, 62 Garden Lane, Newark, Del., died Thursday in Newark.
  He was born in Pennsylvania, the son of William and Mae Farris Adams.
  He was of the Protestant faith.
  Surviving are two sons, Gene, Wiconiscot and Kenneth Gary, Newark; two daughters, Janet Yost and Phyllis Whelchel, both of Newark; 13 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
  Services will be held at noon Monday from the Corl and Dreisigacker Funeral Home Inc., Tower City. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 05 Mar 1988, Sat, Page 2.⁵
  
• He was buried at Greenwood Cemetery, Tower City, Schuylkill County, PA.⁴

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

George Washington Adams^1,2

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• George Washington Adams was born on 11 November 1906, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^3,1,4
• He was the son of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• George Washington Adams married Ethel May Laudenslager, daughter of Newton Laudenslager and Mary Geist, on 17 December 1928, Dauphin County, PA.^5,6
• George Washington Adams died on 18 October 1990, Pinella County, FL, at age 83.^4,7

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

John Quincy Adams^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• John Quincy Adams was born on 11 November 1906, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^2,1
• He was the son of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• John Quincy Adams married Elizabeth C. Trawitz in 1926.¹
• John Quincy Adams died on 12 July 1988, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 81.¹

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

Monroe Isaac Adams^1,2

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Monroe Isaac Adams was born on 25 October 1908, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• He was the son of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• Monroe Isaac Adams married Rilla Elizabeth Rowe on 2 January 1932, Hagerstown, Washington County, MD.⁵
• Monroe Isaac Adams died on 16 May 1984, at age 75.⁶
• Newspaper obituary:
  Monroe I. Adams
  Monroe I. Adams, 75, of 532 W. Broad St., Williamstown, died Wednesday evening in Harrisburg Hospital.
  He was born in Williamstown, a son of the late William and Annie Ferris Adams.
  He was a retired maintenance employee of Williams Valley School District.
  Mr. Adams was a member of United Methodist Church and Liberty Hose Company No. l, both of Williamstown and United Mine Workers of America.
  Surviving are his wife, Rilla; a daughter, Carol, wife of Ronald Bettinger, Harrisburg; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Beulah Nace, Wilmington, Del. and Lucy Zimmerman, Williamstown; four brothers, Nicholas, Newark, Del., John, Williamstown, George, Bristol and Robert, Sunrise, Fla.
  Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from Corl-Dreisigacker Funeral Home Inc., Williamstown. The Rev. Robert Fox will officiate. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 18 May 1984, Fri, Page 2.⁶
  

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

Howard Albert Adams¹

• Last Edited: 7 Sep 2024

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Howard Albert Adams was born on 11 October 1911, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• Howard Albert Adams married Eva Clark Watkeys, daughter of Richard Watkeys and Amelia Howells, on 1 November 1930, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^3,4
• Howard Albert Adams died on 17 February 1971, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 59.³
• Newspaper obituary:
  Howard A. Adams, Sr.
  Howard A. Adams, Sr., 59, of W. Market Street. Williams-town, died yesterday in Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg.
  Mr. Adams was born Oct. 11, 1911 at Williamstown. He was a son. of the late William V. and Mary (Ferris) Adams. A former miner, he was last employed at Amp Inc. Mr. Adams was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Wiconisco.
  Surviving are his widow, the former Eva Watkeys; a daughter, Mrs. Blair Lubold, and a son, Howard A. Adams Jr.. both of Williamstown; his stepmother. Mrs. William V. Adams. Tower City; three sisters, Mrs. Lucy Zimmerman Williamstown: Mrs. Margaret Stakem, Tower City; Mrs. Beulah Nace, Wilmington. Del; six brothers. John and Monroe, both of Williamstown; George, Bristol; Paul. Robert, and Nicholas, all of Wilmington. Del; four grandchildren.
  Services will be Saturday mornine from the J. Franklin Lyons Funeral Home, Williamstown. His pastor, Rev. C Arthur Sadofsky, will officiate. Interment in the Wiconisco Cemetery.
  Pottsville Republican (Pottsville, Pennsylvania), 18 Feb 1971, Thu, Page 22.³
  
• He was buried at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetey, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, PA.^5,3

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

Margaret Elizabeth Adams¹

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Margaret Elizabeth Adams was born in 1915.^2,3
• She was the daughter of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• Margaret Elizabeth Adams married James Patrick Stakem in 1936.³
• Margaret Elizabeth Adams died in 1974.³
• She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

Lucy A. Adams¹

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Lucy A. Adams was born on 29 September 1916.^2,3
• She was the daughter of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• Lucy A. Adams married George E. Zimmerman, son of Charles S. Zimmerman and Emma E. Keen.⁴
• Lucy A. Adams died on 11 October 1992, at age 76.³
• She was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.³

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

Robert Joseph Adams¹

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Robert Joseph Adams was born on 1 March 1923, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3
• He was the son of William Victor Adams and Annie M. Ferris.
• Robert Joseph Adams married Mary C. Falone on 27 July 1946, Wilmington, New Castle County, DE.^4,5
• Robert Joseph Adams died on 28 August 1988, New Castle County, DE, at age 65.⁶
• Newspaper obituary:
  Robert J. Adams
  DOVER -- Robert J. Adams, 65, of Lakeland Trailer Court, died Sunday of a heart attack in Christiana Hospital, near Stanton.
  Mr. Adams, a millwright for 30 years at Electric Hose & Rubber Co. in Wilmington, retired in 1978. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
  He is survived by his wife, Marie; two sons, Robert and Ronald, both of West Chester, Pa; a daughter, Ellen Hannagan of Pencader; two stepdaughters, Bobbi Hill of Dover and Candy O'Loughlin of Massachusetts; a brother, George of Bristol, Pa; a sister, Lucy Zimmerman of Tower City, Pa; seven grandchildren and four stepgrandchildren.
  Services will be Friday at 11:30 a.m. in Gebhart Funeral Home, 531 Delaware St., New Castle, where friends may call tonight from 7 to 9. Burial will be in Gracelawn Memorial Park, North Du Pont Highway, New Castle.
  The Morning News (Wilmington, Delaware), 01 Sep 1988, Thu, Page 2.⁶
  
• He was buried at Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, New Castle County, DE.^6,7

• Father*: William Victor Adams b. 2 Aug 1876, d. 16 Mar 1960
• Mother*: Annie M. Ferris b. c 1883, d. 1932

Carrie May Shoop^1,2,3

• Last Edited: 7 Jun 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Peter Klinger

• Carrie May Shoop was born on 5 March 1879, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.^2,4
• She was the daughter of William Henry Shoop and Sarah L. Rehrer.⁴
• Carrie May Shoop married Charles Milton Adams, son of Nicholas Adams and Lucy Ann Rothermel, circa 1900.^2,1
• Carrie May Shoop died on 21 December 1960, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA, at age 81.⁴
• She was buried at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, PA.⁴

• Father*: William Henry Shoop⁴
• Mother*: Sarah L. Rehrer⁴