Iva Irena Matter1,2

F, #35973, b. 5 March 1903, d. 22 February 1982
  • Last Edited: 28 Sep 2024
  • 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 78.8,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    Mrs. Iva I. Buffington ELIZABETHVILLE - Mrs. Iva I. Buffington, 78, of 29 N. Market St., died Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Apa of Camp Hill.
    She was the widow of Paul M. Buffington. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church; Elizabethville Area Senior Citizens; and was a retired employee of the Nedrich Sewing Factory.
    Surviving also are another daughter, Mrs. Jean Hain of Camp Hill; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Lewis of Bainbridge; two granddaughters, and two great-grandchildren.
    Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the funeral home at 103 W. Main St. The Rev. Steven Dorsett will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery.
    Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday after 7 p.m.
    The Evening News, February 24, 1982, Page 56.8
  • She was buried on 26 February 1982, at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA.8

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
  8. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for Iva I. Buffington, The Evening News, February 24, 1982, Page 56. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed September 28, 2024).

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
  • 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: 28 Sep 2024
  • 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, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, PA, at age 79.3,2
  • Newspaper obituary:
    B. FRANK BUFFINGTON
    B. Frank Buffington, 79, died Sunday night at his home, North Market street, Elizabethville. He was a lifelong resident of the borough, a member of the P. O. S. of A., and Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville.
    Surviving are three daughters, Gertie Wagner, Philadelphia; Mrs. Clara Davis, Washington, and Miss Emma Buffington, at home; seven sons, Lawrence Buftington, Allentown; Wilmer, Joseph, Herbert, Ralph, Galen and Paul, all at home; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Potter, Mifflintown, and Katie Buffington, Elizabethville; thirtythree grandchildren, and fifteen great-grandchildren.
    Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the home with the Rev. W. Z. Artz, of Salem Church, officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at the home after 7 o'clock tomorrow night.
    Harrisburg Telegraph, March 15, 1938, Page 4.3
  • 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.
  3. [S108] Newspaper Obituary, for B. Frank Buffington, Harrisburg Telegraph, March 15, 1938, Page 4. via Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/… : accessed September 28, 2024).