Claude Samuel Buffington1,2

M, #37832, b. 1 January 1890, d. August 1969
  • Last Edited: 20 Dec 2018
  • Claude Samuel Buffington also went by the name of Globby.
  • He was born on 1 January 1890, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,2
  • He was the son of John Jacob Buffington and Clara L. Kissinger.2
  • Claude Samuel Buffington was baptized on 27 January 1890, Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2
  • He married Emma Jane Williard, daughter of Jonathan Carl Williard and Elmira Myah Klinger, after 1920; At the time of the 1920 Census, Claude was single, living on Main Street in Gratz, Dauphin County, PA, where he managed a barber shop.3
  • Some sources suggest that Claude Samuel Buffington and Emma Jane Williard were married circa 1916 Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA, but this appears to be inconsistent with the Census records.4
  • Claude, who was also known as "Globby," operated a barbershop in Gratz that had been started by his father.5
  • Claude Samuel Buffington died in August 1969, at age 79.6,1,7
  • He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.1,2,7

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 54. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  3. [S192] 1920 US Census, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1557; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 822.
  4. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, pp. 140, 605.
  5. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 140.
  6. [S78] Mary K. Klinger, Klingers from the Odenwald, Hesse, Germany (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1989), p. 394. Hereinafter cited as Klingers from the Odenwald.
  7. [S805] Find A Grave, online www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133986235/…. Hereinafter cited as Find A Grave.

John Jacob Buffington1,2

M, #37836, b. 7 November 1861, d. 25 April 1925
  • Last Edited: 29 Oct 2013
  • John Jacob Buffington is also referred to as Jacob J. Buffington in some sources.3
  • He was born on 7 November 1861, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, PA.2,3
  • He married Clara L. Kissinger, daughter of Daniel Kissinger and Sallie Moyer, circa 1882, PA.4,2
  • John Jacob Buffington died on 25 April 1925, Jackson Township, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA, at age 63.2,3
  • He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.2

Children of John Jacob Buffington and Clara L. Kissinger

  • Sarah Edna Buffington2 b. 13 Apr 1882, d. 6 Jan 1894
  • John Allen Buffington2 b. 16 Mar 1884, d. 7 Apr 1940
  • Mary Luella Buffington2 b. 6 May 1885, d. 12 Nov 1886
  • Daniel Wellington Buffington2 b. 28 Mar 1888, d. 17 Jan 1895
  • Claude Samuel Buffington2 b. 1 Jan 1890, d. Aug 1969
  • Wilbur Edwin Buffington2 b. 20 Nov 1899, d. 13 Dec 1979
  • Wealtha Margaret Regina Buffington2 b. 1 Sep 1901, d. 9 Dec 1987

Citations

  1. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz Pennsylvania (Gratz, PA: Gratz Historical Society, 1997), p. 116. Hereinafter cited as Comprehensive History of Gratz.
  2. [S764] Elsie Klinger Eaves. Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database. Data downloaded February 3, 2010. Hereinafter cited as Elsie Klinger Eaves Family Database.
  3. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, p. 54.
  4. [S336] Gratz Historical Society, Comprehensive History of Gratz, pp. 54, 116.