1873 - 1903 (29 years)
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Name |
Clara Adaline Forney |
Birth |
18 Jul 1873 |
Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
4 Mar 1903 |
Franklin Co., PA; burial: Etters Cem., Salem, 3M N/Chambersburg, PA |
Person ID |
I0426 |
forneyclark |
Last Modified |
23 Apr 2024 |
Father |
John Martin "Mark" Forney, b. 29 Jul 1841, LetterkennyTwp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in Rocky Springs & Upper Strasburg, PA d. 15 Jan 1927, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Etters Cem., Salem, 3M N/C-burg, PA, GAR (Age 85 years) |
Mother |
Anna Margaretha "Margaret" "Maggie" Frank, b. 17 Apr 1836, Laudenau, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany; immigrated to USA October 21,1853 d. 19 Apr 1913, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Etters Cem.,Salem, 3M N/Chambersburg, PA (Age 77 years) |
Marriage |
9 Jun 1863 |
Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA |
Family ID |
F0009 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Urias J. Rife, b. Feb 1868, PA d. 1949, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Etters Cem., Salem, 3M N/Chambersburg, PA (Age ~ 80 years) |
Marriage |
20 Jun 1892 |
Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA |
Children |
| 1. John Jacob Rife, b. 17 Mar 1893 d. Apr 1983, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 90 years) |
| 2. Bertha Rife, b. Apr 1898, PA |
| 3. Elmer Rife, b. Hamilton Twp., Franklin Co., PA |
| 4. Hazel Rife, b. Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA |
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Family ID |
F1935 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
23 Apr 2024 |
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Headstones |
| Forney, Clara A. (H.) (1873-1903) Clara A. Forney Rife (1873-1903); Etters Cemetery, Salem, 3M N/Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D. |
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Notes |
- Donna Forney Clark: PART ONE contains initial info about the John Martin Forney family that we found from 1995-2005. PART TWO, 2005, by Andrew J. Weyer, Sr. contains, among other things, obituaries, birth and death places, specific death dates, and marriage dates and places relating to John Martin Forney and his family. PART THREE, 2OO5, by Andrew J. Weyer, Sr. contains information specific to the family of Urias J. Rife and Clara H. Forney Rife.
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PART ONE: John Martin Forney
Source:
US 1860/1870/1880/1900/1920 Census:
Barbara Brummett:
JOHN MARTIN FORNEY BORN JULY 1841
(In the 1860 census, John Martin Forney was listed erroneously as only John Martin).
There was a Frederick Forney living in Letterkenny Township, Franklin Co., PA, born in 1810, married to Mary Unknown, born 1808. They lived near John Martin Forney, born 1841, who was married to Margaret N. , born April, 1836 in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany.
In the 1870 census of Franklin Co., PA, Letterkenny, children of John M. Forney and Margaret Forney are listed as Catherine 6, Frederick 4, and Jane 2. (Donna Forney Clark: These are the same children my father, Fredric John Forney, listed in the family Forney Family Bible.)
In the 1880 census of Franklin Co., PA, Letterkenny, children of John M. Forney, a farmer, and Margaret A.(?) Forney are listed as Fredric F., Jennie E. 11, John E. 9, Clara A. 6, Ira James 4, and Abraham L. (Donna Forney Clark: These are the same children my father, Fredric John Forney, listed in the family Forney Family Bible.)
1900c still in Letterkenny Twp, John is 58, b. Jly 1841 PA and Margaret 64, b. Apr 1836 Germany and Irah (as it was spelled) was 24 and b. Jan 1876 PA.
no index for the 1910c
1920c John M, father, 77, is living with Ira J 43, wife, Minnie, 40, & daughter Margaret 16. (Wife is obviously dead)
Source:
David R. Clark, M.D.:
Headstone reads: Margaret Frank Forney 1836-1913.
Source:
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/
Franklin Repository Newspaper, July , 1863
Married(Column 2)
July 8, 1863 (page 05, column 2)
On June 9, at the Lutheran parsonage, by Rev. J. Steck, John M. Forney, of Strasburg, married Margaret A. Frank, of Chambersburg.
(Names in announcement: Rev. J. Steck , John M. Forney , Margaret A. Frank )
Source:
Census info from Barbara Brummett:
In the 1850c PA Franklin Co/Letterkenny T were: FORNEY
Frederick 40 PA
Mary 43 PA
Martha 18 PA
Maria 16 PA
John 10 PA
1860c Franklin Co/Letterkenny T/ P.O. Upper Strasburgh:
Fred 47 (Day Laborer) PA
Mary 50 PA
John Martin 18 PA
In Franklin Co/Green Twp:
Salem Cemetery (3 mi N/Chambersburg)
John M Forney 1841-1927
wife: Margaret Frank 1836-1913
son Martin L Forney 1882 (age 1m 28d)
Source:
Carol Lougene Wolf Britton:
John M. Forney, Letterkenney, 279, 30, 2 Sgt. D 126th PA.
On John M. Forney's tombstone at Salem Cemetery: Co. G, 126th Regiment PA Volunteers.
He enlisted: Forney John M. Sgt. G 126th Pa. Chambersburg, Pa. enlisted on 8/4/1862 from
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/govdoc/soldiers_dossier.html
126th Regiment Infantry
Organized at Harrisburg August, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 15, and duty there until September 12. Moved to Sharpsburg, Md., and attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. Duty at Sharpsburg, Md., until October 30, 1862. Reconnaissance from Sharpsburg to Smithfield, W. Va., October 16-17. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. Duty at Falmouth until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Mustered out May 20, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 30 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 34 Enlisted men by disease. Total 65.
Source:
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1870 Population Census, Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia ( http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/govdoc/pop_census.html ):
Donna Forney Clark:
In the 1870 census, these are all the Forneys living in Upper Strasburg, PA. I suspect that Adam Forney may be the brother of John Forney, son of Frederick and Mary Forney. (The number that preceeds each name is the family number):
276 1 Forney Adam 24 M white Laborer Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
276 2 Forney Eliza 21 F white Housekeeper Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 1 Forney John 28 M white Laborer Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 2 Forney Margaret 31 F white Housekeeper Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 3 Forney Catharine 6 F white Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 4 Forney Frederick 4 M white Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 5 Forney Jane 2 F white Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
403 1 Forney Frederick 60 M white Laborer Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
403 2 Forney Mary 62 F white Housekeeper Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
Adam and Eliza seem to appear with their niece in the 1880 US Guilford, Franklin, Pennsylvania Census:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Adam FORNEY Self M Male W 33 PA Laborer PA PA
Elizabeth FORNEY Wife M Female W 32 PA Keeping House PA PA
Niece KELLY Other S Female W 6 PA PA PA
(Other families nearby are Forneys, Dyserts, and McFerrens.)
Source:
Barbara Brummett:
Barbara gave me the info from 1880 census that John Mark Forney was married to Margaret N. ( b. 1836). The census reference gave location of the family in Letterkenny Twp, Franklin Co., PA. Headstone reads: Margaret Frank Forney 1836-1913.
Source:
US 1880 Census of Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John M. FORNEY Self M Male W 38 PA Farmer PA PA
Margaret A. FORNEY Wife M Female W 43 HES. DARMSTADT Keeping House HES. DARMSTADT HES. DARMS.
Frederic F. FORNEY Son S Male W 14 PA Farm Laborer PA H. DARMSTADT
Jennie E. FORNEY Dau S Female W 11 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
John E. FORNEY Son S Male W 9 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
Clara H. FORNEY Dau S Female W 6 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
Ira James FORNEY Son S Male W 4 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
Abraham L. FORNEY Son S Male W 1 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
Source:
Chambersburg, PA telephone book, 1909:
There was a Fred F. Forney who lived at 361 East Market Street and was a driver in Chambersburg, PA. (1909 telephone book).
Source:
http://www.familysearch.org/
FamilySearch:
Marriage date for Fredric Frank Forney and Harriette Elizabeth "Hattie" Disert.
Source:
SEE JAN WASSON'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/gael/disemain.html
Descendants of John Disert:
Jan Wasson:
Some names, nicknames, dates, & places
Source:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usfgs/pennsylvania/d/DisertSamuel.txt
Pennsylvania Family Group Sheet for DISERT,Samuel Family
Copyright. All rights reserved.
http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html
Jan Wasson:
Info on the Samuel Disert (1812) Family
Source: (added 2013)
Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
http://www.familysearch.org
FamilySearch:
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22john%20martin%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Aforney~%20%2Bresidence_place%3Apennsylvania~
Jno. Martin Forney
Father of bride
Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950
spouse: Maggie Forney
child: Clara Adaline Forney
other: Urias J. Rife, Jacob H. Rife, Fannie Rife
Name Urias J. Rife
Titles and Terms
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 30 Jun 1892
Event Place Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Age 24
Birth Year (Estimated) 1868
Father's Name Jacob H. Rife
Father's Titles and Terms
Mother's Name Fannie Rife
Mother's Titles and Terms
Spouse's Name Clara Adaline Forney
Spouse's Titles and Terms
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1873
Spouse's Father's Name Jno. Martin Forney
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms
Spouse's Mother's Name Maggie Forney
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms
Reference ID 578
GS Film number 323902
Digital Folder Number
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PART TWO: John Martin Forney
Source:
Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.:
Descendants of JOHN MARTIN FORNEY:
From the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Concerning the family of John Martin Forney:
1. John was born 29 July 1840 or 1841 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (pension application says 1841, his death certificate says 1840).
2. John married Margaret in Chambersburg.
3. John died 15 January 1927 in Chambersburg.
4. List of children made on March 22nd 1915 including their birth dates:
Mary C. Bishop 10 FEB 1864
Frederick F. Forney 15 APR 1866
Jennie E. Shaffnit 04 SEP 1868
John E. Forney 03 APR 1871 (DECEASED)
Clara A. Rife 18 JUL 1873 (DECEASED)
Ira J. Forney 19 JAN 1876
A. Lehman Forney 21 JUL 1878 (DECEASED)
Martin L. Forney 29 OCT 1882 (DECEASED)
5. John was wounded in the shoulder by a fragment of artillery shell during a charge at the battle of Fredricksburg on 13 December 1862.
Source:
Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.:
Descendants of JOHN MARTIN FORNEY:
Generation No. 1
JOHN MARTIN1 FORNEY was born Jul 1841 in PENNSYLVANIA, and died Jan 1927 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. He married MARGARET A. FRANK 09 Jun 1863 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, daughter of MR. FRANK. She was born Apr 1836 in HESSE DARMSTADT, GERMANY, and died 19 Apr 1913 in CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.
Notes for MARGARET A. FRANK:
IN THE 1870 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (P.O. UPPER STRASBURG) IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN FORNEY 28 LABORER $200 PA
MARGARET 31 GER
CATHARINE 6 PA
FREDERICK 4 PA
JANE 2 PA
IN THE 1880 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN M. FORNEY 38 FARMER PA PA PA
MARGARET A. 43 HD HD HD
FREDERICK F. 14 FARM LABORER PA PA HD
JENNIE E. 11 PA PA HD
JOHN E. 9 PA PA HD
CLARA H. 6 PA PA HD
IRA JAMES 4 PA PA HD
ABRAHAM L. 1 PA PA HD
HD = HESSE DARMSTADT
IN THE 1900 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN FORNEY JUL 1841 DAY LABORER PA PA PA
MARGARET APR 1836 GM GM GM
IRAH JAN 1876 DAY LABORER PA PA GM
GM = GERMANY. JOHN AND MARGARET HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 37 YEARS. MARGARET WAS THE MOTHER OF 8 CHILDREN, 7 STILL LIVING. THE CENSUS STATES THAT MARGARET HAD IMMIGRATED TO AMERICA IN 1840. IT STATES THAT SHE HAD BEEN IN AMERICA FOR 60 YEARS.
IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN FORNEY 68 OWN INCOME PA PA PA
MARGARETE 74 GM GM GM
JOHN AND MARGARET HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 47 YEARS. MARGARET WAS THE MOTHER OF 8 CHILDREN, 6 STILL LIVING. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A COLUMN FOR YEAR OF IMMIGRATION THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT RECORDED.
MARGARET'S OBITUARY IS IN THE CHAMBERSBURG NEWSPAPER "PUBLIC OPINION" ON MONDAY THE 21ST OF APRIL, 1913: "MRS. JOHN M. FORNEY" MARGARET A. WIFE OF JOHN M. FORNEY, DIED SATURDAY AT HER HOME, 51 WEST GERMAN STREET, AGED 77 YEARS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND AND THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN: FRED, CHAMBERSBURG; ELMER, DORDOVA (SIC), ILL; R. J., CHAMBERSBURG; A. L., DICKSON, ILL; MRS. WESLEY BISHOP, ROCKY SPRING; MRS. JENNIE SCHAFFNIT, NEW HAVEN, CONN; ALSO BY ONE BROTHER, MR. ADAM FRANK, CHAMBERSBURG, AND ONE SISTER, MRS. WILLIAM F. SMITH, IN INDIANA; ALSO BY TWENTY FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH. FUNERAL MONDAY, LEAVE THE HOUSE AT 10:00 A. M. SERVICES AT SALEM CHURCH AT 11:00 A. M. CONDUCTED BY THE REV. O. C. ROTH, INTERMENT IN SALEM CEMETERY. "NOTE: I BELIEVE THAT R. J. FORNEY OF CHAMBERSBURG IS ACTUALLY IRA J. FORNEY."
IN 1920 JOHN WAS LIVING WITH HIS SON IRA IN CHAMBERSBURG.
JOHN'S OBITUARY IS IN THE CHAMBERSBURG NEWSPAPER "FRANKLIN REPOSITORY" ON SATURDAY, THE 15TH OF JANUARY, 1927: JOHN M. FORNEY DIED OF THE INFIRMITIES OF AGE AT 1 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER, MRS. WESLEY BISHOP, IN NORTH FRANKLIN STREET. HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR, HAVING SERVED DURING THE ENTIRE WAR, PART OF THE TIME IN COMPANY G, 126TH REGIMENT, PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY AND PART IN COMPANY D, 21ST PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE COLONEL HOUSUM POST, NO. 309, G. A. R. AND SERVED AS COMMANDER FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. HE WAS 87 YEARS OF AGE AND WAS BORN IN LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, WHERE HE RESIDED UNTIL FIFTEEN YEARS AGO WHEN HE REMOVED TO CHAMBERSBURG. HE IS SURVIVED BY FOUR CHILDREN, MRS. BISHOP AT WHOSE HOME HE DIED, MRS. JENNIE SCHAFFNIT OF NORTH HAVEN, CONN., FRED AND IRA FORNEY, BOTH OF TOWN. THE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE HOME OF MRS. BISHOP AT 2 O'CLOCK TUESDAY AFTERNOON; INTERMENT AT SALEM.
Children of JOHN FORNEY and MARGARET FRANK are:
+2 i. CATHERINE2 FORNEY, born Nov 1863 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 06 Jan 1948 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
+3 ii. FREDERICK FRANK FORNEY, born Jan 1866 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 04 Dec 1939.
+4 iii. JENNIE E. FORNEY, born Sep 1868 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.
+5 iv. JOHN ELMER FORNEY, born 1871 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.
+6 v. CLARA A. FORNEY, born 18 Jul 1873 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 04 Mar 1903 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
+7 vi. IRA JAMES FORNEY, born 29 Jan 1876 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 17 Sep 1944.
8 vii. ABRAHAM LEHMAN FORNEY, born 1879 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.
Notes for ABRAHAM LEHMAN FORNEY:
IN 1913 A. L. FORNEY WAS LIVING IN DICKSON, ILLINOIS.
CAN NOT FIND ABRAHAM IN THE 1920 CENSUS.
IN 1927 ABRAHAM IS NOT LISTED IN HIS FATHER'S OBITUARY.
9 viii. MARTIN L. FORNEY, born 1882 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 1882 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.
Found in the probate records of John M. Forney :
Fred F. Forney son Chambersburg, PA
Ira J. Forney son Chambersburg, PA
Mrs. Catherine Bishop daughter Chambersburg, PA
Mrs. Jennie Schaffnit daughter West Haven, CT
Heirs of Clara Rife dec'd
John Rife son Greencastle, PA
Bertha daughter Hamilton Township (Franklin County, PA)
Elmer Rife son Hamilton Township
Hazel daughter Harrisburg, PA
Heirs of Elmer Forney
Elmer Forney son Cordova, IL
Margaret daughter Cordova, IL
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PART THREE: Urias J. Rife and Clara H. Forney Rife
Source:
Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.:
Concerning the family of Urias J. Rife and Clara H. Forney Rife:
CLARA A.2 FORNEY (JOHN MARTIN1) was born 18 Jul 1873 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, and died 04 Mar 1903 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. She married URIAS J. RIFE 20 Jun 1892 in CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA. He was born Feb 1868 in PENNSYLVANIA, and died 1949 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
Notes for CLARA A. FORNEY:
IN THE 1900 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
URIAS RIFE FEB 1868 DAY LABORER PA PA PA
CLARA JUL 1872 PA PA PA
JOHN MAR 1893 PA PA PA
BERTHA APL 1898 PA PA PA
URIAS AND CLARA HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 8 YEARS. CLARA WAS THE MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN, BOTH STILL LIVING.
IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA URIAS RIFE IS LISTED AS A BOARDER WITH ELMER D. RIFE. URIAS AGE 40, WIDOWER WAS WORKING AS A THRESHING RIG ENGINEER.
Children of CLARA FORNEY and URIAS RIFE are:
32 i. JOHN JACOB3 RIFE, born 17 Mar 1893 in PENNSYLVANIA; died Apr 1983 in CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA. He married MAY; born 1890 in PENNSYLVANIA.
Notes for JOHN JACOB RIFE:
JOHN'S BIRTH AND DEATH INFORMATION IN SSDI. WWI DRAFT RECORD SAYS 7MAR. MIDDLE NAME COMES FROM SECOND SOURCE.
IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF GUILFORD TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JOHN RIFE, AGED 18, WAS WORKING AS A FARM LABORER ON THE FARM OF JAMES K. FRANK.
IN THE 1920 CENSUS OF CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN RIFE 26 CREAMERY LABORER PA PA PA
MAY 30 PA PA PA
IN THE 1930 CENSUS OF GREENCASTLE, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN J. RIFE 37 CREAMERY FOREMAN PA PA PA
MAY A. 40 PA PA PA
JOHN'S HOME WAS VALUED AT $4600. JOHN AND MAY WERE 26 AND 29 RESPECTIVELY WHEN THEY WERE MARRIED.
33 ii. BERTHA RIFE, born Apr 1898.
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