‎Almeda Wynona Adamson‏‎ 1) 2) 3) Born ‎ Jan 20, 1916 at Rochester Mills, Indiana Co. PA‎ 1) 2) 4), died ‎ Jun 23, 1997 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 81 years 2) 4), buried ‎ at Pine Grove Cemetery, Rochester Mills, Indiana Co. PA 4) Almeda's obituary identifies her parents as Joseph and Charlotte (Hughes) Adamson. It also identifies her husband as Mike Rostis. Full birth and death dates inscribed on grave marker. 2) 4) Census (‎ 1940 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY) Living with husband and sons. Rooming in the home of William and Avah Galley. 1) Married ‎ Nov 16, 1933 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA 3) (63 years married) to: ‎Wilbur Bennett Van Horn‏‎ 5) 6) 7), son of Robert Lee Van Horn and Minnie Effice Kroh‏. Born ‎ Feb 24, 1910 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA‎ 5) 6) 8), died ‎ Jul 11, 1998 at White Twp., Indiana Co. PA‎, 88 years 7) 8), buried ‎ at Smicksburg Cemetery, Smicksburg, Indiana Co. PA 7) 8), ‎1st marriage to: Almeda Wynona Adamson, ‎2nd married to: Florence Elmira Kirkpatrick Full birth and death dates inscribed on grave marker. 8) Census (‎ 1910 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Living with parents and brothers. 5) Census (‎ 1920 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Living with father, stepmother, full siblings and half siblings. 9) Census (‎ 1930 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA) Laborer in a coal mine. Living with father, stepmother, full siblings and half siblings. 10) Census (‎ 1940 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY) Furnace man at a chemical plant. Living with wife and sons. Rooming in the home of William and Avah Galley. 1) Located: (‎ Jan 1969 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) 11) Located: (‎ Oct 1974 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA) 12) Children: 1. ‎Joseph Lee Van Horn‏‎ 7) 1) 13) Born ‎ Apr 4, 1934 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA‎ 1) 13) 14), died ‎ Mar 31, 1985 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 50 years 13) 14) Census (‎ 1940 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY) Living with parents and brother. Rooming in the home of William and Avah Galley. 1) 2. ‎Lyle B. Van Horn‏‎ 7) 15) Born ‎ Feb 16, 1943 at Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY‎ 15), died ‎ Apr 20, 1986 at Ravenna, Portage Co. OH‎, 43 years 16) 15) Military Service: Vietnam veteran. 15)

Sources

1) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Niagara Falls, Niagara Co. NY, page: ED 32-93, Sheet 3-A, Household 51, William Galley Residence
2) source: Almeda Rostis
3) source: Van Horn-Adamson
4) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Almeda Wynona Adamson Rostis (Memorial # 70656894)
5) source: 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule, South Mahoning Twp., Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 92, Sheet 1-A, Dwelling 2, Family 2, Robert Lee Van Horn Family
6) source: Birth Certificate of Wilbur Bennett Vanhorn
7) source: Obituary of Wilbur Van Horn
8) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Wilber Bennet Van Horn (Memorial # 58102580)
9) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumville, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 123, Sheet 1-A, Dwelling 3, Family 5, Robert L. Vanhorn Family
10) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Plumville, Indiana Co. PA, page: ED 32-42, Sheets 7-A and 7-B. Dwelling 106, Family 119, Lee VanHorn Family
11) source: Alice B. Petroney Dies At Community
12) source: Obituary of Raymond L. VanHorn
13) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Joseph Lee Vanhorn [Joseph Vanhorn]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1934
Birth Place: Plumville in, Pennsylvania
Death Date: Mar 1985
Father:
Wilbur B Vanhorn
Mother:
Almeda W Adamson
SSN: 185264272
Notes: Apr 1951: Name listed as JOSEPH LEE VANHORN; 31 Dec 1987: Name listed as JOSEPH VANHORN, page: Entry for Joseph Lee Vanhorn
14) source: Obituary of Joseph L. VanHorn
15) source: Obituary of Lyle B. Van Horn
16) source: Obituary of Florence VanHorn

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Almeda Wynona Adamson & Wilbur Bennett Van Horn." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F6368&main_person=I17652 : accessed 08 March 2026) Almeda Wynona Adamson #I17614, born ‎ Feb 24, 1910 at Plumville, Indiana Co. PA