‎Gene Milton Adams‏‎ 1) 2) Born ‎ Jan 11, 1924 at Beech Bottom, Brooke Co. WV‎ 3) 4) 5) 2), died ‎ Dec 17, 1994 at Armstrong Co. PA‎, 70 years 1) 5) 2), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 5) 2) Full birth and death dates on grave marker. Gene's obituary identifies his parents as Donald Thomas and Olive (Heckman) Adams. 5) 2) Census (‎ 1950 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA) Watchmaker in a retail jewelry store. Living with wife. 3) Married ‎ Jan 11, 1946 1) (48 years married) to: ‎Willovene Ruth Rankin‏‎ 6) 1), daughter of Emmett Morrison Rankin and Tirzah Louella Van Horne‏. Born ‎ Apr 3, 1926 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA‎ 6) 1) 4) 7), died ‎ Oct 1, 2007 at East Franklin Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 81 years 1) 7), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 1) 7) Full birth and death dates on grave marker. 7) Census (‎ 1930 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with parents. 8) Census (‎ 1940 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with parents. 6) Census (‎ 1950 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with husband. 3) Located: (‎ Aug 1981 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 9) Children: 1. ‎Infant Daughter Adams‏‎ 1) Born ‎ Jun 12, 1949 at Latrobe, Westmoreland Co. PA‎ 4), died ‎ Jun 12, 1949 at Latrobe, Westmoreland Co. PA‎ 4) 2) 10), buried ‎ at Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA 4) Alt. Burial: (‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Possibly a cenotaph. 10) 2. ‎Donald E. Adams‏‎ 1) Born ‎ Dec 29, 1951 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 11) 12), died ‎ Jun 16, 2012 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 60 years 11) 12), buried ‎ at Rural Valley Cemetery, Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA 12) Located: (‎ Oct 2007 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 1) 3. ‎Kevin G. Adams‏‎ 1) Born ‎ Oct 21, 1953 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 13), died ‎ Nov 11, 2017 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 64 years 13) Located: (‎ Oct 2007 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 1)

Sources

1) source: Willovene Ruth Adams
2) source: Gene Milton Adams
3) source: 1950 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Vandergrift, Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 65-379, Sheet 8, Dwelling 81, Gene M. Adams Family
4) source: Death Certificate of Unnamed Female Baby Adams
5) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Gene Milton Adams (Memorial # 88770763)
6) source: 1940 U.S., Census Population Schedule, Vandergrift (Ward 4), Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 65-233, Sheet 5-A, Household 79, Emmett Rankin Family
7) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Wlllovene R. Rankin Adams (Memorial # 131689283)
8) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Vandergrift (Ward 4), Westmoreland Co. PA, page: ED 15-177, Sheet 13-A, Dwelling 244, Family 268, Emmett Ranin Family
9) source: Schimph
10) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Infant Daughter Adams (Memorial # 131689310)
11) source: Donald Adams
12) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Donald E Adams (Memorial # 92166215)
13) source: Kevin G. Adams

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Gene Milton Adams & Willovene Ruth Rankin." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F8482&main_person=I23532 : accessed 15 November 2025) Gene Milton Adams #I23532, born ‎ Jan 11, 1924 at Beech Bottom, Brooke Co. WV