‎Henry Arba McAfoose‏‎ 1) 2) 3) Born ‎ Nov 7, 1909 at PA‎ 4) 5), died ‎ Jun 28, 1968 at Mansfield, Richland Co. OH‎, 58 years 6) 5), buried ‎ at Mansfield Cemetery, Mansfield, Richland Co. OH 6) 5) Married to Beatrice at time of death; identified as Beatrice Mathews on application for military headstone. 5) Military Service: Served in U.S. Navy in Seabees during World War II. 6) Alt. Birth: (‎± 1906 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) 2) Located: (‎ Sep 1927 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA) 2) Census (‎ 1930 at Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Laborer doing river lock construction. Living with children Donald and Colleen, with parents, sister and niece. 4) Census (‎ 1940 at Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Rock driller, dam construction. Divorced. Living with mother, children, and sister's family. 7) Married ‎ Sep 12, 1927 at Wellsburg, Brooke Co. WV 2) (40 years married) to: ‎Jessie Edith Whitacre‏‎ 8) 9) 10), daughter of Alton Marion "Joseph Whitacre" Whitacre and Agnes Jane Schrecongost‏. Born ‎ Aug 24, 1911 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ 9) 10), ‎1st marriage to: Henry Arba McAfoose, ‎2nd married to: Bishop, ‎3rd marriage to: William Joseph Aikens Possible marriage on 14 Oct 1935, in Wellsburg WV to Walter Stoddart, b. abt 1883 in Kittanning. Identified as Edth McAfoose, b abt 1911 in Armstrong Co. PA. See marriage database on wvculture.org - STODDARD/MCAFOOSE. Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. 9) Located: (‎ Sep 1927 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) 2) Census (‎ 1930 at Leechburg, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with half-sister Stella and her family. Identified as Jessie E. McAfoose. 12) Located: (‎ Nov 1934 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Referred to as Mrs. Edith McAfoose. 1) Located: (‎ Sep 1960 at New Kensington, Westmoreland Co. PA) Referred to as Mrs. Edith Young. 8) Located: (‎ Nov 1968 at Lower Burrell Twp., Westmoreland Co. PA) Identified as Edith Jessie (Whitacre) Bishop. 11) Children: 1. ‎Donald Everett McAfoose‏‎ 3) 4) 13) Born ‎ Jan 24, 1928 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 13) 14) 15), died ‎ Apr 28, 1996‎, 68 years 13) 14) 15), buried ‎ at Simpson Church Cemetery, Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA 14) Full birth and death dates on military grave marker. Last address on file with Social Security was Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah. 14) 15) Military Service: As per military grave marker, was in U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Air Force. Served in the Korean Conflict. 14) Census (‎ 1930 at Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, sister, grandparents, aunt and cousin. 4) Census (‎ 1940 at Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, siblings, maternal grandmother, and aunt Roma Redfield and her family. 7) Located: (‎ Jun 1968 at Clyde, Wayne Co. NY) 6) 2. ‎Colleen J. McAfoose‏‎ 16) 4) Born ‎± 1930 at Kittanning, Armstrong Co. PA‎ 16), died ‎ Mar 4, 2016 at Franklin, Venango Co. PA‎, approximately 86 years 16), buried ‎ at Saint Patricks Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co. PA 16) Census (‎ 1930 at Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, brother, grandparents, aunt and cousin. 4) Census (‎ 1940 at Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, siblings, maternal grandmother, and aunt Roma Redfield and her family. 7) Located: (‎ Jun 1968 at Franklin, Venango Co. PA) 6)

Sources

1) source: Obituary of Elton [sic] M. Whitacre
2) source: Marriage License and Certificate of Henry A. McAfoose and Edith Whitacre
3) source: Marriage Record of Donald E McAfoose and Mary Grace Crawford
4) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-50, Sheet 1-B, Dwelling 15, Family 15, Henry H. McAfoose Family
5) source: Military Headstone Application for Henry Arba McAfoose
6) source: Obituary of Henry Arba McAfoose
7) source: 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Valley Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-68, Sheets 1-B and 2-A, Household 20, Mary A. McAfoose Family
8) source: Obituary of Agnes Jane Noll
9) source: 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 5, Sheet 2-B, Dwelling 32, Family 33, A. M. Whitaker Family
10) source: Birth Certificate of Jessie Edith Whitacre
11) source: Marriage License and Certificate of William Joseph Aikens and Edith Jessie Bishop
12) source: 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Leechburg, Armstrong Co. PA, page: ED 3-30, Sheet 22-A, Dwelling 501, Family 502, Harry C. Walker Family
13) source: Social Security Applications and Claims Index, extra text: Name: Donald Everett McAfoose [Donald E McAfoose]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1928
Birth Place: Kittanning A, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 28 Apr 1996
Father:
Henry A McAfoose
Mother:
Jessie E Whitacre
SSN: 190227252
Notes: Dec 1944: Name listed as DONALD EVERETT MCAFOOSE; 03 May 1996: Name listed as DONALD E MCAFOOSE, page: Entry for Donald Everett McAfoose
14) source: Find-a-Grave, page: Memorial for Donald E McAfoose (Memorial # 34018658)
15) source: Social Security Death Index, extra text: Name: Donald E. McAfoose
Social Security Number: 190-22-7252
Birth Date: 24 Jan 1928
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Pennsylvania
Last Residence: 84094, Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
Death Date: 28 Apr 1996, page: Entry for Donald E. McAfoose
16) source: Obituary of Collen J. Henry

Citation for: Family Page
"Family Page: Henry Arba McAfoose & Jessie Edith Whitacre." HuMo-genealogy - A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree (http://www.ruralvalleyhistory.com/family.php?tree_id=37&id=F6129&main_person=I17023 : accessed 07 February 2026) Henry Arba McAfoose #I17007, born ‎ Nov 7, 1909 at PA