Allen McDowell Ghost and Ella Frances Tunnell

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Husband Allen McDowell Ghost

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           Born: 12 Apr 1844 - Clintonville, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jun 1913 - Denver, Denver Co, CO
         Buried:  - Edwardsville, Madison Co, IL

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         Father: Phillip E. Ghost (1808-Bef 1890) 1
         Mother: Catherine Phipps McDowell (1815-      )

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       Marriage: 23 Dec 1874 - Madison Co, IL

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Wife Ella Frances Tunnell

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           Born: 22 Sep 1854
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Sep 1909 - Edwardsville, Madison Co, IL
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Genevieve Ghost

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           Born: 29 Jun 1878 - Denver, CO
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Elmer Ellsworth Whitted (1860-      )
           Marr: Jun 1903 - Denver, CO

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General Notes: Husband - Allen McDowell Ghost

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He was educated at Iowa Wesleyan University and was valedictorian. He studied law at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. In 1868 he practiced law in connection with the real estate business at Lincoln, Nebraska. He was one of the earliest citizens of that newly located capital, superintendent of schools, founder of number of now flourishing towns; with another platted and superintended all towns along B & M railroad between Lincoln and Kearney Junction - 18 in all. York, Crete, Harvard, Hastings. There were repeated incursions of locusts in Nebraska so he removed from there. He toured New Mexico, Arizona, California and Colorado and decided in favor of Colorado. He was senior member of the firm of A. M. Ghost & Co., real estate dealers, and also published Colorado Bulletin. Office at 405 Lawrence St.

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 985.