Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Dickey Ghost and Lida Florence Phipps




Husband John Dickey Ghost

           Born: 8 Dec 1873 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
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         Father: Clinton Ghost (1836-1917) 1 2
         Mother: Angeline Beighlea (1840-Aft 1930)


       Marriage: 18 Feb 1897 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA



Wife Lida Florence Phipps

            AKA: Elizabeth Florence Phipps,3 Lydia Phipps 4
           Born: 20 Sep 1874 - Pennsylvania 3
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         Father: William Canan Phipps (1834-1892) 5 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Jane Douds (1836-1908) 4 7




Children
1 M Dr. William Allen Ghost, Sr.

           Born: 12 Oct 1897 - Venango or Mercer Co, PA
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           Died: 9 Oct 1983 - Greenville, Mercer Co, PA
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         Spouse: Mary Isabel Eakin (1901-1997)
           Marr: 12 Oct 1921


2 M Harold Clinton Ghost

           Born: Abt 1902
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3 M Frederick L. Ghost

           Born: Abt 1904
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4 M Edward P. Ghost

           Born: Abt 1908
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5 M Clinton Phipps Ghost

           Born: 2 Feb 1913 - Mercer Co, PA
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           Died: 2 Jun 1986 - Glendale, Los Angeles Co, CA
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6 M John Dickey Jr. Ghost

           Born: Abt 1915 - Mercer Co, PA
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General Notes: Husband - John Dickey Ghost


He was a farmer, and lived in 1920 at 419 West Poplar, Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania. He was a watchman for the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad. He had also worked as a lumberjack and in the oil fields.

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Sources


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

2 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 601.

3 Ruby Jane (Bailey) McCord, Genealogy of the Phipps Family (Self-published), Pg 101.

4 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 982.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 981, 982.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 669.

7 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 574.


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