Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William C. Huston and Mary Ann Phillips




Husband William C. Huston 1

           Born: 19 Dec 1799 - Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Apr 1883 3
         Buried:  - Silver Spring Church, Cumberland Co, PA


         Father: Jonathan Huston (Abt 1760-1830) 4
         Mother: Margaret Rankin McIntyre (Abt 1770-1846) 1


       Marriage: 29 Mar 1838 2



Wife Mary Ann Phillips 2

           Born: 22 Sep 1817 - Cumberland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Oct 1881 3
         Buried:  - Silver Spring Church, Cumberland Co, PA


         Father: Peter Phillips (1781-1860) 2 5
         Mother: Catherine Enders (1783/1783-1844) 2 5




Children
1 F [Infant] Huston 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried:  - Pine Hill Cemetery, Cumberland Co, PA



2 M E. Rankin Huston 1

           Born: 28 Sep 1843 - Silver Spring Twp, Cumberland Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary E. Walters (1850-      ) 3
           Marr: 4 Dec 1873 3



General Notes: Husband - William C. Huston


He was born on his father's farm in what later became Silver Spring township of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He grew to manhood on the farm, but in addition to farming learned the carpenter's trade and for years was noted as a carpenter and bridge builder. He did bridge building in the vicinity of Pittsburgh and among the memories he would recall in after years were several trips between his home in Cumberland County and the scene of his labors, which he made on foot. He was remarkable not only for his skill as a mechanic but also for his great physical endurance.
After his marriage he lived on the family homestead until the spring of 1847, when he moved to Hogestown. In 1849 he purchased a small farm
a short distance north of Mechanicsburg, on the road leading to Hogestown, which continued to be his home until 1882, when on account of the infirmities of age he removed to the home of his son, E. Rankin Huston, in Mechanicsburg. He died and his remains were laid to rest by the side of those of his father, in the cemetery of the Silver Spring Church.

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Sources


1 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 688.

2 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 689.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 690.

4 —, Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 677, 688.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 98.


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