Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John P. Castor and Bertha Barnhardt




Husband John P. Castor 1 2




           Born: 2 Aug 1858 - New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA 2
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           Died: 11 Jan 1927 2
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         Father: Francis L. Castor (      -1903) 2
         Mother: Phoebe Jane Bowman (      -1871) 2


       Marriage: 11 May 1926 2

   Other Spouse: Sarah M. Hines (      -      ) 1 2 - 1882 2



Wife Bertha Barnhardt 2

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         Father: John L. Barnhardt (      -1925) 2
         Mother: Barbara Arthurs (      -1926) 2




Children

General Notes: Husband - John P. Castor


He attended the public schools of Butler County, Pennsylvania, and in early life was a farmer. He owned and operated a farm in Brady Township, Butler County, for eighteen years, and later farmed in Worth Township, Butler County. About 1920 he removed from Worth Township to Slippery Rock. He organized the Slippery Rock Telephone Company in 1904, of which he was general manager at the time of his death. The company was organized in 1904; other officers of the company were: Andrew Cooper, Dr. John Barber, John Aikens, Ray Wilson, I. N. Moore, M. A. Gibson, and William Moorehead. Mr. Castor was also one of the organizers of West Liberty Borough. He was a very hard worker and was always busy. He was a carpenter and stone mason. He was a great sportsman and liked fishing and hunting and had many thrilling experiences.
He was a member of the Methodist Church and his wife belonged to the Presbyterian Church. He was affiliated with the Masonic Lodge and Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and was one of the building committeemen for the lodge building. In politics he was a Republican.

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Sources


1 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 862.

2 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 976.


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