John Walter Huffman and Catherine Elizabeth Ghost

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Husband John Walter Huffman ¹

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           Born: Abt 1786 - Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 May 1868 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Daniel J. Huffman (Abt 1765-Bet 1820/1830) 1
         Mother: Christina Elizabeth Walter (Abt 1765-Aft 1850) 1

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Catherine Elizabeth Ghost ^{1 3}

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           Born: Abt 1 Aug 1786 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Apr 1874 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

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         Father: Major John Philip Ghost (1750-1815) 4
         Mother: Anna Barbara Keltz (Aft 1758-Aft 1820) 4

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Children

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1 F Mary Hoffman ³

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           Born: Abt 1800 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Adams (Abt 1800-      ) 3

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2 F Barbara Kelse Hoffman ^{7 8 9}

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            AKA: Barbery [Unk],5 Barbara Keltz Hoffman 6
           Born: 2 Dec 1809 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Jul 1898 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Maj. John Phipps, Jr. (1806-1876) 7 8

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3 F Christena Hoffman

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            AKA: Christiania Hoffman,3 Christina Hoffman 10
           Born: Cal 24 Jun 1812 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Apr 1890 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 11

         Spouse: John Baker Hoffman (1806-Bet 1860/1870) 10

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4 M John Walter Huffman, Jr. ^{12 13}

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           Born: 10 Feb 1815 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1890 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

         Spouse: Christena Hoffman (1822-1905)
           Marr: 13 Jan 1837 - Venango Co, PA

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5 F Elizabeth M. Hoffman ³

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           Born: 1819 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Nov 1886
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 14

         Spouse: Richard M. Surrena (1815-1873) 15

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6 F Sarah A. Huffman ³

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           Born: 15 Mar 1820 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Aug 1898
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 16

         Spouse: Richard Richards (1813-1881) 3

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7 M Philip Ghost Hoffman ^{1 3}

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            AKA: "Big Ghost" Hoffman
           Born: 15 Jun 1823 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jul 1895 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Mary Ann Martin (1824-1852) 1 3

         Spouse: Sarah Ann Walter (1834-1907) 1 3
           Marr: 1854 3 17

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8 M Daniel J. Hoffman ³

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           Born: 15 Jun 1823 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Oct 1898 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Margaret Miranda Knowlton (1825-1910)
           Marr: 1849 - Venango Co, PA

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9 F Katherine S. Huffman

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            AKA: Catherine Hoffman 3
           Born: 1828 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1905
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Daniel Williams (cal 1825-1865) 3

         Spouse: John Cokain (      -      )

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10 F Charlotte Hoffman ^{3 18}

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           Born: 1832 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 18
     Christened: 
           Died: 1916 18
         Buried:  - Nicklin Cemetery, Frenchcreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 19

         Spouse: John Hovis (1826-1894) 3 18
           Marr: 1850

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General Notes: Husband - John Walter Huffman

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He came very early from Westmoreland County, PA, to Venango County, settling one mile west of what later became Clintonville. He died there in old age, soon after the Civil War, and his wife survived him several years. [CAB, 994]

1 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 3.

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 73.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 994.

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

5 Venango County Genealogy Club, Vital Statistics, Venango County, Pennsylvania 1852-1854, Pg 5.

6 Compiler's Speculation.

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

8 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 585, 994.

9 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 16.

10 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 61.

11 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 71.

12 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1436.

13 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 170.

14 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 2, Clinton Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1994), Pg 41.

15 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 841.

16 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 1, Irwin, Mineral, & Victory Townships (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1992), Pg 79.

17 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 575.

18 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 70.

19 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 6, Frenchcreek Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1998), Pg 69.