Major John Philip Ghost and Anna Barbara Keltz

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Husband Major John Philip Ghost ¹

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           Born: 1750 - Germany
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Apr 1815 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Calvert-Riddle Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2

       Marriage: Abt 1773 - Westmoreland Co, PA

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Wife Anna Barbara Keltz ¹

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           Born: Aft 1758 - Lancaster Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1820 - Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Calvert-Riddle Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA

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         Father: George Keltz (1734-1784)
         Mother: Anna Maria Eckert (Abt 1736-Aft 1784)

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Children

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1 M Craft Ghost ¹

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           Born: 1774 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Apr 1826 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: Catharine Surrena (      -Bef 1803)
           Marr: Bef 1801

         Spouse: Elizabeth Catherine Fritz (1787-1852) 1
           Marr: Abt 1803

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2 F Mary Anne Ghost ^{4 5}

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           Born: 15 Apr 1780 - Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 May 1857 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4 5
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 6

         Spouse: James Huffman, Sr. (1773/1775-1828) 4 5
           Marr: Bet 1798 and 1800 - Pennsylvania

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3 F Christina Ghost

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           Born: 2 Apr 1783 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Oct 1872 - LaFayette Twp, Medina Co, OH
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Philip Huffman (1778-1843)
           Marr: 15 Nov 1800 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA

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4 F Catherine Elizabeth Ghost ^{7 8}

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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 9

         Spouse: John Walter Huffman (Abt 1786-1868) 8

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5 F Elizabeth Ghost ^{10 11}

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           Born: 5 Apr 1787 - Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Jan 1867 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 10
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Richard Monjar (1765-1832) 10 11
           Marr: Venango Co, PA

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6 M John Ghost

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           Born: 11 Sep 1789 - Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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7 M Philip Coast

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            AKA: John Philip Ghost Jr.
           Born: 16 Sep 1793 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Nov 1879 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 12

         Spouse: Elizabeth Graham (Abt 1793-1835)

         Spouse: Christina Jane Walter (1802-1882)
           Marr: Abt 1840

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General Notes: Husband - Major John Philip Ghost

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He located in Clinton township, Venango County, PA, in 1796. He bore the title of major and had filled that rank in the Continental army. His residence immediately prior to coming to Venango county, was Westmoreland county. [HVC 1890, 263]

An early settler in Clinton Township who was of French ancestry, the family first locating in Maryland after coming from France, and removing thence to Venango County. [CAB, 804]

He and his wife were the parents of eight children, three sons and five daughters.

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General Notes: Wife - Anna Barbara Keltz

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Lancaster Co, PA
from Westmoreland Co, PA [HVC 1890, 985]

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

2 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 16.

3 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 32.

4 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 998.

5 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 804.

6 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 35.

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

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

9 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.

10 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 526.

11 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 976.

12 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 68.