Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Ghost and Catherine Surrena




Husband John Ghost 1 2 3

           Born: 2 Mar 1804 or 1806 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Apr 1891 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4


         Father: Craft Ghost (1774-1826) 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Catherine Fritz (1787-1852) 2


       Marriage: 7 Nov 1833 - Venango Co, PA 1 2



Wife Catherine Surrena 1 2 3

           Born: 11 Jun 1806 - Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Sep 1905 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4


         Father: Philip Surrena, Sr. (1777-1869) 5 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Baker (1782-1857) 3 5




Children
1 M Philip Ghost 2

           Born: Cal 13 Oct 1835 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Apr 1839 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 M Clinton Ghost 2 7

           Born: 1 Mar 1836 - Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Jul 1917 - Grove City, Mercer Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Angeline Beighlea (1840-Aft 1930)
           Marr: 4 Oct 1860


3 F Elizabeth Ghost 2

           Born: 28 Jan 1839 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Nov 1921 - Toledo, Lucas Co, OH
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 8
         Spouse: Perry Michael McFadden (1835-1915) 2 9 10
           Marr: 1 Nov 1865 - Venango Co, PA 9


4 M Craft W. Ghost 2

            AKA: Crafton W. Ghost
           Born: 18 Jul 1842 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 3 Feb 1925 - New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA
         Buried:  - Methodist Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA
         Spouse: Harriet Anna McWilliams (Abt 1837-Abt 1920) 2
           Marr: 24 Nov 1870 2


5 M William Surrena Ghost 2

           Born: 21 Apr 1844 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Jan 1906 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 11
         Spouse: Barbara Hoffman (1842-1931) 12 13
           Marr: 3 May 1887 2


6 F Nancy Ghost 2

           Born: Cal 26 Aug 1847 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Sep 1855 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


7 F Mary Ann Ghost 14

           Born: 1848 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1889 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Benton Moore (1843-1921) 15
           Marr: 1867 or 1869 15


8 F Mary Ghost

           Born: Cal 20 Aug 1849 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Sep 1857 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 4
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - John Ghost


He was reared upon the family homestead, and lived there until 1834, when he settled upon a farm in Clinton township, Venango County, PA. He was a mem­ber of the Methodist Episcopal church for sixty years. He was a Republican, a member of the K. and L. of H., and with his wife belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church of Clintonville.


General Notes: Wife - Catherine Surrena


She reached her one hundredth year.

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Sources


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

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

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

4 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.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 956.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 840.

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

8 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 37.

9 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 645.

10 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 1059.

11 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 44.

12 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 985, 998.

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

14 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 978, 985.

15 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 978.


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