Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Benton Moore and Mary Ann Ghost




Husband William Benton Moore 1

           Born: 7 Mar 1843 - Scrubgrass Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jun 1921 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - East Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Allegheny Twp, Butler Co, PA 2


         Father: Samuel Moore (Abt 1823-1883) 3 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Riddle (      -Aft 1890) 5 6


       Marriage: 1867 or 1869 1

   Other Spouse: Margaret G. Kilpatrick (1855-1936) - 1894 - ? Venango Co, PA



Wife Mary Ann Ghost
7

           Born: 1848 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1889 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried: 


         Father: John Ghost (1804/1806-1891) 8 9 10
         Mother: Catherine Surrena (1806-1905) 8 9 10




Children
1 F India A. Moore 1

            AKA: India H. Moore
           Born: Abt 1870
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: C. D. Carringer (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1888 - ? Venango Co, PA


2 F Katherine E. "Kittie" Moore 1

           Born: Abt 1873
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - William Benton Moore


He was reared on the family homestead, received his primary education in the public schools, and afterward attended the academy at Clintonville. On reaching his majority he engaged in the oil business, working for different companies until 1872, when he purchased a home in the northwest part of the township, and followed agriculture. Mr. Moore and family were members of the United Presbyterian church, and politically he was a Republican.

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Sources


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

2 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 3, Scrubgrass Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 1995), Pg 104.

3 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 978, 984, 998.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 677, 1033.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 978, 984.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 677.

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

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

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

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


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