Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Huffman, Sr. and Mary Anne Ghost




Husband James Huffman, Sr. 1 2

           Born: 5 May 1773 or 1775 - Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Aug 1828
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3


         Father: Johannes ??? Huffman (      -      )
         Mother: Anna Maria ??? [Unk] (      -      )


       Marriage: Bet 1798 and 1800 - Pennsylvania



Wife Mary Anne Ghost 1 2

           Born: 15 Apr 1780 - Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 May 1857 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 1 2
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 3


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




Children
1 F Barbara Huffman 1 2 5 6

           Born: Cal 5 Oct 1801 - Venango Co, PA 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Nov 1888 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
         Spouse: John McFadden (cal 1800-1883) 5 6 8 9
           Marr: Abt 1820


2 M Adam Hoffman, Sr. 1 2

           Born: 15 Oct 1802 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jane [Unk] (Abt 1815-      )


3 F Mary Hoffman 1 2 10

           Born: 26 Aug 1803 - Pennsylvania 10
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Nov 1877 10
         Buried: 
         Spouse: George Hovis (1807-1839) 10 11 12 13
           Marr: 15 Nov 1823 10
         Spouse: John Surrena (      -      )


4 M John "Big John" Hoffman 1 14

           Born: 1805 - Westmoreland or Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Bet 1860 and 1870
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jane Donaldson (Abt 1805-      )
           Marr: 1831


5 M James Hoffman, Jr. 15 16

           Born: Cal 26 Sep 1808
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Apr 1869 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 17
         Spouse: Christina Monjar (cal 1803-1883) 16 18
           Marr: 1832


6 M Daniel J. Hoffman 1 2 19

           Born: 1810 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jul 1885 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 17
         Spouse: Margaret Layton (1818-1906) 19
           Marr: 24 Sep 1840 - Venango Co, PA


7 M Philip Ghost Hoffman 1 2

           Born: 22 Feb 1815 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 1 Sep 1903 - Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 17
         Spouse: Elizabeth Miles (1816-1856)
           Marr: 25 May 1835 - Venango Co, PA
         Spouse: Sarah H. [Unk] (1827-1909)


8 M Jacob Hoffman 1 2

           Born: 1818 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Apr 1900 - Venango Co, PA
         Buried:  - Clintonville U. M. Cemetery, Clinton Twp, Venango Co, PA 17
         Spouse: Mary Stewart (1820-      )
           Marr: 1845
         Spouse: Nancy Galloway (Abt 1829-1868)


9 F Elizabeth Hoffman 1 2

           Born: 1820 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: 1822 - Pennsylvania
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


10 F Christena Hoffman

            AKA: Christina Hoffman 1 2 20
           Born: 11 Apr 1822 - Venango Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Jul 1905
         Buried:  - Old Log Cemetery, Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 21
         Spouse: John Walter Huffman, Jr. (1815-1890) 20 22
           Marr: 13 Jan 1837 - Venango Co, PA


11 F Catherine Hoffman 1 2

           Born: 1824 - Pennsylvania
     Christened: 
           Died: 1825 - Pennsylvania
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - James Huffman, Sr.


His parents came to this country from their native land, Germany, and settled in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He moved to Venango County in 1797, settling on the tract in Clinton Township later occupied by Andrew Hoffman. Being a wagonmaker by trade, he was able to make agricultural implements for the farmers of the vicinity, and himself engaged in farming, making the first improvements upon his home place. [CAB, 804]


General Notes: Wife - Mary Anne Ghost


She died in 1848. [HVC 1890, 998]

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Sources


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

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

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 35.

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

5 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 433.

6 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1315.

7 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.

8 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 527.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 327, 1028.

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

11 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 992.

12 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 643.

13 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 297.

14 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 804, 841.

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

16 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 804, 976.

17 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 33.

18 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 526, 998.

19 Nancy Byers Romig, Descendants of Rev. Johan Theodor Hofius (Export, PA: Self-published, July, 1997), Pg 126.

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

21 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.

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


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