Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Sphar and Susanna Redd




Husband John Sphar 1 2 3 4

           Born: 1777 - Loudoun Co, VA 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Feb 1856 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4 6
         Buried: 


         Father: Mattern Sphar (Abt 1743-Abt 1822) 1 4 7
         Mother: Margaret Shively (Abt 1753-Bef 1822) 4 8


       Marriage: 1797 - Fallowfield Twp, Washington Co, PA 4



Wife Susanna Redd 1 4 8

           Born: 19 Nov 1774 - Fallowfield (later Allen) Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jul 1851 or 1852 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4 6
         Buried:  - Sphar Family Cemetery, Washington Co, PA


         Father: Nathaniel Redd (Abt 1750-1824) 4
         Mother: Barbara Zug (Abt 1749-Abt 1788) 4




Children
1 F Mary Sphar 1 4 5

           Born: 14 Jun 1797 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1882 - Guernsey Co, OH
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Shively (      -      ) 1 4 5


2 M Jacob Sphar 1 4 5

           Born: 19 Jun 1799 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1882 - Washington Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Susan Wood (      -      ) 1 5
         Spouse: Charlotte Wilson (      -      ) 1 5


3 F Elizabeth Sphar 1 4 5

           Born: 12 Jan 1801 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1882
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Joseph Dunlevy (      -      ) 1 5


4 M Daniel Sphar 1 4 5

           Born: 10 Feb 1803 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Sep 1860 or 1866 - Campbell Co, KY 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Speer (      -      ) 1 4 5


5 F Ann Sphar 1 4 5

           Born: 20 May 1805 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1882
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Spake (      -      ) 4


6 F Barbara Sphar 1 4 5

           Born: Abt 1806 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1882
         Buried: 
         Spouse: William Hollingshead (      -Bef 1882) 1 4 5


7 M Mattern Sphar 1 4 5

           Born: 9 Apr 1807 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1882 - Ohio
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Margaret Coyle (      -      ) 1 4 5


8 F Sarah Jane Sphar 1 4 5

           Born: 19 Mar 1809 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jan 1898 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Joseph Beazell (      -Bef 1893) 1 4 5


9 F Rachel Sphar 1 4 5

           Born: Abt 1813 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1846 - Red Bank, Clarion Co, PA
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Robert Galey (Abt 1812-1896) 4
           Marr: Abt 1830


10 M John Sphar 1 3 4 9 10

           Born: 26 Feb 1816 or 1817 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 4 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jan 1904 - Charleroi, Washington Co, PA 4
         Buried:  - Howe Cemetery, near Coal Center, Washington Co, PA
         Spouse: Lucy Ann Scott (1819-1899) 1 3 4 10 11
           Marr: 14 Feb 1839 - Belle Vernon, Fayette Co, PA 4 6


11 M Henry Sphar 1 4 5




           Born: 25 Feb 1820 - Allen Twp, Washington Co, PA 1 4 5
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1893
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Margaret "Peggy" Gregg (      -1845/1846) 1 4 12
           Marr: 5 Nov 1843 1 4
         Spouse: Mary Jackman (      -      ) 1 4 13
           Marr: 15 Jun 1847 1 4 5



General Notes: Husband - John Sphar


He was born in Berkeley County, Virginia. [HWC 1882, 651]

When but three years of age he came with his parents to Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he received a subscription-school education in Allen township. When a young man he married and they settled on a farm in Allen township.
He voted first with the Whig, afterward with the Republican party, and served as supervisor of the township. He and his wife were members of the Baptist Church.

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Sources


1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 651.

2 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 866, 1071, 1344.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1033.

4 Robert Phillips, Descendants of William Rodgers and Sarah E. Sphar (Unpublished genealogy research, Dec 2016).

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1344.

6 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1071.

7 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 866, 1033, 1071, 1344.

8 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 866, 1344.

9 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 395, 866, 1071, 1344.

10 —, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1926), Pg 72.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 395, 866, 1344.

12 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 841, 1344.

13 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1345.


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