Jacob Greathouse of Georgia Family- Benjamin Greathouse

Benjamin Greathouse

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: Cal 1830 - , Crawford County, Georgia 8,16,17
    Christening: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 

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Events

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Notes

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• He appeared on the 1850 , U. S. Federal census in Crawford, Crawford County, Georgia.
in household of A. M. Greathouse
Ben Greathouse 20
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• He appeared on the 1860 , U. S. Federal census in Knoxville P.O., Crawford County, Georgia.
Benj. Greathouse, 29, m,
Ellender 29, f
Thomas 8, m
John 5, m
Patrick 3, m
George 3/12, m
enumerated on July 2 ⁸

• He appeared on the 1880 , U. S. Federal census in 494th District, Crawford County, Georgia.
Ben Greathouse 50 w widower, GA, GA, GA
Pheby Greathouse F w family head 18,GA, GA, GA
Ben, son 14 , GA, GA, GA
Jackson, son 12, GA, GA, GA
Elizabeth, daughter 7, GA, GA, GA

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Parents

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         Father: Allison M. Greathouse (Cal 1802-After 1858) 4,5,6,7 
         Mother: Mary (Cal 1803-1872) 4,5,6,7 

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Elinder Cochran (Cal 1830-1831 - 1873-1880) 4,5,15 
       Marriage: 31 Dec 1850 - , Decatur, Georgia 15
       Children:
                1. William Thomas Greathouse (Cal 1852-      )
                2. John C. Greathouse (1855-      )
                3. Patrick Greathouse (Cal 1857-1905) 8
                4. George Washington Greathouse (1860-      ) 8
                5. Benjamin G. Greathouse (Cal 1866-1921) 17
                6. Mary Pheby Greathouse (Cal 1862-      ) 17
                7. Andrew Jackson Greathouse (Cal 1868-1922) 17
                8. Elizabeth Greathouse (Cal 1873-      ) 17

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Notes

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General:

We previousl had the below note and showed a middle name Franklin ,a second wife Matilda, and birth year of 1824.
This may be the Benjamin Greathouse, Pvt. Co. E. 63rd GA Infantry buried in Wesley Methodist Cemetery, near Butler, GA. stone gives dates 1824 - 7 Mar 1909. GA Division United Daughters of the Confederacy, Roster of Confederate Graves, Vol. VII, 1998 p. 278.
-FN

I believe these are two different men, as census records and marriage records do not support these being the same person and I have no other evidence that does either. I have moved Benjamin Franklin Greathouse b. 1824 and Matilda to our "Orpahns" file until we find more evidence. -LL

Marriage Notes (Elinder Cochran)

Name: Benjamin Greathouse
Spouse: Elinder Cochran
Marriage Date: 31 Dec 1850
Marriage County: Decatur
Marriage State: Georgia ¹⁵