Francis (Frank) Greathouse 1
- Born: 8 Dec 1831, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois
- Marriage (1): Eunice Wright on 21 Jan 1851 in , Edwards County, Illinois
- Marriage (2): Sarah Jane Schilling on 30 Jan 1873 in , Edwards County, Illinois
- Died: 15 Dec 1917, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois at age 86
- Buried: Samsville - Ebenezer Cemetery, Edwards County, Illinois
 Another name for Francis was Frank Greathouse.
Notes:
Evelyn Bartlett Greathouse submitted charts and information on the descendants of Francis Greathouse.
Francis Greathouse lived his entire life in section 13, three miles west of West Salem, IL. He acquaired a considerable amount of land in Edwards and Wabash Counties and built a large farm home one-fourth mile south of the West Salem-Mt Erie Road on what is now Illinois Route 130. At that time this road was called The Hack Line and later the A-C Trail (Albion-Charleston). Francis's home was used not only for his family but also as an inn for travelers to stop at and spend the night. Their horses were stabled and cared for in the barn.
Francis is described by the historical record as "a prominent, succesful, influential farmer, and highly respected." He served for some time as County Commissioner of Edwards County. He was drafted for military service in the Civil War but paid the $300 prescribed by the United States Government for exemption. Fifty-three years after his death (1970) Francis had more than two hundred and seventy direct descendants.
Details of his life include:
• He appeared on the 1870 U. S. Federal census in Salem Pct., Edwards County, Illinois
Series: M593 Roll: 219 Page: 337
Page number 2 household number 10
Greathouse, Francis, 39 MW farmer, land value $7300, personal property value $3790, b.Illinois
" , Eunice, 33, FW, b. Pannsylvania
", Timothy, 14, MW, b. Illinois
", Jersey , 9 FW, b. Illinois
", Charles, 7 MW, b. Illinois
". Alta ,5 FW, b. Illinois
", Mary, 3 FW, b. Illinois
", Walter, 1 MW, b. Illinois 1
Francis married Eunice Wright on 21 Jan 1851 in , Edwards County, Illinois. (Eunice Wright was born on 3 Jun 1835 in South Hampton, , , England, died on 9 Sep 1871 in W2-Se1/4-Sec. 15-Twn 31S-Rng 2W Land Grant, Sumner County, Kansas and was buried in Samsville - Ebenezer Cemetery, Edwards County, Illinois.)
Items of interest in their marriage were:
• Alt. Marriage: 14 Mar 1855. Larry Kistner reports this date from the IL marriage index.
Marriage Notes:
Marriage Index, Book D, p. 20, Edwards Co., IL.
Francis next married Sarah Jane Schilling on 30 Jan 1873 in , Edwards County, Illinois. (Sarah Jane Schilling was born in 1854 in , Edwards County, Illinois and died in 1927.)
|
