Jairus Greathouse 2
- Born: Cal 1822, MT Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois 3
- Marriage: Mary Jane Newkirk 1
- Died: 20 Apr 1875, , Wabash county, Illinois about age 53
- Buried: Friendsville-Friendsville Cemetery, Wabash County, Illinois 4 5
 Another name for Jairus was Geris Greathouse.
Details of his life include:
• He appeared on the 1870 U. S. Federal census in Friendsville, Wabash County, Illinois
page no. 13, enumerated July 7, household 99, family 99
Greathouse, Jairius ,48 m w farmer , value of real estate $3600, personal property $1500 b. Ills
Mary J., 37 f w keeping house , b. Ills
(continued on page 14)
Greathouse, Sarah, 15 f w, b. Ills
Rufus, 12 m w, b. Ills
William, 6 m w, b. Ills 3
Jairus married Mary Jane Newkirk.1 (Mary Jane Newkirk was born Cal 1833 in Zanewville, , Ohio,2 3 6 died in 1908 and was buried in Friendsville-Friendsville Cemetery, Wabash County, Illinois 4 5.)
Marriage Notes:
Wedding was performed by by Reverend Black at Mary Jane's home, with William Greathouse and Rufus Newkirk in attendance. From e-mail letter of Terry Eastman to Pat Greathouse.
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