Mary Jane Newkirk ^{2 3 4}

  Details of her life include:

• She appeared on the 1870 U. S. Federal census in Friendsville, Wabash County, Illinois
in the household of Jairius Greathouse
Mary J., 37 f w keeping house , b. Ills
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• She appeared on the 1880 U. S. Federal census in Friendsville Precinct, Wabash County, Illinois
Page 26, Supervisor district 28, Enumerator 23, Household 228, family 229
Greathoue, Mary J., w f 47, keeping house Ohio, Ohio, Tenn
Rufus, w m 21, son, farmer, Illinois, Illinois, Ohio
Willaim, w m 17, son, Illinois, Illinois, Ohio ³

Mary married Jairus Greathouse, son of Daniel Greathouse and Catherine Shadle.¹ (Jairus Greathouse was born Cal 1822 in MT Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois,⁴ died on 20 Apr 1875 in , Wabash county, Illinois and was buried in Friendsville-Friendsville Cemetery, Wabash County, Illinois ^{5 6}.)

  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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