Ruth Ann Johnson ^3,16,17,18

   Cause of her death was diabites mellitis.¹⁷

  Notes:

Source Bob Richardson.
She had her last child at the age of 42 years old. Old family tales said that she was born in Deep River, Indiana. The 1880 census said that she was born in North Carolina, the same place her parents were born.

A family history letter that Bitha made for Velma says that Ruth Ann Johnson was born in Deep River, Indiana. And in 1854.
She met James Thomas Greathouse in Missouri.

None of the census has Ruth Ann Johnson listed with her parents. Her parents didn't have a 1870 census, Ruth was born in 1861 and married in the 1880 census. But we know she is the daughter of John Johnson and Sarah cox because of the family information handed down by Bitha Greathouse Abrams and the old Bible we have that belonged to Ruth Ann.

The obituary of Ruth Ann said she had a son by the name of F. A. Greathouse living in Asher, Oklahoma. All of the census of James and Ruth lap over each other and there is no F. A. Greathouse or any name close. The census say that she had 12 children and two died. All 12 children are accounted for. In the 1930 census of Asher, Oklahoma list only one Greathouse and that is Samuel Allen Greathouse the son of James and Ruth. It looks like the obituary writer put down F. A. Greathouse and should have put down S. A. Greathouse. The obituary doesn't list Samual any other place.

The death certificate for Amye Greathous lists Ruth's maiden name as Huffman, but Ruth's death certificate and her own Bible state her parents as we show them. Death certificate for son Samuel Allen Greathouse says Ruth Johnson. All other records we have found confirm Johnson.

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  Items of interest in her life were:

• She has conflicting birth information of 28 Nov 1861. ²⁰

• Photos: Ruth Ann and James Thomas Greathouse. ²¹ Original in possession of Bob Richardson

• Bible: Front of Ruth Ann Johnson Bible. ²²
The Bible is about 4 inchs by 6 inches and well read.
The Bible is beat up, well used, stitched up and all of that, it has a four leaf clover in it also.
Bible and photos are all in the possession of Bob Richardson.

• Bible: Back of Ruth Ann Johnson Greathouse Bible. ²²

• Bible: Dedication page of Ruth Ann Johnson Greathouse's Bible. ²²
A Present
to
Ruth Ann Johnson
From her
Aunt Ruth

and there appears to be a date towards the bottom. .
The Bible is quite old and the date is not readable.

• Bible: Another View of the Dedication Page of Ruth Ann Johnson Greathouse Bible. ²²

• Bible: Title Page Ruth Ann Johnson Greathouse Bible. ²²
THE
NEW TESTAMENT
OF
OUR LORD AND SAVIOR
JESUS CHRIST
TRANSLATED OUT OF
THE ORIGINAL GREEK:
AND WITH
THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED
AND REVISED.
__________________
STEREOTYPE EDITION
__________________
PHILADELPHIA
PUBLISHED BY
THE BIBLE ASSOCIATION OF FRIENDS IN AMERICA
Stereotyped by L. Johnson
1863

• Bible: page from Ruth Ann Johnson Greathouse Bible. ²² States: Ruth Ann Johnson the daughter of John Johnson and Jane Johnson his wife was born the 28 of the eleventh month 1861
It is a small bible, Ruth Ann Johnson came from a Quaker family. Bitha took care of her mother in 1933 the last 3 months before she died and she brought the Bible back to Denver with her.- Bob Richardson

• Ruth appeared on the U. S. federal census in 1900 in Jenkins Township, Barry County, Missouri. ²³ in James T. Greathouse household.
Ruth Ann, wife,WF Nov. 1863, 36, married 26 years, 10 children-8 living, b. North Carolina,f-b. North Carolina, m- b. North Carolina

• Ruth appeared on the U. S. Federal census in 1910 in Mt. Vernon Township, Lawrence County, Missouri. James F Greathouse household
Ruth A Greathouse 49, wife, 10 children-all living, born in North Carolina, along with her parents.

• Ruth appeared on the U. S. Federal census in 1920 in Turnback, Lawrence County, Missouri. ²⁰ In household of James T Greathouse
Ruth A Greathouse 59.

• Ruth appeared on the U. S. Federal census in 1930 in Mt. Vernon Township, Lawrence County, Missouri. ²⁰ J T Greathouse household,
Ruth A Greathouse age 74

• Her obituary was published on an unknown date. ²⁴

Mrs J. T. Greathouse Dies
Mrs. J. T. Greathouse, long time resident of Lawrence county and mother of seven children, passed away at her home eleven and a half miles northwest of Aurora Friday night at 10:30 o'clock. She was 78 years, 9 months and ll days old.
Funeral services were conducted at the Orange church north of town this Saturday , afternoon at 3 o'clock. the funeral services were conducted by Rev. John N. Russell of Aurora. Burial was in charge of the King funeral home.
Mrs. Greathouse is survived by her husband J. T. Greathoue; five daughter, Mrs. J. L. Eden and Mrs. Anua Adams of Aurora, Mrs Wesley youngblood of Savannah, Mo, Mrs J. A. Combs of Springfield, and Mrs Ivan Abrams of Denver, Colo.,two sons, Walter Greathouse of Oilton , Okla., and F. A. Greathouse of Asbur, Okla., and several grandchildren.
Original in possession of Bob richardson.

• Death certificate: number 26902, 1933, Mt. Vernon Township, Lawrence County, Missouri. ¹⁷ Ruth Ann Greathouse died 11 Aug 1933 of diabetis mellitis
Femal White Married to J. T. Greathouse
Born: 11-28-1855; age at death 78yrs, 9 mos, 17 days
Father: J. C. Johnson, Tenn; Mother: Jane Cox
Burial Orange Cememtery, Aug. 13-1933

Ruth married James Thomas Greathouse, son of Thomas Greathouse and Sarah Ann Allgood, about 1876 in , Wright County, Missouri.³ (James Thomas Greathouse was born on 18 May 1854 in , Wright County, Missouri ^3,25 and died on 17 Feb 1941 in Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri ^3,25.) The cause of his death was pnuemonia.¹⁷