Ivory Alonzo Greathouse
Sex: M
AKA: Ace
Individual Information
Birth: 9 Jun 1897 - Rockville, Bates, MO 86,366,367,699
Christening:
Death: 21 Jul 1979 - Kansas City, Jackson, MO 86,699,700
Burial: 25 Jul 1979 - Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth , KS 86
Cause of Death: respiratory problems
Events
• He appeared on the census in 1900 in Rockville, Bates, MO. 701 Listed with Thomas A. Gratehouse.
• Military: Missouri National Guard, the Mexican Border, 1915-1916, , , , Mexican Border. 702 President Wilson ordered U.S. troops along the Mexican Border. Missouri sent elements from the National Guard to patrol the line. Ivory is listed as a Private in Company C., Third Infantry.
• Military: World War I, 1916-1919, Kansas City, Jackson, MO. 703 Age 21 1/2 years. Inducted at Kansas City. Organizations served in: Co C 3 Infantry Missouri National Guard. Co C 140 Infantry to discharge. Grades with appointment: Sgt 19 Jun. Served overseas from 25 Apr 1918 to 28 Apr 1919. Honorably discharged with no disabilities.
• He appeared on the census on 3 Jan 1920 in Kansas City, Jackson, MO. 704 Listed with Thomas A. Greathouse.
• He worked as a radio, TV, and refrigeration technician from 1939 to 1979 in Kansas City, Jackson, MO. 705 He owned his own business.
Parents
Father: Thomas Abner Greathouse (1872-1944) 50,86,114,366,367,706
Mother: Artie Misha Wallace (1878-1953) 50,86,114,365,366,367
Spouses and Children
1. *Mabel Bristow Cordner (11 Feb 1898 - 24 Nov 1993) 50,114,116,253,254
Marriage: 24 Nov 1920 - Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS 399
Children:
1. Leonard Thomas Greathouse (1922-1989) 50,86
2. Nadyne Artie Greathouse
3. Evelyn Mary Greathouse
4. E. Marjorie Greathouse (1929-1929) 50,400
5. Edward Ivory Greathouse
6. Robert John Greathouse
7. Marilyn Joyce Greathouse
2. Katherine Anderson ( - ) 50
Marriage: Abt 1938
Notes
Death Notes:
He died in the VA Medical Center. Age 82 years. He was divorced. He lived at 3735 Paseo, Kansas City, Jackson, MO. Father listed as Thomas Greathouse. Mother is listed as Artie Wallace. Informant was Leonard Greathouse, son.Burial Notes:
He is buried in the National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Funeral services we held at the McGilley Memorial Chapels in Kansas City, MO.General:
Ivory Alonzo Greathouse was born on June 9, 1897 to Artie Wallace and Thomas Greathouse and was the older of two children. The other child, Ivory's sister, was named Marvel. She died in her late teens as the result of an accident. Ivory was born in Rockville, Missouri, but lived most of his younger years in Kansas City, Kansas.Marriage Notes (Mabel Bristow Cordner)
Ivory served his country in the U.S. Army during World War I, and was in action in France. He was "gassed" which probably affected his health in later years. In 1920, Ivory was married to Mabel Bristow Cordner and seven children were born to this union.
Ivory had an inquiring mind with an interest in electronics - so he literally taught himself the radio and refrigeration repair business. He opened his own business in Kansas City, Missouri, under the name of ACE Radio and Refrigeration, which became very successful. He owned the first television set to be sold in Kansas City, which operated on radio waves. He then became known as Ace to his friends and acquaintances.
However, during this period of his life, he was lured away from his family responsibilities by his secretary, Katherine Anderson, whom he eventually married, after divorcing Mabel, in about 1936 or 1937. Katherine preceded him in death.
Ivory died of respiratory problems in 1979 in Kansas City, Missouri. He was buried with a military funeral at the Fort Leavenworh Veteran's Cemetery, in Leavenworth, Kansas.
First 3 kids born at 1710 Wood Avenue Kansas City Kansas
Move to Bethel, Kansas in 1927/8
Moved back to Wood Avenue 1938/9
Met at a church meeting.