John W. Greathouse Sr.
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 14 Oct 1813 - , Washington, PA 56,748
Christening:
Death: 6 Jul 1880 - Macon, Macon, MO 56,602
Burial: in Bevier, Macon, MO 56
Cause of Death: disease of lungs 600
Events
• He appeared on the census in 1820 in , Ohio, VA (Later , Marshall, WV). 66 Listed with Harmon Greathouse [male under 10].
• He appeared on the census in 1830 in , Ohio, VA (Later , Marshall, WV). 67 Possibly listed with Harmon Greathouse [male 20 under 30].
• He owned land sold on 12 Mar 1836 in , Marshall, VA (Later WV). 749 John Greathouse and wife Elizabeth and Lawrence Logsdon and wife Elizabeth sold 53 acres to William Pearson for $60.
• Loan: 29 Oct 1839, , Marshall, VA (Later WV). 639 John Greathouse 1st party, Harmon Greathouse Sr. 2nd party, and James Burley 3rd party.
• He appeared on the census in 1840 in , Marshall, VA (Later WV). 627
John Greathouse
1 male 20-30 years [John]
2 females under 5 years [Hannah, Mary Ann]
1 female 5 under 10 years [Lucinda]
1 female 20 under 30 years [Elizabeth]
• He appeared on the census in 1850 in Farmington, Van Buren, IA. 628
John W. Greathouse, age 34, m, farmer, b. PA
Elizabeth, age 34, f, b. PA
Hannah, age 14, f, b. VA
Mary, age 12, f, b. VA
Sarah, age 10, f, b. VA
Henry, age 5, m, b. VA
James, age 4, m, b. VA
Elizabeth (Margaret ?), age 1, f, b. VA
• He owned land sold on 17 Nov 1853 in Roberts Ridge, Marshall, VA (Later WV). 69 Mary Ann Greathouse , widow, and heirs sold 66 acres on Roberts Ridge to William Goodrich for $1020.00. Heirs listed: John Greathouse, James Greathouse, Henry Greathouse, Harmon Greathouse, Sarah (Rine) Greathouse, and Mary Ann Lydec.
• Memorandum: 17 Nov 1853, , Clark, MO. 70 Memorandum between Mary Ann Greathouse, widower of Harmon Greathouse, deceased, and heirs: John Greathouse, James Greathouse, Harman Greathouse, Mary Ann Lydick, Henry Greathouse, infant heirs of Thomas Greathouse deceased, and the infant heirs of Sarah Lydick (formerly Sarah Greathouse) deceased.
• He owned land sold on 19 Apr 1856 in , Clark, MO. 655,669 John Greathouse and wife Elizabeth sold his share of family land in Marshall Co., Va to (brother) Henry E. Greathouse.
• Bought: Aug 1857, Gifford, Macon, MO. John W. Greathouse bought land from Samuel and Mary E. Nixon near Gifford, MO.
• He owned land sold on 19 Mar 1858 in , Macon, MO. 750 John W. Greathouse sold land to Abel Scofield (son-in-law) for $150.
• He appeared on the census in 1860 in Walnut Creek Twp, Macon, MO. 751
Christopher Shuttland, age 33, m, farmer, 600, 210, b. Holland
Margant, age 28, f, b. Holland
Henry ", age 4, m, b. IA
Anna " , age 2/12, f, b. MO
Jno Greathouse, age 45, m, b. VA
Note: Wife Elizabeth is dead, John's children are living next door with daughter Hannah J. and son-in-law Abel Scofield.
• He owned land sold on 9 Jul 1860 in , Macon, MO. 678 John W. Greathouse of Macon Co., MO sold land to H.E. Greathouse (brother Henry E.) of Barbour Co., VA for $195. Mortgage paid 7 Mar 1864.
• He owned land sold on 2 Apr 1861 in , Macon, MO. 752 John W. Greathouse sold 100 acres of land to B. W. Schoonover(John's brother Henry's brother-in-law) for $500.
• Military: Enlisted Civil War - Union, 5 Aug 1861, Drakes, Jefferson, MO. 56,600,753
Enlisted: for 3 years as a private in Company B, 22nd Regiment Missouri Infantry
Transferred: 1 Jan 1862 to Company I, 7th Regiment Missouri Cavalry Volunteers.
Discharged: 25 Jun 1863, by reason of injury to left thigh from being thrown from horse, while on duty 13 Feb 1862, in Macon Co., MO, and for being over age.
Reenlisted: 19 Jan 1864 as a private recruit at Hannibal, MO for 3 years, in Company I, 7th Reg Missouri Volunteer Cavalry. Papers state he was age 44, farmer, born in Washington Co., PA. blue eyes, brown hair, florid complexion, height 5'8".
Second Discharge: 31 Aug 1864 for disability and age, papers state that he was 53 years of age. Discharged at Pine Bluffs, AK.
(Note: He enlisted at the same time as son Henry C. Greathouse)
• He owned land to be released from mortgage on 2 Mar 1864 in , Adair, MO. 683 Henry E. Greathouse named Samuel Penrod his attorney, and authorized him to act in his stead to sign a release a mortgage given by John W. Greathouse (brother) to Henry E. Greathouse for $200.
• Bought: 19 Apr 1865, , Lee, IA. 754 John Greathouse and wife Elizabeth sold to Samuel Penrod of Macon Co., MO 115 acres for $500.
• He was involved in a court case in 1867 in , Adair, MO. 755 John W. Greathouse Sr. sent his children to live with daughter Hannah (Greathouse) Scofield when he went off to join the civil war. The family thought he was dead. Hannah's husband Able Scofield petitions the court to sell John's land to care for the children. John appears at the second hearing and reclaimed his children and his land. He had been married to Elizabeth Nelson for 5 years at that time.
• He appeared on the census in 1870 in Jackson, St. Clair, MO. 588
John Greathouse, age 56, m, w, farmer, 100, b. MO
Elizabeth, age 27, f, w, keeping house, b. MO
John, age 16, m, w, b. MO
Maelissa, age 18, f, w, at home, b. MO
Dora, age 1, f, w, b. MO
Mary, age 2, f, w, b. MO
• He owned land bought on 10 Jan 1880 in , Macon, MO. 756 Elizabeth bought from John Donnally and wife.
• He owned land bought on 28 Jan 1880 in , Macon, MO. 757 Elizabeth bought from John W. Roberts.
• He appeared on the census in 1880 in Bevier, Macon, MO. 603
John Greathouse,w, m, age 69, laborer, b. PA, f. PA, m. PA
Elizabeth, w, f, age 35, wife, keeping house, b. MO, f. TN, m. TN
A. Eliza, w, f, age 12, dau, going to school, b. MO, f. PA, m. MO
F. Mattie, w, f, age 10, dau, going to school, b. MO, f. PA, m. MO
Bell Rosa, w, f, age 5, dau, at home, b. MO, f. PA, m. MO
Joshua, w, f, age 3, son, at home, b. MO, f. PA, m. MO
Jane Emma, w, f, age 2/12, Mar, dau, at home, b. MO, f. PA, m. MO
Nelson, Rachael, w, f, age 25, boarder, visiting, b. MO, f. TN, m. PA (Rachael is Elizabeth's sister) (Note: This census taker put middle initials and middle names before the first name.)
Parents
Father: Harmon Greathouse (Between 1787-1851)
Mother: Mary Ann (Abt 1790-After 1859)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Stephens (Abt 1816 - Abt 1857-1858) 55,56
Marriage: Abt 1830 - , Marshall, VA (Later WV) 56
Children:
1. Lucinda Greathouse (Abt 1830-Abt 1887)
2. Hannah Jane Greathouse (1834-1900) 136
3. Mary Ann Greathouse (Abt 1837-1898) 158
4. Sarah Jean Greathouse (1842-1925) 519,523,524,525
5. Henry C. Greathouse (Abt 1844-1865)
6. James B. Greathouse (1846-1910) 50,620
7. Margaret Greathouse (Abt 1848-1929)
8. John W. Greathouse Jr. (1852-1924) 617
9. Thomas B. Greathouse (1857-1864) (Twin)
10. Melissa Greathouse (1857-After 1925) 524 (Twin)
2. Rebecca Hill (Possibly Brown) (Abt 1816-1819 - After 1880) 56,134
Marriage: 18 Jul 1858 - , Adair, MO 56,758
3. Elizabeth Nelson (Jun 1844 - 3 Feb 1906)
Marriage: 14 Aug 1862 - , Macon, MO 759,760
Children:
1. Mary Greathouse (Abt 1868-Abt 1880)
2. Elizabeth Ann Greathouse (1868-After 1943) 216,525
3. Dora Greathouse (Abt 1869-Abt 1880)
4. Mattie Frances Greathouse (1870-After 1943) 216
5. Rosa Bell Greathouse (1874-After 1943) 216,525
6. Joshua A. Greathouse (1877-1943) 28,29,30
7. Emma Jane Greathouse (1880-After 1943) 216,525
8. Lulu Greathouse (1886-After 1943) 216
Notes
Birth Notes:
Source: Louise JohnsonDeath Notes:
John W. says he was born in Washington, PA in his Civil War record. There was a town of that name in 1813, when he was born, and is now in Washington Co., PA. The town was called Cat Fish Camp, after an Indian living there, in the olden days.
Source: Gladys Treadway and Donna Lester. Checked probate records at Macon Co., MO and located nothing for John W. Greathouse around the 1880 time frame. It is believed that John died in a house on his son John Jr's property near Mt. Olive Church southwest of Macon.Burial Notes:
He is buried in Oakwood Cemetery.General:
Source: Carol Greathouse and Donna LesterMarriage Notes (Rebecca Hill (Possibly Brown))
John had no children by his second wife. John had eight children by his third wife, but by 1900, only 6 were alive. Two of the children died in a house fire near Mt. Olive Church, after their father passed away.
Apparently, John, lived in WV until about 1848-49. His daughter, Margaret, has been listed as being born in WV and KY.
Speculation: If John and family were in KY in 1849-50 then he could have immigrated northwest with William Greathouse, who removed from KY in 1849-50 to Ralls Co., Mo.
John was living in Farmington Twp. of Van Buren Co., Iowa in 1850, just across the Des Moines rivers from St. Francisville, Clark Co., Mo., where the rest of John's family was residing at that time. By 1855 he had moved into Mo., near Merceyvill, in Macon Co., where the twins, Melissa and Thomas were born. The first records in Macon Co., are in August of 1857 when John bought land from Samuel and Mary E. Nixon near Gifford, Mo. When John entered the Civil War, his minor children went to live in the home of Abel and Hannah Scofield. They remained in that home until 1867 when Abel, assuming that John Greathouse was dead, petitioned the Adair Co., Mo. court to sell the property of John W. Greathouse to support his children. John reappeared at this time. He had been living in the area with the family of Christopher Shuttland and had married Elizabeth Nelson during this time. It is believed that John died in a house on his son's, John, Jr., property near Mt. Olive Church SW of the town of Macon, in Bevier Twp. of Macon Co., Mo. It should be noted that the children, are listed as being born WV, though it had been a part of VA at that time, the records are currently located in WV.
Lulu was born after the date of death we have established for John W. and apparently was not the biological child of John Greathouse.
It appears they were not married long. 1. John W. Greathouse is living alone in the 1860 census. 2. There is a record of Rebecca Greathouse marrying Robert L. Bassett on 27 Oct 1866 in Adair Co., MO.