Isaac Greathouse

  Notes:

Source: Vivian Morlock Taylor. Letter 29 Dec 1999
"We found St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Strasburg, Shenandoah, Co., VA. That was the oldest Lutheran congregation in the area. We purchased an English translation of the church records from 1768-1829, edited by Klaus Wust. The Greathouse entries (included):
Parents Johannes Groothaus & Catharina
Child: Isaac
born 22 Nov 1782
Baptized 25 Dec 1782
Godparents: the parents" Vivian continues--
" The John Greathouse who finally settled in Mt. Carmel, IL was married between September of 1775 and September of 1778 (and probably in 1777) to Catharina Elissen Haack (Catherine Elizabeth Hague). Their two children Elizabeth and Isaac were both born and baptized in Shenandoah County, VA

The History of this family is furnished by Henry Arthur Mounts a descendant via e-mail, And by Francis Chigabrow.

  Details of his life include:

• Article: from Wikipedia, with stated sources, Samsville, Edwards County, Illinois. Samsville is an unincorporated community in northern Edwards County , Illinois , United States. Samsville is located on Illinois Route 130 .

One of the first families to make a permanent home in Edwards County was Lot Sams. He along with Thomas Carney, John Bell and Isaac Greathouse came in 1815. In 1821, Lot Sams settled in section 25.
Lot had been a resident of Kentucky and Tennessee before coming to the state of Illinois with his family. Pack horses carried their belongings all the way to this state.
By thrift, energy, and endurance, Lot Sams had accumulated a considerable amount of property, and the little hamlet of six or seven families (at the time) in Samsville, in Shelby precinct, has the honor of bearing his name.
In 1864 a post office was established there. The old Shiloh Church was established east about one-quarter of a mile with a cemetery. Two other cemeteries, Samsville (or Potter), and Ebenezer are located near Samsville.
In June of 2006, strong straight-line winds destroyed the Ebenezer United Methodist Church that was located by the Cemetery. The church was rebuilt in 2007 on the same location as the old church.
In the early 1960s Curma Hoeszle purchased the Samsville store in Samsville. He also entered in to business with Glen Taylor operating the Southern Illinois Tractor & Machine Salvage Company. This was located across the road from the Samsville store. These businesses continued till his death in the 1980s.

References : A History of Edwards County, Illinois Volume One, 1980 Library of Congress Card Number 80-70649

• Isaac Greathouse [3] Resided: at Fort Greathouse, Abt 1815. ³ Greathouse Fort. As early as 1811 each settlement was obliged to have its fort or blockhouse to flee to at a moment's notice for protection from the marauding Indians. The Greathouse fort was situated on Greathouse Creek, in section 30, Twp 1 S R 13 west. From 1811 to 1815 this fort was occupied by more or less families.

• Isaac Moved to: what is now Edwards county, IL, 1821. ⁴ From: A Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence & Wabash Counties,IL

Isaac came from Kentucky to Edwards County, IL in 1815, one of the first families to settle in the county. After farming for some time, Indian hostilities and warfare on the frontier drove him along with others into the fort at Mt. Carmel, IL. They then returned to Kentucky till 1821 when they returned to Edwards County. He settled in the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 13, Salem precinct. He homesteaded this property and died here.

Isaac married Sarah (Sally) Russell, daughter of George Russell, on 24 Sep 1805 in , Warren County, Kentucky.¹ (Sarah (Sally) Russell was born in 1785, died on 8 Dec 1828 in , Edwards County, Illinois and was buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Edwards County, Illinois ².)

  Items of interest in their marriage were:

• Alt. Marriage: 16 Sep 1805. from Beatrice Seybold

  Marriage Notes:

Marriage Bond given Sept 16 1805, Warren County, KY. Consent for Sally (sic) given by her father, George Russell (sic two l's) Witnesses: James Bratton & William Russell. Married by John Owens. Source: Chris Bailey.
marriage date source on line warren county groom book

Isaac next married Martha Emmerson, daughter of Alan Emmerson and Nancy Mounce, on 21 Dec 1830 in , Edwards County, Illinois. (Martha Emmerson was born on 14 Aug 1811 in Albion, , Illinois, died on 18 Apr 1840 and was buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Edwards County, Illinois.)

  Marriage Notes:

Source: Marriage Records, Edwards County, IL. Minister was Joel Churchill, J.P.