Francis Marion Greathouse 1
- Born: Feb 1849, West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois 1 2
- Christened: ú
- Marriage: Rose Ann Robbins on 31 May 1872 in , Cloud County, Kansas
- Died: 4 April Abt 1934, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon at age 85 1
 Notes:
Patti Lalack Hutterli
Portland, Oregon
This is from an old Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) newspaper. Sorry I do not have the date of the article.
PORTLAND MAN WHO KNEW ABE LINCOLN DEAD
Francis Marion Greathouse, 86, who as a boy knew Abraham Lincoln and
Stephen A. Douglas, died April 4 at his home in this city, 6114
NortheastThirty-fifth place. Funeral services were held yesterday at the
Miller &Tracy parlors.
He is survived by six children, Mrs. F.A. Blackmore, Mrs. J.W. Carr,
Mrs. L.R. Stiger and E.S. Greathouse, all of Portland; Mrs. T.F. Johnson of
Bonneville and Mrs. Severt Tegland of Silverton. Other survivors
include seven grandchildren, Mrs. Paul R. Beynon, Mrs. Earle W. Stephens,
Miss Janie Stiger, Caroline Stiger, Weldon Blackmore, Norman Stiger and Terence F.
Johnson Jr.
F.M. Greathouse was born in West Salem, Illinois, and Lincoln and
Douglas were visitors at his father's house. The boy went with his parents
to reside in Kansas, settling on a farm near Concordia. The young man served
in theIndian wars on the frontier, taking part in the campaigs against
Comanches, Cheyennes, Arapahoes, and Kiowas.
He married Rose Ann Robins in 1872. Mrs. Greathouse died in Portland in
1927. They moved to Oregon in 1874, going to San Francisco by the Union
Pacific and coming north by steamer. They resided in Astoria until
1876, when they moved to a farm in Clark County, Washington. The family moved to
Portland in 1913.
Details of his life include:
• Francis Marion Greathouse [519] Resided: with his parents, in Concordia, , Kansas. 1
• Military: He fought in the Indian wars on the frontier.
taking part in the campaigs against Comanches,Cheyennes, Arapahoes, and Kiowas. 1
• Francis Marion Greathouse [519] Resided: 1874-1876, in Astoria, , Oregon. 1
• Francis Marion Greathouse [519] Resided: on a farm in, 1876-1913, in , Clark County, Washington. 1
• He appeared on the 1880 U. S. Federal census in LaCenter Pct, Clarke County, Washington
Series: T9 Roll: 1396 Page: 34
Greathoue , Francis M. WM, 31, farmer, b. Illinois,father b. Ky, mother b. unreadable
Rose Ann, WF, 24, wife, keeping house, b.Canada, father b. New Your, mother b. Ireland
Emma, WF, 5 daughter, b. Ilinois, father b. illinois, mothr b. Canada
Esther?, WF 3 , daughter, b. Ilinois, father b. illinois, mothr b. Canada
3
• He appeared on the 1900 U. S. Federal census in Cathlapootle Pct, Clark County, Washington
Series: T623 Roll: 1742 Page: 141
Greathouse, Francis M, head of household,WM b.Feb 1849, 51 yrs old, marrorf 25 years., b. Illinois, father b. Kentucky, mother b. England
Roseanna, wife, WF, b. Jan 1856, 44 yrs old, married 25 years, 8 children, 6 living children, b. Canada(Eng), father b. Canada (Eng), mother. b. Ireland
Carolina, daughter,WF, b Aug 1892, 7 years, b. Washington, father b. Illinois, mother b. Canada (Eng.)
Laura A., dauther, WF b. Feb. 1895, 5 yrs, b. Washington, father b. Illinois, mother b. Canada (Eng.)
3
• Francis Moved to: , in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. 1913 1
Francis married Rose Ann Robbins on 31 May 1872 in , Cloud County, Kansas. (Rose Ann Robbins was born in Jan 1856 in , , , Canada 2 3 and died in 1927 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon 1.)
Marriage Notes:
Source: Early Weddings of Cloud County, KS extracted by Lori Halfhide.
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