Mary Ellen Greathouse
Sex: F
AKA: Helen
Individual Information
Birth: 21 Feb 1845 - ,Jackson County,Illinois 437
Christening:
Death: 9 Apr 1932 - Cambria Village,Williamson County,Illinois 437
Burial: 10 Apr 1932 - Blairsville Cemetery 437
Cause of Death: appoplexy with bilateral paralysis 437
Events
• Her occupation was listed as "at home"
Parents
Father: Major Greathouse (Abt 1808-1854)
Mother: Sarah Ann Smith (1810-1892)
Spouses and Children
1. *James A. Smith (1838 - )
Marriage: 3 Jul 1861 - ,Jackson County,Illinois
Children:
1. Martha L. Smith (1865- )
2. George William Smith (1875- )
3. James H. Smith (1880- )
4. Kate Smith ( - )
2. Perrino Spiller ( - ) 437
Marriage: 1910-1920
Notes
General:
Source :Roberta Griffiths : email 14 feb 06
In doing my research on this individual several years ago, I encountered some other people who didn't have death information on Mary Ellen. I searched extensively myself and could not come up with anything. In looking at the Illinois Death Index for the umpteenth time, I decided that Helen Spiller had to be my girl. I went to the FHC in SLC and looked up her death certificate on microfilm and sure enough, it was my Mary Ellen Greathouse."
Birth and marriage information do not seem to be difficult to obtain for Mary Ellen, but I could find no one who had her death information. I'm wanting to help anyone who is looking for this info by supplying it to you.
I have a copy of the death certificate taken from microfilm #1,684,332. The info is transcribed as follows:
Place of death: Williamson Co. Cambria Village
Full name: Helen Spiller
Sex: Female
Race: White
Marital status: Widow Widowed of Perrino Spiller
Date of birth: Feb. 21, 1845
Age: 87 yrs. 6 mos. 13 dys.
Occupation: At home
Birthplace: Jackson Co., IL
Name of father: Major Greathouse
Birthplace: VA
Maiden name of mother: Salamander Smith
Birthplace: VA
Informant: Jas. H. Smith, Herrin, IL
Date of death: Apr. 9, 1932
Cause of death: Appoplexy with bilateral paralysis
Place of burial: Blairsville Cemetery
Date of burial: Apr. 10, 1932
Undertaker: Albert G. Storme, Herrin, IL
Mary Ellen's first husband, James A. Smith, died in 1909. Mary married a Perrino/Perrine Spiller sometime between 1910 and 1920. I still need a certificate for this marriage. I cannot find death info on Perrino either. If it's possible to request a search for this information as well as photos of the tombstones through Greathouse Point, I'd like to do so. I'm wondering if Mary and Perrino are buried next to each other. There are most likely some Greathouse descendants in S. Illinois who would also like this info for themselves.
I don't know why Mary's name appears as Helen on the certificate. Either the recorder did not understand James correctly when he gave the information, or she really did have the nickname of Helen. She also had the nickname Ellen, which is what appears on more than one census record. I chuckle at the name "Salamander" which James gave for his grandmother, Sarah Ann. "