Simon Marcellus Greathouse
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Aug 1851 - , Preston County, West Virginia 3
Christening:
Death: 3 May 1936 - Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia 3
Burial:
Cause of Death: paralysis, very sclerolic har arteries 3
Parents
Father: Jacob Greathouse (1821- ) 3
Mother: Catherine Willett Nicola (1809-1889) 3
Spouses and Children
1. *Laura Rith Hollifield (5 Jul 1858 - 14 Sep 1907) 3
Marriage: 5 Dec 1887 - Kingwood, Preston County, West Virginia 3
Children:
1. William Ambrose Greathouse (1882-1928)
2. Emma Grace Greathouse (1888-1977) 3
3. Pearl Elizabeth Greathouse (1889-1907)
4. Asa Ervin Greathouse (1892-1914)
5. Roy Bane Greathouse (1894-1978)
6. Isa Ethel Greathouse (1897-1907)
7. Ada Lavina Greathouse (1902-1998)
Notes
General:
The marriage information for Simon & Laura can be found at the Preston County court house in Kingwood, WV, Book 5, page 427. Simon was age 36 and Laura was age 29. Her maiden name is spelled "Holyfield" in the marriage info.Marriage Notes (Laura Rith Hollifield)
Death record for Simon Marcellus Greathouse can be found in Morgantown, Monongalia Co., WV & lists name of parents . Obituary for Simon can be found in the Dominion News, Morgantown, WV, Tuesday morning, May 5, 1936.
Census: 1910, 1900 Preston Co., WV. He is buried in the family cemetery.
Some records not found yet because the Preston County Court House burned in 1869. Have a four [4] generation picture of Simon, his daughter, Emma, her son Luther, and me [daughter of Luther]. Some of the information on Simon, his wife Laura, & their children came from my grandmother, their daughter, Emma.
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Marriage of Simon M. Greahouse & Laura Hollifield [spelled Holyfield] can be found in Kingwood, Preston Co., WV, book 5, page 427.
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