Husband: James A. Greathouse
Born: Sep- -1845 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Apr-13-1925 in Harrison Co, WV 3
Buried: in Harrison County Poor Farm Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3
Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1860 in Barbour Co, (W)VA
Father: Moses A. Greathouse (1811 - 1892)
Mother: Lucretia Peck (1810 - 1892)
Wife: Susan E. Dicks Married: Apr-22-1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: ca 1852 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 2,5 Died: bef 1900 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1869 in Doddridge Co, WV 2 Father: Joseph M. Dicks (1815 - 1895) Mother: Mary Marple (1820 - 1882) Notes
F Child 1: Lilla I. Greathouse Born: ca 1872 6 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: Clarence L. Greathouse Born: ca 1874 at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 6 (see note 1) Died: Aug- 1-1929 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Buried: in Robinson Cemetery, PortoRico/MaxwellRidge Rd, near Market, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 3
M Child 3: Oka Greathouse Born: ca 1876 6 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Mary M. Greathouse Born: ca 1878 6 Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 5: Della J. Greathouse Born: Sep- -1883 1 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 6: George Orda Greathouse Birth name: Ordie George Greathouse 7 Born: Aug-31-1885 at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 8,3,1,9 (see note 2) Died: Nov-23-1957 at Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 10,3 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 3,11 Resided: at Industrial, Harrison Co, WV 8,3 Census: 1930 in Salem, WV Census: 1920 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1912 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: engineer, Grasselli Chemical Co. 8 Wife: Sarah Wise b. Mar-10-1891 d. Sep-25-1968 Married: Jun- 8-1912 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12,13
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James A. Greathouse, 24, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Moses A. & Lucetia Greathouse; and Susan E. Dicks, 17, b. Barbour Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Joseph M. & Mary Dicks. Married Apr 22 1869 in Doddridge County. MR p. 160 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791815&Type=Marriage. (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Obituary. (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) Obituary - At home. (11) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (12) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Lloyd E. Greathouse, 26, b. Doddridge Co, res. Clarksburg, son of James & Susan Greathouse; and Sarah Wise, 21, b. Tyler Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Levi Wise & (blank). Married Jun 8 1912 at the M.P. Parsonage in Clarksburg. Informant for marriage license: Lloyd E. Greathouse. (Note: Basis for husband George Orda Greathouse being identified as Lloyd E. Greathouse is not known. The 1957 obituary of George O. Greathouse, son of James A. & Susan Dix [sic] Greathouse, states "On June 8, 1912, he married Sarah Wise, who survives." No other reference to Lloyd E. Greathouse has been found.), MR p. 292 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=24819&Type=Marriage. (13) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Apr 21 1872. But he was age 6 in the 1880 Census, with older sister Lilla age 8. He was widowed at time of death. Informant for death record: Lillian Jackson, New Milton. Note (2) Birth date given in WW II Draft Registration as Aug 31 1884, but death record states Aug 31 1885. Death date on headstone is 1958, but death record shows it as Nov 23 1957.