Jul-28-2018                   

Husband: Zirkle Zane Greathouse Born: Feb- 8-1903 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 1,2,3,4 Died: Oct- 7-1968 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5,3 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 4,6 Resided: in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 7 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (see note 1) Resided: 1930 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 2 Census: 1910 in Spencer District, Roane Co, WV Occupation: transportation foreman 4 Father: Leonidas Bonaparte Greathouse (1867 - 1940) Mother: Rebecca Jane Roberts (1870 - 1957)
Wife: Lula Marie Lowther Married: Apr- 7-1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8 Born: Mar-28-1905 in Harrison Co, WV 2,3 Died: May- -1971 3 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 6 Resided: in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 7,9 Census: 1920 in Union District, Harrison Co, WV Father: Abe Lowther (1858 - 1930) Mother: Bessie Fury (1877 - 1968)
M Child 1: Raymond Lowther Greathouse Born: Jun- 6-1931 in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 10 Died: Sep- 9-2012 in Lexington, Fayette Co, KY 11 Buried: in Rose Hill (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 10 Resided: in Winchester, Clark Co, KY 10 Resided: formerly in West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 10 Education: Unidis High School (South Harrison) 10 Occupation: insurance, construction 10 Military: 1st Lt, U.S. Army 10
Sources: (1) Roane County Birth Records, Spencer, WV, Identified as Zirkle Zane Greathouse, white male, born Feb 8 1903 in Spencer, the mother's sixth child. Father: L. B. Greathouse, 35, b. Roane Co, occup clerk & farmer. Mother: R. J. Roberts, 32, b. Roane Co. Certificate filed Feb 23 1903. (Note: The original record had only the child's last name. The first and middle names were added much later, based on the notation "Name added, W. Va. drivers license."), BR p. 84-22. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) Social Security Death Index. (4) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (5) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Zirkle Z. Greathouse, white male, 65, married, occupation transprotation foreman, born Feb 8 1903 in West Virginia, son of Lee Greathouse & Rebecca Roberts; died Oct 7 1968 in Clarksburg, cause of death myocardial infarction, buried at West Milford IOOF Cemetery. Informant: Mrs. Lula Greathouse, West Milford. DR p. 101-E. (6) Cemeteries of Union District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1990) (7) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Zirkle Greathouse, 27, b. Feb 8 1903 in Franklin County Ohio, res. Spencer in Roane Co WV, son of James Greathouse & Mary (blank); and Lula Marie Lowther, 25, b. Mar 28 1905 in Harrison Co, res. West Milford, dau of Abe Lowther & Bessie Fury. Married Apr 7 1930 in Clarksburg. (Note: Basis for identifying information pertaining to husband is not known, as it as variance with established facts. His birthplace is given as West Virginia in the 1910 & 1930 Census, and in his death record. His parents are identified in his death record as Lee Greathouse & Rebecca, which conforms to that family's listing in the 1910 Census in Roane County. Moreover, his birth record identifies him as Zirkle Zane Greathouse, born in Spencer, Roane Co WV, on Feb 8 1903, son of L. B. Greathouse & R. J. Roberts.), MR p. 94. (9) Death record of husband. (10) Obituary. (11) Obituary - Hospital. Event Notes Note (1) In enumeration done at St. Mary's Hospital, he was listed as a patient, Zirkle Greathouse, 25, boarn in West Virginia, occupation none, married, age 24 at time of first marriage.




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