Elizabeth Victoria "Eliza" GREATHOUSE

1866 - 1928  (61 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Victoria "Eliza" GREATHOUSE  [1]
  Born	6 Mar 1866	Doddridge Co, WV   [2]
  	Death record states birth date as Mar 6 1869. But marriage record states her age as 16 as of Mar 6 1882, which is consistent with age 5 listed in 1870 Census.
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Census	1910	Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
  Residence	Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV   [1]
  Died	5 Feb 1928	Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV   [1]
  Buried	Mt. Zion Cemetery, Anmoore, Harrison Co, WV   [1]
  Person ID	I21900	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	18 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Silas R. GREATHOUSE,   b. CA 1833, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 1891  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Mary Catherine LOWTHER,   b. 19 Feb 1843,   d. 13 Dec 1932, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F11802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elmore Vincent "Elmer" REED,   b. 25 Jan 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 15 Mar 1935, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 77 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1882	Doddridge Co, WV   [3, 4]
  Notes	1860 Census, Doddridge County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on July 11 1860: Jacob C. Kiester, 32, constable elect; William Reed, 55, farmer; Mary Reed, 50; Rebecca Reed, 20; S. R. Reed (female), 16; E. M. Reed (male), 2. 1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Southwest Twp), enumerated on Sep 2 1870: William Reed, 67, farmer; Mary, 77, b. NJ; Rebecca, 34; Elmore V, 12; Andrew J, 11. 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest Dist), enumerated on Jun 7 1880: Rebecca Reed, 48, marital status single; son Elmore V, 22; son Andrew J, 20; son Allen, 7; son William C, 3. 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Cove District), enumerated on Jun 14 1900: Elmore V. Reed, 42, b. 1858, farmer, married 15 yrs; wife Elizzie V, 33, b. Mar 1867, mother of 7 children (5 still living); son Marear O, 14, b. Aug 1885; dau Mary J, 11, b. Jun 1888; dau Melisse L, 10, b. Jan 1890; son John Henry, 8, b. Feb 1892; son Okey F, 4, b. Apr 1896; dau Edith A, 2, b. Jan 1898. 1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Troy District), enumerated on Apr 27 1910: Ottie Reed, 25, lumber cutter at lumber camp; married 5 yrs; wife Olie, 29, mother of 3 children (all still living); son Okey, 5; dau Janie, 3; son Nole, 1; brother John, 17, lumber cutter; father Elmore, 52, farm laborer, married 26 yrs; mother Eliza, 49, mother of 10 children (8 still living); sister Lessie, 19; brother Okey, 15; sister Adaline, 13; sister Laura, 10; brother Walter, 3; sister Mamie, 1 month. [5]
  Children	+ 1. Marcus Otto REED,   b. 11 Aug 1885, Gilmer Co, WV ,   d. 16 Jul 1957, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 71 years) + 2. Mary Jane REED,   b. 3 Jun 1888, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 30 Aug 1958, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 70 years) + 3. Melissa M. "Lessie" REED,   b. 19 Dec 1890, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 18 Jan 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 79 years) + 4. John Henry REED,   b. Feb 1892, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. Sep 1984  (Age ~ 92 years)   5. Okey F. REED,   b. 22 Apr 1895, Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 25 Jan 1952, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 56 years)   6. Edith Adeline REED,   b. 28 Jan 1897, Doddridge Co, WV + 7. Laura Gertrude REED,   b. 3 Mar 1903, Summers, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 20 Jun 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 47 years)   8. Walter R. REED,   b. 23 Feb 1908, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 25 Mar 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 37 years)   9. Mamie REED,   b. 1910
  Family ID	F8119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  21900_REED_ElizabethVictoriaGreathouse_DeathCertificate_1928.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 150. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 150. Identified as Elmore Reed, age 24 as of Jan 25 1882, b. Doddridge Co; and Eliza V. Greathouse, age 16 as of Mar 6 1882, b. Doddridge Co. Married Nov 9 1882 "at Rebecca Reed's, Doddridge Co, West Va." Informants: Elmore Reed & William Reed. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)). [S1604] Death record of son.