Margaret WILLIS
1815 - 1898 (83 years)
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Name Margaret WILLIS Born 4 Nov 1815 Harrison Co, (W)VA 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Female Census 1850 Harrison Co, (W)VA Census 1870 Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Census 1880 New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Died 29 Dec 1898 Doddridge Co, WV [4] - Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 596, states that Margaret Willis "became Mrs. Gus Greathouse and died in Doddridge county at the age of eighty years." Margaret's death record shows her age as 96 at the time of her death on Dec 29 1898, putting her birth in about 1802. Headstone dates appear to be Nov 4 1815 - Dec 30 1896. But age 31 in 1850 Census would put birth at ca 1819, while age 55 in 1870 Census and age 65 in 1880 Census would put birth at ca 1815, which also coincides with the birth date on her headstone.
Doddridge County marriage records contain the following entry:
Wesley Sigler, 63, b. Allegany Co, Maryland, res. Doddridge Co; and Mrs. Margaret Greathouse, 61, b. & res. in Doddridge County. Married March 13, 1895 "at the residence of Mr. Bottoms, Arnolds Creek," officiated by N. E. Duckworth, a minister of the Gospel. However, all the entries made by the minister documenting the date and location of the marriage were later lined through. Consequently, on the basis of the marriage record alone, it is unclear whether this couple were actually married. When Margaret died 3-1/2 years later, she was identified in her death record as Margaret Greathouse.
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Buried Greathouse Family Cemetery, Red Lick, New Milton, WV [1, 5] Person ID I22573 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 4 Jul 2008
Father William Thomas WILLIS, b. 1769, Ireland , d. 1823, Harrison Co, (W)VA (Age 54 years) Mother Nancy Ann DOUGLASS, b. 1779, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. Aft 1840, Harrison Co, (W)VA (Age 62 years) Family ID F3249 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Augustine W. GREATHOUSE, b. CA 1814, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. 24 Aug 1893, Doddridge Co, WV (Age ~ 79 years) Marriage Bond 16 Oct 1837 Harrison Co, (W)VA [6] Married 17 Oct 1837 Harrison Co, (W)VA [7] Notes - 1840 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia (now West Virginia):
Household of Augustine W. Greathouse
1 Male, btwn 20-30
1 Female, btwn 20-30
1 Female, under 5
1850 Census, Harrison Co, Virginia, enumerated on Jul 10 1850:
Augustine Greathouse, 36, farmer; Margaret Greathouse, 31; Emily, 10; Columbia, 9; Albert, 6; Ingaby, 4; Malissa, 2; John Willis, 39, farmer.
1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Central Twp), enumerated on Jun 25 1870:
Augustus W. Gratehouse, 56, b. Va, farmer; Margaret, 55, b. Va; Anas M, 1, b. WV.
1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton Dist), enumerated on Jun 3 1880:
Augusta (middle initial M or W) Greathouse, 65, farmer, b. WV, father b. Germany, mother b. WV; wife Margaret, 65, b. WV, father b. Ireland, mother b. WV. [8]
Children + 1. Emily A. GREATHOUSE, b. CA 1839, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. Bef Jun 1880 (Age ~ 41 years)+ 2. Columbia Jane GREATHOUSE, b. Dec 1841, Harrison Co, (W)VA + 3. Albert Morgan GREATHOUSE, b. 12 Aug 1842, d. 21 May 1923 (Age 80 years) 4. Ingaby GREATHOUSE, b. CA 1846 + 5. Melissa GREATHOUSE, b. CA 1849, Harrison Co, (W)VA , d. Bef Jun 1900 (Age ~ 51 years)6. Loid H. GREATHOUSE, b. 1 Aug 1853, Harrison Co, (W)VA Family ID F8430 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Minnie Kendall Lowther's "History of Ritchie County," p. 596, states that Margaret Willis "became Mrs. Gus Greathouse and died in Doddridge county at the age of eighty years." Margaret's death record shows her age as 96 at the time of her death on Dec 29 1898, putting her birth in about 1802. Headstone dates appear to be Nov 4 1815 - Dec 30 1896. But age 31 in 1850 Census would put birth at ca 1819, while age 55 in 1870 Census and age 65 in 1880 Census would put birth at ca 1815, which also coincides with the birth date on her headstone.
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Photos 
22573_GREATHOUSE_MargaretWillis_1815-1898_RedLickCem_NewMilton_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg
Documents 
Harrison County Marriage Bond, 16 Oct 1837 Harrison County Marriage Records, 1837
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Sources - [S5] Headstone.
- [S2193] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp).
- [S2082] 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).
- [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 1, p. 128.
Identified as Margaret Greathouse, born in Harrison Co, died Dec 29 1898, age 96, cause of death LaGrippe with complications of paralysis. Burial was on Dec 30 1898 at the Greathouse Graveyard. Undertaker: W. H. H. Douglass, New Milton. Physician: A. A. James, New Milton. - [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.
- [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Marriage Bonds, Bk 6, p. 8.
Marriage Bond executed between Augustine W. Greathouse and William Willis, for forthcoming marriage between Augustine W. Greathouse and Margaret Willis. - [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 108.
- [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com).
- [S5] Headstone.