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Queries / Re: Michael Greathouse and Rachel Husted Greathouse
« on: May 29, 2009, 05:19:41 PM »
   Michael had a wife named Rachel, but I have personally found no
   documentation of their marriage date or of her last name.  Information I have is primarily from others, not my personal    research.
  
   My notes say that Lila Greathouse Gold (I do not know this person) has a marriage date for Michael
   Greathouse  and Rachel Hustead of 12 Oct 1792, but doesn't say where they married. Also shown is
   Michael born 1765 and Rachel 1773, dau of Moses and Sarah Goodwin Hustead/Husted.

   Her information may have come from: Taylor Heritage Book page 234:
   Michael Greathouse lived on Berry Run born ca 1765, married 12 Oct 1792 to
   Rachel Hustead, b ca 1773, the dau of Moses and Sarah (Goodwin) Hustead
   their dau Sarah b ca 1801 married Francis Goodwin
  
   Harrison County Deed Book 25, Pages 412-413 (shows name of Michael's wife was Rachel):
   This indenture made this fifth day of May in the year of our Lord eighteen
   hundred and thirty eight Between Michael Greathouse and Rachel his wife
   in the County of Harrison and State of Virginia of the one part and
   Abiga Warin of the county and state aforesaid of the one other part.
   Witnesseth that the said Michael Greathouse and Rachel his wife for
   and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars lawful money
   of Virginia the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged . . .
  
   A Rachel Hustead, dgtr of Moses has been shown as marrying John Beard on
   25 July 1791 Harrison Co, but WV History and Culture site shows John Beard
   marrying Mary Unsil on 25 Dec 1791.

   Marriage of John Beard and Mary Unsil, 25 Dec 1791 [last marriage on right page]
   http://images.wvculture.org/847273/00310.jpg
  
   1840 Census Harrison Co., Virginia
   Rachel Greathouse no males 1 female 60-70 yrs. (born 1780-1770)
  
   I show Sarah, the daughter of Michael and Rachel, married Francis Goodwin
   Jr. in Harrison County, VA. Marriage bond shows Francis Jr and father and
   references Sarah as "Sally" Book 3 page 249 - also lists Michael
   Greathouse as a bondsman. Date April 5, 1819 - but I did not find this marriage myself.

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Patti,

I believe this has come up before, but I believe the William A Greathouse you show as being married to Mary Elizabeth Vandal may not be your William Asa Greathouse.  I believe from the Boggs family history that the William A Greathouse who married Mary Elizabeth as her 2nd husband is the son of William Henry and Nancy Jane Hicks Greathouse of Roane County VA/WV.  His parents are listed in their marriage record. He is also listed in the census with this family, and I have other information about the William A Greathouse of Roane County VA/WV. 

I am not sure who your William Asa married, but I do not believe it is Mary Elizabeth Vandal of Roane County who later went with her husband to Kansas.  She was first married to Kerby, and I think most of the information about her and her children is correct.  Particularly from the listing of his parents on the marriage record, I have to assume that her husband was the son of William Henry and Nancy Jane Hicks Greathouse.

Do you have more information that would link him to Roane County, VA families?  The Boggs, Hicks and Greathouse families of Roane County are all connected.

Thanks for any clarification.

Betty

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Pat was truly an inspiration to all who came in contact with her.  She is still missed.

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