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Herman Groethausen 1670 / View Family Reports for Herman Groethausen 1670

« on: October 13, 2006, 03:46:53 PM »

You may view our current family reports for Herman Groethausen 1670 here:

www.greathouse.us/herman1670


Thanks,
Rick

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David Greathouse 1770 / View Family Reports for David Greathouse 1770

« on: October 13, 2006, 03:42:11 PM »

You may view our current family reports for David Greathouse 1770 here:

www.greathouse.us/david1770


Thanks,
Rick

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Queries / William and Matilda Greathouse children

« on: October 13, 2006, 10:18:15 AM »

1910 United States Federal Census Record
about William F Greathouse
Name:    William F Greathouse
Age in 1910:    50
Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1860
Birthplace:    West Virginia
Relation to Head of House:    Head
Father's Birth Place:    West Virginia
Mother's Birth Place:    West Virginia
Spouse's name:    Tillie
Home in 1910:    Birch, Braxton, West Virginia
Marital Status:    Married
Race:    White
Gender:    Male
Neighbors:    View others on page
Household Members:    
Name    Age
William F Greathouse    50
Tillie Greathouse    32
Ether Greathouse    6
Edith Greathouse    4
Ethel Greathouse    2

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Queries / William and Matilda Greathouse children

« on: October 13, 2006, 10:16:45 AM »

1920 United States Federal Census Record
about Edith Greathouse
Name:    Edith Greathouse
Home in 1920:    Center, Gilmer, West Virginia
Age:    13 years
Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1907
Birthplace:    West Virginia
Relation to Head of House:    Daughter
Father's name:    William F
Father's Birth Place:    West Virginia
Mother's name:    Tilda M
Mother's Birth Place:    West Virginia
Marital Status:    Single
Race:    White
Sex:    Female
Able to read:    Yes
Able to Write:    Yes
Image:    61
Neighbors:    View others on page
Household Members:    
Name    Age
William F Greathouse    55
Tilda M Greathouse    39
Etheas Greathouse    15
Edith Greathouse    13
Ethel Greathouse    11
Ertie Greathouse    6
Rawdy G Greathouse    3 10/12

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Queries / William and Matilda Greathouse children

« on: October 13, 2006, 10:05:44 AM »

West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 Record
about TILLIE GREATHOUSE
Name:    W. F. GREATHOUSE
Spouse:    TILLIE GREATHOUSE
Marriage Date:    12 Nov 1898
County:    Roane
State:    WV

Source Information:
Dodd, Jordan, comp.. West Virginia Marriage Records, 1863-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2000. Original data: See Description for original data sources listed by county.

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Obituaries/Memorial Project / Obituary | Herbert F. Greathouse

« on: October 12, 2006, 09:14:38 AM »

So your lineage would be...

Jacob Greathouse
..Jacob Greathouse Jr. m. Nancy Perkins
....Abraham Greathouse m. Sarah Curley
......Rev. Early Greathouse m. Susan Elizabeth Talley
........James Littleton Greathouse m. Alice Lucinda Marshall
..........Bill Greathouse m. Zepha Crowfoot
............Joseph Theron Greathouse m. Connie Annette Pruitt
..............Joseph Alan Greathouse


Thanks for the information.

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General Discussion / Genealogical Fair Reminder

« on: September 16, 2006, 07:38:21 AM »

Greathouse "Cousins",

As the newly elected 1st Vice President of the Roane County Historical Society, http://www.wvroane.org , I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that the annual Roane County Historical Society's Genealogical Fair will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at the:

Roane County Committee on Aging Building
811 Madison Ave.
Spencer, WV 25276
9am - 3pm

Please join us in researching and sharing our family connections in Roane County and surrounding areas. Enjoy the day, researching your family, greeting old friends and making new ones.

Everyone is Welcome!

What will you find at the Fair?

Wide variety of research material available for sale.
Old photo displays.
Family records sharing by various researchers.
County Courthouse open until noon for individual research.
Food and drinks available on premises.
Copier available.
Door prizes.

To reserve a display area, or for more information, Please contact:

Carol Board
2856 Ripley Road
Spencer, WV 25276
Phone: 304-927-1985
Email: carol@wvroane.org

or...

Johanna Nutter
2238 Mulberry Ridge
Spencer, WV 25276
Phone: 304-927-0390
Email: johanna@wvroane.org

For more information on the Roane County Historical Society, please see our website at:

http://www.wvroane.org

The Roane County Historical Society will have the following new books for sale at the Fair on Sept. 23.

1.   Reedy, WV Newspaper News Articles & Advertisements 1909-1949.-- 129 pages
 News articles include birthdays, births, marriages, family gatherings, etc.
 Price $10.00 + .60 tax(WV only) + $2.00 P/H if shipped

2.   City Directory, Spencer, WV 1927. -- 64 pages-- Includes residents' households with members of family listed, clubs, societies, addresses, churches, etc.
Price $5.00 + .30 tax(WV only) + $1.50 P/H if shipped

3.   The Founders of Roane County, by Phillip Crane-- 42 pages--reprinted by the RCHS with his permission.   Tells about how Roane County was formed, and the problems that went along with choosing the boundaries and the county seat. Mr. Crane traveled to Richmond, VA, scanned the original signaturesof over 300 citizens on the petition asking that the county be formed.   From those signatures, he searched the census reports, history books, etc. to ascertain their ages, occupations, where they lived, and place of birth.
Price $5.00+.30 tax (WV only)+ $1.50 P/H if shipped

4. The 1856-1956 Centennial Newspaper-- 300+ pages--Originally published by the Times Record and Roane County Reporter in 1956 as a special edition of 110 pages.   The paper has been cut apart and combined into a book with over 300 pages.   All historical articles are included, although most advertising was not used in order to keep the book to a manageable size.
Price $20.00 + $1.20 tax(WV only) + $2.00 P/H if shipped

For more information about publications available from the Roane County Historical Society, please the view RCHS's publication list here... http://www.wvroane.org/publications.htm

Greathouse Point's Table at the Fair

I have made arrangements to have a table at the fair for Greathouse Point, which I will be sharing with Greathouse "Cousin",  Linda Birgel. She will be showing photos from her recent trip to Germany, where she was able to meet our "Cousin" from the Netherlands, Jan Grothauzen. From the sound of her trip, Jan was very helpful to her while Linda and her husband were touring in Germany. Linda will also have other items of interest to share with all who visit our table.

Also at our table for Greathouse Point, I will be conducting searches through our Greathouse family databases for all who stop by our table with questions about their Greathouse Family.

There is also a considerable number of Greathouse's who live in the area of Spencer as well as those that come from other states who usually try to attend the fair, so there was quite a few of us who got to meet each other at the fair in September 2004.

For reasons that many of you know, I was unable to attend the fair in September 2005. Mom is doing great with her chemo therapy treatments and we are hoping to hear more good news next  Friday when she has her next MRI.

Well we have high hopes that we will have a very successful fair this year, and I do hope to see you at the fair next Saturday on 23 September 2006. If you can attend the fair, please be sure to stop by Greathouse Point's table and sign our guest book.

Thanks,
Rick

-----------------------------
Rick Greathouse
rick@greathouse.us

Webmaster
Greathouse Point
http://www.greathouse.us

Family Historian
John Greathouse Sr. and Sarah McDade

1st Vice President
Roane County Historical Society
Spencer, WV
http://www.wvroane.org

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News and Updates / Happy Birthday... Greathouse Point!

« on: June 03, 2006, 09:44:29 PM »

Happy Birthday... Greathouse Point!
4 June 2006

On Sunday, 4 June 2006, we will be celebrating the 8th Birthday of Greathouse Point.

Greathouse Point has become what it is today because of the cooperation, teamwork and the mutual goals shared by all the members of our Greathouse Cousin Network.

Greathouse Point is and will continue to be a place for the entire Greathouse family to share the research we have gathered through the contributions made by the members of the Greathouse Cousin Network.

Greathouse Point can only be as great as YOU, our contributors, make it. We hope each Greathouse "Cousin" will find new information here and will in turn contribute to our efforts.

We would like to thank you, our "Cousins", for all of the help you have given us over the last 8 years. We look forward to working with you, in the future, to accomplish even more successes in our research of the Greathouse family.

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Obituaries/Memorial Project / Obituary | Donzel Brooks Greathouse

« on: April 27, 2006, 10:59:47 PM »

Donzel Brooks Greathouse's lineage follows:

John Greathouse m. Sarah McDade
..Edward "Ned" Greathouse m. Matilda Blosser
....James K. Greathouse m. Virginia Argabrite
......Homer E. Greathouse m. Rhoda McPherson
........Donzel Brooks Greathouse


Obituary Articles for Donzel Brooks Greathouse:

Donzel B. Greathouse
4/17/1975

Donzel Brooks Greathouse, 66, of Liverpool, died Monday at his home following a long illness.

Born in Roane County on May 8, 1908, he was the son of Rhoda McPherson and the late Homer Greathouse and was a construction worker and attended the Reedy United Methodist Church.

In addition to his mother, he was survived by four sisters, Mrs. Marie Spencer, Mrs. Florence Weeda, Sue Gilchrist and Mrs. Elah Sommerville, all of Folannsbee; half sister Mrs. Mary Hood also of Folannsbee; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Reedy  United Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Morrison and Rev. Virginia McClanan officiating.

Burial was in the Ellison Cemetery near Reedy.

The Vandale Funeral Home was in charge of the funeral arrangements.

------------------------------

Donzel B. Greathouse
4/24/1975

Funeral service were conducted on April 16 for Donzel Brooks Greathouse, 66, of Liverpool, who died April 14 at his home following a long illness.

Born in Roane County on May 8, 1908, he was the son of Rhoda McPherson and the late Homer Greathouse and was a construction worker.

He attended the Reedy United Methodist Church in Reedy.

Surviving in addition to his mother are his widow, Ruby Ellison Greathouse; one son, Donald Lee Greathouse; four sisters, Mrs. Marie Spencer, Mrs. Florence Weeda, Sue Gilchrist and Mrs. Elah Sommerville, all of Follansbee; one half sister, Mrs. Mary Hood, also of Follansbee; four grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Services were conducted at the Reedy United Methodist Church with the Rev. Paul Morrison and the Rev. Virginia McClanan officiating.

Burial was in the Ellison Cemetery near Reedy. The Vandale Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements.

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Obituaries/Memorial Project / Obituary | Merrill Greathouse

« on: February 25, 2006, 04:56:59 PM »

OBITUARY - Birmingham News, January 13, 2002

GREATHOUSE, MERRILL, age 94, passed away on Friday, January 11, 2002.  He was born January 2, 1908, in Banks, Pike  County, Alabama, the 8th of 9 children of John and Martha Sophronia Sellers Greathouse.  A retired State Trooper, he served in Tuskegee, Valley, and Gadsden.  He moved to  Birmingham in 1966 and worked as an inspector until retirement in 1979, having served more than 35 years in law enforcement with the State of Alabama.  He was a member of state and national trooper organizations and in 1999 was recognized as the senior member of The Retired Trooper Association.  He was a member of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church and the Johnson/Lloyd Sunday School Class.

Mr. Greathouse was married for 65 years to the late Lessie Kindred Greathouse and is survived by two daughters, M. Joyce Greathouse of Birmingham and Patricia G. Holiday (Jerrold) of Marietta, GA, one granddaughter, Lauralee Holliday of Marietta, and many nieces and nephews.  Wise, perceptive, charming, and active until his final days, he also leaves a host of friends.

Services will be held at 3 PM at Valley Chapel, Homewood, on  Sunday, January 13, preceded by visitation form 1 to 3 PM at the Chapel. The burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery.  The family suggests memorials to Children's Aid Society, 181 West Valley Avenue, Suite, 300, Birmingham, Al 35209, or charity of choice.  Services are under the direction of Ridout's Valley Chapel (879-3401) in Homewood.


M. Joyce Greathouse
LadyMJG@aol.com

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Obituaries/Memorial Project / Obituary | Herbert F. Greathouse

« on: February 25, 2006, 01:22:04 PM »

I would like to submit a Greathouse obituary.  I'm sure you will have a need to shorten it.  I did not realize it was so long when I started typing it.  I also found this Greathouse in the 1930 Census of Rio Arriba Co., Tapiecitas, NM.  I believe his mother was a Native American.
 
Greathouse, William    40     TX  AL   TX  farmer
  Alzina            wife    29    CO  ?     CO
  Herbert          son    09     NM  TX   CO
  Alice              dau    08    NM  TX   CO
 
I have no idea where this Greathouse fits in; but I hope someone does.

Fern

-----------------------

The following appeared in the Las Cruces Sun News dated 3 Dec. 2004, Las Cruces, NM.

GREATHOUSE

Herbert F. Greathouse, a fifty-year resident of Las Cruces, died 30 Nov. 2004, Born in a tent on Aug. 30, 1920 in the yard of the local doctor in Cuba, New Mexico. Herb was the son of Willie Smith Greathouse, a homesteader in Rio Arriba County, and his beloved wife, Alzina Crowfoot Greathouse.  

Although education was hard to come by, Alzina valued it highly and saw her family through many hardships in order to assure that the children were educated.  Herb and his sister Alice rode a horse many miles through harsh weather in desolate countryside to get to school.  His father soon realized that they were wearing out the horse.  

Their mother then moved into a little shack in Regina, NM so that they could continue to attend elementary school.  Herb graduated from high school at The Spanish American Normal School in El Rito, during which time he won the state typing contest, was valedictorian and was a Golden Gloves Boxing champion.  

On the weekends, Bill Greathouse, by then a widower, would fetch his children from school to help him with the work on the farm.  Herb later graduated at the top of his class in organic chemistry at New Mexico A & M.  Herb excelled at everything he did.

WWII interrupted Herb’s education; he participated in the D-Day invasion of Normandy and four other European campaigns including the Battle of the Bulge.

Returning to New Mexico to finish college, he met the love of his life, Patricia O’Donnell, to whom he was married for 57 years.  They were the proud parents of four loving daughters, Patricia, Susan, Mary Beth and Betty Lou.

Herb retired after an exemplary 30-year career in the FBI during which he set a record in marksmanship that stood for many years at the training center in Quantico, Virginia.

Herb and Pat began raising registered quarter horses in 1977.  In the 25 years that they raised horses, they produced numerous AQHA champions, futurity winners and World Show qualifiers.  At the same time, he was teaching criminal justice at NMSU where he was known as an interested supportive professor whose classes were always filled.  Students knew that he was always tough but fair.

Herb also gave his time as a leader to 4-H clubs in Las Cruces, coaching the first horse, judging team from NM to win the national championship.  Herb was a respected woodsman and hunter and used his knowledge to introduce many 4-H members and NMSU students to the Gila Wilderness through horse packing trips.  Herb was a past president of Rotary, Southwest Quarter Horse Association and the NMSU Alumni Association, and held several offices in the New Mexico Quarter Horse Association through the years.

Everyone who knew Herb knew him as a lively storyteller and a man of great character and integrity.  He was always adamant about the necessity of a good education, and never failed to encourage and exhort his daughters and grandchildren in the importance of school.  He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.

Herb was preceded in death by his sister, Alice Hughes and his brother Richard Greathouse. He is survived by his wife Patricia O’Donnell Greathouse, his daughters Patricia Greathouse and her husband Christopher Barnes, Susan Barrett and her husband Christopher Barrett, Mary Beth Britton and her husband William Britton and Betty Lou Valdez and her husband Robert Valdez.  Grandchildren include Joshua and Angela Schriber and their children Isaiah and Jonas, Emily and Jasper Schriber, Marie and Andrea Britton, Sophia and Louisa Barrett, Erin and Matthew Little and Kelly Valdez.  He is also survived by his sister Martha Lasater and her husband Roger, his brother, Ted Greathouse and his wife Annette, his brother-in-law, Newt Hughes, and numerous nieces and nephews.  He was very close to his wife’s family, Charles and Louise O’Donnell and their children, Michael, Sarah, Kathy, Scott and Kenny and their children.

Cremation will take place. A service to honor Herb’s memory and significant to his friends and family will be arranged around Christmas time in order to allow the college-age grandchildren to attend.  The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Herbert F. Greathouse scholarship in Criminal Justice c/o The NMSU Foundation, P.O. Box 3590, Las Cruces, NM 88003.

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General Discussion / Historic graves moving

« on: February 22, 2006, 02:17:36 PM »

Historic graves moving
February 22, 2006

http://tinyurl.com/o234v

By Sebastian Kitchen
Montgomery Advertiser

Montgomery County Commissioners gave developers the go-ahead Monday to move historic Pinkston Cemetery along Chantilly Parkway.

The commissioners voted 3-2 to declare the cemetery abandoned, which clears the way for developers to relocate the family graveyard.

"Damn history. Full speed ahead with progress," said Ted Urquhart, president of the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance.

Commissioners Dimitri Polizos and Reed Ingram voted against the move. Ingram has said a grave should be a person's final resting place and should not be moved.

Commissioners Todd Strange and Jiles Williams, who visited the area, said they had reservations about the idea. They said the mass of weed growth and underbrush around the site is evidence the cemetery had been neglected for years.

Family members said they had been locked out of the process.

Ann Pinkston LaBarge's grandfather, Frank Howard Pinkston, is buried in the cemetery. She agrees the cemetery should serve as his final resting place.

"It's just maddening," she said.

LaBarge said she is appalled they are moving him. The remains will be placed next to her grandmother in Montgomery Memorial Cemetery.

"It wasn't surprising, 'cause we've known all along money talks," she said.

LaBarge plans to be present when they move the grave, which is one of about 50 in the cemetery. Only two, including her grandfather's, are marked.

John Howard, attorney for developers Trum LLC, said he does not know how long the movement of the cemetery will take or when it will begin. He said they likely will start clearing brush this week.

"It has been a long process and we're glad its finally been approved," Howard said. "We feel like we had a legal right to move the cemetery and we're glad that the county commission approved it."

Howard said his clients will spend thousands to move the graves. The Office of Archaeological Research at the University of Alabama will disinter and relocate the remains. Howard said they will document the graves and their findings.

Howard said the he did not know what will be built on the site specifically, but said it will be a retail development.

The graves will be better kept in a public cemetery with a marker detailing the history, Howard said.

Urquhart said he was disappointed in the commission's decision, but does believe the developers are moving the graves in a proper manner. He is concerned about the fate of other historic cemeteries in the area, which he said contain some of the county's earliest settlers.

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General Discussion / Stop the Destruction of Historic Burial Sites in Alabama

« on: February 18, 2006, 09:59:18 PM »

Stop the Destruction of Historic Burial Sites in Alabama

Sign the petition here... http://www.petitiononline.com/McDade1/petition.html

To:  Alabama Legislature
 
Alabama does not have strict laws protecting historic burial grounds – Native American, Revolutionary War Veterans, early pioneers – it simply does not matter. Developers who choose to plow under these sites have little or nothing to fear from the law.

Developers do not have to share the cost of moving graves. Developers are not even required to look for living defendants. There are no requirements for archeological inspections.

Preservation groups believe there are as many as 20 graves of Revolutionary War soldiers in just Montgomery County, Alabama. Six Revolutionary War soldiers' burial sites have been confirmed in Montgomery County, according to the Alabama Society for the Sons of the American Revolution. These graves and other historic sites are being threatened by development.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

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Sign Our Guest Book / John Parsons Jr and Mary Truman

« on: February 14, 2006, 01:26:52 AM »

Hello Sandy,

If you register with our forum, we will be able to contact you if anyone has more information for you.

Also if you are interested in more Parsons info... there is a very active Yahoo Group called Parsons_Family_WV here...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Parsons_Family_WV/


Thanks,
Rick

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Obituaries/Memorial Project / Memorial | Remembering Sandra Barrow

« on: January 14, 2006, 04:38:08 PM »

Greathouse Cousins,

Please join with Lynn, Sandy and myself in sending our sympathies to Mark Barrow. He lost his wife Sandra Barrow in a car accident on 29 December 2005.

Mark and Sandra were on their way to Salt Lake City, Utah when their car rolled over after hitting a patch of black ice on Interstate 84 near Wendell Idaho. Sandra was killed instantly.

I am sure many of you have corresponded with Sandy over the years. I know she has been a great help to most of us in our Greathouse family research.

We would like to share our thoughts and prayers with Mark and his family... so you may share your thoughts and prayers with Mark by replying to this forum message.

Warmest Regards,
Rick Greathouse
Lynn Leonard
Sandy Taylor