Greathouse Articles and Papers

Here you will find a collection of articles and papers, scholarly works, previously published and unpublished relating to Greathouse family history or news about our researcher's achievements. If you have other articles or papers about Greathouse family history, please submit them to Greathouse Point.

A Partial History of the Greathouse Family of America

By Captain Jack Murray Greathouse

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Washington County Historical Society
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Fayetteville, AR 72701
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Website: washcohistoricalsociety.org

Summary

The first Greathouses came to America in 1710. They played a prominent part in the history of Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Arkansas. Seven Greathouses served in the Revolutionary War. The first members of the family to come to Arkansas settled in Pulaski County about 1815. The author traces the genealogy of the family in America for 244 years and relates many interesting incidents ranging from Indian warfare to Civil War happenings in Washington County. 88 pages.

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