Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: William Henry Greathouse    
                Born: Nov-24-1876          in Doddridge Co, WV  1,2,3 (see note 1)
                Died: Dec-27-1956          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  2,4
              Buried:                      in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  5,4,2
             Resided:                      in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  4
              Census: 1910                 in Coal District, Harrison Co, WV  
              Census: 1880, 1900           in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      blacksmith, Pittsburgh Plate Glass  4,6
              Father: Albert Morgan Greathouse   (1842 - 1923) 
              Mother: Mary Frances Powell   (1845 - 1929) 
Other spouse 1
Notes 
                Wife: Ruahamah Husk     
       Also known as: Rulana Husk 7,8
             Married: Mar-26-1922          in Doddridge Co, WV  9,10
                Born: May-25-1882          in Doddridge Co, WV  11,12
                Died: Sep- 6-1966          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  13
              Buried:                      in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  14
             Resided: 1956                 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  4
              Census: 1880, 1910           in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Father: John Wesley Husk   (1849 - 1925) 
              Mother: Elizia Victoria Fox   (1850 - 1923) 
Notes 
           M Child 1: John Thomas Greathouse      
                Born: Aug-22-1924          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  15,16
                Died: Aug-22-1924          in Harrison Co, WV  16
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  16

Sources:
(1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(2) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 19, p. 102-D. 
(3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(5) Headstone. 
(6) Birth record of son. 
(7) William Fred Spuhler Jr. (1940-2004), Richfield, MN, a Husk descendant and genealogist. 
(8) Barbara Jean Husk Biddle, Wilson NC , Descendants of Frederick Husk, 
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/i/d/Barbara-J-Biddle/index.html. 
(9) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Bride's name appears as Ruahama.  Place of wedding given as "M. E. 
Church, Northview, Blacksburg, W.Va.," location of which could not be found anywhere in the state. MR Bk 11, p. 
121. 
(10) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(11) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Name appears in the record as Ruahamah. BR Del Bk 1, p. 82-D. 
(12) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(13) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Person providing information for the death record was identified as Mrs. 
William Bayless of Bridgeport, WV.  This would be Helen Ruth Skidmore Bayless, the wife of Ruahamah's husband's grandson 
by his first wife. DR Bk 24, p. 102-B. 
(14) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 24, p. 102-B. 
(15) Harrison County Birth Records, Clarksburg, WV, BR Bk 12, p. 82. 
(16) Harrison County Court House, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 7, p. 86. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Age 26 at 1904 marriage would put birth ca 1878, while age 45 at 1922
marriage would put it ca 1877.  Birth date of Nov 1876 given in 1900 Census, and
death record states Nov 24 1876.  Although both marriage records give his place
of birth as Doddridge Co, no record of his birth is on file in Doddridge.







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