Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Augustine W. Greathouse    
       Also known as: Gus Greathouse 1
                Born: ca 1814              in Harrison Co, (W)VA  2,3 (see note 1)
                Died: Aug-24-1893          in Doddridge Co, WV  4
              Buried:                      in Greathouse Family Cemetery, Red Lick, New Milton, WV  5,6
              Census: 1880                 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1840, 1850           in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
              Father:
              Mother:
                Wife: Margaret Willis   1  
             Married: Oct-17-1837          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  7
       Marriage Bond: Oct-16-1837          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  8
                Born: Nov- 4-1815          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  5,3,9
                Died: Dec-29-1898          in Doddridge Co, WV  10 (see note 2)
              Buried:                      in Greathouse Family Cemetery, Red Lick, New Milton, WV  5,11
              Census: 1880                 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1870                 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1850                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
              Father: William Thomas Willis   (1769 - 1823) 
              Mother: Nancy Ann Douglass   (1779 - 1840) 
Notes 
           F Child 1: Emily A. Greathouse      
                Born: ca 1839              in Harrison Co, (W)VA  12,2
                Died: bef Jun 1880          13
              Census: 1870                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  12
              Census: 1850                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
             Husband: Zadock Stout  b. ca 1831  
             Married: Apr-12-1860          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  14
           F Child 2: Columbia Jane Greathouse      
                Born: Dec-  -1841          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  15,2
              Census: 1870, 1880, 1900     in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1860                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  12
              Census: 1850                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
             Husband: James J. Dotson  b. Nov-  -1834  
             Married: Oct- 4-1860          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  16
           M Child 3: Albert Morgan Greathouse      
       Also known as: Morgan Greathouse 17,18
                Born: Aug-12-1842           5 (see note 3)
                Died: May-21-1923           5
              Buried:                      in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  5
              Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20   in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1850                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  19,20
            Military:                      Pvt, Co E, 6th WV Inf, Civil War  21,22,23
                Wife: Mary Frances Powell  b. Mar- 1-1845  d. Feb-13-1929  
       Also known as: Frances Powell 18,24
             Married: Jun-14-1866           
           F Child 4: Ingaby Greathouse      
                Born: ca 1846               2
              Census: 1850                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
           F Child 5: Melissa Greathouse      
                Born: ca 1849              in Harrison Co, (W)VA  25,2
                Died: bef Jun 1900          26
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1850                 in Harrison Co, (W)VA  
             Husband: William Wesley Jones  b. Jun-  -1844  
             Married: Feb-24-1870          in Ritchie Co, WV  27
           M Child 6: Loid H. Greathouse      
                Born: Aug- 1-1853          in Harrison Co, (W)VA  28

Sources:
(1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, 
http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 596. 
(2) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. 
(3) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central Twp) 
(4) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as A. W. Greathouse, farmer, marital status (blank), born in 
Harrison Co, died Aug 24 1893 in Doddridge Co, age 88y 10m 12d, cause of death paralysis.  Burial was on Aug 25 1893 at 
the Greathouse Cemetery.  Undertaker:  W. H. H. Douglass, New Milton. DR Bk 1, p. 
68. 
(5) Headstone. 
(6) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 1, p. 68. 
(7) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 108. 
(8) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Marriage Bond executed between Augustine W. Greathouse and William 
Willis, for forthcoming marriage between Augustine W. Greathouse and Margaret Willis. Marriage Bonds, Bk 6, p. 
8. 
(9) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). 
(10) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, 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. DR Bk 1, p. 
128. 
(11) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 
(12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(13) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) 
(14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as Zadock Stout, 29, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Hezekiah & Delila; and Emily A. Greathouse, 
21, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Augustin & Margaretta.  Married Apr 12 
1860. 
(15) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as James Dotson, 27, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James & Lucinda; and Columbia J. Greathouse, 17, 
b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Augustin & Margarett.  Married Oct 4 
1860. 
(17) Obituary of son. 
(18) Death record of son. 
(19) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(20) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) 
(21) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , 
Ancestry.com. 
(22) U.S. Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 [database online], Ancestry.com and National Archives & 
Records Administration (NARA) 
(23) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National 
Archives & Records Administration. 
(24) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. 
(25) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(26) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) 
(27) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as 
William W. Jones, 25, of Ritchie Co, son of James & Elizabeth; and Melissa M. Greathouse, 20, b. Harrison Co, res. 
Ritchie Co, dau of Augustine & Margaret.  Married Feb 24 1870. 
(28) Harrison County Birth Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Loid H. Greathouse, b. Aug 1 1853 in Elk District, son of 
Augustine Greathouse (farmer, resident of Elk District) and Margarett Greathouse.  Informant:  Augustine Greathouse, 
father. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Some researchers, including direct descendants, report birth-death dates as
Aug 8 1810 - Aug 26 1898, as well as other variations.  The death record clearly
shows death date as Aug 24 1893, and age 88y 10m 12d would put birth date at Oct
12 1804.  Headstone dates are Aug 8 1810 - Aug 26 1893.  But age 36 in 1850
Census, age 56 in 1870 Census, and age 65 in 1880 Census would put birth in
about 1814 or 1815, which we consider more reliable because of the consistency
over the years.
Note (2) 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.
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792779&Type=Marriage
Note (3) Birth date given as Aug 1837 in 1900 Census, but death record and headstone
state Aug 12 1842.







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