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William Henry GREATHOUSE

William Henry GREATHOUSE

Male 1876 - 1956  (80 years)

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  • Name William Henry GREATHOUSE 
    Born 24 Nov 1876  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • 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.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1900  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation blacksmith, Pittsburgh Plate Glass  [4, 5] 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 27 Dec 1956  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Buried Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 6] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Coal District), enumerated on Apr 20 1910:
      William H. Gratehouse, 32, engineer, married 6 yrs; wife Rosa J, 32, mother of 2 children (1 still living); dau Goldie, 1y 6m; boarder Freeman G. Squires, 18, laborer in glass house, single; boarder Harold Morris, 17, laborer in glass house, single.
    Person ID I2022  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 31 Aug 2010 

    Father Albert Morgan GREATHOUSE,   b. 12 Aug 1842,   d. 21 May 1923  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Mary Frances POWELL,   b. 1 Mar 1845,   d. 13 Feb 1929, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F5922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rosa Jane SQUIRES,   b. 7 Nov 1877, Harmony, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1919, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 16 Mar 1904  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Iva Jewel GREATHOUSE,   d. AT BIRTH
     2. William GREATHOUSE, Jr.,   d. AT 5 DAYS OLD
    +3. Goldie Genevieve GREATHOUSE,   b. 4 Oct 1908, North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. W. Jason Gordon GREATHOUSE,   b. 8 May 1912, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. (Unnamed male) GREATHOUSE,   b. 12 Jun 1914,   d. 13 Jun 1914, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F5561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ruahamah HUSK,   b. 25 May 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1966, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 26 Mar 1922  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Children 
     1. John Thomas GREATHOUSE,   b. 22 Aug 1924, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1924, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    2022_GREATHOUSE_WilliamHenry_1876-1956_DeathCertificate.jpg    		2022_GREATHOUSE_WilliamHenry_1876-1956_DeathCertificate.jpg
    2022_GREATHOUSE_WilliamH_1876-1956_DeathRecord.jpg    		2022_GREATHOUSE_WilliamH_1876-1956_DeathRecord.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    2. [S1670] Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, DR Bk 19, p. 102-D.

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    5. [S1599] Birth record of son.

    6. [S5] Headstone.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 7, p. 145.

    8. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 11, p. 121.
      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.

    9. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).