Greathouse or associated ancestor records found in the county:

1869, Apr 1 - ELLIOTT created from CARTER, LAWRENCE, and MORGAN. (Ky. Acts 1869, Jan. adj. sess., ch. 1297, sec. 1/pp. 69-73)

1870, Apr 27 - Birth of William Henry Greathouse Jr.

William Henry Greathouse, Jr. was born on 27 Apr 1870. He was the only child of William Henry and Mary A. Young Greathouse.

1870, Jun 1 - Census: Elliott County, KY

William Gratehouse household, dwelling 139, family 139.
1) Gratehouse, William H.; age 63 [born 1807]; male; white; farmer; value of real estate: $400; value of personal property: $350; born in Virginia.
2) Gratehouse, Mary; age 33 [born 1837]; female; white; keeping house; born in Virginia; cannot read; cannot write.
3) Gratehouse, Sarah; age 12 [born 1858]; female; white; at home; born in Virginia; attended school within year; cannot write.
4) Gratehouse, William H.; age 4/12 [born 1870]; male; white; at home; born in Virginia; born within year: Feb;
5) Fraley, Margareth; age 16 [born 1854]; female; white; domestic servant; born in Virginia; cannot read; cannot write.

1878, Oct 10 - Civil War Pension Records

Civil War Index Card

Name of Soldier: Greathouse, William H.
Service: Private, Co. H, 13th Regiment, WV Infantry

Date of Filing: 1878 Oct 10
Class: Invalid
Application No.: 261.415
Law.: J.0
Certificate No.: 685.769

Date of Filing: 1891, Dec 22
Class: Widow
Application No.: 535.145
Law.: L

Summary of his Civil War Records:

Residence prior to Enlistment: Reedyville, Spring Creek, Roane County, West Virginia
Born: Abt.1808 in Reedyville, Spring Creek, Mason County, Virginia
Birth Date: Specific date not provided. Birth Year derived from Declaration for Invalid Pension, dated 25 Nov 1890 (Attached)
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1862
Enlistment Place: Spencer (County Seat), Roane County, West Virginia
Side Served: Union Army
State Served: West Virginia
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 12 Aug 1862
Union Army Unit: Company H, 13th Infantry Regiment
Length of Service: 12 Aug 1862 to 11 May 1865
Discharge from Service: 11 May 1865, Cumberland, Maryland
Wounded: 6 times (stayed at three separate field hospitals)
Discharge: Honorable
Age at Discharge: 57 years of age [born 1808]
Height: 6 feet 0 inches
Complexion: Fair
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Dark
Occupation: Farmer and also practiced medicine

Deposition A - Case of William H. Greathouse for Pension, Claim 261415

Q. Where did you reside at your enlistment?
A. "I resided on Spring Creek of Roane County, West Virginia (near Spencer, the County Seat). I was born and raised there."

Q. After your discharge, where did you go and what did you do?
A. "I went to Elkview of Kanawha County, West Virginia and was engaged in logging with John Hall, who at that time lived in Charleston, West Virginia." This is twelve miles east of Charleston.

Q. Where did you go from Elkview, West Virginia?
A. "Can't say. I traveled and had no settled home and doctored sore eyes and cancers until I moved to Wolf Creek near Grayson, Carter Co. KY in 1866. I lived on that Creek for one year then moved to this farm in 1867 and have been here ever since. I live in Gimlet, Elliott Co. KY, but I get my mail at Whitt P.O. of Carter Co. KY. I have doctored for a living as long as I was able to travel and hired my farming. William Counts, John Counts, John Lewis, and John Walker were my closest neighbors on Wolf Creek. Jessie Rose, Silas Maggard, John J. Whitt, Wilson Maggard, and Ambrose J. Bear are now my closest neighbors."

1880, Jun 1 - Census: Moccasin District, Elliott County, KY

William Gratehouse household, dwelling 3, family 3.
1) Gratehouse, Wm; white; male; age 72 [born 1808]; married; farmer; cannot read; cannot write; born in Virginia; father born in Ohio; mother born in Virginia.
2) Gratehouse, Mary A. S.; white; female; age 36 [born 1844]; wife; married; keeping house; cannot read; cannot write; born in Virginia; father born in Virginia; mother born in Tennessee.
3) Gratehouse, Henry; white; male; age 10 [born 1870]; son; single; attended school within year; cannot write; born in Kentucky; father born in Virginia; mother born in Kentucky.
4) Briant, Sarah; white; female; age 22 [born 1858]; step daughter; married; born in Kentucky; father born in Virginia; mother born in Kentucky.

1890 - Census: Veterans Schedules, Moccasin, Elliot County, Kentucky

William Greathouse household.
Greathouse, William H. (Union); private; Company H, 13th Virginia (vol) Infantry; date of enlistment: 1861; date of discharge: 1865; length of service: 4 years. Wounded 5 or 6 times and suffering badly at the present.

1890, Aug 30 - Letter to Hon. G. B. Rains, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.; Subject: Original Invalid Claim for Pension, Case No. 261415 of William H. Greathouse, Private, Company H, 13th West Virginia Infantry Regiment, P. O. Whitt, Carter County, from J. H. Vansant, Clerk of Elliott County, KY, 30 Aug 1890.

In the body of two page letter, Vansant stated several written statements are to be prepared by his office and sent by separate letter to the Commissioner of Pensions upon completion of the interview and deposition of  fellow soldiers (James C. Blair and George W. Turner), who served with William Henry Greathouse. 

In addition, on page two of this letter, J. H. Vansant stipulates, "a written statement should be secured from Washington Greathouse of Millard, Roane County, West Virginia giving a detailed history of his war injuries and disabilities.  This Washington Greathouse is a son of the claimant - who has two living wives.  One residing near his son, Washington Greathouse."

Note: In the package received from the National Archives, the separate depositions of James C. Blair and George W. Turner were included. A written statement or deposition for J. W. "Washington" Greathouse was not included.

1891, Nov 10 - Death of William Henry Greathouse Sr.

William Henry Greathouse, Sr. died on 10 Nov 1891 on his 115 acre farm in Gimlet, Elliott County, KY and is buried on Greathouse Knob.

1895 - Death of Mary A. Young Greathouse

Mary A. Young Greathouse died and was buried beside her husband on Greathouse Knob in the winter of 1895.

1896 - Land Sale: William Henry Greathouse, Jr.

William Henry Greathouse, Jr., sold the 115 acre farm in the Summer of 1896 and moved to the head of Alcorn Road in Greenup, Greenup County, KY and established residence on a 500 acre farm.

Sources:

Email from Robert Greathouse to Betty Renick, Subject: William Henry Greathouse, 4 Apr 2008.

United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Roll 459, Page 487, William Gratehouse household, dwelling 139, family 139.

United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. Roll 412, Page 620, William Gratehouse household, dwelling 3, family 3.

United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1890. M123, 118 rolls. Roll 2, Page 3, Line 40, William Greathouse household, dwelling 163, family 163.