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Family of John and Sarah McDade Greathouse Are you a descendant of John Greathouse Senior and Sarah McDade? Please join us in our efforts to better document this family by sending your additions and corrections to Greathouse Point. John Greathouse born about 1778 died July 4, 1866From the census reports that list the place of his birth, as well as the census reports for his children when they list a birthplace for their father, we know that John Greathouse was born in Virginia . His birth date would have been between 1778 and 1782 and is estimated from his tombstone, census reports, and his personal testimony. We believe he was born in Monongalia, Yohogania or Ohio Counties, all formed in 1776, because those counties have records of Greathouse families at the time he was born. What we do not know is the name of his father. We also do not have any documents showing him or his location from his birth until 1806 when we find a consent for a marriage license and marriage bond filed in Mason County, September 17, 1806. Sarah McDade's father, James McDade , was one of the earliest settlers of Mason County and was a Revolutionary War Soldier. We do not know of any prior marriages. There is a reference in Hardesty's History of Jackson County (VA) that John Greathouse was an early settler, coming some time after 1796 but with no specific date. His son's obituary reports that he 'came from Harrison County (VA)' but does not say he was born there. John served in the war of 1812 and information about his service is in the National Archives through his application for bounty land from his service. A copy of his discharge paper has been preserved, along with his application for land grant. We only know of the children listed in his estate settlement. He had nine children born from 1807 to 1833 all in the state of Virginia. Those children are:
Other children attributed to him, such as Isaac and Betsy have never been documented. A son Wyley attributed to John was actually a grandson. John appears to have died without a will, so we believe the heirs listed in his estate settlement in Roane County West Virginia, and who received equal distribution, were his natural children. There is a gap of about 8 years from 1818 to 1826 when we do not find records of him or his children. He does not appear in the 1820 census or the information has been lost. John died July 4, 1866. His death date is confirmed through records in National Archives from his application for land grant for service in War of 1812. He is buried at Spencer Memorial Cemetery in Roane County WV. The age is clearly read as 88 years, but the remainder of information after that is not clear. Photos of tombstones for John and Sarah McDade Greathouse, courtesy of Ted McMullen Dates of birth for his children are recorded, or are estimated from marriage and census records or tombstones. If no date appears in the listing below, such as for a marriage, it is because no reliable source has been found. We are seeking to connect John with a Greathouse family who would have been in Virginia in 1778 and with a father who would likely have been born around 1750 and not later than around 1760. We still need confirmation of marriage dates for son Samuel William Greathouse and Sudna/Sidney Tanner, and a confirmation that the marriage of William Henry Greathouse and Nancy Jane Hicks was in 1852 and whether James Washington Greathouse was their son or from a prior marriage. Parents are William and Joanna on James' marriage record. We show second marriages for William Henry, Sarah and John Jr. We need a month and day of birth for William Henry, Samuel William, Solomon and James. We need a month and day of birth for spouses Nancy Jane Hicks, Sudna Tanner, Nancy Ashley and Matthew McMullen. For many of the grandchildren, their names and year of birth were obtained from census reports, so the month and day is often missing. On occasion we may have erroneously believed that a grandchild living in the home was a child if the relationship is not stated, but we believe most are correctly listed. Because county lines changed from Jackson to Wirt to Roane, some counties showing on documents, such as death certificates, show the present county name, not the name at the time the event occurred. The following time line covers John, his children and grandchildren and a timeframe from of about one hundred years. Some dates and events in the life of John Greathouse, his children and grandchildren All of the counties referenced below were in Virginia until 1863 when West Virginia became a state 1776 Monongalia, Ohio and Yohogania Counties were formed from District of West Augusta Virginia 1778 John - estimated year of birth in Virginia, parents unknown 1785 Harrison County was formed from Monongalia County 1788 Kanawha County was formed from Greenbrier and Montgomery Counties 1798 Wood County was formed from Harrison County Virginia 1804 Mason County was formed from Kanawha County 1806 John Greathouse marries Sarah McDade in Mason County Virginia 1807 Son Edward is born in Mason County Virginia 1808 Son William Henry is born in Mason County Virginia 1809 John appears on Mason County Personal Property Taxpayers 1810 John appears on Mason County Personal Property Taxpayers John appears on census in Mason County Virginia 1811 John appears on Mason County Personal Property Taxpayers Son John Jr is born in Mason County Virginia 1812 John appears on Mason County Personal Property Taxpayers 1813 John appears on Mason County Personal Property Taxpayers 1814 John appears on Mason County Personal Property Taxpayers John Greathouse is drafted into War of 1812 from Mason County Virginia Son Samuel William is born in Kanawha County Virginia 1815 Son Solomon is born in Kanawha County Virginia 1817 Son James is born in Kanawha County Virginia 1818 to 1826 - No records of John or family 1827 Daughter Sarah is born in Kanawha County 1830 John in census in Kanawha County Virginia 1831 Daughter Malinda is born in Kanawha County in January Jackson County is formed from Mason and Wood Counties in March Son William Henry - son James Washington is born 1833 Daughter Matilda is born in Jackson County - last child of John and Sarah Son Edward - marriage in Jackson County Matilda Elizabeth Blosser 1834 Son Edward - daughter Isabelle born in Jackson County 1834 Son William Henry - daughter Margaret is born 1835 Son Edward - son John is born in Jackson County 1835 Son William Henry - son John W is born Son John Jr marriage to Phoebe Casto 1836 Son John - son George is born 1837 Son James - marriage in Kanawha County to Nancy Ashley 1838 Son James - son Wyley born Son William Henry - daughter Sarah is born 1839 Son James - daughter Laura born in Mason County Son John - son Edward is born 1840 John Census Jackson County Virginia Son Edward - son Robert born in Jackson County Son William Henry - son William Anderson is born Son Samuel William - son Jesse born 1841 Son James - daughter Nancy is born Son Samuel William - daughter Sarah Jane is born Son Solomon - marriage in Jackson County to Sarah Starcher 1842 Son Edward - son Isaac Benjamin born Son John - son John D is born Son William Henry - daughter Malinda is born Son Samuel William - daughter Judith/Julia is born 1843 Son John - son William M born in Jackson County Son Solomon - daughter Mary born in Jackson County 1844 Son James - daughter Sarah is born Jackson County Son Edward - son Samuel born Son Solomon - daughter Matilda born Daughter Sarah - marriage in Jackson County to Matthew McMullen 1845 Son James - daughter Eveline is born Son William Henry - daughter Mary J is born Son John - daughter Louisa is born Daughter Sarah - son John McMullen born 1846 Son Edward - daughter Jane born in Jackson County Daughter Sarah - daughter Matilda McMullen 1847 Son Edward - son James is born Son John - daughter Mahala is born 1848 Wirt County is formed from Jackson and Wood Counties Son William Henry - son David is born Son John - son David is born Son Solomon - daughter Rebecca born 1849 Son John - son Granville is born Daughter Sarah - daughter Malinda McMullen is born Daughter Matilda - marriage in Wirt County to Elias Connolly 1850 Son William Henry - daughter Evaline is born John and Sarah are on Wirt County census 1851 Daughter Sarah - daughter Sudna Sidney McMullen is born Daughter Matilda - daughter Margaret Connolly is born 1852 Son Edward - son Edward is born Son John - son Joseph is born 1853 Son Edward - daughter Mary is born Daughter Matilda - daughter Sarah Jane is born Daughter Malinda - marriage to Eli Connolly 1854 Son John - son James is born Daughter Malinda - son Elias Connolly is born 1855 Son John - daughter Salina is born Daughter Sarah - son Samuel McMullen is born Daughter Matilda - daughter Charlotte Connolly is born 1856 Roane County is formed from Gilmer, Jackson, and Kanawha Counties Daughter Matilda - son George Connolly is born in Calhoun County 1856 Son John - daughter Phoebe is born John applies for War of 1812 land bounty in Roane County VA 1858 Son Edward - son Irvin Marion is born Son John - daughter Salina is born - est date Son John - daughter Mary Elizabeth is born Daughter Sarah -son Andrew McMullen is born 1859 Son John - son Marcellus is born 1860 John appears in Roane County VA census Son John - daughter Eliza Ann is born Daughter Sarah - son Edward McMullen is born Daughter Malinda - son Brooks Connolly is born Daughter Matilda - daughter Elizabeth Jane born in Missouri 1861 Son John - son Wesley is born 1863 WV becomes a state Daughter Sarah - daughter Margaret McMullen is born 1864 Son John - son William Frank is born Daughter Malinda - son Alvadore born 1865 Daughter Matilda - son James Hamilton Connolly 1866 John died in Roane County WV and is buried in Roane County 1867 Daughter Malinda - son Commodore Connolly is born Daughter Matilda - son Robert E Connolly is born 1870 Daughter Malinda - daughter Elizabeth Connolly is born Daughter Matilda - son Francis Marion Connolly is born 1872 Daughter Matilda - daughter Mary Catherine Connolly is born 1873 Daughter Matilda - daughter Malinda Connolly is born 1880 Daughter Matilda - daughter Estella Matilda Connolly is born |
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