THIS IS THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE ON THE GREATHOUSE. THEY ARE GERMAN! THE FIRST GREATHOUSE TO COME TO USA. WAS HERMAN GROETHAUSEN IN 1709 -1710. HE LIVED IN GERMANTOWN, PA. HE BUILT A HOUSE IN WYNDMOOR,PA WHICH IS STILL STANDING. HE HAVE TWO SONS. HENRY AND JOHANN ADOLPH GROETHAUSEN.
JOHANN MARRIED AMELIA MILLER. AND THEY HAD A SON WILHEM GROETHAUSEN
MARRIED BARBARA SCHUTZ. WILHEM LIVED IN HARRISON COOUNTY, VA. WHICH IS W.V. NOW.WLIHEM HAD ANOTHER WIFE AND CHILDREN WAY HER TOO. WILHEM AND BARBARA HAD A SON MICHAIL GREATHOUSE
MARRIED RACHEL HUSTED. MICHAIL IS BURIED IN TAYLOR COUNTY, W.V. MICHAIL HAD A SON THAT WAS MOSES GREATHOUSE
MARRIED NANCY CURREY. THEY ARE BOTH BURIED IN TAYLOR COUNTY, W.V. MOSES HAD A SON GRANDISON TISDALE GREATHOUSE
< MARRIED HARRIET CORBIN. THEY BOTH ARE BURIED IN TAYLOR COUNTY,W.V. GRANDISON HAD A SON ABRAHAM LICOLN GREATHOUSE
MARRIED MELISSA PURKEY. THEY BOTH ARE BURIED IN TAYLOR COUNTY,W.V. LICOLN IS THE NAME HE WENT BY. LICOLN HAD A SON RALPH GREATHOUSE SR. RALPH GREATHOUSE SR. HAD A SON RALPH GREAHTOUSE JR. . the above presented by KARL GREATHOUSE AND DONNA JACOBS
My ggrandfather Thomas N. Jeffries married Prudance(Prudi ann) Greathouse. the daughter of Maddison Greathouse . His sister, Margaret Jeffries married Prudance's brother .David Greathouse.
here is my list of the Greathouse family, if you find any of it not correct, please send me a note and correct me.
Harmon Greathouse born around 1680, germany.children
A.Johann Greahouse
B.Henry Greathouse
William, Grandson of Johann Greathouse had.
a.William jr.
b.John
c.Gabriel
d.MIchael 1765
e.Catherin
f.Mary
g.Amelia
Michael 1765, married Rachel Hustead 1773 , she the dau. of Moses and Sarah.
A.Moses 1795, m. Nancy currey 1799
B.Elizabeth 1799. m. John B. Currey
C.Alexander 1803
D.Sarah 1801. m. Francis Goodwin
E.Delila 1805. m. Hezekiah STout
F.William 1808
G.John 1810
H.James 1815. m. 1.Nancy Coplin, 2.Amanda Riffee
I.Zadock 1820. m. Sarah Mason
J.Emily 1821, m. Felix Prunty
Children of Moses 1795, and Nancy Currey 1799.
a.Paulina, m. Zachariah Mcdonald
b.William Maddison 1823, m. Sarah Rhoads.
c.Grandison Tisdale 1826 m. Harriet Corbin, dau. of Benjamin and Martha
d.Rebecca Ann. 1828, married David Corbin
e.Harrison Poindexter 1833,
f.MOses Crittenden 1840
children of Grandison and Harriet
1.Jeanette Augusta 1852, m. Scott Shields
2.Nancy Ellen 1857 m. Claud Wyckoff
3.Lincoln 1860. m. Millissa Purkey
4.Willie Grandison 1864, m.Elfrieda Bristor
5.Orin 1867 m. Icie Jenkins
6.Ira. 1872. m. Emma Grace Gerrett. , children,
a.Eugene
b.Charles Ira
d.Lyla
children of William Madison 1823 and Sarah Rhoads
A.Jannie, m. Bahman
B.Prudi Ann 1848, m. Thomas Jeffries 1839, see jeffries lines
C.Mary A.
D.David m. Margaret Jeffries, sister to Thomas
E.Sarah E. 1855
F.Eliza J. m. Webb
G.Prince Dextor m . Sharp
H.Jennie
I.Moses
J.Frances .m. Hutchenson
K.John 1869
this is all that i have on the greathouse's, feel free to add to it , or correct it by leaving a note in the message board.
jeffries
new unrelated notes page 7
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