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     Wyley B. Greathouse was born in 1840. He was the son of John Joseph Greathouse and Sarah Rachel McDade. Wyley B. Greathouse died in March 1865.

     Harmon Greathouse The following is from the draft copy Descendants of Mary Stull Greathouse by Chris Bailey. In a 1792 court document Harmon declared his age as 75. (Chancery Ct. folder 1681 Baltimore Co.,MD. Marriages). Harmon was probably unmarried when he was sponsor to the baptism of a child June 2, 1745, at St. Michael's Church, Germantown, PA. He was NEVER married to Anna Maria Baretinin, the co-sponsor, who was a single woman at the time. The misinterpretation of this record created a "first-wife" for Harmon which he never had. His one and only wife was Mary Stull. The census of 1790 shows a Harmon Greathouse and his wife residing in Baltimore County, Maryland. By Oct 10 1753 Harmon was living on a tract of land across the Potomac River in Hampshire Co.,WV. He acted as a chain carrier there on March 18 1754 for Thomas Rutherford. On Nov. 18, 1755, Harmon Greathouse 'of the Colony of Virginia, farmer' sold his tract 'Chestnut Spring' in Frederick Co.,MD to John Hildebrand. Harmon was a blacksmith, by trade, and received a bequest of blacksmith tools from the will of his father. On June 24, 1749 Harmon had a 50 acre farm called 'Chestnut Springs' surveyed and patented. This land was located on Antietam Creek in Frederick, present day Washington, Co.,MD. He sold this tract to John Hildebrand on Nov. 18 1755. On Mar 2 1755 Harmon Greathouse had two more tracts of land surveyed for him in Hampshire County, WV. The first of these was a 275 acre tract original warranted by Solomon Turpin of Frederick. On Mar 28, 1755 Greathouse also acted as a chain carrier for surveyor Thomas Rutherford in surveying a 194 acre tract of land on the Potomac for John Friend of Frederick, Co. MD. In 1773, Harmon took his family and settled in the northern part of Ohio Co.,VA in present day Brooke County, WV near the Hancock County Line. The land on which he settled was on a creek which he called Harmon's Run. It later became known as Harmons Creek and flows into the Ohio River near Holliday's Cove, present day Weirton, WV. In 1780 Harmon produced certificates for two tracts of 400 acres each. The land records office at Richmond, VA, show that a land patent was granted to Harmon Greathouse in Mar 8, 1785 for 800 acres of land in the county of Yohogania, VA. Along Harmons Creek. Patrick Henry, Esq. Governor of the Commonwealth of VA in consideration of the Ancient Composition of Four Pounds Sterling paid by Harmon Greathouse into the Treasury of the Commonwealth of VA. granted the patent. On Aug 4, 1788 Harmon and Mary sold two parcels of land - 195 acres including Cove Pond and part of Harmon's Creek to their son Isaac for l50 lbs., 218 acres of land and a sawmill on Harmon's Creek to their son Harmon, Jr. for 150 lbs. and 387 acres on both sides of Harmon's Creek to their son Jonathan for 200 lbs. Almost immediately after they left Virginia and returned to Maryland. Harmon was a member of an organization known as the "Rangers on the Frontier" 1778-1782 (Ref. PA Archives, Third Series, Vo. XXIII, p 206); Served as a volunteer in Col. William. Crawford's regiment during the expedition against Sandusky (1782), (Ref PA Archives Sixth Series, Vol. II, pages 153 and 390.) He In 1770 or early in 1771, Harmon Greathouse, together with his wife and ten children, moved from Frederick County, Maryland, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, settling in what was then known as Augusta County. Augusta County, at that time, took in most of what is now the State of West Virginia. Later, the area in which he settled was called Yohogania County, then Ohio County. In 1797 Brooke County was formed from land cut off from Ohio County. The Greathouse lands all lay in what is now Brooke County, West Virginia. Brooke County is located in what is now known as the Panhandle of West Virginia. This is a very narrow strip of land located between the western boundary of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River which forms the boundary between West Virginia and Ohio.

When Harmon Greathouse moved to Virginia he settled on the waters of Harmon's Creek. "History of the Panhandle", published in 1879, says that Harmon Greathouse was the first settler in what is now Brooke County. Harmon's Creek, site of the Greathouse settlement, was named for him. The Rev. Joseph Doddridge in his book, "Doddridge's Notes", says this of these early pioneers: "A fierce, implacable foe met them on every hand. Braddock's Trail was the route by which the greater number crossed the mountains. Some came by way of Bedford and Fort Ligonier, few were encumbered with much baggage. Land was their object. Raising a crop of grain, however small, entitled the settler to 400 acres of land."

Although Harmon Greathouse settled on the waters of Harmon's Creek in 1771, he did not receive a patent on his land until 1785. In 1785, the Commonwealth of Virginia granted him a patent to 800 acres. Daniel, his eldest son, settled on 400 acres located in the Mingo Bottom of the Ohio River in 1771 but sold his rights to this land in 1775. John Greathouse settled on 400 acres, adjoining that of his brother Daniel. In 1774, Gabriel Greathouse acquired patent on 400 acres of land adjoining that of his father (Harmon). William Greathouse owned land on Harmon's Creek, probably 400 acres, prior to his death in 1791. The other sons, Isaac, Harmon Jr., and Jonathan, all acquired land from their father after 1785, from his original tract of 800 acres. In 1788, Harmon Greathouse, Sr., and his wife Mary sold "218 acres and a saw mill", part of his original tract. to their son Harmon Jr. for g 150. Prior to this time he had sold or given to his son Jonathan 122 acres. Jonathan, in turn sold this tract to Jonathan Boyle and Jonathan Hunt for g 100. This sale was made just prior to his ill-fated attempt to migrate to Kentucky.

By 1788 Harmon Sr. had disposed of all of his holdings in Virginia. There is no record of his ever again owning land in the state after that year. Furthermore, there is no record of a will or letter of administration for him in either Brooke or Ohio counties. Church records have been searched for entries concerning his death and burial but nothing has been found. Harmon and his wife Mary, in 1786, gave power of attorney to Margret White, Mary's sister, to dispose of their holdings in Frederick County, Maryland. He Harmon served in the Revolutionary War during the Sandusky indian border Campaign in Landash, Erie County, Ohio. He was a member of the Crawfordexpedition. Records sh Greathouse settlement,was named for him. Reports that he was killed during that campaign a r is also a deed recorded in Deed Book 1,Page 96, Ohio County, Virginia in which a n authoriza Records of Harmons service can be found in the Pennsylvania Archives,Sixth Series, Vol.II, pa. He was born circa 1720 at Heidleberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Henry Groethausen and Ann Pippen. Harmon Greathouse married Mary Magdelina Stull, daughter of John Stull and Martha Jones, circa 1745 at Frederick County, Maryland. Harmon Greathouse died on 10 June 1782 at Landash OH battle. He died after 1790 at Baltimore County, Maryland. He died between 1794 and 1795 at Carroll County, Maryland.

     Sarah Rachel McDade was born on 23 May 1783 at Mason County, Virginia.¹ She was the daughter of James McDade and Rachel Tanner. Sarah Rachel McDade married John Joseph Greathouse, son of Daniel Greathouse and Mary Morris, on 17 September 1806 at Mason County, Virginia. Sarah Rachel McDade died on 30 June 1863 at Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, at age 80.¹ She was buried at Spencer Memorial Cemetery, Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia.

     William H. Greathouse was born on 15 March 1803 at Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Joseph Greathouse and Sarah Rachel McDade. William H. Greathouse The Virginia Census of 1850, page 66, 70th District. The 1860 census for Roane County shows Eliza E. Radabaugh living w Greathouse, son of Willia m H. Greathouse. The 1850 census shows a James N. Greathouse, age 19 living with the family. This is probably the brother of William. It is not known what the relationship is between William and Sarah. It is possible that John had an earlier marriage, but if so, no record exists. He married an unknown person on 25 May 1822 at Virginia. He died at Roane County, West Virginia.

     Isaac Greathouse was born in 1804 at Wirt County, Virginia. He was the son of John Joseph Greathouse and Sarah Rachel McDade. Isaac Greathouse In the 1860 Roane County census also living within the Isaac Greathouse household was Leonard, relationship unknown. The family does not appear in any later census within Roane County. Whether Sarah is the mother of Isaac is in question since his birth occured several before th See also notes for William. In 1850, the census shows Isaac and family to be living in Wirt Co.

     Solomon Greathouse In 1864, Solomon stated he was 44 years old and born in Roane County, WV when he volunteered (Widow's Pension Application #206,193. Margaret, widow of Solomon Greathouse alias Solomon Mc He was a member of Co. E 173rd Regt, Ohio Volunteers. He apparently divorsed his first wife f although his mother's maiden name was McDade. Papers in his record claim that Solomon was an illigitimate child. He was born in 1815 at Harrison County, Virginia. He was the son of John Joseph Greathouse and Sarah Rachel McDade. Solomon Greathouse married an unknown person on 12 February 1841 at Jackson County, Virginia. He died in 1849. He married an unknown person on 16 May 1851 at Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio. He died in 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.

     Malinda McMullen was born circa December 1849.¹ She was the daughter of Matthew McMullen and Sarah Greathouse. Malinda McMullen died before 1860.¹

     Sudna "Sidney" McMullen was born on 30 March 1853 at Jackson County, Virginia.^2,3 She was the daughter of Matthew McMullen and Sarah Greathouse.² Sudna "Sidney" McMullen married Samuel Wines, son of Richard W. Wines and Nancy Ellen Miller, on 10 June 1869 at Roane County, West Virginia.^2,4 Sudna "Sidney" McMullen died on 5 November 1930 at Roane County, West Virginia, at age 77.^2,3 She was buried at Spencer Memorial Cemetery, Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia.³

     Susannah McDade was born in 1796. She was the daughter of James McDade and Rachel Tanner. Susannah McDade married an unknown person on 20 October 1819. She married an unknown person on 23 March 1838.

     Edward Tanner III was born in 1730 at Virginia. He married Rachel u in 1749. Edward Tanner III died on 24 May 1796 at Harrison County, Virginia.

     Rachel u married Edward Tanner III in 1749.

     Matilda Greathouse was born on 22 November 1831 at Jackson County, Virginia. She was born on 8 November 1833 at Jackson County, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Joseph Greathouse and Sarah Rachel McDade. Matilda Greathouse married an unknown person on 3 September 1849 at Wirt County, Virginia. She died on 10 March 1913 at Calhoun County, West Virginia, at age 79.

     Malinda Greathouse was born in 1829. She was born on 11 January 1831 at Mason County, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Joseph Greathouse and Sarah Rachel McDade. Malinda Greathouse died on 20 March 1909 at Richardson, Calhoun County, West Virginia, at age 78.

     Edward McMullen was born in April 1860 at Wirt County, Virginia.³ He was the son of Matthew McMullen and Sarah Greathouse.³ Edward McMullen married Mary Alice Hunt, daughter of Oliver Basham Hunt and Elizabeth Almeda Harper, on 22 February 1883 at Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia.^3,4 Edward McMullen worked as a stone mason in Spencer, West Virginia. After retiring he moved to Ohio where he spent the last years of his life in Massillon State Hospital, an asylum for the insane. He probably suffered from Altzheimers disease.³ He died in 1934 at Massillon, Stark County, Ohio.³ He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio.³

     Alpheus Jackson was born on 30 May 1856 at Pennsylvania. He was the son of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis. Alpheus Jackson married Elizabeth A. Eddington, daughter of John Eddington and Rebecca Hill, on 24 June 1875 at Pennsylvania.¹ Alpheus Jackson died on 28 December 1911 at German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at age 55.¹

     James Watterson Jackson was born on 8 January 1825 at Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of John Jackson and Elizabeth Showalter. James Watterson Jackson married Elizabeth Sturgis, daughter of Enos Sturgis and Diana Jones, on 3 September 1845. James Watterson Jackson died on 15 February 1864 at Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at age 39. He was buried at Mt. Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.²

     Elizabeth Sturgis was born on 4 March 1824 at Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Enos Sturgis and Diana Jones. Elizabeth Sturgis married James Watterson Jackson, son of John Jackson and Elizabeth Showalter, on 3 September 1845. Elizabeth Sturgis died on 9 January 1894 at McClellandtown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at age 69.³ She was buried at Mt. Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.³

     John Jackson was born in February 1796 at Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Thomas Jackson and Comfort Parrott. John Jackson married Elizabeth Showalter, daughter of Ulrich Saunders Showalter and Susannah Watterson, on 10 December 1815. John Jackson died on 23 May 1833 at Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at age 37. He was buried at Pleasant View IOOF Cemetery, Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

     Thomas Jackson was born in 1750 at Maryland. He married Comfort Parrott, daughter of John Parrott and Naomi Shepard, in July 1775. Thomas Jackson died in 1800 at Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

     Comfort Parrott was born on 27 January 1755 at Westminster Parish, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She was the daughter of John Parrott and Naomi Shepard. Comfort Parrott married first Thomas Jackson in July 1775. Comfort Parrott married second Stephen Mackey after 1808. Comfort Parrott married third Joseph Coleman before 1809. Comfort Parrott died on 1 April 1842 at Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at age 87.

     Sarah Jackson was born in 1785 at Maryland. She was the daughter of Thomas Jackson and Comfort Parrott.

     William Penn Jackson was born in May 1846 at Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 He was the son of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis. William Penn Jackson married Isabel Armstrong, daughter of James Armstrong and Mary Ann Wilson, on 10 March 1867 at Fayette County, Pennsylvania.² William Penn Jackson died on 28 July 1912 at Ohiopyle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at age 66. The newspaper article about his death read as follows,"Director of the Poor William P. Jackson, of Ohiopyle, was instantly killed yesterday evening, when he stepped in front of a passenger train travelling at 50 miles an hour. The accident occurred 300 yards west of Ohiopyle station. Jackson, in an effort to avoid being struck by a freight train, stepped onto the eastbound passenger track and was hurled to his death. Every bone in his body was broken. The train's emergency brakes were applied, the body placed aboard and brought to the undertaking rooms of J. E. Sims, of Connellsville. Jackson had many fireinds in Connellsville and was well-known throughout the county. He was born at Smithfield about 66 years ago, and was a son of James Watterson and Elizabeth Sturgis Jackson. He enlisted in the Union army in 1864, and served one year. Shortly after the close of the war, Jackson married Miss Isabel Armstrong, of Armstrong county. A quarter of a century ago, they moved to Ohiopyle, where they made their home. Jackson is survived by his widow and the following children: Mrs. Timothy Mitchell, of West Virginia; William, Oral; Mrs. Dolphin Potter and Edward, of Ohiopyle. The following brothers and sisters also survive: B. S. Jackson of Ohiopyle; Mrs. Joch C. Kendall, of mcClellandtown; Rufus Jackson, chief of police, at Masontown; Thomas Jackson of Lincoln, Neb; J. L. Jackson of Oklahoma; and Sylvester Jackson, of Kankakee, Ill. Jackson served as steward of the County Home in 1896. He was elected Poor Director about a year ago, and was considered an efficient officer. The body was removed to Ohiopyle this afternoon on Baltimore & Ohio train No. 14, by Funeral Director Sims. Notice of funeral will be announced later."^4,5 He was buried at Sugar Grove Cemetery, Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.⁴

     Caroline Elizabeth "Carrie" Jackson was born in 1852 at German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis. Caroline Elizabeth "Carrie" Jackson married John Clay Kendall, son of Jeremiah Kendall and Sarah Catherine Phillips, on 19 September 1871.^2,3 Caroline Elizabeth "Carrie" Jackson died on 13 April 1932 at German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.³

     Enos Sturgis Jackson was born on 15 May 1848 at Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He was the son of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis.³ Enos Sturgis Jackson married Clarissa "Clara" Jane Bailey, daughter of William Bailey and Mahala Wilson, on 4 September 1873 at at her home, Mill Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^4,5,6,3 Enos Sturgis Jackson died on 11 March 1934 at Ohiopyle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at age 85. He was buried at Hickman Chapel Cemetery, Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.⁷

     Clarissa "Clara" Jane Bailey was born on 9 October 1853 at Whig Corner, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of William Bailey and Mahala Wilson.^1,2 Clarissa "Clara" Jane Bailey Clarissa was the youngest of six sisters. She married Enos Sturgis Jackson, son of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis, on 4 September 1873 at at her home, Mill Run, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^3,4,5,1 Clarissa "Clara" Jane Bailey died on 3 February 1943 at Ohiopyle, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at age 89. She was buried at Hickman Chapel Cemetery, Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.⁶

     Rufus Jackson was born circa 1855 at German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis. Rufus Jackson married Isabell u on 9 February 1879.¹ Rufus Jackson died after 1903.

     James Watterson Jackson was born on 16 July 1853 at Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis. James Watterson Jackson married Hattie W. Allen, daughter of John Wesley Allen and Elizabeth A. Clark, on 20 January 1881 at Masontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹ James Watterson Jackson died on 5 July 1903 at Ulysses, Butler County, Nebraska, at age 49.

     Thomas S. Jackson was born on 30 May 1856 at Pennsylvania. He was the son of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis. Thomas S. Jackson married an unknown person on 22 March 1881. He died after 1903.

     Sylvester Jones Jackson was born on 29 December 1860 at Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis. Sylvester Jones Jackson married Mary Ann Luckey, daughter of Josiah Luckey and Ruth A. u, on 9 June 1883 at Smithfield, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.¹ Sylvester Jones Jackson died on 5 November 1933 at Kankakee Township, Kankakee County, Illinois, at age 72.² He was buried at Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois.²

     John Lincoln Jackson was born on 4 May 1862 at Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^2,1 He was the son of James Watterson Jackson and Elizabeth Sturgis. John Lincoln Jackson married Maggie R. Scott, daughter of Joseph W. Scott and Rebecca Robinson, on 26 September 1887 at Jewell, Jewell County, Kansas.¹ John Lincoln Jackson died on 19 September 1921 at Terlton, Pawnee County, Oklahoma, at age 59.¹