West Virginia Pioneers
Family: John D Greathouse / Sarah McDade (F910)
m. 17 Sep 1806-
Father | Male
John D Greathouse
Born 1 Mar 1778 Harrison County, West Virginia, USA 
Died 4 Jul 1866 Harrison County, West Virginia, USA Buried Married 17 Sep 1806 [1] Mason, Mason County, West Virginia [1] Father Mother
Mother | Female
Sarah McDade
Born 23 May 1783 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Died 30 Jun 1863 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia Buried Father James McDADE | F558 Group Sheet Mother Rachel TANNER | F558 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
William H Greathouse
Born Abt 1809 Died Bef 1866 Buried Spouse Nancy Joanna Hicks | F1952 Married Abt 1831
Child 3 | Male
Edward 'Neddy' Greathouse
Born 17 Nov 1807 Died 12 Nov 1897 Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Matilda Blosser | F1951 Married 21 Dec 1833 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 4 | Male
"Prophet" John Greathouse, Jr
Born 15 Mar 1810 Died 28 Dec 1901 Buried Spouse Phoebe Casto | F1453 Married 12 Feb 1835 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 5 | Male
Samuel William Greathouse
Born 1812 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Died 1900 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Sidney Grace Tanner | F2492 Married
Child 6 | Male
Solomon Greathouse
Born 1815 Died 1849 Buried Spouse Sarah Starcher | F2037 Married 12 Feb 1841 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Child 7 | Male
Nathaniel Greathouse
Born 1817 Died 1878 Buried Spouse Nancy Reynolds | F2030 Married 19 Feb 1841 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Child 8 | Male
James Greathouse
Born 1820 Died Bef 1850 Buried Spouse Nancy Ashley | F2101 Married 11 Jul 1837 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Child 9 | Female
Sarah Greathouse
Born 15 Feb 1827 Virginia, USA Died 24 Aug 1905 Roane County, West Virginia, USA Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Spouse Matthew McMullen | F1953 Married 13 Jul 1844 Spouse James A Townsley | F2028 Married 22 Nov 1879 Roane County, West Virginia, USA
Child 11 | Female
Malinda Greathouse
Born 11 Jan 1831 Virginia, USA Died 21 Mar 1909 Buried Spouse Eli Connolly | F2029 Married 15 Sep 1853
Child 12 | Female
Matilda Greathouse
Born 8 Nov 1833 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Died 18 Mar 1913 Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Buried Spouse Charles Elias Connolly | F13052 Married Abt 1849 Wirt County, West Virginia, USA
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Notes
Marriage Bond
Mason County, VA
September the 17, 1806
Sir, Please to let John Parsons have lisens for John Gratehouse Sary Mick Dade for tha are willing
James MickDade Rachel Michdade
1830 Harrison, VA
John Greathouse
1m 10-15 James
1m 15-20
2m 20-30 John & Ned?
1m 30-40 ??
1m 60-70
1f 15-20
1f 40-50
1840 Jackson Co VA
2m 15-20
1m 50-60
2f 0-5
1f 5-10
1f 50-60
1850 Wirt Co, VA #245-245 (next to Jesse Tanner)
Greathouse, John, 69
Sarah, 67
Malinda, 18
Matthew Williiams (?), 21, laborer
Mordicai Stacthouse, 22, "
Lewis Stacthouse, 21, "
1860 Roane, VA
John Greathouse Sr 81 Va
Sarah 78 Va
Malinda Conley 39 Va
Sarah J 14 Va
Roane Co Cemeteries, Spencer Memorial:
Greathouse, Sarah w/o John D 6/30/1863 Age 80y
John D 7/4/1866 A - 88y 4m 3?d
John GREATHOUSE husband of Sarah MCDADE of Mason County. Marriage
Bond and Consent dated September 17, 1806 is on file on microfilm at Colson Hall, Morgantown JVW1006, Rolls 3 & 4. Marriage Bond has names spelled GRATEHOUSE, and her parents signed with a mark to James MICDADE and Rachel MICKDADE. John's parents are believed to be Daniel GREATHOUSE and Mary MORRIS. John and Sarah died in Roane County and are buried in Spencer Memorial Cemetery.
John House: "Burying Grounds"
Spencer Graveyard
"John Greathouse born March 4, 1898 died July 4, 1886 aged eighty eight years four months.
Sarah, wife of John Greathouse, died June 30, 1863 aged eighty years, and was born in 1873.
He settled on the east side of Spring Creek just above Poverty. He owned all the land from the Boggs farm nearly to Spencer. Was in the war of 1812 and father of Prophet John Greathouse."
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