(1) Name: Gabriel GREATHOUSE
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Birth: 1778 Frederick County, Maryland
Death: March 8, 1828 Pulaski County, Arkansas Age: 50
Father: Daniel GREATHOUSE
Misc. Notes
Subject: The Descendants of John Hinkson and Agnes and GABRIEL GREATHOUSE
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 22:43:53 -0700
From: "Frank Neher" <fneher@crcwnet.com>
To: "Bob Francis" <darby@visi.net>
Dear Bob,
On the 27th of April I downloaded The Descendants of John Hinkson and Agnes from your page at RootsWeb. In the notes for Mary Greathouse, daughter of Gabriel Greathouse and who married Samuel Hinkson, in the first paragraph it states: "(Note: This is the same George Edgington who married Elizabeth Greathouse, widow of William, Gabriels brother.)" Actually Gabriel was the son of Daniel Greathouse who was brother of William and grandson of Harmon Greathouse and Mary Stull.
During the past three and one-half years I have served as records coordinator for a group of Greathouse Cousins who have sent me information which has been compiled into a database. There has been many errors in previous records and family history efforts and it has been our goal to correct as many as possible of them. The short book prepared by a descendant of Gabriel also had some errors in the ancestor chart which have since been corrected, I have the following chart for Gabriel covering 3 generations that should be of interest to you. I would be glad to give you what we have on the families of Harmon, Henry and Hermon Groethausen if you would like it.
As you know my connection to this family is very distant via the Swearingen, Tomlinson connection. My maternal line of Bourne were located in Jessamine County, Ky, adjacent to Bourbon County. I also descend from Isaac Ruddell and Elizabeth Bowman and from the Griffith and Amos families who were located near Paris, KY in Bourbon County.
Your article in the Ruddlesforter is is terrific and most interesting reading. Thank you for the effort you are making and the contributions you have made.
Sincerely
Frank Neher
Descendants of Gabriel Greathouse
Generation No. 1
1. GABRIEL5 GREATHOUSE (DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born Abt. 1774 in Frederick, MD, and died March 08, 1829 in Pulaski, AR. He married RUTH TODD December 07, 1795 in Bourbon, KY. She was born 1767, and died 1841.
Notes for GABRIEL GREATHOUSE:
Source: WFT Vol 7 #1655
Source: John J. Greathouse
Article the Keyhole Vol XXV No4, Oct 1997 gives children as Mary, 1796, Lucinda,1798, John,1800, Daniel,1802, Dau, 1804, Rebecca 1806. does not mention Aaron or David. Jack Greathouse, a descendant, gave only three children for Gabriel and Ruth: Mary, John and Daniel.
Source: David Casto 9 Dec 1997: The following is a brief summary of Bourbon County,Ky Chancery Court Case #113, Gabriel Greathouse vs Andrew McCreery & al. "Complainant Gabriel Greathouse as son and only heir of Daniel Greathouse (who died in Monongalia Co.,VA in 1777) brought suit in 1799 in Bourbon County, KY against his mother and stepfather, Mary and Andrew McCreery, with intent to receive settlement of his father Daniel Greathouse's estate."
David only received four pages of the proceedings and was told the total was approx 100 pages. He refers to Jack Murray Greathouse viz:"He seems to have tied into the wrong line." David believes this proves that Daniel only had one son, Gabriel. John J. Greathouse believes that Gabriel was born in 1774/75 and was about 3 years of age when his father died. He lived with his grandfather, Harmon for several years.
Source: Louise Johnson, "Gabriel inherited Daniel's land in Yohogania Co., VA and now Brook Co., WV."
Notes for RUTH TODD:
Source: Keyhole, Vol XXV No. 4 Gen.Soc. of SW PA, Author: William Martin Bell & Louise Franklin Johnson.
More About GABRIEL GREATHOUSE and RUTH TODD:
Marriage: December 07, 1795, Bourbon, KY
Children of GABRIEL GREATHOUSE and RUTH TODD are:
2. i. MARY6 GREATHOUSE, b. 1796.
3. ii. LUCINDA GREATHOUSE, b. Abt. 1798, Bourbon, KY; d. ,Pulaski, AR.
4. iii. JOHN GREATHOUSE, b. 1801, KY; d. 1867, Pulaski, AR.
5. iv. DANIEL GREATHOUSE, b. 1802, KY; d. April 02, 1836, "Cross Roads", Pulaski, AR.
v. REBECCA GREATHOUSE, b. 1806; m. BENJAMIN KELLOGG.
Notes for REBECCA GREATHOUSE:
Source: WFT Vol 7 #1655
Notes for BENJAMIN KELLOGG:
Title: WFT Vol 7 #1655
Generation No. 2
2. MARY6 GREATHOUSE (GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born 1796. She married SAMUEL M. HINKSON. He was born 1795 in KY.
Notes for MARY GREATHOUSE:
Mary and her husband came to Arkansas with her parents about the year 1815. Land record show that she and her husband owned land on the upper reaches of Bayou Meto, about l5 miles north of Little Rock, in Pulaski Co. Source: Jack Murray Greathouse book.
Children of MARY GREATHOUSE and SAMUEL HINKSON are:
6. i. CHARITY7 HINKSON, b. Abt. 1825, Pulaski, AR.
7. ii. JOHN M. HINKSON, b. Abt. 1826, Pulaski, AR.
iii. SAMPSON G. HINKSON, b. Abt. 1829, Pulaski, AR.
iv. WILLIAM C. HINKSON, b. Abt. 1831, Pulaski, AR.
v. THOMAS C. HINKSON, b. Abt. 1833, Pulaski, AR.
vi. H. CLAY HINKSON, b. Abt. 1939, Pulaski, AR.
3. LUCINDA6 GREATHOUSE (GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born Abt. 1798 in Bourbon, KY, and died in ,Pulaski, AR. She married GENERAL EDMUND HOGAN Bef. 1820 in Pulaski, AR, son of GRIFFIN HOGAN and MARY GIBSON. He was born Bef. 1777 in GA, and died May 31, 1828 in Little Rock, Pulaski, AR.
Notes for GENERAL EDMUND HOGAN:
Edmund was killed in a fight following an argument over politics. He was stabbed four times in the chest and abdomen with a dagger out of a sword cane.
He was a General of the Arkansas Militia and served as a legislator for Pulaski County, AR.
More About EDMUND HOGAN and LUCINDA GREATHOUSE:
Marriage: Bef. 1820, Pulaski, AR
Children of LUCINDA GREATHOUSE and EDMUND HOGAN are:
8. i. WOODSON BATES7 HOGAN, b. April 22, 1821, Pulaski, AR; d. November 20, 1886, Pulaski, AR.
ii. GABRIEL HOGAN, b. 1824, Pulaski, AR; m. SARAH J. RICHARDSON, October 16, 1855, ,White, AR.
Marriage Notes for GABRIEL HOGAN and SARAH RICHARDSON:
White County Marriage Record Book A.P. 112.
More About GABRIEL HOGAN and SARAH RICHARDSON:
Marriage: October 16, 1855, White, AR
9. iii. ALMARINE HOGAN, b. February 14, 1829, Argenta, Pulaski, AR; d. June 26, 1895, Pulaski, AR.
4. JOHN6 GREATHOUSE (GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born 1801 in KY, and died 1867 in Pulaski, AR. He married (1) ELIZABETH. He married (2) WIDOW MARY March 10, 1831 in Pyeatt, Pulaski, AR. He married (3) LYDIA RANKIN December 15, 1834 in Pulaski, AR.
Notes for WIDOW MARY:
Mary Hawkins was the widow of James Hawkins.
More About JOHN GREATHOUSE and MARY:
Marriage: March 10, 1831, Pyeatt, Pulaski, AR
More About JOHN GREATHOUSE and LYDIA RANKIN:
Marriage: December 15, 1834, Pulaski, AR
Children of JOHN GREATHOUSE and LYDIA RANKIN are:
i. JUNETTA7 GREATHOUSE.
ii. FRANCIS MADISON GREATHOUSE, b. Abt. 1837, Pulaski, AR; m. CYNTHIA LYNCH.
Notes for FRANCIS MADISON GREATHOUSE:
Source: 1850 Census, Pulaski,AR
iii. MISSOURI GREATHOUSE, b. Abt. 1841, Pulaski, AR; m. (1) JOHN J. WINFREY; m. (2) WILLIAM H. NELSON.
Notes for MISSOURI GREATHOUSE:
Source: 1850 Census, Pulaski,AR
iv. MARY C. GREATHOUSE, b. Abt. 1844, Pulaski, AR.
Notes for MARY C. GREATHOUSE:
Source: 1850 Census, Pulaski,AR
v. ROBERT JOHNSON GREATHOUSE, b. Abt. 1846, Pulaski, AR.
vi. LYDIA J. GREATHOUSE, b. Abt. 1849, Pulaski, AR.
5. DANIEL6 GREATHOUSE (GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born 1802 in KY, and died April 02, 1836 in "Cross Roads", Pulaski, AR. He married ELIZABETH MAGNESS August 24, 1825 in Pulaski, AR. She was born October 08, 1808 in IN, and died October 24, 1873 in AR.
More About DANIEL GREATHOUSE and ELIZABETH MAGNESS:
Marriage: August 24, 1825, Pulaski, AR
Children of DANIEL GREATHOUSE and ELIZABETH MAGNESS are:
10. i. ROBERT AMBROSE7 GREATHOUSE, b. July 03, 1826, Bayou Meto, Pulaski, AR; d. February 02, 1911, ,Washington, AR.
11. ii. EUDORA MARIA GREATHOUSE, b. 1829, Cross Roads, Pulaski, AR; d. Ash Grove, Green, MO.
12. iii. SARAH ANN GREATHOUSE, b. 1833, Cross Roads, Pulaski, AR; d. 1860.
13. iv. MARY ETTA GREATHOUSE, b. 1835, Crpss Roads, Pulaski, AR; d. June 30, 1870, Conway, AR.
Generation No. 3
6. CHARITY7 HINKSON (MARY6 GREATHOUSE, GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born Abt. 1825 in Pulaski, AR. She married (1) A. J. RICE. She married (2) WOODSON BATES HOGAN April 02, 1848 in Pulaski, AR, son of EDMUND HOGAN and LUCINDA GREATHOUSE. He was born April 22, 1821 in Pulaski, AR, and died November 20, 1886 in Pulaski, AR.
Notes for CHARITY HINKSON:
Source: WFT Vol 7 #1655
Notes for WOODSON BATES HOGAN:
Source: Valeria B. Lawrence, a descendant
More About WOODSON HOGAN and CHARITY HINKSON:
Marriage: April 02, 1848, Pulaski, AR
Child of CHARITY HINKSON and WOODSON HOGAN is:
i. CHARLES B.8 HOGAN, b. Abt. 1847, Bayou Metro, Pulaski, AR.
Notes for CHARLES B. HOGAN:
Source: 1850 Census, ,Pulaski, AR
7. JOHN M.7 HINKSON (MARY6 GREATHOUSE, GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born Abt. 1826 in Pulaski, AR. He married EDNY ANN MAGNESS, daughter of ROBERT MAGNESS and SARAH. She was born 1819 in AR.
Children of JOHN HINKSON and EDNY MAGNESS are:
i. SARAH C.8 HINKSON, b. 1848, AR.
ii. MARY E. HINKSON, b. 1849, AR.
8. WOODSON BATES7 HOGAN (LUCINDA6 GREATHOUSE, GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born April 22, 1821 in Pulaski, AR, and died November 20, 1886 in Pulaski, AR. He married (1) CHARITY HINKSON April 02, 1848 in Pulaski, AR, daughter of SAMUEL HINKSON and MARY GREATHOUSE. She was born Abt. 1825 in Pulaski, AR. He married (2) LUCRETIA JANE BRIDGES CONWAY March 18, 1863 in Pulaski, AR.
Notes for WOODSON BATES HOGAN:
Source: Valeria B. Lawrence, a descendant
Notes for CHARITY HINKSON:
Source: WFT Vol 7 #1655
More About WOODSON HOGAN and CHARITY HINKSON:
Marriage: April 02, 1848, Pulaski, AR
More About WOODSON HOGAN and LUCRETIA CONWAY:
Marriage: March 18, 1863, Pulaski, AR
Child is listed above under (6) Charity Hinkson.
Child of WOODSON HOGAN and LUCRETIA CONWAY is:
i. SUSAN ELIZABETH8 HOGAN, b. July 1874, AR; m. ELIJAH VIRGIL TILLMAN CRONE, June 04, 1893, Pulaski, AR.
More About ELIJAH CRONE and SUSAN HOGAN:
Marriage: June 04, 1893, Pulaski, AR
9. ALMARINE7 HOGAN (LUCINDA6 GREATHOUSE, GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born February 14, 1829 in Argenta, Pulaski, AR, and died June 26, 1895 in Pulaski, AR. He married (1) SARAH HOGAN. He married (2) HEPSEY HEPSIE ANN DAVENPORT Bef. 1854 in Ark.
Notes for ALMARINE HOGAN:
Source: Vareria Lawrence a descendant.
Almarine and Woodson Bates Hogan joined Company B. of Mexican War, in Washington County, AR on June 9 1846.
More About ALMARINE HOGAN:
Fact 1: Cato Cemetery, Pulaski, AR
More About ALMARINE HOGAN and HEPSIE DAVENPORT:
Marriage: Bef. 1854, Ark
Children of ALMARINE HOGAN and HEPSIE DAVENPORT are:
i. ELLEN8 HOGAN, b. AR; m. FRANK PURDOM, March 07, 1878.
More About ELLEN HOGAN:
Burial: Cato, Faulkner, AR
Fact 1: Bayou Meto Cem, Jacksonville, Pulaski, AR
More About FRANK PURDOM:
Fact 1: Bethel Cemetery
More About FRANK PURDOM and ELLEN HOGAN:
Marriage: March 07, 1878
ii. JAMES P. HOGAN, b. Abt. 1854, Pulaski, AR.
iii. SONORA C HOGAN, b. April 12, 1856, AR; d. March 14, 1897; m. WILLIAM A. DUKE.
More About SONORA C HOGAN:
Fact 1: Cato Cem, Pulaski, AR
More About WILLIAM A. DUKE:
Fact 1: Cato Cem, Pulaski, AR
iv. JOSEPH E. HOGAN, b. 1864; d. 1921, Cato, AR; m. JENNIE BELLE DOOLEY, January 01, 1884, Pulaski, AR.
More About JOSEPH E. HOGAN:
Fact 1: 1921, Cata Cemetery
More About JOSEPH HOGAN and JENNIE DOOLEY:
Marriage: January 01, 1884, Pulaski, AR
v. JOHN HOGAN, b. Abt. 1866, AR.
vi. LULA ANN HOGAN, b. November 11, 1870, Bayo Meto, Pulaski, AR; d. October 26, 1930, North Little Rock, Pulaski, AR; m. (1) WILLIAM D. A. HEMPHILL, December 12, 1889, ,Pulaski, AR; m. (2) ROBERT A. BEASLEY, Aft. 1899.
More About LULA ANN HOGAN:
Burial: Bethel Cemetery, Cato, AR
More About WILLIAM D. A. HEMPHILL:
Fact 1: Abt. March 1889, Bethel Cemetery, Jacksonville
More About WILLIAM HEMPHILL and LULA HOGAN:
Marriage: December 12, 1889, ,Pulaski, AR
More About ROBERT BEASLEY and LULA HOGAN:
Marriage: Aft. 1899
10. ROBERT AMBROSE7 GREATHOUSE (DANIEL6, GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born July 03, 1826 in Bayou Meto, Pulaski, AR, and died February 02, 1911 in ,Washington, AR. He married MARGARET BLOUNT May 31, 1848 in Lewisburg, Conway, AR, daughter of WILEY BLOUNT and SALLIE KUYKENDALL. She was born March 01, 1828 in Lewisburg, Conway, AR, and died August 28, 1892 in Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR.
More About ROBERT AMBROSE GREATHOUSE:
Fact 1: Elm Springs Cemetery
More About MARGARET BLOUNT:
Fact 1: Elm Springs Cemetery
More About ROBERT GREATHOUSE and MARGARET BLOUNT:
Marriage: May 31, 1848, Lewisburg, Conway, AR
Children of ROBERT GREATHOUSE and MARGARET BLOUNT are:
i. BENJAMIN HARVEY8 GREATHOUSE, b. April 26, 1849, Beaver Fork of the Cadron, Conway, AR; d. May 02, 1940, Lincoln, Washington, AR; m. (1) MARTHA EMMELINE KATE STOUT, March 18, 1869, ,Washington, AR; b. February 05, 1853, Mt Comfort, Washington, AR; d. September 24, 1905, Longview, TX; m. (2) FAMBROUGH, Aft. 1905; m. (3) SUSAN EDWARDS, Aft. 1915, Lincoln, Washington, AR; m. (4) MOLLIE DEAN, Aft. 1920; m. (5) ADA ANDERSON, Bef. 1940.
Notes for BENJAMIN HARVEY GREATHOUSE:
Benjamin served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, enlisting at the age of 15.
More About BENJAMIN HARVEY GREATHOUSE:
Fact 1: Elm Springs Cemetery
More About MARTHA EMMELINE KATE STOUT:
Fact 1: Tyler, TX
More About BENJAMIN GREATHOUSE and MARTHA STOUT:
Marriage: March 18, 1869, ,Washington, AR
More About BENJAMIN GREATHOUSE and FAMBROUGH:
Marriage: Aft. 1905
More About BENJAMIN GREATHOUSE and SUSAN EDWARDS:
Marriage: Aft. 1915, Lincoln, Washington, AR
More About BENJAMIN GREATHOUSE and MOLLIE DEAN:
Marriage: Aft. 1920
More About BENJAMIN GREATHOUSE and ADA ANDERSON:
Marriage: Bef. 1940
ii. W. R. GREATHOUSE, b. July 13, 1850, ,Conway, AR; d. September 23, 1851.
More About W. R. GREATHOUSE:
Fact 1: Pickles Gap, Faulkner Co., AR.
iii. ALEXANDER JAMES GREATHOUSE, b. March 10, 1852, ,Conway, AR; d. February 15, 1937, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR; m. MARY ELIZABETH "BETTY" WOODRUFF, January 15, 1890, ,Washington, AR; d. November 30, 1961.
Notes for ALEXANDER JAMES GREATHOUSE:
>From the History of Benton County, Arkansas.
A.J. Greathouse may be mentioned as one of the prosperous farmers of Elm Spring Township, Washington Co., AR., and was born in the county in which he now resides in 1852. He attended the University at Fayetteville, AR. After finishing his education he engaged in pedagoguing, becoming one of the successful educators of Northwestern Arkansas, but discontinued this occup[ation to engage in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, South, and in his political vies is a Democrat.
More About ALEXANDER GREATHOUSE and MARY WOODRUFF:
Marriage: January 15, 1890, ,Washington, AR
iv. DANIEL W. GREATHOUSE, b. October 17, 1853, ,Conway, AR; d. August 17, 1870, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR.
More About DANIEL W. GREATHOUSE:
Fact 1: Elm Springs Cemetery
v. JOHN R. GREATHOUSE, b. September 26, 1855, ,Conway, AR; d. October 27, 1870, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR.
More About JOHN R. GREATHOUSE:
Fact 1: Elm Springs Cemetery
vi. SALLIE ELIZABETH GREATHOUSE, b. March 20, 1858, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR; d. June 20, 1935, Elm Springs, Washington, AR; m. WILLIAM ATKINSON WEBSTER, December 25, 1889, AR; b. January 12, 1848, TN; d. March 27, 1925, Elm Springs, Washington, AR.
More About SALLIE ELIZABETH GREATHOUSE:
Fact 1: Elm Springs Cemetery
More About WILLIAM WEBSTER and SALLIE GREATHOUSE:
Marriage: December 25, 1889, AR
vii. EUDORA MARIA GREATHOUSE, b. November 29, 1859, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR; d. December 06, 1959; m. (1) ALFRED WASHINGTON WASSON, June 08, 1879, Elm Springs, Washington, AR; b. February 14, 1852; d. February 14, 1880; m. (2) WILLIAM PENN REED, November 01, 1885; b. January 20, 1859; d. May 20, 1906, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR.
Notes for ALFRED WASHINGTON WASSON:
Alfred and Eudora had one child.
More About ALFRED WASHINGTON WASSON:
Fact 1: Elm Springs Cemetery
More About ALFRED WASSON and EUDORA GREATHOUSE:
Marriage: June 08, 1879, Elm Springs, Washington, AR
Notes for WILLIAM PENN REED:
William and Eudora had 7 children.
More About WILLIAM REED and EUDORA GREATHOUSE:
Marriage: November 01, 1885
viii. WILLIAM GIBSON GREATHOUSE, b. January 16, 1862, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR; d. March 15, 1937, Carson City, NV; m. HELEN REBECCA MOORE, December 01, 1887, ,Washington, AR; b. August 28, 1870.
More About WILLIAM GIBSON GREATHOUSE:
Fact 1: Masonic Cemetery, Reno, NV
More About WILLIAM GREATHOUSE and HELEN MOORE:
Marriage: December 01, 1887, ,Washington, AR
ix. BRAXTON BRAGG GREATHOUSE, b. November 17, 1863, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR; d. August 16, 1951, Ft Worth, TX; m. SARAH HANNAH WASSON, November 01, 1885, ,Washington, AR; b. March 01, 1868, ,Washington, AR; d. August 09, 1941, Rogers, NM.
More About BRAXTON BRAGG GREATHOUSE:
Fact 1: Rogers, New Mexico
More About BRAXTON GREATHOUSE and SARAH WASSON:
Marriage: November 01, 1885, ,Washington, AR
x. ROBERT AMBROSE GREATHOUSE, JR., b. March 10, 1866, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR; d. December 27, 1933, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR; m. JOSEPHINE ETHEL GOOD, October 09, 1889, ,Washington, AR; b. October 22, 1871.
More About ROBERT AMBROSE GREATHOUSE, JR.:
Fact 1: Elm Springs Cemetery
More About ROBERT GREATHOUSE and JOSEPHINE GOOD:
Marriage: October 09, 1889, ,Washington, AR
xi. MARGARET ADELINE GREATHOUSE, b. October 21, 1867, Greathouse Springs, Washington, AR; d. June 01, 1954, ,Washington, AR; m. (1) GUSTAVUS EUGENE FARISH, December 31, 1893, ,Washington, AR; b. January 30, 1867; d. February 24, 1905, ,Washington, AR; m. (2) WILLIAM HENRY COX, January 22, 1907, ,Washington, AR; d. May 12, 1934.
More About GUSTAVUS EUGENE FARISH:
Fact 1: Elm Springs Cemetery
More About GUSTAVUS FARISH and MARGARET GREATHOUSE:
Marriage: December 31, 1893, ,Washington, AR
More About WILLIAM COX and MARGARET GREATHOUSE:
Marriage: January 22, 1907, ,Washington, AR
11. EUDORA MARIA7 GREATHOUSE (DANIEL6, GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born 1829 in Cross Roads, Pulaski, AR, and died in Ash Grove, Green, MO. She married ALEX MURPHEY 1845.
Notes for ALEX MURPHEY:
About 1860 the family left Washington Co., AR and moved to Ash Grove, MO.
Alex served in the Union Army.
More About ALEX MURPHEY and EUDORA GREATHOUSE:
Marriage: 1845
Children of EUDORA GREATHOUSE and ALEX MURPHEY are:
i. ROBERT8 MURPHEY, d. 1935, Oklahoma City, OK.
ii. ZACK MURPHEY, d. Springfield, MO.
iii. ALEX MURPHEY, d. San Gabriel, CA.
iv. JOHN MURPHEY, d. Ash Grove, MO.
v. ANNA MURPHEY, m. CHARLES PORTER.
vi. JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH MURPHEY, b. June 22, 1850; d. February 21, 1918, Ash Grove, MO; m. HOWARD GRANTHAM, 1872.
More About HOWARD GRANTHAM and JOSEPHINE MURPHEY:
Marriage: 1872
vii. DR. ALBERT P. MURPHEY, b. October 20, 1850, ,Conway, AR.
Notes for DR. ALBERT P. MURPHEY:
Dr. Murphy studied medicine and was a licensed physcian but never practiced. He was married but there were no children. Sekrved as a Union Soldier during the Civil War.
12. SARAH ANN7 GREATHOUSE (DANIEL6, GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born 1833 in Cross Roads, Pulaski, AR, and died 1860. She married DR. WILLIAM SHERMAN November 14, 1852 in Springfield, Conway, AR. He was born 1822 in NC, and died 1908 in Belton, Bell, TX.
More About WILLIAM SHERMAN and SARAH GREATHOUSE:
Marriage: November 14, 1852, Springfield, Conway, AR
Child of SARAH GREATHOUSE and WILLIAM SHERMAN is:
i. LAURA8 SHERMAN, b. January 21, 1855, Quitman, Cleburne, AR; d. January 19, 1944, TX; m. DANIEL EDWIN PATTERSON, 1884, Belton, Bell, TX; b. December 14, 1854; d. June 10, 1910.
More About DANIEL PATTERSON and LAURA SHERMAN:
Marriage: 1884, Belton, Bell, TX
13. MARY ETTA7 GREATHOUSE (DANIEL6, GABRIEL5, DANIEL4, HARMON3, HENRY2 GROETHAUSEN, HERMAN1) was born 1835 in Crpss Roads, Pulaski, AR, and died June 30, 1870 in Conway, AR. She married DR. JOHN JOSEPH JONES April 28, 1856 in ,Conway, AR. He was born August 10, 1824 in ,Hickman, TN.
Notes for MARY ETTA GREATHOUSE:
Only three of the children named lived to maturity. They were Joseph Arthur, who married and lived at Center Ridge, Conway, AR; Martha married Edward Vann and lived at Plumerville; Laura married William Gardner and they also lived at Plumerville.
More About JOHN JONES and MARY GREATHOUSE:
Marriage: April 28, 1856, ,Conway, AR
Children of MARY GREATHOUSE and JOHN JONES are:
i. HYBERNIA8 JONES.
ii. ELIZABETH EUDORA JONES.
iii. MARTHA JONES, m. EDWARD VANN.
iv. MARY MAGDALINE JONES.
v. MARIETTA JONES.
vi. JOSEPH ARTHUR JONES.
vii. LAURA JONES, m. WILLIAM GARDNER.
viii. MARGARET TENNESSEE JONES
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Source notes: http://greathouse.us email from ? sent by <greathouse@greathouserealty.com>
Keyhole, Vol. XXV No. 4 Gen. soc. of SWPA, Author William Martin Bell & Louise Franklin Johnson.
Marriage Ruth (a) Todd 7 Dec 1795 in Bourbon Co. KY. She was born 1767 and died 1841.
Rutha and her sister Rebecca both married Morris descendants, Gaberial Greathouse's mother was Mary Morris daughter of Richard Morris I and Rebecca married Richard Morris II (Jr.) son of John Morris III sister to Mary Morris dau. of Richard I.
Spouses
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1: Rutha TODD
Birth: March 29, 1766
Death: 1841 Pulaski County, Arkansas Age: 74
Father: John TODD Sr./Sr. (1740-1807)
Mother: Mary Williams (1746->1810)
Marriage: December 7, 1795 Bourbon County, Kentucky
Children: Mary
(2) Name: Mary GREATHOUSE
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Father: Gabriel GREATHOUSE (1778-1828)
Mother: Rutha TODD (1766-1841)
Misc. Notes
Gabriel Greathouse was born in the year 1761 in Frederick County, Maryland, and died in Pulaski County, Arkansas, about 1828. He was about 67 years of age at the time of his death. On October 13, l798, he and his wife Ruth, then residents of Bourbon County, Kentucky, sold their 400 acres of land in Brooke County, Virginia, to George Edgington of Brooke County for the sum of $1200. (Note: This is the same George Edgington who married Elizabeth Greathouse, widow of William, Gabriel’s brother.) This transaction is recorded in Deed Book 1, page 463 – Brooke County, West Virginia.
The description of this land states that it joined the land of Harmon Greathouse (Gabriel’s father). Gabriel is the most elusive of all of our ancestors, due to the fact that, apparently, he never again obtained title to any land, either in Kentucky or Arkansas. This is understandable to some extent since in those early days, in both Kentucky and Arkansas, a man could "squat" on a tract of land indefinitely, then he could either sell his "squatter’s right" or he could apply for a patent and get a clear and sound title to his land. "Squatter’s rights" however were recognized and many a man in these days acquired title to large tracts of land by merely purchasing from the "squatter" his rights; then, without any long delay, he could apply for and secure a patent or title. The "squatter" would then move onto another tract of Government land and repeat the procedure.
The next we hear of Gabriel is when Mr. William E. Woodruff, editor of the little newspaper at Arkansas Post, published under date of Dec. 4, 1819, a list of people for whom there was mail waiting at the post office at Arkansas Post. In this list was the name of "Gabriel Great-house". (Note: This was the second issue of this newspaper, the first issue having been published on November 20, 1819.) This notice, insofar as Gabriel is concerned, could have meant anything It could have meant that Gabriel had not as yet arrived in Arkansas or it could have meant merely that Gabriel was a little slow in calling for his mail.
Since Mr. Woodruff did not, unfortunately, publish the date of this notice (which he had evidently copied from the postmasters bulletin board), it may have been an old and weathered notice which had been there for some time and the young Mr. Woodruff, in his zealous search for something to print, merely copied and published it in order to fill space in his paper. I am inclined to believe that this was the case. Even in my time, I have walked into country post offices and read notices on the bulletin board which were yellow with age. These old rural postmasters were not very neat housekeepers. (Note: This little newspaper, published for the first time at Arkansas Post on November 20, 1819, (published every two weeks), was the forerunner of the present-day "Arkansas Gazette".
It is my opinion that Gabriel was in Arkansas much earlier than 1819. However, since we have nothing more definite to go on than Mr. Wood-ruff’s newspaper announcement, we will have to assume that he did not arrive much earlier than the year 1819.
In 1820 Gabriel Greathouse was elected sheriff of Pulaski County (Arkansas Territory) and served in that capacity for one two-year term 1821-1823. (Note: Mr. Claude Rankin, Commissioner of Lands, State of Arkansas, says that he has proof of this in the files in his office.)
At this late date even the passing of Gabriel is shrouded in obscurity. We know however that he must have died same time during the six-year period – 1824-1830, for in 1830 his widow, Ruth Greathouse, was making her home with her son Daniel. The census of 1830 for Pulaski County, Arkansas, lists "one female, 60-70" as a member of his household. In further proof of this, I remember hearing my father, Benj. H. Greathouse (1849-1940), make the following remark with reference to his grandmother, Elizabeth Magness Greathouse: "She was an exceptionally good woman; She took care of her husband’s mother for several years and cared for her aged father during his last illness and death".
There has long been a legend to the effect that one of the older members of the Arkansas branch of the family lost his life by drowning while engaged in moving Indians. I had always thought, until began this research, that this was great-grandfather Daniel. However, I have found that Daniel died in bed at his home, in 1836. Nevertheless, l firmly believe that some member of the family did die in this manner, as I have heard the story both from my father and grandfather. This story was told to me as a child and I do not have too clear a recollection of the details, but as I recall, his body was never recovered from the stream in which he was drowned.
The member of the family who lost his life in this manner could have been Gabriel (father of Daniel). Although the forced migration of the Cherokees did not start until the 1830’s, there was a voluntary movement on the part of a large number of this tribe during the 1820’s. This movement had the blessings and aid of the Federal Government. Since the route of march in the movement of these Indians was through both Pulaski and Conway counties, it is entirely possible that Gabriel being an ex-sheriff and acquainted with the country, was given employment (probably as a guide) by the contractor in charge.
It is my firm belief that Gabriel Greathouse, Cicero Hinkson and Robert Magness, together with their families, came to Arkansas during the year l815. They settled on the upper waters of Bayou Meto, some 15 miles north of Little Rock. Gabriel Greathouse and his wife Ruth came from Bourbon County, Kentucky. They brought with them to Arkansas three of their children whose names were Mary, John and Daniel. There may have been other children but I am inclined to believe this was their entire family.
Gabriel’s wife Ruth died in the early spring of 1841. She made a will which was probated in Pulaski County, Arkansas, on April 20, 1841. In her will she left all of her belongings, which consisted of cattle, hogs and household furnishings, to her daughter, Mary Greathouse Hinkson, with whom she was making her home at the time of her death. It is believed that she was about 74 years of age at the time of her death.
GREATHOUSE FAMILY IN ARKANSAS
Gabriel Greathouse, the patriarch of the Arkansas branch of the family, was born during the year 1761 in Frederick County, Maryland, the son of Harmon Greathouse, Sr., and his wife, Mary Stull Greathouse. Early in the year 1771, Harmon Greathouse, together with his family consisting of his wife end ten children migrated to what is now Brooke County, West Virginia, At the time of this migration Gabriel was ten years of age, In 1785 he acquired title to 400 acres of land on the waters of "Harmon's Creek", Brooke County, Va. This land adjoined an 800-acre tract belonging to his father. It is believed that Gabriel moved on into Kentucky about 1790 and acquired his wife after becoming a resident of that state. I have been unable to determine just when they were married nor have I been able to learn his wife's maiden name. Her first name was Ruth. This information was secured from a deed recorded in Brooke County, W.Va. This deed reads, in part, as follows:
"Deed Book 1, page 463 - Brooke County, W.Va.
"October 13, 1798, between Gabriel Greathouse and Ruth his wife, of Bourbon County, State of Kentucky, of the one part and George Edging-ton of Brooke County, State of Virginia, whereas the supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Virginia by patent dated at Richmond on the eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty five, for and in consideration of a preemption treasury warrant did grand and confirm unto said Gabriel Greathouse a certain tract of land situate and lieing on waters of Hazen Creek, Brooke County (formerly Ohio County) beginning at two Red Oaks corner to Harmon Greathouse south eighty-five degrees, etc., etc., containing 400 acres more or less. Sold to George Edgington for $1200.
Gabriel Greathouse Ruth Greathouse"
This land transaction definitely places Gabriel and his wife in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in the year -1798, However, they were in Kentucky much earlier than this, as Census records show that their oldest child, Mary Greathouse, was born in Kentucky in 1795. The George Edgington, to whom Gabriel sold, married Elizabeth Decker Greathouse, widow of William Greathouse, Gabriel’s brother.
"So they came on then to the South,
The land-hungry men, the lean men, ready for a feast or a brawl;
And where Arkansas Post waited above the river’s mouth,
They spread across the Grand Prairie, ninety miles long ever all;
And sparse settlements went up the river, till at last the forest knew
The sound of their long keen rifles, the glimmer of their campfire cast.
The bear crawled into green thickets, the Indians withdrew,
And the broad-axe hacked at the logs, till the cabins stood fast."
(From John Gould Fletcher’s "The Epic of Arkansas")
Although at this late date it cannot be definitely proven, it is the firm belief of the author that Gabriel Greathouse arrived at Arkansas Post some time during the year 1815. Mr. Herndon, in his writings on the early history and settlers of the state, says that Gabriel Great-house settled in what is now Pulaski County about the year 1815. Professor Shinn, in his book "Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas", says that, Robert Magness came to Arkansas about 1815. Members of the Hinkson family, now living, tell me that it is their understanding that the Hinksons came to Arkansas in 1815.
Since these three families settled in the same general neighborhood, same 12 to 15 miles north of Little Rock on the upper waters of Bayou Meto, it is entirely logical to assume that possibly they made the migration from Kentucky to Arkansas together. It is fairly certain that Mary Greathouse, daughter of Gabriel, was married to Samuel Hinkson prior to their departure from Kentucky. Also, there were other marriages between members of these families after their arrival in Arkansas.
Robert Magness’ home was located in what is still known as the "Tate’s Mill" community, about 12 miles north of Little Rock. About 2 miles north of his place, in another little valley, were the homes of Samuel H. Hinkson and his father, Cicero N. W. Hinkson. About 5 miles north of the Hinksons, near the present little town of Saltillo, was the home of Gabriel Greathouse.
Although I have found no record of Gabriel ever obtaining title to any tract of land in Arkansas, old settlers of Faulkner and Pulaski Counties tell me that long before the Civil War the Greathouses lived near the old "Holmes store" (presently called Saltillo). "History of Faulkner County", published in 1927, states that "the Greathouses, in the early days, lived near the old Holmes store, same 12 miles east of the present town of Conway," (Note: This would have been about 20 miles north of Little Rock and a part of Pulaski County prior to the creation of Faulkner County.) If any of the Greathouses ever lived at this place it must have been Gabriel. I have made a rather careful check of land records in Pulaski County and the only members of our family who had title to lands in Pulaski County prior to 1830 were Daniel and John, both sons of Gabriel. Daniel's land was located 8 miles east of Conway at the "Cross Roads", about 25 miles north of Little Rock. John's lands were located on the Arkansas River, a few miles upstream from the present, city of Little Rock, near the mouth of Maumelle Creek.
When Gabriel Greathouse and his wife Ruth migrated from Kentucky to Arkansas, they brought with them their three children: Mary, John and Daniel. It is believed that this was their entire family. Assuming that they came to Arkansas in 1815, Mary, who was born in Kentucky in 1795, would have been twenty years of age. It is believed that she and Samuel Hinkson were married prior to their departure from Kentucky. John, born in 1801, would have been 34, and Daniel, born in 1802, would have been 13 years of age.
Children of Gabriel and Ruth Greathouse:
Mary Greathouse. Married Samuel H. Hinkson. Born in Kentucky (Bourbon County in 1795. She and her husband came to Arkansas with her parents about the year 1815. Land records show that she and her husband owned land on the upper reaches of Bayou Meto, about 15 miles north of Little Rock, in Pulaski County. The census of 1850 lists the family of Samuel H. Hinkson as follows:
U.S. Census report on the family of Samuel H. Hinkson of Bayou Meto Township, Pulaski County, Ark., for the year 1850:
Samuel H. Hinkson, age 55, born Kentucky
Mary (Greathouse) Hinkson (wife), age 55, born Kentucky
Charity Hinkson Hogan, age 25, born Arkansas
Charles B. Hogan, age 3, born Arkansas
(Note: Charity Hinkson Hogan, daughter of Samuel H. and Mary Greathouse Hinkson, was the wife of Daniel Hogan. Daniel Hogan was the traveling companion of the author's grandfather, Robert Greathouse, when he went to California in 1849.)
Catherine Smith, age 8, born Arkansas (This child must have been a grandchild of Samuel H. and Mary Hinkson.)
Sampson G. Hinkson, age 21, born Arkansas
William C. Hinkson, age 19, born Arkansas
Thomas Hinkson, age 17, born Arkansas
H. Clay Hinkson, age 11, born Arkansas
Another son, John M. Hinkson, was married at the time the 1850 census was taken and the report on his family was as follows:
John M. Hinkson, age 24, born Arkansas
Edny (Magness) Hinkson (wife), age 31, born Arkansas
Sarah C. Hinkson, age 2, born Arkansas
Mary E. Hinkson, age 1, born Arkansas
{Note: The wife of John M. Hinkson was Edny Magness, daughter of Robert and Sarah Magness – their youngest child – and the sister of Elizabeth Magness, wife of Daniel Greathouse. Apparently the two little girls were named for their grandmothers – Sarah Magness and Mary Greathouse Hinkson. John M. Hinkson and his wife had. other children after l850, among them at least two boys, as the author is acquainted with their descendants who now live in Little Rock and North Little Rock.)
The 1830 and 1840 census reports have very little value, since they give only the name of the head of the family. All other members are listed as to whether they are male or female, with ages given in five-year periods up to 20, and above 20 in ten-year periods. Census reports of 1830 for the Hinkson family, Pulaski County, read as follows:
Samuel H. Hinkson, age 30-40
Wife, age 30-40
2 boys under 5
1 girl 5-10
2 girls 10-15
Spouses
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1: Major Samuel H. HINKSON
Birth: 1795
Father: Robert HINKSON (1765-1834)
Mother: Polly (Mary) HINCH (1775->)
Children: Charity
Samson G.
William C.
Thomas
H. Clay
John M. (1826-)