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Jacob S. Greathouse
Born: 7-13-1879 - Rockport, Indiana
Died: 6-11-1962 - Columbus, Indiana
Maried: Bessie Lee Hales - April 1st 1898
Bessie Lee Hales
Born: 4-4-1877 - Rockport, Indiana
Died: 11-19-1933
Parents: Hugh and Delia Hales
James and Catherine Scammahorn Greathouse are buired in Shiloh cemetery near Rockport, Indiana. Shiloh can be found at the following location on Goggle maps.
James Smithers Greathouse
Born: 13 May 1833 - Rockport, Indiana
Parents: John and Elizabeth Grass Greathouse
Catherine Wiles Scammahorn
Born: 23 Feb 1836 - Hamilton County, OH
Parents: Rev Jacob and Jane Scammahorn
Married: 6 Apr [...]
The Reverend Jacob Scammahorn came to Rockport / Spencer County Indiana in 1850 and founded the Mt Zion United Brethern Church. The church and grave stones pictured below can be found at this location on Google maps
Reverend Jacob Scammahorn
Birth: 1806-10-19 in Hamilton,Ohio
Death: 1878-06-21 in Spencer County Indiana
Wife: Jane - Father: Luther
Jane Gilliland Scammahorn
Birth: [...]
Hugh Jewell Hales
Born: June 8th 1842 - Rockport Indiana
Died: April 8th 1913 - Rockport Indiana
Married: 15th Jan 1876 - Delia Martha Ruby
Delia Martha Ruby
Born: 15th Jan 1856 - Calhoun, Ky
Died: 20th Jan 1910 - Rockport, In
She had twins on April 4th, 1877 - Bessie Lee and Jessie Dee.
Jessie Dee died the next year.
Hugh was the son [...]
Elizabeth Grass Greathouse
From 1879 Illustrated Atlas of Spencer County
Map showing the location of the Greathouse farm. Near South Spencer HS. Google map
Valuable obituary giving the date of Daniel Grass’s residence in Rockport 1806, a year before taking out a land grant. Presented to Bess Ehrmann by Laura Mercy Wright great grand daughter. On [...]