West Virginia Pioneers

Sarah Jane Greathouse

Female 1845 - 1923  (78 years)


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  • Name Sarah Jane Greathouse 
    Born 9 Mar 1845  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 14 Dec 1923  [1
    Buried Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Name: Jane/Tanner
      Sex: Female
      Death Date: 14 Dec 1923
      Death Place: Spencer, Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 78y 9m 5d
      Cemetery: Spencer Cem
      Funeral Home:
      Birth Date: 3/9/1845
      Birth Place: Roane Co, WV
      Marital Status: married
      Mother: Matilda/Blosser
      Mother's Birth Place: Roane Co, WV
      Father: Edward/Greathouse
      Father's Birth Place: Roane Co, WV
      Informant: Zed Tanner, Spencer, WV
    Person ID I11475  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2016 

    Father Edward 'Neddy' Greathouse,   b. 17 Nov 1807,   d. 12 Nov 1897  (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Matilda Blosser,   b. 28 Feb 1816, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1894, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 21 Dec 1833  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Notes 

    • 1840 Jackson, VA
      2m 0-5
      1m 5-10
      1m 20-30
      1f 5-10
      1f 20-30

      1850 Wirt Co, VA # 355/355
      Edward Greathouse 41 farmer 200 VA
      Matilda 36
      Isabel 16 All born VA
      John M. 14
      Henry 11
      Robert 10
      Isaac 9
      Samuel 7
      Jane S. 5
      James 3

      1860 Roane, VA # 111 all born Va
      Edward Greathouse 51
      Matilda 43
      Robert 20
      Samuel 16
      Isaac 18
      Jane 14
      James K 12
      Mahala 4
      Mary 2

      1870 Spencer, Roane, WV # 41-42
      Greathouse, Ed 62 Nov
      Matilda 55 Feb
      Robert 29 Jan
      Marion 11 m July
      Mahala 13 Sept
    Family ID F1951  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry Lawson Tanner,   b. Aug 1841, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1923  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1863  Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 

    • Calhoun Co. Marriages by Wes Cochran pg. 6
      Tanner, Henry L. 24 Jackson;Roane
      Greathouse, Jane 17 Jackson;Calhoun
      29 Oct 1863
      Jesse & Julie
      Edward & Matilda

      1880 Census Place: Smithfield, Roane, West Virginia
      Henry TANNER Self M M W 39 VA
      Jane TANNER Wife F M W 36 VA
      James A. TANNER Son M S W 13 WV
      Mary L. TANNER Dau F S W 11 WV
      Zedock TANNER Son M S W 8 WV
      Emsa M. TANNER Dau F S W 6 WV
      Marian P. TANNER Son M S W 3 WV

      1900 Spencer, Roane, WV # 148-151
      H L Tanner 8/1841 m 35y WVWVWV
      Jane 3/1846 m 35y 7-7 children WVWVPA
      M P son 7/1876
      William son 2/1881

      1910 Smithfield, Roane, WV#88-89 2 after Geo & Mahala Webb
      Tanner, Henry L 71 m1- 48y
      Jane 64 m1- 48y 7-7 children
      William B son 29 s

      1920 Spencer, Roane, WV #431 all WVWVWV
      Tanner, Presley 41
      Mae 37
      Allie da 17
      Devey son 12
      Madaline da 10
      Denver son 7
      Jessie da 5
      Grover son 3.4
      Emma da 3/12
      Loss father 82
      Jane mother 77

      Spencer Memorial Cemetery
      Loss Tanner (unmarked - no dates)
      Jane Tanner (unmarked - no dates)
    Children 
     1. James Albert Tanner,   b. Abt 1867,   d. 17 Mar 1950, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
     2. Mary Louise Tanner,   b. 28 Feb 1866, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1938, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Zedock Tanner,   b. 8 Jan 1872,   d. 1962  (Age 89 years)
     4. Emma M Tanner,   b. Jul 1874, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Marion Preston Tanner,   b. 26 Jul 1876, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1951, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     6. William Riley Tanner,   b. Feb 1881, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F3883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S173] Cindy Eagle Pettey.

    2. [S1205] Census.

    3. [S89] Fran Green Daniels.

    4. [S71] Judi Kenyon.

    5. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    6. [S177] Marriage Records, Calhoun Co, WV.