Benjamin
Franklin
Greathouse
Born in Roane County, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Nelson Greathouse, Abraham Greathouse, Mary Josephine (Greathouse) Thomas, Elizabeth Jane (Greathouse) Carpenter, Margaret Ann (Greathouse) Runnion, George Washington Greathouse, Rachel Rebecca (Greathouse) Seaton, Marcellus Greathouse, Susan Laverna (Greathouse) Nester, James William Greathouse and Calvin Rildow Greathouse
Husband of
Zella Ann (Rogers) McCartney
— married
18 Nov 1917 in Roane County, West Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Spencer, Roane County, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jan 2019
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Biography
Benjamin was born in 1881. He was the son of William Greathouse and Luda Springston. He passed away in 1955.
1910 residence Spencer District, Roane County, WV; 1920 residence Spencer District, Court House Precinct #3, 1930 residence Spencer Magisterial District, Roane County, WV; 1940 residence Spencer Magisterial District, Roane County, WV
He is buried in the HIll Grove Cemetery, near Spencer, Roane County, WV.
Sources
- Source: S-760698557 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 78602701
"The Springston Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1973
B. Greathouse (male) birth record (Jan. 24, 1882) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2318085&Type=Birth
Benjamin F. Greathouse delayed birth record (June 24, 1881) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2358138&Type=Birth
Benjamin Greathouse death certificate http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1354268&Type=Death
Benjamin Franklin Greathouse obituary
personal examination of his grave marker 1976
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/139834397/benjamin-greathouse
B. F. Greathouse-Zella Rogers marriage http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11557869&Type=Marriage
U.S. census returns
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Benjamin:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Mary (Reynolds) Miller 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A124131 [compare], Ancestry member kalinkah
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~3.12%
Roy Lockhart :
23andMe, GEDmatch M533831 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F216962 [compare], FTDNA kit #216962
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Paul Williams :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A819818 [compare], Ancestry member Kalinkah
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~3.12%
Ian Simmons :
AncestryDNA
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