In memory of John Lewis who departed this life on the 2nd day of August 1813, in the 50th year of his age. Lewis Cemetery, Hancock County, Kentucky (Breckinridge County in 1813 when he died). John Lewis, 1763-1813, was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, the son of John […]
Hancock County, Kentucky, is where many of the Lewis, House and Greathouse family members settled when they moved from Virginia to Kentucky in the late 18th century. Last fall Ritchey found this cemetery, our second try. Those buried here are members of my 5th great-aunt, Catherine Jennings Linton, […]
Isaac Newton Greathouse was the son of Harmon Greathouse III. His grandfather was also thus named, and his great-grandfather, Herman Groethaus, was born in Heidelberg, Germany, in 1676. When this gentleman came to America, in 1710, he settled in Philadelphia, and changed his name to Harmon Greathouse. Isaac […]
Hannah Ann Lewis and Benoni House were married 182 years ago – July 9, 1830 – in Spencer County, Indiana. Hannah was the daughter of John Lewis and Hannah Lewis, first cousins, grandchildren of Vincent Lewis and Ann Longworth. Benoni was the son of William House and Susanna […]
Caty Elizabeth House was born 170 years ago – April 11, 1842. Caty was the daughter of Benoni House and Hannah Ann Lewis, the granddaughter of John Lewis and Hannah Eskridge Lewis. Caty’s siblings were: John Joseph, Thomas Lewis, William Wesley, Susan Frances, Hannah Amanda, and Elizabeth Jane […]
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