Elliott County’s Union Civil War Veterans in 1890
By John A. Stegall   <  johnstegall@hotmail.com

	One installment in a series of articles Mr. John A. Stegall prepares and publishes in The 
Elliott County News, this article is a continuation from Aug. 2, 1996 and was published on Aug. 
23, 1996.  Transcribed with permission from the author by Samone Ratcliff. on July 24, 2000.

	Continued from Aug. 2, 1996, and the list goes on.
	William H. Greathouse: Pvt., Co., H, Va., Vol. Inf.  When the census taker talked with 
him in 1890, he stated that he entered the military in the Fall of 1861 and served until 1865 for 
a total of four years.  He said he was wounded 5 or 6 times and “Suffered greatly”.  His post 
office in 1890 was Whitt, KY.
	If served in the VA Infantry, he obviously was not in KY when the 1860 census was taken. 
But in the 1870 Elliott Co. census he was found living in the Moccasin Precinct, where he owned 
land.  Perhaps most everyone in the Gimlet area is familiar with the very high hill called the 
“Greathouse Knob”, which was perhaps the dominant physical feature of his farm.  I have heard the 
story told many years ago by our long-departed citizens that Greathouse often stated that his 
wish was to be buried atop this knob.  He supposedly commented that this was as close as he would 
ever be to Heaven.  If what I am told is true, he is not buried there.  I seem to recall reading 
that he might have moved to Greenup co., and he may be buried there.  I also read that he may 
have re-settled in OH.
	In the 1870 census, William Greathouse stated that he was 36 years of age and was born in 
VA.  His wife, Mary, was 33, and also born in VA.  Only 2 children were named in the 1870 report: 
Sarah, age 12; and William H., 4 months.  Also living in the Greathouse home was Margaret Fraley, 
age 16, and a “Domestic servant”.
	It would appear that William Greathouse had an older daughter, Mary.  On Feb. 5, 1875, a 
son, George F. Carpenter, was born to John Carpenter and Mary Greathouse.  The mother stated that 
she was born in Floyd Co, KY.	
	When the 1880 Elliott Co census was taken, William Greathouse was still a resident of the 
Moccasin Precinct.  But ages given in this report are in great variance with those given in 1870. 
William’s age was given as 72, which, in my belief, was an error on the part of the censustaker, 
or maybe a mistake by the one who transcribed the census from the original record.
	In 1880, Mary A. S. Greathouse said that she was 36 years of age, and again stated that 
she was born in VA.  If the age given in 1870 was correct, she should have been around 47 in 
1880.
	Another variance from the 1870 report: Sarah, age 12 in 1870, was listed as Sarah Brian, 
age 22, and a step-daughter of Greathouse.  The son listed as William H., age 4 months in 1870, 
was listed as Henry, age 10 in 1880.
	Obviously, William H. Greathouse was a resident of Elliott Co. in 1890.  the tax 
assessments for that year show that he owned 115 acres of land and his nearest neighbor was 
Tabitha Skaggs.  A James W. Greathouse lived in the same precinct and owned 50 acres.
	I do not find anyone named Greathouse in the 1900 and 1910 census reports for Elliott Co. 
It would appear that they moved from this county in the late 1890s.

	Wilam M. Green:  Corp. Co. E., 21st. VA, Inf., (Confed. Army).  This veteran is listed in 
the History of Elliott Co., Vol. II, however, his is not named in the list I am working from.  
This may be the William Martin  Green, whose obituary was carried in the ‘Ashland Daily 
Independent’ on Jan. 28, 1923.  This stated that he died a the age of 83 at the home of his son, 
William J. Green, in Elliott Co.  His burial was at Bruin.
	The 1870 Elliott Co. census names a Martin Green, age 30, and born in VA.  His wife, 
Nancy, was 24, and born in KY.  Their children named in this report were: Manerva, 3; James, 2; 
and Robert, 1 month.  This family was residing in the Little Fork Precinct; however, the address 
was Newfoundland.
	The family is again found in the 1880 Elliott Co. census, but under the name of William 
M. Green.  At that time he was 39 years of age, which was consistent with the age given in 1880. 
Nancy was 36.  their children named in this census were: Minerva, 13; James, 11; Robert, 9; 
Belden, 7; Sarah, 5; William, 3; and Marinda, 11 months.  William’s widowed mother, Marinda, age 
65, and born in VA, was also living in his home.
	William M. Green is not named as a property owner in the 1890 Elliott Co tax assessments; 
however, a Mart Green is listed as the nearest neighbor to Robert Green in the Cracker’s Neck 
Precinct.
	Martin Green was named as a resident of the Little Fork Precinct in 1890, but it would 
seem apparent that this was not the same mart Green who was residing in the Cracker’s Neck 
Precinct.
	I find only 2 additional records for William M. Green, and both of those are birth 
records.  One is dated June 8, 1874, the date on which a daughter, Sarah T., was born to William 
M. and Nancy Green.  The next record is dated July 15, 1876 - the date when a son, William W., 
was born.  Both records state that William M. was born in Scott Co., VA; Nancy was born in 
Lawrence Co, KY.

	D.C. Green: This individual is not named on the list of veterans found in ’The History of 
Elliott County’, and was not named in the document from which I copied my personal list.  
However, he stated in 1910 that he was a “Confederate Veteran”.  At that time he told the 
censustaker that he was 67 years of age and was born in VA.  His wife, Amanda, was 64, and was 
born in KY.  They indicated that they had been married 40 years (first marriage for each one) and 
had eight children living and two deceased.  Living in their home was a son, E.B., age 34 years 
and a widower; another son, H.G., 22; and Laura Tharp, 15, listed as a “Servant”.
	If this D. C. Green was indeed named David, it may be that he is the David Green who 
married Amanda Boggs, Mar 26, 1866 in Lawrence Co.  Also, he is probably the same David Green 
named in the 1870 Elliott Co census.  At that time, he stated that he was 26 years of age, which 
would be consistent with his age quoted in the 1910 census.  His wife, Amanda, stated that she 
was 23, and again, consistent with the age she gave in 1910.  They had 2 children in 1870: Mary, 
age 3; and Alice, 1.
	Elliott Co. birth records show that a son, Emory b., was born on May 1, 1875 to David C. 
Green and Mandy A. Boggs.  This same record indicates that David was born in Scott Co., VA; 
Amanda, “Mandy”, was born in Lawrence Co.
	The 1880 census reveals that David C. Green was a resident of the Newfoundland Precinct, 
and was, at that time, 37 years of age and was born in VA.  Again, this is consistent with other 
reports.  Amanda was 33.  Their children named in this census report were: Mary V., 13; Missouri 
A., 11; Gerome B., 8; Emory b., 5; Robert K., 3; and Elijah O., 2 months.  Also living  in the 
Green home: Alabama Lewis, age 2, and Auburn Lewis, 3 months.
	When the 1890 tax assessments were taken in Elliott Co., David C. Green was a resident of 
the Cracker’s Neck Precinct.  This record shows him the owner of two tracts of land.  One tract 
contained 400 acres, the other contained 30 acres.  The total value of all of his property was 
$1,222., a hefty sum for that time.  His nearest neighbor was listed as J. Lewis, probably the 
Jeremiah Lewis, who listed D. C. Green as his nearest neighbor.
	In 1900, when the censustaker made his round, David C. Green was still a resident of the 
Cracker’s Neck Precinct.  He stated that he was born in Jan. 1843, and that he was then 57 years 
of age.  Amanda stated that she was born in Dec 1846, and was then 53.  They stated that they had 
been married 34 years (consistent with the Lawrence Co. marriage already mentioned), and that 
they had 9 living children and 1 deceased.  Children still at home with David and Amanda in 1900 
were: James B., 17 (born in Sept 1882); Grover C., 15 (Nov 1884); and Harry G., 12 (Oct 1887).  
Also living in the Green home were: Leander Sturgeon, a 26 year old “Servant” and Cora  Adkins, a 
14 year old “Servant”.  (The word “servant” should not be construed to mean someone held in 
bondage.  It most likely was synonymous with “hired hand”.)
	I have no date of death or place of burial for David C. Green.

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