Cumberland County PA Archives Bibles .....GREASON, Thomas Bible from the Journals of Josiah V Thompson ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Beatty ************************************************ V5 Page 245 At residence of Wm D. Greason No 510 South Silver St, Paola, Kansas Sept 10, 1921 4 PM Copying from two loose leaves from the old Bible of Mr Greason's father Thomas Greason which W.D. says is in his father's handwriting: Marriages 1. John Howenstine was married to Barbara Ann Smith (no date given) In pencil is written "J.D. Greason Senr & Mary Carothers" W.D. says this was written in by his brother Jas D. Greason now dead 2. Andrew Heiks was married to Margaret Howenstine Nov 29, 1821 3. David Shank was married to Ann Mariah Howenstine March 19, 1829 4. Henry Greider was married to Elizabeth Howenstine Jany 25, 1827. 5. Thomas Greason was married to Sarah Howenstine Oct 25, 1836 6. John Howenstine Jun was married to Nancy Lonenacre Dec 2, 1847. 7. Elxander Owen was married to Rebecca Howenstine May 18, 1847. 8. Thomas Greason was married to Margaret Bear Dec 1844 9. Thomas Greason was married to Anna Gohman Dec 27, 1849 10. Thomas Greason was married to Mary J. Hale Dec 1854. V5 Page 246 Births John Howenstine Senr born Dec 25, 1781 Barbara Ann Howenstine Born Mch 1, 1786 Margaret Howenstine born July 10, 1808 in Cumb. Co Pa Ann Mariah Howenstine born Oct 14, 1809 in Cumb Co Pa Elizabeth Howenstine born Jany 22, 1812 in Cumb Co Pa Sarah Howenstine born Sept 7, 1817 in Cumb Co Pa John Howenstine Junr born July 25, 1822 in Cumb Co Pa Rebecca Howenstine born June 1, 1827 in Cumb Co Pa Margaret Bear born Aug 1, 1825 in Cumb Co Pa Mary Jane Hale born Apr 25, 1830 in York Co Pa Thomas Greason born Dec 31, 1809 in Cumb Co Pa 1. John Howenstine Greason born July 27, 1838 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 2. James Douglas Greason born Oct 17, 1840 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 3. Sarah Mariah Greason born July 18, 1845 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 4. Margaret Bear Greason born Oct 2, 1847 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 5. Owen Henry Greason born Sept 16, 1850 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 6. Anna Erenea Elizabeth Greason born Jany 23, 1853 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 7. Thomas Orin Greason born Jany 31, 1856 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 8. Charles Thorne Greason born Sept 17, 1857 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 9. William Dickson Greason born Aug 20, 1859 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 10. Brown Parker Greason born Sept 8, 1861 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa 11. Jesse Fremont Greason born May 28, 1863 in Plainfield Cumb Co Pa Deaths John Howenstine Senr died in Plainfield Jany 21, 1837 Barbara Ann Howenstine died in Plainfield Nov 10, 1849 Margaret Howenstine died Dec 6, 1822 Ann Mariah Howenstine died July 10, 1831 Sarah Greason died in Plainfield Feby 13, 1841 Margaret Greason died in Plainfield Oct 16, 1848 Anna Greason died in Plainfield May 19, 1854 aged 28 yrs 3 mos 18 days Jesse Fremont Greason died in Plainfield June 18, 1864 Anna Erenea Elizabeth Greason died in Decatur Ill Apr 27, 1866 Grandfather James D. Greason Senr died in West Pennsboro Tp Cumb Co Pa July 4, 1855 aged abt 80 Grandmother Mary Carothers Greason died in Plainfield & is buried in meeting house Springs Cemetery. Wm D. has down from which his mother told him that she died about 1854 aged 70 yrs. See [http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/cumberland/photos/cemeteries/meetinghouse/greason-mary.jpg] V5 Page 247 Thomas Greason died in Paola KS in this house Sept 23, 1873 John H. Greason died in Pittsburgh Pa & buried there James D. Greason died in Atwood, Kansas Jany 23, 1909 Owen H. Greason died in Perry Oklahoma Aug 19, 1910 Mary Jane Greason died in Paola Kansas in this house Apr 3, 1918 Brown Parker Greason died in Sawtelle Calif in Natl Military Home Dec 31, 1918. He is buried there in the National Military Cemetery. He ran away from home in Dec 23, 1875 & searched the deserts west for gold & also in South America & was in the Spanish American War & went to the Philippines ----------