Son of Harmon Greathouse & Mary Magdalina Stull.
Last name was sometimes spelled GROETHAUSEN in early records.
Brother of Jacob Greathouse, Susanna Greathouse Swearingen, Rachel Greathouse Tomlinson and Elizabeth Greathouse Brownlee.
Husband of Mercy Bukey, m. March 5, 1789, Ohio County, West Virginia.
*Ignore the link of Mary Griffith as his spouse. It isn't true. I have seen a copy of the Greathouse Family bible and there is only one entry for a marriage for Harmon. That contributor is repeating a error in record keeping. There is no proof that Harmon ever had another wife other than Mercy.
Harmon and Mercy were the parents of 10 children:
Luther, Jonathan, Dr. Isaac Newton, William, John Bukey, Mary, Rudolphus, Joseph Fawcett, Elizabeth & Jemima.
Military Service Information: PVT. U.S. ARMY REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Source: Bulletin for Dedication of Harmon Greathouse's Gravestone and Plaque, Monday, October 19, 1998:
He was the fourth son of Harmon Greathouse, Sr., a German immigrant, Harmon Greathouse served in the Sandusky, Ohio Expedition. His unit fought against the Indians in 1781 under Col. William Crawford and Capt. Charles Bilderback.
A lively battle was fought at a spot about five miles north of the old Sandusky Fort. Though about equal in numbers initially, Indian reinforcements soon gave the Indians a better than three-to-one advantage. Orders were given for the soldiers to retreat - every man for himself. Harmon Greathouse had a very fine filly and could have made his retreat without any difficulty. However, he came upon a fellow soldier who was a foot and lame. Knowing that this comrade-in-arms would be captured and scalped by the Indians, Greathouse dismounted and gave up his horse and a portion of his rations. He then bid the soldier farewell and continued his escape on foot.
Greathouse met up with ten members of his old company and together they marched day and night for about a week. With little rest and only buds and roots for subsistence, they eventually reached their settlement. Only about 60 of the original 400 soldiers reached home. Among them was the lame soldier who returned with Harmon Greathouse's horse."
Source: DAR 1998
Source: Kentucky: A History of The State, By J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, Copyright 1885
Harmon Greathouse, was born in Pennsylvania. In an early day, he and his two brothers started for Kentucky in a flat boat, and one of his brothers was killed by Indians while making the journey. The second brother settled in Shelby County, and the third brother, Harmon, settled in Nelson County. In an early Indian raid was he was captured by Indians. He remained at prisoner some time, but finally escaping settled in Nelson County, Ky., where he resided until his death.
Last name was sometimes spelled GROETHAUSEN in early records.
Brother of Jacob Greathouse, Susanna Greathouse Swearingen, Rachel Greathouse Tomlinson and Elizabeth Greathouse Brownlee.
Husband of Mercy Bukey, m. March 5, 1789, Ohio County, West Virginia.
*Ignore the link of Mary Griffith as his spouse. It isn't true. I have seen a copy of the Greathouse Family bible and there is only one entry for a marriage for Harmon. That contributor is repeating a error in record keeping. There is no proof that Harmon ever had another wife other than Mercy.
Harmon and Mercy were the parents of 10 children:
Luther, Jonathan, Dr. Isaac Newton, William, John Bukey, Mary, Rudolphus, Joseph Fawcett, Elizabeth & Jemima.
Military Service Information: PVT. U.S. ARMY REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Source: Bulletin for Dedication of Harmon Greathouse's Gravestone and Plaque, Monday, October 19, 1998:
He was the fourth son of Harmon Greathouse, Sr., a German immigrant, Harmon Greathouse served in the Sandusky, Ohio Expedition. His unit fought against the Indians in 1781 under Col. William Crawford and Capt. Charles Bilderback.
A lively battle was fought at a spot about five miles north of the old Sandusky Fort. Though about equal in numbers initially, Indian reinforcements soon gave the Indians a better than three-to-one advantage. Orders were given for the soldiers to retreat - every man for himself. Harmon Greathouse had a very fine filly and could have made his retreat without any difficulty. However, he came upon a fellow soldier who was a foot and lame. Knowing that this comrade-in-arms would be captured and scalped by the Indians, Greathouse dismounted and gave up his horse and a portion of his rations. He then bid the soldier farewell and continued his escape on foot.
Greathouse met up with ten members of his old company and together they marched day and night for about a week. With little rest and only buds and roots for subsistence, they eventually reached their settlement. Only about 60 of the original 400 soldiers reached home. Among them was the lame soldier who returned with Harmon Greathouse's horse."
Source: DAR 1998
Source: Kentucky: A History of The State, By J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, Copyright 1885
Harmon Greathouse, was born in Pennsylvania. In an early day, he and his two brothers started for Kentucky in a flat boat, and one of his brothers was killed by Indians while making the journey. The second brother settled in Shelby County, and the third brother, Harmon, settled in Nelson County. In an early Indian raid was he was captured by Indians. He remained at prisoner some time, but finally escaping settled in Nelson County, Ky., where he resided until his death.
Son of Harmon Greathouse & Mary Magdalina Stull.
Last name was sometimes spelled GROETHAUSEN in early records.
Brother of Jacob Greathouse, Susanna Greathouse Swearingen, Rachel Greathouse Tomlinson and Elizabeth Greathouse Brownlee.
Husband of Mercy Bukey, m. March 5, 1789, Ohio County, West Virginia.
*Ignore the link of Mary Griffith as his spouse. It isn't true. I have seen a copy of the Greathouse Family bible and there is only one entry for a marriage for Harmon. That contributor is repeating a error in record keeping. There is no proof that Harmon ever had another wife other than Mercy.
Harmon and Mercy were the parents of 10 children:
Luther, Jonathan, Dr. Isaac Newton, William, John Bukey, Mary, Rudolphus, Joseph Fawcett, Elizabeth & Jemima.
Military Service Information: PVT. U.S. ARMY REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Source: Bulletin for Dedication of Harmon Greathouse's Gravestone and Plaque, Monday, October 19, 1998:
He was the fourth son of Harmon Greathouse, Sr., a German immigrant, Harmon Greathouse served in the Sandusky, Ohio Expedition. His unit fought against the Indians in 1781 under Col. William Crawford and Capt. Charles Bilderback.
A lively battle was fought at a spot about five miles north of the old Sandusky Fort. Though about equal in numbers initially, Indian reinforcements soon gave the Indians a better than three-to-one advantage. Orders were given for the soldiers to retreat - every man for himself. Harmon Greathouse had a very fine filly and could have made his retreat without any difficulty. However, he came upon a fellow soldier who was a foot and lame. Knowing that this comrade-in-arms would be captured and scalped by the Indians, Greathouse dismounted and gave up his horse and a portion of his rations. He then bid the soldier farewell and continued his escape on foot.
Greathouse met up with ten members of his old company and together they marched day and night for about a week. With little rest and only buds and roots for subsistence, they eventually reached their settlement. Only about 60 of the original 400 soldiers reached home. Among them was the lame soldier who returned with Harmon Greathouse's horse."
Source: DAR 1998
Source: Kentucky: A History of The State, By J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, Copyright 1885
Harmon Greathouse, was born in Pennsylvania. In an early day, he and his two brothers started for Kentucky in a flat boat, and one of his brothers was killed by Indians while making the journey. The second brother settled in Shelby County, and the third brother, Harmon, settled in Nelson County. In an early Indian raid was he was captured by Indians. He remained at prisoner some time, but finally escaping settled in Nelson County, Ky., where he resided until his death.
Last name was sometimes spelled GROETHAUSEN in early records.
Brother of Jacob Greathouse, Susanna Greathouse Swearingen, Rachel Greathouse Tomlinson and Elizabeth Greathouse Brownlee.
Husband of Mercy Bukey, m. March 5, 1789, Ohio County, West Virginia.
*Ignore the link of Mary Griffith as his spouse. It isn't true. I have seen a copy of the Greathouse Family bible and there is only one entry for a marriage for Harmon. That contributor is repeating a error in record keeping. There is no proof that Harmon ever had another wife other than Mercy.
Harmon and Mercy were the parents of 10 children:
Luther, Jonathan, Dr. Isaac Newton, William, John Bukey, Mary, Rudolphus, Joseph Fawcett, Elizabeth & Jemima.
Military Service Information: PVT. U.S. ARMY REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Source: Bulletin for Dedication of Harmon Greathouse's Gravestone and Plaque, Monday, October 19, 1998:
He was the fourth son of Harmon Greathouse, Sr., a German immigrant, Harmon Greathouse served in the Sandusky, Ohio Expedition. His unit fought against the Indians in 1781 under Col. William Crawford and Capt. Charles Bilderback.
A lively battle was fought at a spot about five miles north of the old Sandusky Fort. Though about equal in numbers initially, Indian reinforcements soon gave the Indians a better than three-to-one advantage. Orders were given for the soldiers to retreat - every man for himself. Harmon Greathouse had a very fine filly and could have made his retreat without any difficulty. However, he came upon a fellow soldier who was a foot and lame. Knowing that this comrade-in-arms would be captured and scalped by the Indians, Greathouse dismounted and gave up his horse and a portion of his rations. He then bid the soldier farewell and continued his escape on foot.
Greathouse met up with ten members of his old company and together they marched day and night for about a week. With little rest and only buds and roots for subsistence, they eventually reached their settlement. Only about 60 of the original 400 soldiers reached home. Among them was the lame soldier who returned with Harmon Greathouse's horse."
Source: DAR 1998
Source: Kentucky: A History of The State, By J.H. Battle, W.H. Perrin and G.C. Kniffin, Copyright 1885
Harmon Greathouse, was born in Pennsylvania. In an early day, he and his two brothers started for Kentucky in a flat boat, and one of his brothers was killed by Indians while making the journey. The second brother settled in Shelby County, and the third brother, Harmon, settled in Nelson County. In an early Indian raid was he was captured by Indians. He remained at prisoner some time, but finally escaping settled in Nelson County, Ky., where he resided until his death.
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