JOSEPH H. GREENWOOD
The Story As I Know It:
Joseph H. Greenwood was born in Lincoln County, Kentucky in 1807 or 08. His parents were William Greenwood and Elizabeth Evans. A Marriage Notebook of Oldham County Ky states that he was married to Nancy Peggs on 3/4/1830 in Oldham County Kentucky by Isaac Foster.
The 1830 Census, Oldham County KY lists Joseph Greenwood , 20-30 year old male and 1 female, 20-30.
They had at least five children. This information came from a document written by Ernest Greenwood Maddox about 1920 as a Personal Memoir of the Maddox family. He listed the known children of Joseph & Nancy Greenwoo d to be:
1. Susan Jane born 12/28/1830 married John W Maddox in 1855
2. Ruth,
3. William H, who died in 1861,
4. John W who died after 1919.The 1850 Trimble County Kentucky Census lists the family as:
Joseph H. Greenwood , farmer, born in Kentucky
Nancy , 42 years old, born in Kentucky ,
1. Susan J . age 18 born in Kentucky
2. Ruthe A . age 15 born in Indiana
3. William H . age 12 born in Indiana
4. Jn W . age 6 born in KentuckyThe 1860 Trimble County Census adds the county of birth:
Joseph Greenwood , age 52, Farmer born in Lincoln County
Nancy , age 57, born in Henry County
Ruthann , age 25 born in Indiana
William, age 23 farmer, born in Indiana
John age 17, farmer, born in Trimble CountyNear by are William and Mary Greenwood ages 80 and 74. William Greenwood is listed as born in Delaware, Mary in Virginia. Early Kentucky Householders 1787-1811, compiled by James F. Sutherland shows that a William Greenwood was in Lincoln County from June 15, 1803 to at least 1808.
Nancy is not on the 1870 census. Joseph married Catherine McIntosh sometime after 1865 but by 1870. It was propably closer to 1870 as Catherine has a child in 1871.
The 1870 Trimble County, Kentucky census lists Joseph Greenwood , age 63 a farmer, born in Kentucky with real estate value listed as $3000. With him was Catherine Greenwood, age 41, also born in Kentucky. She was his second wife. She is buried on the Hampton Farm in Trimble County. It is found on Luckett Lane. The marker says "Catherine, wife of Joseph, 10/23/1828 - 10/13/1913".
A web cousin sent me the following which adds a lot of information about Catherine.
"rom the Trimble Co., GenWeb site: 10/9/1913 Miss Sallie McIntosh, of Greenwood, Ind., Mrs. Nan Lattimore, of Oldham, Ky., and Mrs. Catherine Greenwood, of Bedford, were together last week for the first time since their girlhood. The reunion was a sad one, however, owing to the serious condition of Mrs. Greenwood's health. The sisters are 67, 85 and 87 years old respectively. Mrs. Lattimore notwithstanding her age seems to be in fine health, driving through from her home with her son, Joe.
This would indicate that Catherine was a McIntosh. I had the family of Coleson and Rebecca Johnson McIntosh on my database and they did, in fact, have daughters Sarah whose age agrees, and one named Catherine who were both in the 1850 Trimble census. Next door to the McIntosh family was William and Nancy Latimore, and she was age 23.
Catherine first married William H. Foree and he died in 1865 (buried in the Foree cem.). She must have married Joseph H. sometime after that. She is in the 1880 Trimble census as a widow with a child, Sallie T. Greenwood, b. 1871. Then she met with her sisters on 10/9/1913 and died 4 days later. They had probably been called in since death seemed imminent."
It is unknown when Joseph died, but it would have been between 1870 and 1880.
Also, listed on the 1870 census is Mary Greenwood, age 84, born in Virginia. As well as Elisha L. Greenwood age 59, and Moses Greenwood, age 52. According to Ernest Greenwood Maddox, this was Joseph's mother and brothers. Moses and his wife Mary are buried on the Hampton Farm.
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