Rev. 23 April 2001, Gen. 578

Thomas Henry Greaves (1) was born about 1820 in Barbados, West Indies. He married Adelaide Hall. He was a tailor. He and his family emigrated from Barbados to Monrovia, Liberia on the ship Cora, arriving April 6, 1865. All their children were baptized at Saint Peter, Barbados, according to the IGI (from Barbados parochial registers, Series B, 1849-1912).

Thomas Henry Greaves may be descended from Frederick Greaves who married Ellen Bennet, descended from William Greaves of Greenhill, Norton (nr. Sheffield), South Yorkshire, England (genealogy 336). (R-1)

Children - Greaves

2. Frederick Augustus Greaves, bapt. 4 March 1846.

+3. Joshua Graves, bapt. 30 Jan. 1849, m. Catherine Jsephine Burdette.

4. Margianna (or Mergiana) Greaves, bapt. 29 Aug. 1850.

5. Moronton (or Morrington) Greaves, bapt. 20 Aug. 1853.

6. Henry Greaves, bapt. 8 April 1858.

CHILDREN OF THOMAS H. GREAVES (1) AND ADELAIDE HALL

Joshua Greaves (3) was baptized 30 Jan. 1849 at St. Peter, Barbados, West Indies. He married Catherine Josephine Burdette. (R-1)

Children - Greaves

+7. Adelaide Greaves

+8. C. Louise Greaves, m. Alfred B. Pratt.

+9. Thomas H. Greaves, m. ------.

+10. Laura Greaves, m. Archibald Sawyer.

+11. Rose Greaves, m. Wilmot Debrick Stubblefield.

+12. William Edward Greaves, m(1) Gladys Brewer, m(2) Joetta Hall, m(3) Ethel Dunbar.

CHILDREN OF JOSHUA GREAVES (3) AND CATHERINE J. BURDETTE

Adelaide Greaves (7) apparently did not marry. (R-1)

Children - Ajaabe

+13. Irene Ajaabe, m. ------ Faulkner.

C. Louise Greaves (8) married Alfred B. Pratt. (R-1)

Children - Pratt

+14. C. Louise Pratt, b. 7 April 1923, m. Reid Page Wiles, 5 Aug. 1946, d. 11 June 1994.

+15. Marie Pratt, m. Alexander B. Clarke.

+16. Alfred B. Pratt II, m. Christiana Ruhl.

Thomas H. Greaves (9) married ------. (R-1)

Children - Greaves

17. Henry Greaves

18. Eugene Greaves

19. Charles Greaves

+20. Mary Greaves, m. ------ Saab.

+21. Harry Greaves, m(1) ------, m(2) ------ King, m(3) A. B. Tyler, m(4) Arabella Keller.

+22. Harold Greaves, m. ------.

+23. David Greaves, m. ------.

Laura Greaves (10) married Archibald Sawyer. (R-1)

Children - Sawyer

+24. Lawrence Sawyer, m. Elizabeth M. Woods.

Rose Greaves (11) married Wilmot Debrick Stubblefield, son of Abraham Stubblefield and Frances Harrison. (R-1)

Children - Stubblefield

+25. Adeline Stubblefield, m(1) Samuel Gibson, m(2) ------ Washington, m(3) ------ Pelham.

William Edward Greaves (12) had a child by Annie Harmon, daughter of H. Harmon and Annie Dennis. He then married Gladys Brewer, daughter of George Brewer and Malvenia Harmon. He married second Joetta Hall. He married third Ethel Dunbar. He had a child by Edith Shepherd. He then had a child by Deleina Logan. He next had a child by Magdalene Liberty Dingwall. (R-1)

Children - Greaves, by Annie Harmon

+26. John Milton Greaves, m(1) Omodele Bright, m(2) Estella Redmond.

Children - Greaves, by Gladys Brewer

+27. William Elwood Greaves, m. Barbara Hyde.

28. Marjorie Greaves, m. Anthony Sherman.

Children - Greaves, by Joetta Hall

+29. Wilma Greaves, m(1) Momolu Bright, m(2) Samuel Burnette.

+30. Marcia Greaves, m. Emmanuel L. Shaw.

31. Ethan Greaves

32. Kenneth Greaves

Children - Greaves, by Ethel Dunbar

+33. Waldron Greaves, m(1) Marjorie Ellen Cooper, m(2) Beth ------.

+34. Ethello Greaves, m. James B. McCritty.

Children - Greaves/Shepherd, by Edith Shepherd

+35. Samuel Shepherd, m. Mledy Cooper.

Children - Greaves

+36. Joyce Greaves, m(1) Henry Reed Cooper, m(2) Harry Viklund.

Children - Greaves/Dingwall, by Magdalene L. Dingwall

+37. Albertine Dingwall, m. Edwin Murray Barclay.

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