BIO:  GREENWAY, Obadiah J., s/o William & Melinda Greenway

Submitted by:  phill@redrock.net   (Phyllis Hill)

History of Pike and Dubois Counties, Indiana
Goodspeed Bros. & Co., Publishers, 1885
Pike County, Lockhart Twp, p. 433

OBADIAH J. GREENWAY, is the son of William and Melinda Greenway, who were
natives of Kentucky and Tennessee, and born in 1816 and 1819.  They are the
parents of three living children:  Agnes E., Jennie and Obadiah.  The
subject of our sketch was born in Dubois County, Ind., January 7, 1843.
He obtained a fair education in the common schools of Dubois County, and
when twenty-three years old, he married Sarah J. Marshall, of Warrick
Co.  Their union was blessed with seven children--two sons and five
daughters:
William T. (deceased), Charles E. (deceased), Carrie J. (deceased), Melinda
I., Nancy E. and Mary M.  He is a Democrat and a member of the I.O.O.F., of
Selvin, Warrick Co., Ind.  While he was a resident of Dubois County, he
served two terms as assessor of Patoka Township, and in 1884, was elected
to the office of trustee of Lockhart Township, which office he holds at the
present time.  Previous to the election of trustee, he had been engaged in
the hardware business in Stendal, where he was very successful financially.
He is a good officer and prominent citizen of Lockhart Township.



 
From: "Phyllis Hill" 
<phill@redrock.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998