The August 1, 1886, birth record for Ollie Greathouse lists her place of birth as “Fayetteville-Talladega Springs,” but the location of the springs is unknown so far.
Her family was listed as living at Elm Springs in the 1900 U.S. Census.
Her father, Braxton Bragg Greathouse, was born at Johnson in 1863, and her mother, Sarah Hanna Wasson Greathouse, was born at Elm Springs in 1868.