Re: Moorehead Family
MOREHEAD OR MOOREHEAD, KELLY, NEFF
Posted By: Glenn Edmison (email) In Response To: Re: Moorehead Family (Glenn Edmison)
Date: 8/26/2014 at 00:59:15
Below is the history of my great grandfather, Joseph Charles Morehead printed during his life in a history of Klickitat County. Washington. Presumeably he contributed the info. I am still trying to locate any Iowa records of his life there. Any help would be appreciated.
See "An Illistrated History of Klickitat, Yakima and Kittitas Counties", Interstate Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1904, page 396.
JOSEPH C. MOREHEAD, one of the oldest pioneers of Klickitat county, Washington, and a stockman, living in the city of Goldendale, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1843. His father, Andrew Morehead, was born in England, but early came to the United States and settled in the Quaker state. He brought up his family in Pennsylvania, where he died some years ago, being stricken with the cholera. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Ann McKay, was likewise born in England, but she died in her native country. Joseph C., whose life is the theme of this review, received his education in the public schools of Iowa, to which state he came when twelve years old. His father died when he was eleven and he soon after left his home and friends and went to Iowa, where he got his public school training. In 1870 he moved to California by train. After remaining in San Francisco for a brief period, he took the boat to Portland, Oregon, and from that city went to Albany, whence the same fall he came to Klickitat county. At that time there were few settlers in the county, not over twenty families altogether. He settled on a homestead a mile and a half east of Goldendale, upon which he lived for twenty-four consecutive years, putting most of the land under cultivation. In 1894 he removed to Goldendale, and opened a meat market, establishing a business which he conducted successfully for the ensuing seven years. He also bought and sold cattle and stock during this time. In 1901 he sold the market to Hail & Files, and since that time he has engaged in the stock business alone, buying cattle for the Union Meat Company of Portland, Oregon. He owns a farm of 120 acres just outside of Goldendale.
Mr. Morehead was married in Iowa, in September, 1865, the lady being Matilda, daughter of Robert Larkin. Her father, a native of Pennsylvania, of German extraction, was a farmer by occupation and a pioneer of Iowa, to which state he went when it was still a sparsely settled, wild country. He died there in 1863. Mrs. Morehead's mother, Rebecca, was born and married in Pennsylvania, and died in Iowa, after having become the mother of six children. Mrs. Morehead was born in Iowa and was educated in its public schools. She and Mr. Morehead have had six children, namely William, born in Iowa, March 20, 1864; Charles, also born in Iowa, two years later, now living in the Palouse country; Frank, born in Klickitat county, where he still lives, in 1872; Mrs. Ada Lear, born in Klickitat county in 1875, now living in Goldendale; Elmer, two years her junior, also living in Goldendale; and Edna, born in 1884, the present assistant postmistress of Goldendale. Fraternally, Mr. Morehead is connected with the Masons and the Order of the Eastern Star. He is a member of the Methodist church, and in politics, a Republican. His ranch, just outside the city, embraces 120 acres. An old pioneer of the county, he is very known among its citizens, all of whom respect him as a man of integrity and sterling worth.See Iowa Marriages, 1809 - 1992 (1869, Henry County), .to Matilda J. Hillyard. See 1870- US Census, Albany, Linn Co. OR, age 27, Farmer. See 1871 Census,Rockland District, Klickitat Co., Washington Territory, age 28, farmer. See 1883 Washington Territorial Census, Klickitat Co., WA, age 38, farmer. See 26 May 1885 Washington Territorial Census, Klickitat Co., age 43, farmer. See 19 Apr 1887 Washington Territory Census, Klickitat Co., Age 46 farmer. See 1910 US Census, Goldendale, Klickitat Co., WA, age 65, stock buyer. Note in this record he states his father was Irish, his mother b. Scotland. See Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892. Dates 30 Mar 1871, 28 May 1883, 26 May 1885, 19 Apr 1887, 9 May 1889,.See 1880 US Census, Dist. 42, Klickitat Co b. Ireland, mother b. Scotland. See 1920 US Census, Dist. 104, Goldendale, Klickitat Co., WA, age 73, Retired.
See Robert Ballou, "Early Klickitat County Days", The Goldendale Sentinel, 1938. Joseph C. Morehead moved to Albany OR in 1870, as son Charles is listed as age 4 months in 1870 Census of Albany, OR. He is listed as residing next to John Larkin, Matilda's brother. J.C. then came to Goldendale about 1877. Several stories are told about how he helped subsequent early settlers of the area.. He was a Masonic Lodge charter member of Goldendale Lodge No., 31, F & M, chartered in 1879 snd held the offices of ,first, S.W. and then J.D. When the lodge was rebuilt in 1909 after the big fire, he was the only remaining charter member. Homestead of 120 acres just East of Goldendale. The names of Joseph C. and Matilda J. (Larkin) Morehead are listed on tThe Pioneer Memorial Column located in front of the Klickitat County Courthouse in Goldendale. Documents on file. Obituary, states date of birth as 17 March, 1842, in PA. Notes from Avaniel Morehead gives 27 March 1926 for death. See Biography, CGI Rootsweb., Klickitat Co Member of Masonic Lodge, and Order of Eastern Star, Methodist Church, and a Republican.
The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., April 1, 1926, page 1
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