Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 489
GEORGE MOORHEAD

George MOORHEAD. The Moorhead family finds its origin in England, John MOORHEAD being the representative of the family, who was born in England in Lancashire, 1808. He was reared and educated in that country, learned the weaver's trade, and came to America when he was seventeen years of age, locating in Paterson, N. J., and was there married in 1829, to Miss Fannie PARK, who was born in England in 1810. They moved in about 1835, to Pittsburgh, Pa., and three years later moved to Athens County, Ohio, and located on a farm, remained until 1873, then came to Harrison County, Iowa, and lived a retired life at Dunlap he dying in August, 1886. The wife is still living. They reared a family of eleven children, eight of who came west, on residing in Ohio, and two are deceased. John, a resident of Dunlap, Sarah, wife of William LaFOLLETT, of Ohio, Mary, wife of D. BUTTS, of Monona County, Iowa, George P. a resident of Dunlap, Robert, deceased in 1877; James, residing at Dunlap; Jeanette of Dunlap; Frank, killed by the Indians in 1879, while on his ranch in the West.

George P. was born in Athens County, Ohio, March 23, 1837, and was there reared and educated. He left home at the age of sixteen to seek a fortune for himself. He remained in the mining districts of Ohio, until the year 1858, and then came to Harrison County, Iowa, in the interest of his brother John, who the next year crossed the plains with our subject making all the Western Points of interest, and returned in 1862, and engaged in the stock business, which co-partnership lasted twelve years, being eminently successful. When our subject retired from the business in 1875, he owned over one thousand acres of land. During that year he removed to Dunlap, and was one of the organizers of the Dunlap Bank, at the same time handling large amounts of live stock both here, and in the West.

Politically Mr. MOORHEAD is a stanch supporter of the Democratic Party, of which he has become a leader. He belongs to the Masonic and Knights of Pythias fraternities. He was President of the School Board for six years.

He was united in marriage November 19, 1873, to Miss Annis BOWERMAN, a native of Canada, born January 19, 1844. Mr. and Mrs. MOORHEAD are the parents of six children�Nellie, Harley, Gertrude, Kate, Bessie and Ruth.

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