Alexander Moorhead (1804 - bef. 1850)

Born 1804 in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah Lydia (Baughman) Moorhead — married 12 Oct 1826 (to 18 Feb 1843) in Wayne County, Ohio

Husband of Margaret (Dull) Lawrence — married 16 Nov 1843 (to 1850) in Wood County, Ohio

Descendants

Died before Oct 1850 before age 46 in Wood, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Alexander was born in 1804 and passed away in 1850. He was the son of John Moorhead and Sarah Donnell.

Early settler of Wood County 1834/1835

Marriages

Married Hannah Lydia Baughman 12 Oct 1826 in Wayne County, Ohio. ^[1] She died in 1843.

Married Margaret Dull 16 Nov 1843 in Wood County, Ohio. ^[2]

Alexander died in 1850, leaving 8 children age 10 or less.

From A Moorhead, Morehead Genealogy: ^[3]

"Alexander Moorhead, b ca 180438, Derry Twp., Westmoreland Cop., PA, d 1850 (after 16 August, before 30 October), Wood Co., OH. He was in Wood Co. by 1834-5, and patented 155 acres, NW Quarter, Sect 19, Twp. 4, N R 9, 18 April 1837.40 He m 1) October 1826, Wayne Co., OH, Hannah Lydia Baughman/Bowman, b 1800-1810, d 1843, Milton Twp., Wood Co.; he m 2) ca 1843 Margaret DULL, b ca 1824, OH, living 1858, Gilead, now Grand Rapids, Wood Co., OH.

Children of Alexander and Hannah Baughman:

1. John, b ca 1827-8.
2. Isaac, b ca 1833 (age 17, 1850 census); possibly deceased by 1857, since no receipt for a distribution to him from his father's estate.
3. Andrew, b ca 1835. He gave receipt on 22 September 1856 to Silas Rowland, administrator of his father's estate, for $30.59, his legacy, or a portion of it.
4. Alexander Milton, b 7 March 1838.
5. Lavinia, b 19 June 1840. She and brother Alexander were living with John E. Moorhead, No 33, this history, on 1860 census. A John Moorhead had been appointed their guardian.
6. Lydia, b ca 1841-2.
7. Silas, b 17 January 1843 (living with John Rowland and Mary Moorhead in 1850 census)

Children of Alexander and Margaret Dull:

1. Samuel, b 30 May 1844.
2. William Henry, b 25 April 1846.
3. Phillip C , b 3 November 1847.
4. Hannah Almira, b September 1849, Milton Twp., Wood Co., OH; living with William Eckley, minister, Gilead, Weston Twp., Wood Co., OH on 1860 census; m ca 1869, George Woodard, b October 1847, NY; had five ch, only two of whom were living June 1900, including John, b November 1878. Living Butte Co., CA, 1916.

Census Data

1840 census, Milton Township, Wood, Ohio, United States ^[4]

Alexander Moorehead, age 30-39, household of 7

Males: <5=1, 5-9=2, 10-14=1, 30-39=1

Females: <5=1, 30-39=1

1850 census, Milton, Wood, Ohio, United States, 16 Aug 1850 ^[5]

Alexander Morehed M 45 Pennsylvania, farmer

Margaret Morehed F 26 Ohio

Isaac Morehed M 17 Ohio

Andrew Morehed M 15 Ohio

Alexander N Morehed M 12 Ohio

Lovinia Morehed F 10 Ohio

Lidia Morehed F 8 Ohio

Samuel Morehed M 6 Ohio

William Morehed M 4 Ohio

Philip C Morehed M 2 Ohio

Hannah Morehed F 0 Ohio

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZV1-L89 : 8 December 2017), Alexander Morehead and Hannah Baughman, 12 Oct 1826; citing Wayne, Ohio, United States, reference p35; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 425,753.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDPC-NQP : 10 December 2017), Alexander Morehead and Margaret Dull, 16 Nov 1843; citing Wood, Ohio, United States, reference p 146; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 409,699.
3. ↑ A Moorhead, Morehead Genealogy: some descendants of John Moorhead, Ca., 1720-1785, Cumberland and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania, Stark, Hancock and Wood Counties, Ohio, and points West, compiled by Rex K. Moorhead, 1992
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRV-ZKW : 24 August 2015), Alexander Moorehead, Milton Township, Wood, Ohio, United States; citing p. 432, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 434; FHL microfilm 20,179.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXSG-RMN : 12 April 2016), Alexander Morehed, Milton, Wood, Ohio, United States; citing family 387, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).