Morehouse family
William Morehouse, farmer and stock raiser, section 16, post office Hopkins, was born in Essex County, New Jersey, near the city of Newark, September 20, 1806. He spent his boyhood days on a farm at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and when sixteen years of age he accompanied his parents to Morrow (then Delaware) County, Ohio. They settled in the timber, and there William assisted his father and brothers in clearing a farm, and then improved one for himself. He was also engaged in the saw milling business twenty years, and being skilled in the use of tools, also worked some at the carpenter's trade. He came west in 1856 on a pleasure tour, and returned home and sold his farm, moving with his family in 1858 to Nodaway County, settling here in July of the same year. He purchased the land where he now resides in 1859. Mr M. has since given his attention to agricultural pursuits. The county was very thinly settled at that time, and he entered upon his second pioneer experience. His farm now contains eighty acres of improved land and sixty-eight acres of timber. He is a sturdy, honest and industrious citizen, and has seen many a hard day's work, but is still well preserved and well posted on the topics of the day. Mr M. was married about the year 1830, to Miss Elizabeth Aldridge, a native of York State. By this union they have five children living: Susan, (now Mrs John Goodman), Caroline, (widow of Luther Riley), Smith, Cynthia, (now Mrs Samuel Wood) and Percilla. Three are deceased.
William Morehouse, farmer and stock raiser, section 16, post office Hopkins, was born in Essex County, New Jersey, near the city of Newark, September 20, 1806. He spent his boyhood days on a farm at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and when sixteen years of age he accompanied his parents to Morrow (then Delaware) County, Ohio. They settled in the timber, and there William assisted his father and brothers in clearing a farm, and then improved one for himself. He was also engaged in the saw milling business twenty years, and being skilled in the use of tools, also worked some at the carpenter's trade. He came west in 1856 on a pleasure tour, and returned home and sold his farm, moving with his family in 1858 to Nodaway County, settling here in July of the same year. He purchased the land where he now resides in 1859. Mr M. has since given his attention to agricultural pursuits. The county was very thinly settled at that time, and he entered upon his second pioneer experience. His farm now contains eighty acres of improved land and sixty-eight acres of timber. He is a sturdy, honest and industrious citizen, and has seen many a hard day's work, but is still well preserved and well posted on the topics of the day. Mr M. was married about the year 1830, to Miss Elizabeth Aldridge, a native of York State. By this union they have five children living: Susan, (now Mrs John Goodman), Caroline, (widow of Luther Riley), Smith, Cynthia, (now Mrs Samuel Wood) and Percilla. Three are deceased.
Morehouse family
William Morehouse, farmer and stock raiser, section 16, post office Hopkins, was born in Essex County, New Jersey, near the city of Newark, September 20, 1806. He spent his boyhood days on a farm at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and when sixteen years of age he accompanied his parents to Morrow (then Delaware) County, Ohio. They settled in the timber, and there William assisted his father and brothers in clearing a farm, and then improved one for himself. He was also engaged in the saw milling business twenty years, and being skilled in the use of tools, also worked some at the carpenter's trade. He came west in 1856 on a pleasure tour, and returned home and sold his farm, moving with his family in 1858 to Nodaway County, settling here in July of the same year. He purchased the land where he now resides in 1859. Mr M. has since given his attention to agricultural pursuits. The county was very thinly settled at that time, and he entered upon his second pioneer experience. His farm now contains eighty acres of improved land and sixty-eight acres of timber. He is a sturdy, honest and industrious citizen, and has seen many a hard day's work, but is still well preserved and well posted on the topics of the day. Mr M. was married about the year 1830, to Miss Elizabeth Aldridge, a native of York State. By this union they have five children living: Susan, (now Mrs John Goodman), Caroline, (widow of Luther Riley), Smith, Cynthia, (now Mrs Samuel Wood) and Percilla. Three are deceased.
William Morehouse, farmer and stock raiser, section 16, post office Hopkins, was born in Essex County, New Jersey, near the city of Newark, September 20, 1806. He spent his boyhood days on a farm at his birthplace, receiving a common school education, and when sixteen years of age he accompanied his parents to Morrow (then Delaware) County, Ohio. They settled in the timber, and there William assisted his father and brothers in clearing a farm, and then improved one for himself. He was also engaged in the saw milling business twenty years, and being skilled in the use of tools, also worked some at the carpenter's trade. He came west in 1856 on a pleasure tour, and returned home and sold his farm, moving with his family in 1858 to Nodaway County, settling here in July of the same year. He purchased the land where he now resides in 1859. Mr M. has since given his attention to agricultural pursuits. The county was very thinly settled at that time, and he entered upon his second pioneer experience. His farm now contains eighty acres of improved land and sixty-eight acres of timber. He is a sturdy, honest and industrious citizen, and has seen many a hard day's work, but is still well preserved and well posted on the topics of the day. Mr M. was married about the year 1830, to Miss Elizabeth Aldridge, a native of York State. By this union they have five children living: Susan, (now Mrs John Goodman), Caroline, (widow of Luther Riley), Smith, Cynthia, (now Mrs Samuel Wood) and Percilla. Three are deceased.
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