This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cbtsmoorhead1 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/3967.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Kim, I have charted out the Moreheads and found out the following, after looking at all of the information that I have, and charting it all in one chart: Thomas Morehead , Andrew Morehead, And one other brother, possibly Robert Morehead, were born in Donegal, Ireland, now Northern Ireland, and emigrated to America sometime around 1790, via the port of New York. They first settled in Pennsylvania, and later moved to Carroll County, Ohio, Thomas in Lee Township, and Andrew (via Brooke County Virginia) in the Brown Township portion of Minerva in Carroll County. Thomas Morehead married Mary Hill, the daughter of James and Nancy Hill, who are buried in the Moorehead Cemetery. Thomas and Mary had two sons: Abraham b. @ 1817 d. 18 June 1890, and Crawford b. 09 October 1825 d. 24 May 1871. Crawford's surname was spelled both Morehead and Moorehead in the records that I have found. Crawford's family consisted of: Wife: Nancy b. unknown d. about 1872 buried in Harlem Springs Cemetery beside Crawford Daughter: Sara Jane Morehead b. 11 June 1848 d. 3 January 1938 m. 29 March 1866 to James Alexander Lee Son: George F. Morehead b. @ 1850 d. 11 March 1852, buried in Moorehead Cemetery Abraham's family consisted of: 1st Wife: Martha Ralston b. @ 1822, d. 06 June 1860 m. 28 June 1841 in Brooke County, Virginia buried in Moorehead Cemetery 2nd Wife: Mary Ellen Beatty (Beaty) b. @ 1817 m. 12 May 1861 Abraham and Martha had the following children: Mary Morehead (Moorehead) b. @ 1842 d. 15 November 1854 Nancy Morehead (Moorehead) b. @ 1844 d. ???? Eleanor Morehead (Moorehead) b. @ 1846 d. 24 October 1849 Andrew Morehead (Moorehead) b. @ 1848 d. ???? Joseph Morehead (Moorehead) b. @ 1854 d. 7 June 1855 Millard F. Morehead (Moorehead) b. @ 1858 d. 12 March 1861 Anna Morehead (Moorehead) b. ???? d. ???? Mary, Eleanor, Joseph, and Millard are all buried in Moorehead Cemetery Abraham and Mary Ellen had the following children: Dilla R. Morehead (Moorehead) b. @ 1844 d. ???? Abraham Morehead (Moorehead) b. @ 1865 d. ???? This is your branch of the family tree. My branch of the family tree comes from Thomas's brother Andrew, who was listed in Ohio and Virginia as Andrew Morehead Senior. Andrew Morehead Junior was born in Brooke County, Virginia in 1803 or 1804, before Andrew Senior moved on to Minerva, Ohio. Thus we are distant cousins. Andrew's decendants were concentrated in Augusta and Brown Townships of Carroll County, and Paris Township in Stark County. The southern portion of Minerva is in Brown Township, the northwest portion of Minerva is in Stark County, and the northeeast portion of Minerva is in Columbiana County' West township, so I have had to check sources in all three counties. Also, there were several major epidemics that swept the country in the 1800's, any one of which may be why Abraham and Martha's children died so young. They included cholera, diphtheria, influenza, malaria, and smallpox. Carroll County's Lee Township was still very wooded at that time, and still is, so access to doctors and medicine then was probably limited. The Moorehead Cemetery is located high on a hill on private property which is now part of a complex known as Area 330, a motocross course. I do not know if the course comes near the cemetery, as I have not made contact with the owners to visit the cemetery, and there is a gate across the road leading to it. Charles Moorhead Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.