Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James Moorhead and Katherine Christy




Husband James Moorhead 1

           Born: Abt 1775 - Beaver (later Lawrence) Co, PA
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           Died: 1857 1
         Buried: 


         Father: William Moorhead (Abt 1748-1819) 1
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 



Wife Katherine Christy 1

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Children
1 M John Moorhead 1

           Born: Abt 1800 - Beaver (later Lawrence) Co, PA
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           Died: 1887 2
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         Spouse: Jane McCleary (1816-1889) 3



General Notes: Husband - James Moorhead


He was born on the tract bought by his father, in Beaver (later Lawrence) County, Pennsylvania, between New Castle and Mahoningtown, later included within the city limits.
He was engaged in pursuits of an agricultural nature all his life, and owned in addition to the ordinary farm buildings a still-house, as it was the custom in those days for every well-to-do farmer to utilize his surplus crop of rye in the manufacture of spirits. Everyone kept a decanter of "old rye" on the sideboard, and its contents were as free as water.

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Sources


1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 175.

2 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 176.

3 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 175, 196.


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