James P Moorehouse

Brief Life History of James P

When James P Moorehouse was born on 10 October 1847, in Linn, Iowa, United States, his father, John Moorehouse, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Parsons, was 31. He married Drucilla D Davies on 1 November 1868, in Cedar, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Elk Township, Cloud, Kansas, United States for about 40 years. He died on 28 July 1923, in Clyde, Cloud, Kansas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Clyde, Cloud, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James P Moorehouse
1847–1923
Drucilla D Davies
1851–1909
Marriage: 1 November 1868
Margaret Moorehouse
1868–1948
Nancy Moorehouse
1871–1942
Ida Moorehouse
1873–1937
Myrtle Moorehouse
1881–1973
Frances Jane Moorehouse
1883–1972
John Burgess Moorehouse
1885–1961
Henry Francis Moorehouse
1887–1963

Sources (15)

  • James Moorehouse, Sr, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Mr James P Morehouse, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • James Moorehouse, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Shirley, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Shirley, Kansas, United States 1867: Cloud, Kansas, United States* *Shirley renamed Cloud in 1867

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): variant of Morehouse . This is the more common spelling of the name in Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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