Brief Life History of Joseph Jennings
When Joseph Jennings Morehouse Jr. was born on 14 September 1887, in Lafayette, Wabash New Purchase, Indiana, United States, his father, Joseph Jennings Morehouse Sr., was 48 and his mother, Nancy Jane Plummer, was 32. He married Blanche Byrne on 14 September 1920, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. He lived in Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Center Township, Grant, Indiana, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 3 January 1969, at the age of 81, and was buried in Washington Park Memorial Gardens, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States.
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- Joseph J. Morehouse, "Michigan, Census of World War I Veterans with Card Index, 1917-1919"
- Joseph J. Morehead, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Joseph J Moorehouse, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1889 · The first Skyscraper in Detroit
The Hammond Building was a high-rise building completed in 1889 and was 151 feet tall. It's considered the first skyscraper in the city and was the tallest in Michigan after it was built. The Hammond Building was demolished in 1956 to make way for the National Bank of Detroit Building.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): habitational name from any of the many places called Moorhouse in Yorkshire or Durham (from Old English mōr ‘moor’ + hūs ‘house’). In some cases the surname may have become Morris . This name is also established in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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