Basil Norman Morehead

Male1 October 1918–10 September 2006

Brief Life History of Basil Norman

When Basil Norman Morehead was born on 1 October 1918, in Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States, his father, Basil DeMoines Morehead, was 22 and his mother, Ida M Pennell, was 22. He married Joyce Williams on 24 November 1947, in Sekiu, Clallam, Washington, United States. He lived in Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, United States for about 5 years and Port Angeles Election Precinct 7, Clallam, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 10 September 2006, in Clallam, Washington, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Basil Norman Morehead
1918–2006
Eleanor Justine King
1927–2009
Marriage: 8 September 1954

Sources (11)

  • Norman Moorehead in household of Basil D Moorehead, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Basil Norman Morehead, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Basil N Morehead, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 September 1954Clallam, Washington, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

    Age 1

    The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

    1919 · Seattle General Strike

    Age 1

    The Seattle general strike was a five day strike in 1919, where around 65,000 workers began striking for higher wages. This happened two years after WWI  wage controls.

    1941

    Age 23

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English (northern): variant of Muirhead .

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

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