The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-28
REUNION OF THE M0REHEAD FAM
lily.
NOR THAN ONE HUNDRED or The FAMILY
CONNECTION PRESENT-A TOST ES-
IOYABLE OCCASION.

IfOih tuuOcIlduN COhHtr. Chh-- SAA
igrated to Ohio in about 1912 and set
( tied in Stark county. OF those who
calne to this county, John, Samuel,
! and James came in 1884. Andrew in
1857, Josiah in 1S4l, and Mrs. i. b.
Scott in 1S47. The boys took up their
homes ar or hear the place where they
nos severally reside, and all of them
are yet living except John, who died
in August 1875, at the ripe old age OF
s5 years.
The family were remarkably robust,
and Just the sort of material TO rough
it through frontier life.
They were industrious, energetic, So
cial, hospitable and honest in all their
dealings. No man can say that More
head ever Intentionally wronged him.
Being all men of intelligence, they
did much to mould the conduct and
we'll being of their neighborhood.
Being all men of deep religious con
victions, they did much to shape the
morals of the community.
They were all men of strong convic-
tions, and when once they had formed
an opinion, it was hard to shake their
faith in their own Judgment, yet they
never obtruded their own opinions up.
on others, but were ever willing to ac-
cord to others the same rights of opin
ion, as they themselve, exercised.
Peacable in their disposition ever as
Jealous of the rights of others as o.
their own, they were never known to
20 to law, and courts. aud lawyers
would BE- but lily supported. was the
whole community of th,ir way of
thinking.
Upon their emigration to the county
they boldly, and euergetically attacked
the forest, and now live 70 enjoy the
fruits of some of the very best farms
iu the county, made so by th' ir Own
labor.
Wishing to keep up rhe friendly re
| iafiaLs, shat ought 10 exist in every
community, and especially between all
tue members of family, they adopted
the plan of family reunions, where all
mi:..' assemble once each year. and
re,,. " their family frien nSships, by be-
coming better acquainted with each
OH, l. ard il is the uni ed sentiment
of all. that each annual re union is an
Improvement on the last, and are
times of unusual interest and enjoy
nent to those who are privileged to
pan ticipate.
| At the meeting on last Thursday
there were present of the children OF
John Morehead, Miriam Hart, Olive
Saffell, Harriet King aud Etna More
head. OF his grand children, William,
Laura, Albert, Edgar and Eliza Hart.
OF the great grand children, there were
present, Austin and Violet Hart and
Eta and Martha Taylor.
OF the children of Samuel Morehead,
there were present John E. Morehead
and Martha J. Leonard. Of the grand
children there were Ella, Malissa, and
Willie Leonard, and Elisabeth, Emma
and Minerva Morehead.
OF the children of James Morehead
there were present John and William
Morehead, Nancy Pennell and Clasisss
Baker. OF the grand children, William,
frankie, Lydia, elena, Charles, Violet,
i James and Chloe Morehead. james,
Edward and Eugene Pennell, Parker
James, Agnes, and an infant Baker.
| OF the children of Josiah MOrehead
there were present only William. o.
the grand children, Chresten /, Estella
Harvey and Laura Morehead, anC
Henry, Clara and Hattie FerreI.
i OF the children of Andrew MoreheaG
there were peresent John NJ, William
B Samuel E., Sallie, James and Elli
Morehead. OF the grand children
Ada. Austin, Letitil, Dallas and Otis
of the family of John NJ, Cora B.
Waldo ErNin and Bertha, Of the fam
ny o William B., Mabel, NJ. Grace
Andrew e. and Ethel, Of the family o
/ Samuel E.
of the children of Mrs T. b. Scot
there we're present Margaret Powell
Mary Arnold, Salina Schondlemeyer
Martha Schemerhorn and Albert Scott
I OF the grand children, Fannie Powell
2 Eddie Arnold, Amanda Schondlemeye
5 and Lois Scheiuerhorn.
There were also present, and relate
to the family by marriage, Williar
I johnson, wife and two children. Mary
= wife of John Morehead and Mary an
Jane, wives of James and Andre'
I Morehead, 7. b. Scott, husband c
a Eliza Morehead, Isaac Hart, husban
e of Miriam Morehead, Oliver Seffe
9 husband of Olive Morehead, Cyru
l. Mckinney, husband OF Harriet More
e head, Catharine wife of j. E. Nor
, head, W. K. Leonard, husband
e Martha J. Morehead, Susanna, wife {
v John. and Christina, wife OF WiliiaI
> S.. Sarah, wife OF William NJ, JaD'
& wife of Milton, Gasoline, wife of Wi
: liam b Agnes. wife OF Samuel l
!. Morehead, Joshua Baker, husband {
l. Closisa Morehead, j. c. Powell, hu
I: band of Margaret, George Arnold, hu
= band of Mary and u Schondleneye
Is husband of Salina Scott.
u There were present OF the family r
V lationship, oae hundred and six pc
q sons. the oldest of whom was SaInu
J. Morehead, who is IS years old, and Il
youngest Ethel Morehead, who is 8
~ months old.
All of the older members OF the far
L lily who are living were present excei
Josiah.
: A most sumptuous dinner was sery'
under the shade in the front yard, a;
about one hundred and fifty of Il
. family and invited guests, sat down
the tables. After refreshments b,
been served, some time was spent
friendly converse, when the exercis
were intersp, rsed with singing. pray
:. and speech making. The Rev. j.
= Meeks of the Presbyterian, and Re
:, S. ID. .Shafer, of the Methodist churche
III xEara prasapt and toob nart in tba 4