Champaign County IL Archives Biographies.....Morehouse, C S 
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Biography of C S MOREHOUSE, Champaign County, Illinois

From:  "History of Champaign County, Illinois with Illustrations," 1878


C. S. MOREHOUSE - Mr. Morehouse, who has been engaged in the 
mercantile business in Champaign since 1864, is a native of Niagara 
county, New York, where he was born December 13th, 1840.  His 
grandfather emigrated from New Jersey to western New York.  His 
father, D. L. MOREHOUSE, was born in Orleans county, New York, and 
married Mary A. SMITH.  The subject of this sketch was the third of 
six children.  In 1843, his father moved to Wyoming county, New York, 
and carried on a flouring, saw and shingle mill near the town of 
Warsaw, and at the same time engaged in farming.  Mr. Morehouse 
obtained his education in the schools of Warsaw, which he attended 
till eighteen years of age.  In 1858, his father removed to 
Bloomington, Illinois, and there engaged in the mercantile business. 
Mr. Morehouse was clerk in this store three years and then went into 
partnership with his father, and opened a store at Leroy.  In 1864, 
he came to Champaign and began the dry goods business as a member of 
the firm of Morehouse, Conkling & Co.  On the dissolution of this 
firm in 1868, he bought out C. P. RAYMOND, and engaged in the dry 
goods business on his own account.  In 1870, he bought the stock and 
succeeded the firm of Beasley Brothers, and in 1871, bought out Major 
G. W. KENNARD, and has since been closely identified with the 
business interests of Champaign.  Though a young man, he is one of 
the oldest merchants of the city, and with one exception, has been 
engaged in the dry goods business longer than any other man.  He has 
endeavored to conduct business on fair and liberal principles, and 
his store is one of the popular institutions of the county.  He was 
married in September, 1863, to Julia A. CONKLING, daughter of Stephen 
CONKLING, a former merchant of Leroy; she was born at Mr. Vernon, 
Ohio.  In politics he has been a member of the Republican party, 
though his attention has been so closely devoted to business that he 
has taken no active part in political matters except to discharge 
such duties as belong to every American citizen.  He is a member of 
the Methodist church, and a gentleman, who has acquired an excellent 
reputation as a careful, systematic and liberal business man.


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