Bibliographies: History of the Moorhead Family, Part 8, Indiana Co, PA File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Karen Moorhead moorhead1@netzero.net USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ MARGARET MOORHEAD. Margaret Moorhead, daughter of James and Nancy Thompson Moorhead, was born in Indi ana, June 10, 1804. She married Joseph Wallace, who died, May 24, 1864, his widow surviving him, and dying February 6, 1872. They had no children. WILLIAM MOORHEAD. William Moorhead, son of James and Nancy Thompson Moorhead, was born in Indiana, February 14, 1807. He was the first male child born at the county seat. Early in life he entered a printing office, first working with James M'Cahan, the founder of the American Gazette, the first paper established in the county. At that early period, all the mails were carried on horse back. Mr. M'Cahan had the contract of carrying the mail from Kittanning to Ebensburg, and three days of each week the young man Moorhead was engaged in carrying the mail between the two points. Soon after this, his father, James Moorhead, bought the plant and he remained in the same office for some years, then went to Philadel phia, working in the leading offices of that city. May 2, 1834, William Moorhead, married Susan Wright Bodine, of Mt. Holly, New Jersey, in Philadelphia. There were born to them the following children: Clarissa Elizabeth, William Wallace, James Francis, Nancy Letitia, Margaret Ann, John Bodine and Charlotte Lavinia. Some time after his marriage, he purchased an entirely new outfit for a printing office, and re turned to Indiana and continued the publication of the paper formerly owned by his father, calling it the Indiana Register. This paper was undoubtedly the most able and neatly executed county paper published in western Pennsylvania at that time. He was afterwards appointed postmaster at Indi ana, selling the Indiana Register to his brother, Robert B. Moorhead. After his term of office as postmaster expired he engaged in merchandising, and later purchased the leading hotel of the town, and named it the Indiana House, which was a popular resort and known throughout the state. In 1855, Governor Pollock brevetted him colonel, and he was known thereafter as Colonel William Moorhead. During the time he was conducting the Indiana House his wife died, and he retired from the hotel, moving to Pittsburg, where he conducted the Hotel Perry for a short time, and then went back to Philadelphia, engaging in newspaper work. Here he married Elizabeth Hevermilz, and returned to Pittsburg, where he died, October 26, 1890. His body was brought to Indiana, and interred in Oakland cemetery. He is survived by his widow, who resides in Pittsburg. CLARISSA ELIZABETH MOORHEAD. Clarissa Elizabeth Moorhead, daughter of William and Susan Wright Bodine Moorhead, was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1835. She was married to Silas M. Clark, at Rose Cottage, Indiana, Pennsylvania, April 26, 1859. Mr. Clark received his education in the com mon schools and the academy at Indiana, and at Jefferson College, Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, from which institution he graduated in 1852. He entered the office of the late William M. Stewart, Esq., and began the study of law. While a student in Mr. Stewart's office, in connection with Joseph M. Thompson, Esq., and Colonel John F. Young, both deceased, he established a Democratic paper which supported James Buchanan for president in 1856. In 1857, he retired from the journalistic field, and in September of the same year was admitted to the bar, and entered upon the successful career that ended with his elevation to the Supreme Bench. So great was his popularity that at the time of his election his majority in Indiana county on the Democratic ticket was far in excess of the two thousand majority given the Republi can candidate for governor. He was a clear and profound thinker and a strong and logical reasoner. Every enterprise having for its object the advancement and improvement of the town or county found in him an active and energetic sup porter; especially was this so of educational or agricultural projects. Popular education had no more zealous or faithful supporter. The State Nor mal School at Indiana stands as a monument to his devotion to education. Without his industry, perseverance and aid it would perhaps never have been established. For several years, he was president of its board of trustees and held that position at the time of his death. In his home his studied effort was for the comfort and happiness of his wife and family. Mrs. Clark's death occurred January 17, 1887. She was survived by her husband, who died November 19, 1891. To them were born seven children: Clara Clark was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, May 25, 1860, and died April 3, 1864. Charles Steele Clark was born in Indiana, February 22, 1863. He is a graduate of Princeton College, and is an advertising broker, located at Pittsburg. James Woodward Clark was born in Indiana, January 7, 1865. He is a graduate of Princeton College. He is a practising attorney at Indiana and is a member of the board of trustees of the Indi ana State Normal School. Annie Moorhead Clark was born in Indiana August 17, 1867. She graduated at the Indiana State Normal School in 1887. May 29, 1894, she was married to Jacob Jay Miller, one of the lead ing attorneys of Pittsburg. They have one son, Silas Clark, born March 22, 1897. Mary Bodine Clark was born in Indiana, December 27, 1869. In 1889, she graduated at the Indiana State Normal School. She was married, June 20, 1900, to Dr. Elisha P. Swift, of Norway, Michigan, where they reside. Charlotte Clark was born in Indiana, August 19, 1874. She graduated at the Indiana State Nor mal School in 1892 and is now a member of the faculty of that institution. William Clark was born in Indiana, Novem ber 29, 1875, and died May 17, 1876. Silas Moorhead Clark was born in Indiana, October 5, 1877. He died October 30, 1877. WILLIAM WALLACE MOORHEAD. William Wallace Moorhead, son of William and Susan Wright Bodine Moorhead, was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, February 1, 1837. August 6, 1866, he was married to Mary Ann Little, in Pittsburg. He conducted a notion and trimming store in Pittsburg for a number of years, then went to Washington, where he held a position under the national government. He is in Pittsburg at the present time, and is filling an office in the municipal government of that city. To them were born four children -- Clara Clark, Margaret Dick son, Mary Little and Jane Baird. CLARA CLARK MOORHEAD. Clara Clark Moorhead, daughter of William Wallace and Mary Ann Little Moorhead, was born June 21, 1867. January 12, 1897, she was married to Dr. Ira N. Fix. They are located at East Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, where Dr. Fix is successfully engaged in the practice of medicine. MARGARET DICKSON MOORHEAD. Margaret Dickson Moorhead, daughter of William Wallace and Mary Ann Little Moorhead, was born August 26, 1870. MARY LITTLE MOORHEAD. Mary Little Moorhead, daughter of William Wallace and Mary Ann Little Moorhead, was born November 13, 1872. JANE BAIRD MOORHEAD. Jane Baird Moorhead, daughter of William Wallace and Mary Ann Little Moorhead, was born August 8, 1875. JAMES FRANCIS MOORHEAD. James Francis Moorhead, son of William and Susan Wright Bodine Moorhead, was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1839. On July 3, 1860, he married Mary Cecilia Meitzler, of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at Nazareth, same state. He was a practical tinner and plumber, following that occupation for a number of years at different places. He met with an accident while superintending the placing of an iron roof upon a building which eventually resulted in his death, June 18, 1887, at Trenton, New Jersey. His wife died at the same place, December 27, 1886. To them were born six children -- Laura Elizabeth, Harry Polhemus, Lily, George William, Mary Cecilia, Laura Seeley. LAURA ELIZABETH MOORHEAD. Laura Elizabeth Moorhead, daughter of James Francis and Mary Cecilia Meitzler Moor head, was born July 8, 1863. She died, November 6, 1867, at Pittsburg. HARRY POLHEMUS MOORHEAD. Harry Polhemus Moorhead, eldest son of James Francis and Mary Cecilia Meitzler Moor head, was born December 22, 1865. January 24, 1894, he was married to Elizabeth Davis Yard, daughter of Alexander C. Yard, of Trenton, New Jersey. He is located at that place and holds a position in the office of the State Board of Assessors. LILY MOORHEAD. Lily Moorhead, daughter of James Francis and Mary Cecilia Meitzler Moorhead, was born January 24, 1868. She was married to William Burnet Kents, of Trenton, New Jersey, October 22, 1889. GEORGE WILLIAM MOORHEAD. George William Moorhead, son of James Francis and Mary Cecilia Meitzler Moorhead, was born January 7, 1870. He is located in New York city, where he is cashier of the Roebling Con struction Company. MARY CECILIA MOORHEAD. Mary Cecilia Moorhead, daughter of James Francis and Mary Cecilia Meitzler Moorhead, was born November 28, 1872. She was married to Robert Scudder Chevrier, May 13, 1896. There was born to them one daughter, Laura Moorhead, November 13, 1897. LAURA SEELEY MOORHEAD. Laura Seeley Moorhead, youngest child of James Francis and Mary Cecilia Meitzler Moor head, was born June 29, 1874. NANCY LETITIA MOORHEAD. Nancy Letitia Moorhead, daughter of William and Susan Wright Bodine Moorhead, was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1842. She was married at her home, to Frank P. Case, of Pittsburg, August. 23, 1866. Mr. Case held a position in the revenue department, and was on the editorial staff of one of the leading papers of his city, besides filling a number of positions in the municipal government. He always took an active part in politics. His death occurred at his home February 25 1896. There were born to them nine children -- Susan Gertrude, Nancy Steele, married to John A. McClain, of Claysville, Washington county; Frank P., married to Rose Hogle, of Pittsburg; William Moorhead, Rose Keenan, Albert Percy, Annabel, Clara Clark, who died in September, 1886, at the age of five years, and Mary Margaret. John A. and Nancy Steele McClain are the parents of two bright children -- Helen and Jean. MARGARET ANN MOORHEAD. Margaret Ann Moorhead, daughter of William and Susan Wright Bodine Moorhead, was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, August 17, 1844. She was married, in Pittsburg, to Hugh H. Stephenson of that place, November 22, 1866. They located in Oil City, where he has been cashier in the Oil City National Bank for many years. There were born to them seven children: Frank Moorhead Stephenson was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania, November 24, 1867. He was married to Elsie Earle Curtner, in Pittssburg, November 23, 1898. William Bodine Stephenson was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania, January 1, 1870. He was married, in Pittsburg, April 28, 1897, to Alice Glenn Dorrington. George Albert Stephenson was born in Oil City, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1872. On Oc tober 11, 1899, he was married in Oil City, to Ora Cecil Lewis. Ellen Ethel Stephenson was born in Oil City January 18, 1874. Harry Steele Stephenson was born in Oil City August 17, 1876. Charlotte Isabella Stephenson was born in Oil City December 6, 1878. John Gerald Stephenson was born in Oil City September 30, 1886. JOHN BODINE MOORHEAD. John Bodine Moorhead, son of William and Susan Wright Bodine Moorhead, was born in Indiana, December 27, 1846. He was married to Myra Adams Plumer, May 10, 1870, at Franklin, Pennsylvania. He is with Miller & Sibley, of Franklin, as accountant, and is connected with twelve or fifteen companies principally as an auditor. To them were born six children -- Sarah Plumer, Samuel Plumer, William Bodine, Myra, Clara Clark, Hugh Stephenson. SARAH PLUMER MOORHEAD. Sarah Plumer Moorhead, daughter of John Bodine and Myra Adams Plumer Moorhead, was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, March 28, 1871. She was married to Aaron Anthony Printz June 25, 1895. To them were born two children -- Helen Rose, October 15, 1897, and Plumer Moor head, February 15, 1901. SAMUEL PLUMER MOORHEAD. Samuel Plumer Moorhead, son of John Bodine and Myra Adams Plumer Moorhead, was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, January 21, 1873. December 3, 1895, he was married to Grace Botsford Johnson, at Pittsburg. He is located at Ashland, Kentucky, with the Triple State Natural Gas and Oil Company, of Franklin. WILLIAM BODINE MOORHEAD. William Bodine Moorhead, son of John Bodine and Myra Adams Plumer Moorhead, was born at Franklin March 28, 1875. He died May 7, 1880. MYRA MOORHEAD. Myra Moorhead, daughter of John Bodine and Myra Adams Plumer Moorhead, was born in Franklin, Pennsylvania, April 7, 1877. CLARA CLARK MOORHEAD. Clara Clark Moorhead, daughter of John Bodine and Myra Adams Plumer Moorhead, was born in Franklin, March 8, 1882. HUGH STEPHENSON MOORHEAD. Hugh Stephenson Moorhead, youngest son of John Bodine and Myra Adams Plumer Moorhead, was born in Franklin, December 6, 1885. CHARLOTTE LAVINIA MOORHEAD. Charlotte Lavinia Moorhead, the youngest child of William and Susan Wright Bodine Moor head, was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, May 1, 1849. She made her home with her sister, the late Mrs. Silas M. Clark, until the time of Mrs. Clark's death, and since that time has remained with the family. This closes the family history of William Moorhead and his descendants