Daniel W. MOREHOUSE

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D. W. MOREHOUSE, merchant, Kingston Center; is a son of A. S. and Dyrexa (Rogers) Morehouse ; his father was born Jan. 26, 1814, in New Jersey, and emigrated to Ohio when a small boy, and worked most of his life in Porter Township and Morrow Co.; he now lives at Ashley, Ohio, and is in the furniture business; his mother was born Sept. 3, 1818, and died in 1860, and was a member of the M. E. Church; her father and brother were ministers. Mr. Morehouse's parents had six children-Mary J., born Aug. 23, 1835 ; J. W., April 18, 1842 ; Catharine, Sept. 27, 1847; Brintha, July 15, 1850; Rose A., Jan. 10, 1853. D. W. attended district school in his younger days, and, when 5 years old, went with his father to Kingston Center, where his father engaged in the furniture, wheelwrighting and farming business, in which his son, D. W., enlisted, most especially in the furniture business; he left his work with his father in 1865, and went to Butler, Ind., and engaged in the furniture business, under the firm name of Fisher &, Morehouse, and, in 1866, )It. Morehouse withdrew, and returned to his old native home, and engaged in the same business with his father, and, in the same fall, his father bought him out, and he began clerking for Haverstock & Higly, of Butler, Ind., in the dry-goods business, contitruing nine months; he then merchandised for himself one year, at the same place, and then took in a partner (Gordon-) ; they continued the business under the firm name of Morehouse & Gordon, for eighteen months, when Mr. -Morehouse withdrew, and began as a trading salesman for the firm of Shaw & Baldwin, of Toledo (in the notion business) ; he continued at this for two years, and then began merchandiseing at Ashley, Ohio, beginning March 17, 1871, and, in 1873, he sold the same to Clay & Longwell, and then traveled for Alcott & Co., of Cleveland, wholesale dealers in dry goods, and, July 18, 1874, he quit, and soon after traded for a stock of dry goods of James Wilcox, of East Liberty, and moved the same to Olive Green, where he has since been located, and is now carrying on a fine stock of dry goods, notions, hats, caps, boots and shoes, and everything denoting a firstclass drygoods store ; his gentlemanly appearance and honesty have won for him a trade enjoyed by few in any part of Central Ohio; he is now Postmaster at this place, and is also in the undertaking business. He enlisted in Co. D, 121st O. V. I., in 1863, and remained until the close of the war ; was in Sherman's march to the sea. He was married, May 6, 1866, to Sarah Doty, a daughter of Caroline Doty; she was born in 1848, in Pennsylvania; they had three children-Lillian, born Jan. 12, 1867; Minnie, born Oct. 23, 1869; Verner, born Aug. 1, 1875.

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Porter, Delaware, Ohio; Roll T9_1012; Family History Film: 1255012; Page: 455.4000; Enumeration District: 115; Image: 0408.

Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Columbus Ward 18, Franklin, Ohio; Roll T623_1270 Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 124.


Name: Daniel Morehouse
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Death date: 01 Jul 1926
Death place: Delaware, Delaware, Ohio
Birthdate: 08 Jan 1845
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Birthplace: Ohio
Age at death: 81 years 5 months 22 days
Gender: Male
Marital status: Widowed
Race or color: Caucasian
Street address: 290 N Liberty St.
Occupation: Merchant
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Burial date: 03 Jul 1926
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Cemetery name: Olive Greene
Spouse's name: Sarah Morehouse
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GSU film number: 1984359
Digital GS number: 4021793
Image number: 3496
Reference number: fn 43734
Collection: Ohio Deaths 1908-1953

Daniel married Sarah DOTY, daughter of Dr. Martin DOTY and Caroline JACOBS, on 6 May 1866 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States. (Sarah DOTY was born on 16 Oct 1848 in Delaware Co., Ohio, United States, died on 16 Aug 1886 in Ohio and was buried in Stark Cem., Porter Twp. Delaware Co. Ohio.)