"An Illustrated history of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties : with a
brief outline of the early history of the state of Oregon." Chicago?: Western
Historical Pub. Co., 1902.  Page 559.  Malheur County.

CORNELIUS G. MOREHEAD

     A native of the Web-foot State, the son of about the earliest pioneers of
this state, raised amid its environments, both eastern and western Oregon, the
subject of this article is thoroughly an Oregonian and a typical representative
of its energetic and progressive citizens.  Cornelius G. was born in Linn
county, Oregon, on June 26, 1865, being the son of Robert M. and Martha (Curl)
Morehead.  The parents came with ox teams to Oregon in 1848 and settled in the
Willamette valley and the father being a millwright, built the first mill of the
state.  It was located at Salem and was built in 1849.  In 1869, the family
removed to Jackson county, Oregon, and in 1872, they came to Prairie City, Grant
county, this state.  There the father erected the Strawberry flour mills and in
1879 sold out and went to Weiser, Idaho.  He built a mill there and in 1887 he
returned to the Willamette valley, where he died in 1890.  Mrs. Morehead is
still living in Douglas county, this state.  Our subject was educated in the
schools of the various places where he lived and in 1884 he started for himself.
He raised stock in Idaho until 1888, then sold out and came to Malheur county
and engaged with the Oregon Horse and Land Company, where he wrought for a
number of years.  During this time, he made several trips to different markets
with stock.  In 1901 he purchased his present place, a farm of eighty acres, one
and one-fourth miles west from Nyssa.  His farm is well improved, produces
abundance of alfalfa hay, and other fruits of the field.  He has a comfortable
residence and a young orchard and is fast making his place an abode of rural
comfort and attractiveness.  In addition to his property, Mr. Morehead has a
good bunch of cattle and devotes considerable attention to handling them.
     The marriage of Mr. Morehead and Miss Elizabeth, daughter of David R. and
Jane Ehrgood, was solemnized on April 21, 1899, and two children have been born
to them, Alma Pearl and Ruby Edna.  In political matters, Mr. Morehead id allied
with the Republican party and manifests an intelligent activity and interest in
the affairs of the county and state.
     

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2006 by Diana Smith. Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.