Melicent Scott "Mel" Moorhead and Bessie Douglass

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Husband Melicent Scott "Mel" Moorhead ^{1 2}

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           Born: 9 May 1874 - Washington Co, PA 3
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         Father: William B. Moorhead (1825-Bef 1910) 3 4 5
         Mother: Margaret Johnston (      -Bef 1910) 1 3

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       Marriage: Jul 1908 3

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Wife Bessie Douglass ²

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         Father: Thompson Martin Douglass (1848-Aft 1910) 6
         Mother: Julia McCausland (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Julia Douglass Moorhead ³

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           Born: 16 Apr 1909 3
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General Notes: Husband - Melicent Scott "Mel" Moorhead

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He was educated in the public schools and Ingleside Academy, which at one time was a noted educational institution at McDonald. After completing his school attendance, he went into the furniture business at McDonald, serving for two years as an employe of S. H. Cook, during that time gaining knowledge and experience, and then went into partnership with J. F. Giffin. Later he bought Mr. Giffin's interest and continued alone. He carried a large stock which included furniture, carpets, stoves and general house furnishings.
He and his wife were members of the First United Presbyterian Church at McDonald. In politics, he was a Republican. He was one of the directors in the First National Bank at McDonald, and was also a stockholder in the Water and Electric Light Company.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 317.

2 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 564, 641.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 641.

4 Editor, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 874.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 314.

6 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 563, 641.