Person:Jonathan Morehouse (2)

Martha McCullough Ogle told stories to her children, including Jeanette Ogle Findley, about her family. She had heard these stories as she was growing up from her Great-Aunt, Sarah Morehouse. Jonathon R. Morehouse and Elizabeth Story had six children. Elizabeth and three children died in a plague. Three daughters survived. Jonathon married second, a widow, Catherine E. (nee?) Squire, b. Vigo County, IN, d. January 23, 1923 at the home of her daughter (Molly) Mary Squire Musselman in Paris, Edgar County, IL. Catherine Squire Morehouse had two living children from her previous marriage to C. W. Squire, who had died in the Civil War. (Her obituary states that a third daughter had died at birth.) Together Jonathon and Catherine had a son called Roll [pronounced "Rawl".] From an unknown source (she didn't write it down), Martha Ogle learned that on April 28, 1919, Catherine E. Morehouse was entered as a distracted person (legally declared so). Her grandson Walter Morehouse was also declared demented. Martha Ogle was told by Sarah Morehouse, that she and her sisters were to inherit their parents' farm. However, Catherine and her daughters locked Jonathon Morehouse in a bedroom, declared him insane, and took away his property. Upon his death, his daughters inherited only 100 acres to be divided among them. Apparently her daughters learned the lesson well, for Catherine was later "entered as a distracted person." Kate Hipple McCullough told her daughter, Martha Ogle, that she remembered visiting her grandfather and thought him to be a kind, gentle man. Sarah worked in Moll Musselman's home as a servant until she fell and injured herself. Since she was no longer able to work, she was literally put out on the street, and had to go to the home of her niece Anna Hipple Wilson, being made to walk there in spite of her injury. She was dearly loved by all of the Hipple family. On a visit to the "old Morehouse place" sometime between 1971 and 1985, Martha Ogle visited with the owners (at that time) Martha Jane Black Fox and her husband. She was shown the papers on the house and made the following notes: Land Book p. 51 / US to Aloysius Brown Dec. 3, 1834 / Land Entered: School Lot No. 11 containing 40 acres according to government survey. Vol. 9 of Deeds page 290 /H.W. Curtis and S. A. Curtis, his wife, of Edgar Co., Ill. to Jonathan R. Morehouse of Vigo County, Indiana / Warranty Deed / Consideration: $883.00 / Dated: Jan. 13, 1849 / Filed: Jan. 13. 1849 / Ackgd: Jan 13, 1849 David Naylor. J.P., Edgar Co.. Ill. Conveys: TheE. 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 16 in T 14 N. of R. 11 W. Memo: Grantors are "H. W. Curtis & Sarah Ann, his wife" in body of deed

1. ↑ Martha Ogle.
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Jeanette Findley.
3.   Notes for Jonathon R. Morehouse:
   1870 Census, Hunter Twp., Edgar County, IL, Page 14 Line 21-29
   searched July 28, 1987 by Jeanette Ogle Findley
   Morehouse, Jonathon 51 Farmer b. NJ US citizen male over 21 (13000 Real prop. 200 Personal) Elizabeth 49 Keeping house b. KY
   Mary A. 20 b. IL
   Martha 18 b. IL
   Simpson 13 b. IL attends school
   Elizabeth 12 b. IL attends school
   Sarah 10 b. IL attends school
   Hooper, William 34 Farm Laborer b. OH US citizen male over 21
   Sorcerman, Panama 14 b. IN attends school
   
   
   1880 Census, Hunter Twp., Edgar County, IL, Vol. 20, ED 96 Sheet 24 Line 19 searched July 28, 1987 by Jeanette Ogle Findley
   Morehouse, Jonathon 60 Tenant farmer b. NJ father b. NJ mother b NJ
   Catherine 40 Keeping house b. IN KY NY
   Elizabeth 20 at home b. IL NJ KY
   Sarah 20 at home b. IL NJ KY
   Jonathon R 2 b. IL NJ IN
   Squire Alice 21 stepdau/teacher b. IN OH IN
   Mary 19 stepdau/at home B. IN OH IN
   Kirkman Alfred 28 boarder/farmer b. IA England Ireland