Born: between 1795 and 1798 in Kentucky
Died: ca. 1849 in Massac Co., IL
Buried: Unknown
Married: Elizabeth Durall on March 1, 1824 in Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
Census / Records:
1800 Kentucky, Campbell Co. - Alfred's father Armistead appears on the 1800 tax roll in Campbell County.
1810 Kentucky, Muhlenberg Co. - age about 14 living with his parents and seven siblings. The family owned six slaves.
1820 Kentucky, Muhlenberg Co. - age about 24 living with his father and six siblings. His father owned 2 slaves. There were four people engaged in agriculture.
1822 Alfred is mentioned in his grandfather Charles Morgan's will. He received $400 worth of land to be as conveniently situated as cases will admit of which land is to be considered as a part of [his] mothers portion lands.
1830 Kentucky, Muhlenberg Co. - age about 34 living with Elizabeth and four small sons, all under age 5.
1840 Illinois, Johnson Co. - the census is illegible. Alfred's family was probably living in the section of Johnson County that would become Massac County in 1843.
1841 Settlement of Alfred's father-in-law David Durall's estate in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
1845 not found on census.
1848 Illinois, Massac Co. Alfred received a land patent signed by President James Polk for 40 acres, SW 1/4, NW 1/4, Sec. 17, T14S, R3E.
1848 Illinois, Massac Co., Alfred & Elizabeth Morehead sold 120 acres to their son David Morehead. The E 1/2, NE 1/4 Sec. 18, T14S, R3E and the W 1/2, NW 1/4, Sec. 17, T14S, R3E.
Children:
James b. 1825, d. 1869 md. Catherine Barfield ca. 1853
- Angeline b. 1855
- Elizabeth b. 1856 md. Holloway Powers
- Mary b. 1857
- Katherine
- Henry
Lewis b. 1828 md. Martha Hewit 1852
- Melissa b. 1853
- Penelope b. 1856
- Viola b. 1858 md. G.W. Berry, children: Minnie, William
- Martha b. 1861
- Mary b. 1864
- Amanda b. 1866
- Minnie b. 1869
- Henry Thomas b. 1871, d. 1934 md. 1891 Hanna Catherine (Tally) Bennett, b. 1865, d. 1939. At least one child: Olive Edith
- Alfred b. 1876
- Corah b. 1879
- Lewis b. 1880
- Arthur b. 1884
- Luther b. 1884
- Birdie b. 1888, d. 1860 md. Eddie Douglas
Susanna
Mary b. 1839
Revised 11/7/2019
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