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John Oscar Morehouse 1875–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1875

Birth Location: Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa

Death Date: 22 December 1941

Death Location: Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Joseph Morehouse

Mother: Nancy Rush

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John Oscar Morehouse was born in 1875 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, the child of Joseph Franklin Morehouse And Nancy Adeline Rush. In 1880, John Oscar Morehouse resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA. John Oscar Morehouse passed away in 1941 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Oscar Morehouse was born in 1875 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, the child of Joseph Franklin Morehouse And Nancy Adeline Rush.
  • In 1880, John Oscar Morehouse resided in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA.
  • John Oscar Morehouse passed away in 1941 in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America.

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John Morehouse's Ancestors

Self
John Morehouse
1875–1941
Birth Place: Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Parents
Joseph Franklin Morehouse
1845–1920
Colon, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Nancy (Adeline) Rush
1844–1900
Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
John Rush
1804–1876
Pennsylvania
Marietta Lanning
1809–1851
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Rush
1777–1820
Rachel Skinner
1781–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Skinner
1757–1825
Mary Drake
1764–1858

John Morehouse's Timeline

5 Records

1875
3 March 1875
Birth of John Oscar Morehouse in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
1875
28 Mar 1875
Birth of John Oscar Morehouse in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
1880
1880
Age 5
John Oscar Morehouse resided here in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 42
John Oscar Morehouse resided here in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
1941
22 December 1941
Age 66
Death of John Oscar Morehouse in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1875
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: 367; Page: 171D; Enumeration District: 066
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1875
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Rock Island County

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: 367; Page: 171D; Enumeration District: 066

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Rock Island County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1941
    Event Place: Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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