In 1836 he came to Ray county, Missouri, and be came clerk to the firm of
Morehead and Aull, of which his uncle, Charles R. Morehead was the
leading member. In 1840 he commenced business on his own account in
partnership with Mr. Jacobs, under the name of Morehead & Jacobs. About a
year afterwards they moved their business to the Point, near Glasgow, and
later sold off their stock and engaged in the tobacco trade; but shortly
afterwards they returned to the regular mercantile business, this time
establishing themselves in Roanoke, where they continued until the firm
finally dissolved. Since 1851 Mr. Morehead has been engaged in farming
and stock raising. He has a splendid farm of 466 acres, well stocked and
well improved. November 13, 1841, he was married to Miss Sarah A., a
daughter of Sinclair Page, an early settler of this county. After
thirty-seven years, devoted to the happiness of her family, she passed
away July 9, 1878, leaving four children now lifing: Worthington, Henry
C., Garrett W., Jr., and Sallie A. January 27, 1881, Mr. Morehead was
again married, Mrs. Sallie J., widow of the late Gen. Lucien J. Eastin,
becoming his second wife. She was born in Boone county, Missouri, May 29,
1829, and was the daughter of Geo. C. and Ellen Barnes Dale, of that
county, George C being orignially from Kentucky. In 1875 Mr. Morehead was
elected to the legislature from this county, in which he represented the
people with fidelity and ability, and to the entire satisfaction of his
constituents. For many years he has been a prominenet member of the
Baptist church, and served through several sessions of the association as
moderator. He was a director of the old Exchange bank in Glasgow during
its entire career, and is now serving in a similar capacity in the
directorship of the Glasgow Savings bank. He was the first Worshipful
Master of the Livingstone Masonic Lodge of Glasgow, and is still, of
course, a member of that order. (From History of Howard and Cooper
Counties Missouri, St Louis: National Historical Company, 1883)