James Morehead GORE 
James Morehead was born on August 23rd, 1849 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.. James Morehead's father was John Henry GORE and his mother was Lucy Armistead MOREHEAD. His maternal grandparents were Gov. James Turner MOREHEAD and Susan A. ROBERTS. He had a sister named Belle. He was the older of the two children. He died at the age of 47 on March 25th, 1897 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA..General Notes
D.A.R. application cites letter from US Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 2-25-57. At 3, his father died and he and his mother went to live with his grandfather, Sen. J.T. Morehead. At 5, his grandfather died and his mother remarried. At 8, his stepfather died and he went to live with his Uncle Charles (personal letter). In the 1870 census, he is 19 and attending Annapolis. He was a lighthousekeeper at Alcatraz and The Farallones in later years, while son, James Jr., was Assistant Lighthousekeeper.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1819 in Baltimore, Baltimore Co., MD. d.01 Aug 1852 in Panama Bay S. S. Golden Gate
- b.23 Aug 1849 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. d.25 Mar 1897 in San Francisco, San Francisco Co., CA.
- b.19 Jan 1731 in Fauquier Co., VA. d.Sep 1783 in Leeds Parish, Fauquier Co., VA.
- b.04 Jun 1767 in Fauquier Co., VA. d.16 Aug 1826 in Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY.
- b.1710 in Prince William Co., Virginia Colony d.1787 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
- b.1738 in Culpeper, VA. d.27 Mar 1835 in Nelson, Warren Co., KY.
- b.1716 in Culpeper County, Virginia d.1807 in Richmond County, North Carolina or Guilford County, North Carolina
- b.24 May 1797 in Shepardsville, Bullett Co., KY. d.28 Dec 1854 in Covington, Kenton Co., KY.
- b.24 Apr 1774 in Nelson Co., KY. d.27 Oct 1827 in Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY.
- b.24 May 1824 in Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY. d.05 Aug 1900 in San Pedro, CA.
- b. in Logan Co., KY. d.14 Mar 1838 in Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY.
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Details of James Morehead's family with Cornelia Love NEWTON
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