Moorhead, William Henry
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William Henry Moorhead, hay and straw, commission;
born in: Belfast, Ireland, on November 16, 1860;
son of: Jacob Moorhead and Alice Moorhead, nee: Alice Bell
came to Chicago with parents in childhood;
married: Alice Moorhead2, nee: Alice Blair, in DeKalb County, Illinois, on October 11, 1883;
children: Walter George Moorhead, Maude B. Moorhead
Started in retail feed business July 20, 1883,
and after 8 years, sold out and engaged in the commission business with Kilmer Commission Company;
bought an interest in 1895, and since member firm of Van Wie & Moorhead.
Office: 84 Board of Trade Building
Home: 6757 N. Sheridan Road, Rogers Park
Source: Book of Chicagoans, 1917.