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Family: Governor John Motley Morehead / Ann Eliza Lindsay (F6003)  [1, 2] 

m. 25 Aug 1821


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  • Governor John Motley MoreheadFather | Male
    Governor John Motley Morehead

    Born  4 Jul 1796  Caswell Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Aug 1866  Rockbridge Allum Springs, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  25 Aug 1821  Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John Morehead | F3120 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Obedience 'Biddy' Motley | F3120 Group Sheet 

    Ann Eliza LindsayMother | Female
    Ann Eliza Lindsay

    Born  15 Oct 1804  Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jul 1868  Guilford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Col. Robert Lindsay | F8996 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Letitia Harper | F8996 Group Sheet 

    Letitia Harper MoreheadChild 1 | Female
    Letitia Harper Morehead

    Born  25 Sep 1823  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Jan 1908  Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Church of the Epiphany Cemetery, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

    Mary Corinna MoreheadChild 2 | Female
    Mary Corinna Morehead

    Born  14 Nov 1825  Greensboro, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 May 1897  Cascade, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Morganton, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ann Eliza MoreheadChild 3 | Female
    Ann Eliza Morehead

    Born  8 Feb 1828  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Oct 1876  Charlotte, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Col. Peter Gustavus Evans | F8546 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Female
    Marie Louise Morehead

    Born  2 Jun 1830  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 May 1862  Salem, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Salem Cemetery Winston-Salem, North Carolina  Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Male
    John Lindsay Morehead

    Born  15 Jan 1833  Greensboro, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Nov 1901  Charlotte, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Emma Victoria Morehead

    Born  11 Jul 1836   
    Died  4 Feb 1896  Greensboro, North carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Green Hill Cemetery Greensboro, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    James Turner Morehead

    Born  6 Aug 1840  Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Apr 1908  New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Lawson Cemetery, Eden, Rockingham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location

    Robert Lindsay "Eugene" MoreheadChild 8 | Male
    + Robert Lindsay "Eugene" Morehead

    Born  16 Sep 1845  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Feb 1889  Savannah, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Maplewood Cemetery, Durham County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lucy Lathrop | F7677 
    Married  7 Jan 1874  Savannah, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Married:
    • Children:
      Letitia Harper Morehead Walker (1823 - 1908)
      Mary Corinna Morehead Avery (1825 - 1897)
      Marie Louise Morehead Patterson (1830 - 1862)
      James Turner Morehead (1840 - 1908)

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7330902/mary-corinna-avery.
      Mary Corinna Morehead Avery
      Birth 14 Nov 1825
      Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
      Death 1 May 1897 (aged 71)
      Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
      Burial: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina

      Family Members
      Parents
      John Motley Morehead, 1796?1866
      Ann Eliza Lindsay Morehead, 1804?1868

      Spouse
      William Waightstill Avery, 1816?1864

      Siblings
      Letitia Harper Morehead Walker, 1823?1908
      Ann Eliza Morehead Evan, 1828?1876
      Marie Louise Morehead Patterson, 1830?1862
      John Lindsay Morehead, 1833?1901
      Emma Morehead Gray, 1836?1896
      James Turner Morehead, 1840?1908
      Robert Lindsay Morehead, 1845?1889

      Children
      Annie Harriet Avery Scales, 1848?1917
      Corinna Iredell Avery Erwin, 1850?1919
      Adelaide Matilda Avery Hemphill, 1855?1884
      Waightstill Avery, 1858?1860
      John Morehead Avery, 1860?1937
      William Waightstill Avery, 1863?1928
      (Mary) Corinna was the daughter of John Motley Morehead, governor of North Carolina from 1841-1845, and Ann Eliza Lindsay. She married William Waightstill Avery. They had five children: John Morehead, William Waightstill,Anne Harriet, Corinna Morehead, and Adelaide Matilda.

    2. [S251] Various Books.
      Photograph John Motley Morehead Family Photo
      From the book :Morehead Family of North Carolina and Virginia' by John Motley Morehead III, 1921 priv printed, New York. Family Portrait Plate Labeled "Group of Seven of Governor Morehead's Children" 1875


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