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Jennie Elmira Hales

Female 1891 - 1957  (65 years)


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  • Name Jennie Elmira Hales 
    Born 26 Oct 1891  Junction, Piute, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 8 Aug 1957  Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 12 Aug 1957  Resthaven Park Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I141  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Charles Henry Hales,   b. 17 Sep 1848, Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1907, Junction, Piute, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Jemima Ann Adair,   b. 27 Mar 1863, Washington, Washington, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1919, Junction, Piute, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1878  Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Vincent Moorhouse,   b. 11 Aug 1878, Bernadotte Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1978, Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years) 
    Married 12 Dec 1918  Junction, Piute, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F133  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Censuses:
      1900 for Junction, Piute, Utah, ED 114, p. 229, June 2 and 4, 1900 US:
      Hales, Charles H., head, b. Sept. 1848, age 57, m. 22 years, b. IA, fa. b. Eng., mo. b. NY, farmer.
      Gemima A., wife, Mar 1863, 37, m. 22 years, 8 total children, 6 living, b. UT, mo. b. MO.
      William H., son, July 1883, 16, s., b. UT, fa. b. IO, mo. b. UT.
      Orval W., son, Apr 1889, 11, s., b. UT, fa. b. IO, mo. b. UT.
      Asel L., son, Apr 1889, 11, s., b. UT, fa. b. IO, mo. b. UT.
      Jennie A., dau., Oct 1891, s., b. UT, fa. b. IO, mo. b. UT.
      Erwin G., son, Jul 1898, s., b. UT, fa. b. IO, mo. b. UT.
      Julia A., mother, Aug 1824, 75, widow, 12 total children, 9 living, b. NY, fa. b. Rhode Is., mo. b. MA.

      1910 US: Junction Precinct, Piute, Utah, p. 6 of 9, 22 Apr 1910, family 56 (son Acel L. Hales and wife are Jemima's next door neighbor):
      Jemima A. Hales, head, 46, married once 31 years previous, 8 children total, 2 now living [error should be 2 deceased], UT Unk Unk, living off of own income.
      Jennie, dau., 18, UT Eng UT.
      Glen, son 12, UT Eng UT.
      Next door family #55:
      Acel L. Hales, head, 21, md. once for 1 year, UT Eng UT, carpenter.
      Edna C., wife, 21, md. once for 1 year, UT Eng UT.

      1920 US: Circleview, Piute, Utah:
      Moorhouse, C.V., head, 41, physician with his own practice.
      Moorhouse, Jennie, wife, 28.
      Moorhouse, Donald, son, 15.

      2. Mentioned in her brother Erwin Glen Hales' obituary of Dec. 7, 1953 as Mrs. Jennie H. Moorhouse of Phoenix.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. In brother's obituary of 18 Jan 1952, she is noted as surviving him; name noted as: Mrs. C.V. (Jennie) Morehouse, Phoenix, Ariz.

      2. Email 25 Aug 2002 from Cris Moorhouse of his notes:
      A. Charles Vincent(5) Moorhouse: (Omar John4, Eli3, Joseph2, Thomas?1) was born August 11, 1878 in Lewistown, Fulton Co. IL, and died February 14, 1978 in Canton, Fulton Co., Il. He married (1) Estella J. Grigsby, September 03, 1903 in Fulton Co., IL. She was born August 04, 1882 in Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois, and died 1965 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. He married (2) Jennie Elmira Hales, December 12, 1918, daughter of Charles Hales and Jemima Adair. She was born October 26, 1891 in Spanish Fork, Utah, and died August 8, 1957 in Lewistown, Fulton Co., Illinois. He married (3) Helen J. (Feaster) Irwin, November 8, 1957, daughter of Edward Feaster and Barbara Burge. She was born April 7, 1905 in Lewistown, Fulton Co., IL, and died October 26, 1991 in Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri.
      B. Notes for Charles Vincent Moorhouse: The following information was taken from information received from A. E. Parshall in Piute County, Utah.
      i. 6 March 1919: On Eastern Visit Dr. and Mrs. C.V. Moorehouse passed through town last Friday enroute east for a short visit. Dr. Moorhouse, is just recovering from an aggravated case of influenza, and this, together with an overworked condition, has left him poorly. They will visit Dr. Moorhouse's parents at Canton, Ill., and from there they will go to Chicago. Enroute home they will stop at Omaha, Denver and other points. They expect to be absent about three weeks.
      ii: 25 October 1940: Dr. Moorhouse and two friends of Illinois are here [Circleville] deer hunting and visiting friends.(PCN)
      iii. 8 November 1940: Dr. Moorhouse of Illinois, who was visiting in Circleville was called home due to the illness of his wife.
      C. Notes for Jennie Elmira Hales: Jennie was buried next to her first husband. Burial: August 12, 1957, Rest Haven Park Cemetery, Phoenix, Arizona." [Kerry's note: this comment is erroneous - see burial note below.]

      3. As quoted from the book "History of Piute County'" by Linda King Newell: "Dr. Moorehouse, a graduate of the Keokuk Medical College in Iowa, set up practice in Junction, Utah, in 1911, and helped save many lives in Piute county during the 1918-1919 influenza epidemic. An outbreak of smallpox came to Piute County in 1920. At that time Dr. Charles V. Moorehouse still had his medical practice in Junction, but he ran into trouble when his drinking habits began to interfere with his care of patients. In March 1922 the State revoked his license for 'unprofessional conduct.' Moorehouse was able to reorder his life and was later reinstated, serving the area for many years."

      4. Recollection of my father Jack Petersen and photos from his family album:
      b. As a youth, I was told that Dr. Moorhouse had a drug problem. This was recently corrected by my Aunt Melba. It was his wife, Jennie, who had the problem. I remember visiting the Moorehouse home in Los Angeles, California, with my grandparents [Jennie's brother] in 1947 or 1948. The house was on a hill in what I believe was Eagle Rock (Burbank?). They had no children. This was Dr. Moorehouse's second marriage. He had children from his first marriage. We called him 'Uncle Doctor'."
      c. Three photos on file with me from my father: one of Charles sitting at a desk with a suit on, one of Jenny sitting at a table with a hat (and a bow on her dress), and one standing with her brother Orval Woodruff Hales.

      BIRTH:
      1. Online Ordinance Index for endowment gives 26 Oct 1891 at Junction, Piute, Utah. Variant on birthplace given as Spanish Fork, Utah, per deceased LDS membership record referenced with secondary endowment info below.

      2. Junction Ward Records:
      A. FHL film 26044 LDS Membership Records for Junction Ward, Panguitch Stake, Utah, p. 37, Junction Ward was created 19 Mar 1887 when the Kingston Ward was dissolved and two new wards created: Junction and Kingston.
      Charles H. Hales, Jr., b. 17 Sep 1848 at Gardengrove, Decater, Iowa to Charles H. Hales and Julia A. Lockwood, bapt. 1856 by Charles H. Hales, ordained a Priest by Geo. Wilkins, ordained an Elder in 1866 by T. C. Martell, rebapt. and reconf. 1877 by Geo. G. Hales.
      J.A. Hales, b. 27 Mch 1863 at Washington, Washington, Utah to Geo. W. Adair and Ann Chestnut, bapt. 1871 by V. Carson, conf. 1871 by R.F. Gould
      Children:
      Geo. Ammon Hales, b. 24 Aug 1879 at Kanarra, Kane, Utah, blessed by Thos. Deavenport, bapt. 24 Aug 1887 by C.H. Hales, conf. 28 Aug 1887 by C.H. Hales
      Chas. H. Hales, b. 30 Mch 1881 at Parowan, Iron, Utah, blessed by ___ Skougard, bapt. 22 Sep 1889 by John Morrill, conf. 22 Sept. 1889 by J.H. Langford
      Wm. H. Hales, b. 25 Jul 1883 at Parowan, Iron, Utah, blessed by Peter M. Jensen
      Ida May Hales, b. 18 Apr 1886 at Junction, Piute, Utah, blessed 13 June 1886 by James W. Baysen
      Orval Woodruff Hales, b. 19 Apr 1889 at Junction, Piute, Utah, blessed 19 May 1889 by R.A. Allen
      Acel Leonard Hales, b. 19 Apr 1889 at Junction, Piute, Utah, blessed 19 May 1889 by C.H. Hales
      Remarks for all individuals: Taken into Junction Ward.
      B. FHL film 26044 LDS Membership Records for Junction Ward, Panguitch Stake, Utah, recorded in 1911:
      #613 Charles H. Hales, b. 17 Sep 1848 at Garden Grove, Dacatur, Iowa to Chas. H. Hales, died April 2, 1907.
      [Wife] #614 Jamima Ann (Adair) Hales, b. 27 Mch 1863 at Washington, Washington, Utah to George Adair. Dead.
      [Children:]
      #615 Erwin Glen Hales, b. 5 Jul 1897 at Junction, Piute, Utah, to Chas. H. Hales and Jamima A. Adair, bapt. 30 Jun 1906 by John Morrill, conf. 1 Jul 1906 by John Morrill. Removed.
      #616 Jennie Elmira Hales, b. 26 Oct 1891 at Junction, Piute, Utah, to Chas. H. Hales and Jamima A. Adair, bapt. 1 Jul 1900 by John Morrill and conf. 1 Jul 1900 by Horace Morrill. Removed.
      #617 George Ammon Hales, b. 27 Aug 1879 at Kanarrah, Kane, Utah, to Chas. H. Hales and Jamima A. Adair, bapt. 24 Aug 1887 by Charles H. Hales, conf. 28 Aug 1887 by Charles H. Hales. Dead Oct. 31, 1897.
      #618 Ida May Hales, b. 18 Apr 1886 at Junction, Piute, Utah, to Chas. H. Hales and Jamima A. Adair, bapt. 5 Jul 1894 by John Morrill and conf. 5 Jul 1894 by Charles H. Hales. Dead 30 Jan 1895.

      MARRIAGE:
      1. Marriage certificate; 12 Dec 1918; County of Piute, State of Utah. Also FHL film 484608, p 160, Book 3: "I hereby certify that on the 12th day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighteen, Junction Utah, in said county, I the undersigned, a minister of the Gospel did join in the Holy Bonds of Matrimony according to the laws of this State, Mr. Dr. C.V. Moorehouse of Junction in the County of Piute an State of Utah and Miss Jennie E. Hales of Junction and State of Utah. W.H. Luke, a Minister of the Gospel. Signed: Dr. C.V. Moorhouse, Groom. Signed, Jennie E. Moorhouse, Bride. In the presence of Charles H. Hales and Ann M. Cocherane, witnesses."

      2. Western States Marriage Index at http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/fhc/getid.idc?m_id=255638: ID Number 255638 Grooms First Name C. V. (40) Grooms Last Name MOORHouse Grooms Residence Junction, Piute, Utah Brides First Name Jennie E. (27) Brides Last Name Hales Brides Residence Junction, Piute, Utah County of Record Piute Co., Utah Place of Marriage Junction Date of Marriage 12 Dec 1918 Volume P6 Page 160.

      BURIAL:
      1. I visited and photographed Jennie's gravesite at the following cemetery 19 Jan 2006. The tombstone reads "Jennie Moorhouse, Oct 1891-Aug 1957." Next to her is a empty plot, one of two she and Charles Moorhouse bought in the 1950s according to the mortuary onsite which runs the cemetery. She is buried in one plot and her husband's body was never returned to Phoenix for burial in the other [probably since Helen Feaster, his third and last wife after Jennie, had him buried in 1978 under her direction in Illinois after he died there; Helen has herself buried next to him in Illinois several years later in 1991. The empty plot remains unused and in Charles Moorhouse's name until the next closest kin claims it. It is noted above by one family researcher that: "Jennie was buried next to her first husband." From my research, there was no separate first husband since she was married only to Charles with whom she purchased the lots in which she is buried. There is no other husband associated with her in the burial location. Plot is space 5, lot 7, block 12, section C in the following cemetery:
      Resthaven Park Cemetery 4310 East Southern Avenue Phoenix, AZ 85040

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Per family group sheet prepared by Mrs. Glen Hales, 115 E. 6281 So. Murray, Utah.

      2. Interested researcher: Cris Moorehouse at ; Tom Kermen .

      3. Per 18 Dec 2002 website .

      ACTION:
      1. Verify whether the death occurred in Phoenix and not Illinois. Look for confirmation of death location.