Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 
1885, Butler Co.

ROBERT BURNS MOREHEAD, physician and surgeon, Morgantown, is the oldest 
practicing physician in the county of Butler.  He was born near Central 
City, Muhlenburgh [sic] Co., Ky., February 25, 1827, and remained in his 
native place until he attained the age of twenty-six years.  He then, in 
1854, removed to this county.  He was educated in the common schools and 
commenced the study of medicine with Dr. William H. Yost, a widely known 
physician of Muhlenburgh.  He has continually added to his literary 
acquirements, and is now ranked as one of the best informed men of the 
county.  His practice is extensive and his success unquestionable.  His 
parents, John and Nancy (Branscomb) Morehead, had four children, of whom 
our subject is the second; Ann, wife of Hon. Benjamin J. Shaver, and 
Susan, wife of Thomas J. Eads, both of Greenville, Muhlenburgh County, 
are his sisters.  His only brother, Dr. John W. Morehead, of the same 
place, is now deceased.  Dr. Morehead was married March 13, 1855, to 
Mary, second daughter of Hon. Thomas Hampton of Butler, who represented 
this county in the Kentucky legislature, prior to his death, which 
occurred July 4, 1852, of cholera.  His physician contracted the disease 
from him, and died two hours previously.  Mrs. Morehead was born January 
23, 1829, in Butler County.  The have had seven children: Dr. John 
Calvin Morehead, a graduate of the Keokuk (Iowa) Medical College, and 
now practicing in Morgantown; Charles Y., who died of consumption on the 
13th of March, 1880; Henry Bascom, Nanie Lee, also died of consumption 
in 1881; Mary Carlyn, died November 25, 1883; Annie Laura, died February 
5, 1882, and Robert Benjamin.  The Doctor's paternal ancestors came from 
Scotland.  His great-grandfather, Branscomb, came from England and 
settled at Appomattox Court House, near where Gen. Lee surrendered.  He 
was a Revolutionary soldier, and was captured while on picket duty near 
Yorktown, by scouts from Cornwallis' army.  Dr. Morehead was a Henry 
Clay Whig, and an advocate of emancipation.  He was the first of two in 
Butler, who voted for Abraham Lincoln in 1860; the other gentleman was 
John H. Sipes.  He also voted for Lincoln the second time.  At the last 
presidential election, Dr. Morehead voted for Gov. St. John.  Dr. 
Morehead is a Baptist minister, and pastor of the church at Morgantown.

Morehead Yost Branscomb Shaver Eads Hampton Sipes
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Muhlenberg-KY Scotland England Appomattox-VA

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