| Birth | 7 Jul 1811 | Pennsylvania | | | |
| Occupation | Abt 1828 | Supervisor of a division of the Juniata Canal - Juniata County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Occupation | 17 Nov 1831 | merchant at the Brick Store on the corner of Columbus Ave by the firm name of W G Moorhead & Co - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Military | 10 Sep 1832 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 23 Sep 1833 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 5 Dec 1833 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Marriage | 9 Dec 1833 | Sarah Esther COOKE | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 14 Apr 1834 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 7 May 1834 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | 1838 | manager of Washington Packet Line - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Occupation | 1840 | supervisor of the Allegheny Portage Railroad - Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Dec 1842 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | | | |
| Occupation | 30 May 1844 | partner in Struthers, Moorhead & Co, wholesale dealers at 16 Cedar St - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 28 Nov 1845 | erected a Corn Cracker at the Sandusky City Oil Mill on Water St where corn could be ground for feed - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 6 Oct 1846 | was appointed by the President US Consul at Valparaiso to replace Eben R Dorr, who was recalled | | | |
| Residence | 6 Oct 1846 | Ohio | | | |
| Occupation | 1847 | purchasing agent for the US Navy appointed by the Secretary of the Navy - Chile, South America | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Bef Mar 1847 | St Thomas, Virgin Islands | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1847 | American Consul - Valparaiso, Chile | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Bef 1849 | formed a company, Moorhead, Whitehead & Waddington to supply California with flour - Chile, South America | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 24 Aug 1849 | Valparaiso, Chile | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 5 Mar 1850 | Valparaiso, Chile | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 18 Sep 1850 | the president appointed a new consul & he was recalled - Valparaiso, Chile | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 28 Nov 1850 | California | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 6 Feb 1852 | arrived at the National Hotel with his wife & daughter from Chile - Washington, District of Columbia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 5 Jan 1853 | Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 26 Jan 1853 | arrived at the National Hotel from Pennsylvania - Washington, District of Columbia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 10 May 1853 | arrived with his wife at the American Hotel - Richmond, Richmond (city), Virginia, United States | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 3 Jun 1853 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 23 Feb 1854 | arrived at the National Hotel with his wife - Washington, District of Columbia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 6 Apr 1854 | Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 5 May 1854 | Buffalo, Erie County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 13 Jun 1855 | & his brother Joel as contractors, laid the first rail to Milton on the Sunbury & Erie Railroad - Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 6 Jul 1855 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 13 Jul 1855 | after a long visit with his wife's family, they left - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 24 Jul 1855 | Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 7 May 1856 | Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 7 Jul 1856 | arrived on the ship Arabia with his wife , son & daughter - Liverpool, England | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 10 Mar 1857 | Italy | | | |
| Occupation | 1857 | president by election of the Sunbury & Erie Railroad - Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 8 Feb 1858 | was chosen as one of the board of managers for the Sunbury & Erie Railroad Co at the annual meeting - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 21 Nov 1859 | arrived on the ship Persia - Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | | | |
| Occupation | 19 Dec 1859 | president of the Sunbury & Erie Railroad - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 22 Dec 1859 | arrived on the ship Asia from Liverpool, England - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Occupation | 22 Dec 1859 | merchant - United States | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Jan 1860 | believed his worth to be about $500,000 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 13 Jan 1860 | was elected a director of the Bedford Railroad - Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | 7 Jun 1860 | & was president of [SE.R.R.] - Cheltenham, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 15 Nov 1860 | arrived at the Continental Hotel at 9th & Chestnut from Rockwood - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Occupation | 1 Jan 1861 | partner with Jay Cooke in the firm Jay Cooke & Co - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 May 1862 | was a stockholder in Washington & Georgetown Railway Co with 302 shares - Washington, District of Columbia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 4 Oct 1864 | Harrisburg Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Occupation | 5 Oct 1864 | president of the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 23 Nov 1864 | was a director of the Reciprocity Mining Co a gold mine in Chaudiere District, of Canada East - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Occupation | 23 Nov 1864 | president of Philadelphia & Erie Railroad Company - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 22 Sep 1865 | with his son and registered with the American banking houses - Paris, France | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 12 Dec 1865 | arrived on the ship Australasian with his wife - Liverpool, England | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Jan 1866 | Continental Hotel, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 9 Jan 1866 | was elected a bank director for the First National Bank at the annual election by the stockholders - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 13 Jan 1867 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 Jun 1867 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | 1868 | at 1612 Walnut & was employed with Jay Cooke & Co - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 Apr 1869 | gave to his 2 children $100,00 each before he married his 2nd wife - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 27 Apr 1869 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Marriage | 1 Jun 1869 | Cornelia E | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 2 Apr 1870 | was a director of the National Life Ins. Co of the USA - Washington, District of Columbia | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 31 May 1870 | arrived on the steamship China from Liverpool, England with his wife and son - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Residence | Jun 1870 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 2 Jun 1870 | arrtived at the St Nicholas Hotel along with his brother James - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 6 Jun 1870 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 17 Dec 1870 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 1871 | the town of Moorhead was named after him as an official of the Northern Pacific Railway - Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 2 May 1871 | elected as a vice president of the Newsboys Home at the annual meeting - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 25 Dec 1871 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 13 Mar 1873 | New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 7 May 1873 | arrived at the Brevoort House - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Residence | 7 May 1873 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 11 Sep 1873 | arrived at the Brevoort House - New York, New York County, New York | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 25 Sep 1873 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 30 Oct 1874 | arrived at the Nicollet House - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 30 Oct 1874 | Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | | | |
| Occupation | 31 Oct 1874 | a director of the Northern Pacific Railroad - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 5 Jun 1875 | Bedford, Bedford County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 22 Jul 1875 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 22 Jul 1875 | was a director of the Northwestern National Bank - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 18 Sep 1875 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 6 Oct 1875 | Bismarck, Dakota Territory | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 11 Nov 1875 | Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 21 Jun 1876 | Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 12 Sep 1877 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | 4 Jun 1880 | at 3820 Chestnut St & was a retired banker - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 9 Jan 1883 | was elected a director of the Nesquehoning Railroad Co at the annual meeting - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 13 Jan 1885 | was elected a director of the Nesquehoning Railroad Co - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Religion | Abt 1886 | an elder at the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | 11 Jan 1887 | elected as a director to the Nesquehoning Valley Railroad - Pennsylvania | | | |
| Residence | 25 Oct 1889 | West Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Miscellaneous | Jun 1894 | owned a summer cottage where he spent the season - Ocean Grove, Monmouth County, New Jersey | | | |
| Residence | Bef 13 Jan 1895 | at 4140 Walnut Street - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Death | 13 Jan 1895 | at home of old age - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Burial | 16 Jan 1895 | Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | | | |