Moricals
Transcribed from "History of North Washington, an illustrated history
of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan counties", published by Western
Historical Publishing Co., 1904.
SAMUEL E. MORICAL was born in
Illinois on October 7, 1866. His father, William Morical, was born
in West Virginia, on May 17, 1819, and is now living in Minnesota.
His mother, Harriett Morical, died when Samuel was three years of age.
The grandparents were natives of Virginia. Our subject has two brothers,
Martin S. and William H., and two sisters, Jennie, wife of G. W. Gillen,
of Minnesota, and Emma, wife of George Spencer, dwelling on the Entiat.
Our subject was taken from Illinois to Indiana when three years of age
and remained in the latter state until ten, during which time he secured
three months' schooling, all that he ever received. However, he has
been diligent in the pursuit of knowledge during the years since and by
personal research has become a well informed man. From Indiana, he
went to Minnesota and there dwelt eleven years. At the end of that
period, he came direct to the Entiat valley and for two years was occupied
in sawmilling. Then he homesteaded one hundred and sixty acres, where
he now dwells. He has improved the place in a good manner, having
an excellent orchard, fences, cultivated fields, and so forth, besides
buildings. In 1902, Mr. Morical erected a fine residence and the
same was burned with all its contents a year later. He expects in
the near future to build another dwelling.
On August 13, 1892, in the Entiat valley,
Mr. Morical married Miss Alice Cannon and to this union two children have
been born, Noel, aged three, and Ruth, an infant.
Mr. and Mrs. Morical are members of the Christian
church and stand well in the community. In political matters, he
is entirely independent and always takes an active interest in this field
as well as in local affairs.