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.