Austin L. Murdock and Achsah Fries

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Husband Austin L. Murdock ^{1 2}

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           Born: 12 Aug 1857 - West Middletown, Hopewell Twp, Washington Co, PA
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         Father: Milton T. Murdock (1825-Aft 1905) 1 3
         Mother: Nancy White (1821-      ) 1 3

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       Marriage: 1884 1

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Wife Achsah Fries ^{1 2}

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         Father: Jesse Fries (1829-1906) 1 4
         Mother: Harriet Robinson (      -Aft 1918) 2 5

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General Notes: Husband - Austin L. Murdock

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He was educated in the common schools, and in 1881 accepted a position as conductor in the Pullman car service, retaining his place two years. After his marriage he settled on a farm in Rostraver township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, where he lived as a renter for sixteen years. In the autumn of 1901 he received the appointment of deputy revenue collector at the Gibsonton distillery. He was a Republican in politics, and for over sixteen years served on the school board. He was a member of the Presbyterian church.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 201.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1038.

3 Addams S. McAllister, The Descendants of John Thomson, Pioneer Scotch Covenanter (Easton, PA: The Chemical Publishing Company, 1917), Pg 75.

4 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1037.

5 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 366.