Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William M. Murdock and Emma Armstrong




Husband William M. Murdock 1

           Born: 28 Aug 1844 - Carmichaels, Greene Co, PA 2
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         Father: James Murdock (1811-Aft 1888) 3
         Mother: Amanda Bailey (1816-Aft 1888) 3


       Marriage: 1866 4



Wife Emma Armstrong 5

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         Father: William Armstrong (1805-1849) 5
         Mother: Mary Williams (1807-Aft 1888) 5




Children
1 M Augustus L. Murdock 4

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2 F Mary Murdock 4

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         Spouse: F. Davidson (      -      ) 4


3 F Louise Murdock 4

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4 F Lottie Murdock 4

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General Notes: Husband - William M. Murdock


He was reared in Carmichaels, Greene County, Pennsylvania, and learned the tailor's trade with his father. His first work was for the Government. In 1862, when eighteen years of age, he enlisted as a soldier in Company K, Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, and served in the Civil War until 1865. He was at the battle of Stone River and in several other engagements and skirmishes. At the close of the war he went home and worked at his trade with his father. In 1870 he engaged with his brother in the merchant tailoring business.
He was a member of the G. A. R. Post; and he and his wife were leading members in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

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Sources


1 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 603, 626.

2 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 626.

3 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 605, 626.

4 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 627.

5 Samuel P. Bates, History of Greene County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Nelson, Rishforth & Co., 1888), Pg 603, 627.


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