John McMurdy and Nancy Vogus

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Husband John McMurdy ¹

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           Born: 25 Nov 1809 - Irwin Twp, Venango Co, PA 1
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           Died: Aft 1890
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         Father: George McMurdy (1788-1850) 2 3 4
         Mother: Polly Martin (1783-1871) 3 4 5

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       Marriage: Abt 1859

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   Other Spouse: Jane Gilmore (1816-1858) 1 - 1836 1

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Wife Nancy Vogus ⁶

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           Born: 24 May 1825 - Venango Co, PA
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           Died: 3 Jan 1859
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         Father: Francis C. Vogus (Abt 1787-Aft 1850) 7
         Mother: Catharine "Katie" Baker (Abt 1791-Aft 1850) 7

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   Other Spouse: Sherman Bebe (      -      ) - 1 May 1846

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Children

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1 F Annie McMurdy ¹

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         Spouse: Thomas Shaw (      -      ) 1

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2 F Martha McMurdy ¹

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           Born: Abt 1859 - Venango Co, PA
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         Spouse: Daniel Joseph (Abt 1859-      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John McMurdy

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He was born on the family homestead and spent his early life on the farm. In 1832 he built a distillery on the homestead farm, which he operated for a few years. He then engaged in farming upon a part of the old place. He was a Democrat, having cast his first and last vote for that party. He filled the offices of school director and road commissioner.

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 954.

2 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 527, 953.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 327.

4 Claudine Adams Diemert, The Descendants of David Martin (Self-published.), Pg 296.

5 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 527, 954.

6 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 954, 999.

7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 956, 999.