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Robert Hammond Murdock
b.10 Nov 1837 Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
d.24 Sep 1911 Corry, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
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m. Mar 1834
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m. 24 Dec 1861
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[edit] Personal History[edit] Robert Hammond Murdock (1837-1911)Born in Milton, PA, he became involved in the railroad industry as it was expanding rapidly. He was sent to Corry, PA to help the expansion of the "Philadelphia and Erie branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad" (like the board game Monopoly) from Milton (East PA) to Erie (west PA) where several railroads intersected. He became the Station Master, or Agent, in Corry for his whole life. He turned down a promotion that would have moved him away from Corry which he turned down because he loved Corry so much, according to his grandson, Joseph Kepler Murdock (1898 - 1985). As Station Master/Agent, his job was scheduling trains. As such, companies needing good rail service were very friendly to him and gave him some gifts to help them get good train service and several Murdock possessions are from that source. One gift that survives in the family with his great-great grandson, Lucius Donkle III, is a red, white, and gray plaid wool horse blanket with a large "RHM" monogrammed on it. One major industry in Corry at that time was a giant tannery called "Korry Krome" Leather (with a K, not a C). Lucius Donkle, III bought an 1818 Korry-Krome ad on eBay in 2006 and intends to post it here. His grandson, Joe, loved to visit him in the summers by riding the train from Chicago. This gave him a great love of trains. Robert Hammond's great-grandfather (William Murdock ( ? -1790, "gen 1" from story below and on his page)) was from Scotland, served with General Braddock in the French and Indian War, and also fought in the Revolutionary War. [edit] Family history of Robert Hammond Murdock's 10-year younger brother, Thomas Augustus Murdock, is documented below: (both are gen 4)The history of Thomas Augustus Murdock (1847-1909, generation 4) and his preceding 3 generations is recorded in the convoluted account below published in 1891. Explanatory (parenthetical) remarks have been added to help separate stories of the 4 generations. (Remarks added by Lucius Donkle III, for whom T.A. Murdock’s brother, R.H. Murdock, is his great-great grandfather.) William Murdock ( ? -1790, generation 1) Source: The History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania,[1] Edited by Herbert Charles Bell, Published by Brown, Runk, and Co., 1891. Thomas Augustus Murdock (1847-1909, gen 4) (age 44 at time of publication), station and freight agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Milton, was born in Milton on June 20, 1847, and is a son of Thomas Murray Murdock (1803-1871, gen 3) who was born in Chillisquaque Township in 1803, and a grandson of (Robert?) Augustus Murdock (1765-1845, gen 2), the first white male child born in Fort Augusta. His great-grandfather (William Murdock, ?-1790, gen 1) was of Scotch ancestry and came to America on account of religious troubles (came with Braddock?). He was with Braddock at the time of his defeat, and was afterwards stationed at Fort Augusta. Per Wikipedia: Major General Edward Braddock (1695-1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War, 1754-1763). His son (Robert?) Augustus Murdock (1765-1845, gen 2), (born in Fort Augusta), learned the trade of cabinet-maker and lived and died in Chillisquaque Township. He reared seven children, all of whom are dead (as of 1891 publishing date). Thomas Murray Murdock (1803-1871, gen 3) became a carpenter by trade, married Eleanor Wilson (1817-1872?), a native of Montour County Pennsylvania, and located in Milton Pennsylvania where he died in 1872. His Widow died in 1874. To their union were born six children, Sara M., wife of C.W. Tharp of Milton, Robert Hammond (1837-1911, gen 4), agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Corry Pennsylvania, Jane Mary, widow of William Marsh of Milton, Nathaniel W., who died in 1860, Thomas Augustus (1847-1909, gen 4) and Elizabeth Ellen, wife of George Barclay of Milton. Our subject (Thomas Augustus Murdock, 1847-1909, gen 4) was reared and educated in Milton. He learned telegraphy and worked six years in Sunbury for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. In 1872 he was appointed Passenger and Freight agent at Milton and has since held that position. In 1870 he was married to Margaret L. Gray (1853-1936), daughter of P.W. Gray of Sudbury, by whom he has five children: Edna G., Helen, Donald, William, and Fannie. Mr. (T.A.) Murdock is a Republican. Captain William Gray, the great-grandfather (in-law?) of Mr. (T.A.) Murdock was a Revolutionary soldier and one of the charter members of the Society Cincinnatus. He married a sister of Captain Samuel Brady and general Hugh Brady, both noted in Indian warfare. Per source: William Murdock ( ? -1790, gen 1) William was Scotch and came to America in about 1750 with General Braddock (or due to religious troubles?). He served under him at the time of his disastrous defeat at the hands of the French and Indians in 1755. He was a soldier at Fort Augusta (location is shown by a historical marker in Chillisquaque Township, Cumberland County, PA) in 1760 and later was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Per Wikipedia: Major General Edward Braddock (1695-1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War (1754-1763), which is also known in Europe and Canada as the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). WikiTree.com Page [2] Image Gallery
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