John Riggs Murdock

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Wikipedia Biographical Summary:

"...John Riggs Murdock (September 13, 1826 – November 12, 1913) was the leader of the most Down-and-Back companies in Latter-day Saint history..."

"...The son of John Murdock, he not only lead several down and back companies but also served several missions in the eastern United States. He was also a prominent leader of the church in Beaver, Utah..."

"...Murdock was born in Orange, Ohio to John Murdock and Julia Clapp Murdock. When he was five years old, his mother died and he was then raised in the home of Morris Phelps..."

"...The Phelps moved from Jackson County, Missouri to Far West, Missouri to Nauvoo, Illinois, where Murdock was reunited with his father. In Nauvoo Murdock worked on the farm of Joseph Smith. During the exodus from Nauvoo to the west Murdock lived with the Cornelius Lott family in Nauvoo, Murdock fell in love with and later married Lott's daughter Almira Henrietta Lott. The marriage of Murdock and Lott happened after the arrival in the Salt Lake Valley..."

"...Murdock later also married Mary Ellen Wolfenden and May Bain..."

"...In 1846, Murdock joined the Mormon Battalion and arrived in Salt Lake City in 1847. After marrying, he settled in Lehi, Utah in 1851. From 1861 to 1863, served as Mayor of Lehi. In 1856 Murdock was one of the rescuers of the Handcart companies. In 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864 and 1864 Murdock lead down-and-back companies across the plains..."

"...Murdock died in 1913. His is the largest grave marker in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver Utah. Immediately adjacent are markers for Mary Ellen Wolfenden Murdock and May Bain Murdock, two of his plural wives. At the behest of second wife Wolfenden, the location is some distance away from the grave of Almira Henrietta Lott Murdock (d. 1878), her bitter rival who preceded her in death..."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'John R. Murdock (Mormon)', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 27 September 2011, 13:17 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_R._Murdock_(Mormon)&...> [accessed 6 January 2012]

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• Military service: MORMON BATTALION - July 16 1846
• Immigration: Oct 16 1847 - Utah, United States
• Immigration: Dec 15 1856 - Utah, United States
• Immigration: Sep 12 1861 - Utah, United States
• Immigration: Sep 27 1862 - Utah, United States
• Immigration: Sep 2 1863 - Utah, United States
• Immigration: Aug 26 1864 - Utah, United States
• Immigration: Aug 19 1868 - Utah, United States
• Residence: Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States
• Residence: 1870 - Utah, United States
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jul 24 2017, 10:42:44 UTC

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John Riggs Murdock was born 13 December 1826 in Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio to John Murdock (1792-1871) and Julia Clapp (1796-1831) and died 12 November 1913 in Milford, Beaver County, Utah of unspecified causes. He married Almira Henrietta Lott (1829-1878) 1849 in Susquehannah County, Pennsylvania.

Offspring of John Riggs Murdock and Almira Henrietta Lott (1829-1878) Name Birth Death Joined with John Cornelius Murdock (1850-1894) Julia Permelia Murdock (1852-1938) Orrin Porter Murdock (1855-1863) William Sidney Murdock (1857-1857) Joseph Riggs Murdock (1860-1941) George Carlos Murdock (1862-1931) Orrice Abraham Murdock (1866-1929) Benjamin Murdock (1869-1869)

Offspring of John Riggs Murdock and Mary Ellen Woldenden (1842-1921) Name Birth Death Joined with Charles Edward Murdock (1864-1931) Sarah Ann Murdock (1866-1867) Mary Isabella Murdock (1868-1869) Lillie May Murdock (1870-1884) Phebe Jane Murdock (1873-1874) Abraham Ezra Murdock (1875-1876) Albert Pearson Murdock (1877-1877) Arthur Woolfenden Murdock (1877-1877) Almira Henrietta Murdock (1879-1954) John Riggs Murdock (1883-1965)

Offspring of John Riggs Murdock and Margery Bain (1833-1911) Name Birth Death Joined with Horace Alexander Murdock (1866-1866) Zina Farnsworth (1871-) George C Murdock (1893-) Siblings

Offspring of John Murdock II and Julia Clapp (1796-1831) Name Birth Death Joined with Orrice Clapp Murdock (1824-1915) 24 December 1824 Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 1 May 1915 Beaver, Beaver County, Utah Margaret Ann Molen (1829-1864)

John Riggs Murdock (1826-1913) 13 December 1826 Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 12 November 1913 Milford, Beaver County, Utah Almira Henrietta Lott (1829-1878) Mary Ellen Woldenden (1842-1921) Margery Bain (1833-1911)

Phebe Murdock (1828-1834) 10 March 1828 Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 6 July 1834 Clay County, Missouri Joseph Murdock Smith (1831-1832) 30 April 1831 Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 29 March 1832 Johnson Family Farm, Hiram, Portage County, Ohio Julia Murdock Smith (1831-1880) 5 May 1831 Warrensville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States 12 September 1880 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, United States Elisha Dixon (1827-1850) John J Middleton (1800-1869)

Offspring of John Murdock II and Electa Allen (1806-1845) Name Birth Death Joined with Gideon Allen Murdock (1840-1925) 1 August 1840 Lima, Adams County, Illinois 14 November 1925 Beaver, Beaver County, Utah Lucinda Elvira Howd (1850-1943)

Rachael Murdock (1843-1843) 1843 Hancock County, Illinois 1843 Hancock County, Illinois Hyrum S Murdock (1844-1846) 8 January 1844 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois 19 September 1846

Offspring of John Murdock II and Sarah Zufelt (1804-1884) Name Birth Death Joined with Brigham Young Murdock (1849-1853) 20 August 1849 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 4 January 1853 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah