Leon Otis Murdock
(1879-1960)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ruby V. Carpenter

Leon Otis Murdock 1 2

  • Born: 10 Jun 1879, Norway, Republic, KS, USA 2
  • Marriage (1): Ruby V. Carpenter on 12 Sep 1900 in Syracuse, Otoe, NE, USA 1
  • Died: 11 Feb 1960, Chicago, Cook, IL at age 80 2 3
  • Buried: 13 Feb 1960, Darien, DuPage, IL, USA 2

   FamilySearch ID: L6FP-HWQ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Obituary: Alliance Times-Herald: obituary of Leon O. Murdock on 12 Feb 1960 in Alliance, Box Butte, NE, USA. 4 Ex-Burlington Official Leon Murdock Is Dead
Chicago (AP) -- Leon O. Murdock, a retired railroad executive, died Thursday at the age of 80. He was associated with the Chicago, Burlingon & Quincy Railroad for 50 years, commencing his career with the road as a station helper at Syracuse, Neb. in 1897. He became assistant to the road's executive vice president. In 1936 he was assigned as management member and chairman of Division 1 of the Railroad Adjustment Board. He retired in 1947.

2. Obituary: Chicago Tribune: obituary of Leon O. Murdock on 12 Feb 1960 in Chicago, Cook, IL. 3 MURDOCK -- Leon O. Murdock, of La Grange Park, beloved husband of the late Ruby; father of Leon A., Waldo E., Velma Miller, Cliford, Irmanell Scheel, Robert, and the late Elizabeth Livingston; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Resting at chapel, 40 S. Ashland avenue, La Grange. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday. Interment Clarendon Hills cemetery.


Leon married Ruby V. Carpenter on 12 Sep 1900 in Syracuse, Otoe, NE, USA.1 (Ruby V. Carpenter was born on 25 Dec 1880 in Syracuse, Otoe, NE, USA,1 5 6 died on 5 Jun 1949 in La Grange, Cook, IL 5 6 and was buried on 7 Jun 1949 in Darien, DuPage, IL, USA 5 6.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, "Nebraska, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908," Leon Otis Murdock m. Ruby V. Carpenter 12 Sep 1900 Syracuse NE.

2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190136868.

3 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)," 12 Feb 1960, page 54. Obituary of Leon O. Murdock.

4 "Alliance Times and Herald (Alliance, NE)," 12 Feb 1960, page 1. Obituary of Leon O. Murdock.

5 "Alliance Times and Herald (Alliance, NE)," 10 Jun 1949, page 12. Obituary of Ruby Carpenter Murdock.

6 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190136853.



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