Lake County Biographies

GAWN MURDOCK

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Was born in Ireland July 4, 1823.  In 1844 he came to America and located in 
Arkansas, where he spent about two years in pork packing.  He then went to Ohio, 
where he followed farming until 1852, when he returned to Arkansas, and after 
spending a short time, started across the plains for California.  After a 
tedious trip with ox-teams Sacramento was reached September 10, 1852.  The 
subject of  this sketch engaged in mining, which he followed at different places 
until 1855, when he bought a  hotel in Placer County, which after about eight 
months, he sold, and in January, 1856, moved to Sutter County, where he followed 
dairying until the fall of 1857, when we find him in Butte County engaged in 
stock raising and farming.  This he followed until 1874 when he moved to Lake 
County, and at present is engaged in farming about two miles from Upper Lake.  
Mr. Murdock married March 21, 1852, Miss Ellen Shields, a native of Ireland.  
They have three living children:   George G., Elizabeth and Annie; and have lost 
two, John S. and William.
 
History of Napa and Lake Counties, California, publ. 1881 � pg. 262-263