Robert Warren Murdock

8 February 1924–9 April 1994 (Age 70)
Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Robert Warren

When Robert Warren Murdock was born on 8 February 1924, in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States, his father, Arnold Lurette Murdock, was 27 and his mother, Nellie Agnes Henderson, was 21. He married Laura Elvena Murdock on 26 October 1947, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1946. He died on 9 April 1994, in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Robert Warren Murdock
1924–1994
Laura Elvena Murdock
1927–2010
Marriage: 26 October 1947
Shirley Ann Baldwin
1956–2006

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 October 1947Jackson, Missouri, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1927
    Age 3
    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
    1931 · The Bagnell Dam and Lake of the Ozarks
    Age 7
    The Bagnell Dam on the Osage River was completed in 1931. The dam was built to generate hydroelectric power to the Osage Power Plant. The building of the dam created Lake of the Ozarks, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, and over 1,000 miles of shoreline.
    1944 · The G.I Bill
    Age 20
    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    Name Meaning

    Northern Irish: variant of Scottish Murdoch .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Murdoch
    McMurray
    Murdick
    Murtagh

    Sources (11)

    • Robert Murdock in household of Arnold Murdock, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Robert W Murdock in household of Arnold L Murdock, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Robert W Murdock in entry for Kenneth R Murdock and Brenda Huffman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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