From "Biographical Sketches of Sanilac County's War Heros", by John W. Graham May 1, 1919

 

PTE. ARCHIE S. ARMSTRONG Sandusky

Was horn April 17,1900, at Pontinc, son ol' Daniel S. and Agnes M. Armstrong, attended school at Downington and Sandusky High. His occupation was farming. He has two brothers and two sisters: Donald, John; Belva, Grace. He was inducted into the service October 2, 1918, at East Lansing. He belonged to Co. E, Sec. A, M. A. C., S. A. T. C. Ho was discharged from service December 19,1918.

 

PTE. CARL. E. HEUSSNER Marlette

Was born at Marlette, September 15, 1899, son of John and Susanna Heussner, graduated from Marlette High school. He has three brothers and two sisters: Alex., George and Martin; Mrs. W. J. Gibson and Elizabeth. He was inducted into the service at Ann Arbor October 1, 1918, member of Co. 2, S. A. T. C. Received his discharge from the service December 16.

 

PTE. WILLIAM H. HOFFMAN Sandusky

Was born at Detroit, April 2, 1900, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hoffman, graduate of Sandusky high school. His occupation was student. He has one brother and one sister: Robert J.; Ruth. He was inducted into the service October 1, 1918, at Ann Arbor, while attending the U. of M. Was discharged from the service January 1,1919.

 

SERGT. CLARK McNAUGHTON Argyle

Was born at Argyle, January 13, 1899, son of D. D. and Clara O. McNaughton, graduated from the Croswell high school. He has one brother: Harold C. He is a student at the Michigan College of Mines and was inducted, into the service October 1, 1918. He belonged to Co. E, S. A. T. C. He was promoted to Sergeant November 16, 1918. He was discharged from the service December 21, 1918.

 

CORP. MERLE J. WEDGE Sandusky

Was born at Deckerville April 17, 1900, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Wedge, attended school at Deckervillo and Sandusky. His

occupation was student. He has three brothers: Vaughn, Harold and Grant. He was inducted into the service October 1, 1918,

Albion. Was promoted to Corporal November 1, 1918, He belonged to S. A. T. C., Albion College. Discharged from service

December 15, 1918.

 

PTE KENNETH H. QUAIL Croswell Was born at Croswell, July I, 1899, son of W. H. and Emma Quail, attended Croswell high school. His occupation was student. He has one brother: Frank D.  He was inducted into the service October 1, 1918, Ann Arbor. He belonged to U.of M.  S. A.T. C. He was discharged .........December, 1918

 

PTE. RUSSELL G. KEYS Marlette Was born at Marlette, November 26, 1899, son of Alvin and Bertha Keys, attended school at Marlette and Ferris Institute. His occupation   was clerical. He has one brother and one sister: Garnet D.; Neva May. He was inducted into the service August, 1918, at Ann Arbor. He belonged to 16th Co., S. A. T. C. He was discharged from the service December, 1918.

 

PTE. ALFRED LANDON  Marlette Was born in Marlette Township, February 2, 1898 son of Charles A. and Frances Landon, graduate of the Marlette high school. He has two brothers and two sisters. Was inducted in the service at Albion College  September 30, 1918, a member Co.A,  S. A. T. C. Received   his discharge from the service December 13, 1918.

 

From Biological Portraits of Sanilac County:

 

GEORGE H. DECKER (By Chrystol (Holmes) Lindsey): George H. Decker was born in June 1835 in London township, Middlesex County, Ontario, to David Y. and Maria [Munro] Decker. In 1859 he married Isabella Maria Fuller, daughter of William and Isabella (King} Fuller of London Township, Later of Sanilac County. The younger of the three Decker brothers, George migrated to Lexington township later than Charles and Daniel. He settled 40 acres of land in Section 16 that had been purchased by his father, David. On September 25, 1888, David deeded the 40 acres to George for $1.00 and love and affection. As the years passed, George purchased additional acreage and increased his land holdings to 160 acres. In the Sanilac County Atlas of 1906, he is listed as a farmer. While farming the original 40 acres, he had built a small house for his family. Later, as he prospered, he built a fine brick house beside it.  While brothers Charles and Daniel were also involved with lumbering, George seemed to have his interests strictly in farming. In the 1876 Harvest Fair in Croswell, he won 8 first premiums for animals, fowl and grain, while wife Isabella won 2 first's for salt raised bread and rolled butter. George died at his home on April 13, 1907, and is buried in Croswell Cemetery. Isabella died November 24, 1913, and is buried beside him. George and Isabella had children: Leonard Hiram, born in July, 1860 who married Kittie Mc Nair; Charles born January 23, 1867, died August 23, 1869; Arthur B. born September, 13, 1871, who married Louetta A. Smith. All children were born in Lexington township.

 

David Murdock, farmer, section 12, Minden, Township, was born July 9, 1838, in County Tyrone, Ireland. His parents, David and Jane Murdock, were also natives of Ireland, and emigrated with their family to Ontario in 1847. They settled near Stratford. In 1852 they transferred their family and interests to Sanilac County, where the father died when he was70 years of age. His mother is now an inmate of her son's home. She is 70 years of age, and is in fine, robust health. Mr. Murdock was a lad of nine years when his parents became residents of Canada, and he came with them to Michigan. He assisted on the home place a year after he attained his majority. He passed the next two years in various occupations and in the fall of 1864 yielded to the pressure of the times and became a soldier in the Union army. he enrolled in Company E, 13th Ind. Vol. Inf., Capt. Stepp. The regiment was first attached to the Army of the Cumberland, and later to that of the Potomac. Mr. Murdock was in hot action at Fort Fisher, N. C. and in several minor skirmishes. He received an honorable discharge Sept. 5, 1865, after the war was closed. He returned to the Huron peninsula and became interested in fishing along the lakeside, employing the gill. net and other methods. He continued in this avenue of business nine years. In 1876 he took possession of a farm he had purchased previously where he has since expended his time and energies. He now owns 100 acres of land, and nine-tenths of the farm is in a good state of improvement and cultivation. In political faith and action Mr. Murdock is independent. His marriage to Mrs. Anna (Hunter) Tyler occurred Sept. 6, 1876, and they are the parents of three children, Margery E., Anna M. and James D. Mrs. Murdock was born in Blackburn, Lancastershire, Eng., and is the daughter of John and Mary (Burton),Hunter. She received a common-school education in her native country, and came with her parents to Au Sable, Iosco Co., Mich., when she was 16 years of age, Her first husband, Squire Monroe Tyler, was a native of the State of New York, and became a resident of Michigan when he was 16 years of age. He married when he was 24 years old, and died Dec.,29, 1876, in Iosco County, aged nearly 36 years. Six children were born of the first marriage of Mr. Murdock, one of whom is deceased. The others are named John, Henry, Charles, Mary A. and Thomas J.. Mrs. Murdock is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.