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.