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Libbie Agnes Lucille (Heiden, Frank) Murdock was born May 18, 1915 as the seventh and final child of Heinrich and Emma (Stock) Heiden.  She was born at the family home at 8420 Dixon Road and she attended Bridge School which was only about 1/4 mile away.

She first married Lester Herman Frank on January 15, 1939 at St Matthew Lutheran Church.  They had two children and lived on Albain Road near Ida, Michigan. They were divorced in 1961.

On September 1, 1962, Libbie married Sam Murdock and they had no children.

Libbie passed away at the age of 86 on July 19, 2001 in Mercy Memorial Nursing Center in Monroe and is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Ida, Michigan

 
 

Their attendants were Esther Heiden, Dorothy Spohr, Henry Wm Heiden and Ervin Heiden. Libbie wore a long white dress (it cost $9.00 from Klines in Monroe) and white shoes (borrowed from Esther). Esther wore a blue dress and the men all wore grey suits. Their reception was in the Grange Hall in Grape.

They had two children. Aunt Libbie and Uncle Les divorced in 1961 and he has since died. Libbie then married Sam Murdock on September 1, 1962 in Dundee with the Justice of the Peace officiating.

Out at Aunt Libbies', Ted and Sonny would get up early to do chores. They climbed down a ladder very quietly so no one would hear them.

Libbie remembers a Christmas when she was little and she sneaked down the stairs and saw Dorothy putting a doll buggy under the tree for her. She didn’t like side pork, so when they would have it for a meal, she would hide her side pork under the kitchen table. Gus would catch her at it. They had a big wooden table with good hiding places.

One time, she let some of Henie’s doves (pigeons) out of their cage and he got really mad and he yelled "Libbie, I’ll hit you, I’ll hit you yet". That saying used to be a favorite joke at our house, but I never knew the story behind it.


They were listed as living at 2 River Road which is now 8420 Dixon Road. Heinrich (55) and Emma (40) were living with their children William Leo (17), Elsie (15), Dorothy (13), Esther (11), Henry Wm (9) and Libbie (5). On April 20 of 1922, Heinrich/Henry died suddenly of a heart attack.

Note: Listed living next door to the west was George Wakefield (78) whose father was from Vermont and mother from France. No children or spouse were listed at that time.

Emma (50) lived with her eldest son, August John (29) at 414 Eighth Street in the City of Monroe. Her children, Dorothy (23), Esther (20), and Libbie (14) also resided at this address.
Libbie (24) lived at 1111 Albain Road in Monroe County with her husband, Lester Frank, Sr. (24). Their two children were Lester, Jr. (15) and Barbara Ann (1). Lester, Sr. was a dairy farmer who completed the 8th grade as did Libbie.
She Murdock lived at 13823 Albain Road.
Libbie (Heiden) Murdock * *