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Show *. State of Utah County of.Wasatch i u 1111 i n 111 •• I I i ss. I,. Joseph S. Murdock being first duly sworn dp pose and say:- I reside -at Heber, Wasatch Count y, Stateaof 'rti.h [n the year A.T). 184-9 I purchased the Indian fjinl 'Prenety* from the Ute Chief 'V.'alkcr. She was at that time about seven years old, ! have been informed and verily believe, and for that reason say that she was a Ute child. My information was obtained fromTt'he indians at-.{the time I purchased her, and from conversation with different indians since that time, [n the year A.D. 1859 I married this girl and the issue of said marriage was five children, four of whom are now residig in this state, viz: Retsy Murdock, born Feb. 2Hth. 186J5, Alma j. Murdock, born Sept. lfith. 1869, toward T. Murdock, born June^lto_th. 18#2, and Franklin J. Murdock, born October 12th 1877X The marriage ceremony between myself and the said Indian woman Prenety was conducted and performed by Fres. Brigham Voung, after the rites of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints,and was performed in the presence of Heber C. Kinball, both of whom are now deceased. My wife Prenety died on the /^Sday of AZzry: A.D. 18.rO . y. _•. I ^y.yy A^^^&y'k Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 7 day of October, 1897. and I hereby certify that _ am personally acquainted with the said affiant Joseph S. Murdock and that his reputation in the corr-uini tyin which he resides, for truth and verasity, j_r__x is good. '•"• ./, AKJx / /3y^yY ^ ^ /yzAyfy- /yyzy^ |