McGovern, Parick C: b Noblle Co, OH 30 July 1869; s of Terrence McGovern-Margaret Morris; ed Swift Co, MN; Holland & Murphy Undertaking Sch, St. Paul; m Annie B Cannon 30 Oct 1900 Murdock. Daughters Evelyn C (Mrs. Marium Hagen), Esther (Mrs. Howard Kelly), Helen C (Mrs. Ed Ryan), Ann L (Mrs. Richard Struxness), Dorothy L (Mrs. Frank Kennedy), Agnes B (Mrs. Chester Lang). Prior to 1898 on farm; 1898-1900 undertaker & opr furn business, Murdock; 1904-05 opr saloon, Murdock; 1905-07 improved claim, SD; 1908-at least 1940s opr McGovern's gen mdse store on Hwy 12 in Murdock. He was on the school board and city council. Member Retail Mchts Assn; Comml Club; Co-op Creamery; KC; COF; Sacred Heart Catholic Church.

My mother, Margaret M Noonan (Mrs. Robert L Lageson of Benson) who died in Sept 1998, was born in May 1921 and grew up in De Graff. She spoke of trips to Murdock and McGovern's store. He father, Cornelius Noonan, was a rural mail carrier out of the Murdock post office. Her mother was Ellen "Nelly" O'Brien, daughter of Patrick O'Brien & Mary Highland. On her father's side were three William Noonans that I know of - Mom's grandfather, uncle (Morris, MN) and brother (Col. USAF WWII; Amarillo, TX USPS; Denver, CO area, died Oct 1998). Her mother's sister, Anne married a McQuaid (Frank?) who had a place just north of town, and I believe ran a saloon in De Graff until Prohibition, then moved to MT. Mom has an older sister and brother-in-law (taught school in De Graff) who live in St. Cloud, MN, as well as a number of cousins still living around MN.