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George Murray, wagon maker, was a son of the tanner Levi Murray, and father of William A. Murray, Esq., a member of the House of Representatives from 1880 to 1881. George Murray died in 1878 at the age of 87. "Baileyville" was a village in Ferguson Township, ten miles west of State College, near Pennsylvania Furnace. In 1812, the village had a flour and grist mill operated by John Bailey. Houserville is named for Jacob Houser who came to Spring Creek in 1788. In 1883, the village consisted of a dozen houses, a blacksmith shop, a store, wagon shop, flour mill, woolen factory, a schoolhouse and two churches.

From the description of Houserville Store daybooks, 1816-1832, 1879-1887. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 190863199