Gideon was born in 1840, so he'd have been in his seventh year during the 1847 trek. His father, John trusted him to help with the oxen and getting "kitted out" for the journey West. They were part of the Abraham O Smoot, and George B Wallace Company. They arrived in Sept of 1847. John moved his family to the Beaver, Utah area where they permanently settled. During his life, Gideon was an Indian fighter in the Black Hawk War, although based on his records there was much more hiking involved than Indian fighting. Later was deputy Sheriff of Beaver County. Served as a Bishop in the LDS Church. They made their home in Minersville, Utah.

Trail excerpt (from the LDS Church Website)y Gideon A Murdock

During this winter there was considerable sickness around these pars, and there was a man by the name of George Cooper and his wife died and left one only child about one and a half years old and Father being the only ordained Bishop on that side of the river he was instructed to take the child and take care of her and any property that mite belong to the family, and with that Father got on yoke of old gentle oxen and an old wagon, and Father had one wagon and two yoke of oxen.

So in the Spring of 1847 Father made up his mind that if he could get ready in time he would go to the rocky mountains that Summer, accordingly early in this Spring we started into Missouri to make an outfit for the valleys Father driving the one team of two yoke and I driving the one yoke. I was not large enough to keep out of the way of the wagon at all times and consequently had my feet and leg run over two or three times when jumping out of the wagon to stop the team. We made two trips into Missouri that spring one as far down as St. Joseph.

The the 7th of June we left Missouri river and drove the same three yoke of oxen into Salt Lake valey arriving there on the 24th day of September being only 62 days behind the first Pioneer company into the Great Salt Lake valley.

He married Lucinda Elvira Howd March 1, 1866 Beaver City (daughter of Simeon F. Howd, pioneer Brigham Young company and Lucinda Morgan pioneer 1847).

They had 15 children which not all of them lived to maturity.
Gideon Fuller, Daughter, Electa, Lucinda Elvira (My Great Grandmother), Allen, Rosella May, Almira Henrietta, George Albert, John Simeon, Orrin, Perry, Edmond Henricks, Vera, and Jeanette.