The Peffley, Peffly, Pefley Families in America, A historical and genealogical record of the Peffley, Peffly and Pefley families from 1729-1938; Published in 1938, By May Miller Frost and Clarence Earl Frost

Call Number: R929.2 P375

1148 - ISAAC FRANKLIN NEFF (son of No.1139) married:

1 - June 9th, 1903 at Maxwell, Iowa, HARRIET JANE JONES, born at Maxwell, Iowa, Mar. 16th, 1877, died Aug. 30th, 1908 at Lake Orion, Mich., (dau. of WILLIAM and HANNAH (Williams) JONES).
2 - June 14th, 1911 EFFIE MARGARET ALLSUP, born Nov. 24th, 1881 at Ottumwa, Iowa (dau. of JOHN REYNOLDS and SOPHIA J. (Calder) ALLSUP). Address (as of 1938); 2801 Brattleboro Ave., Des Moines, Iowa.

Prof. I. F. Neff has been at Drake University as student and teacher since 1898. He attended Earlham Academy, Earlham, Iowa. He received his B. P. in Drake in 1900, his B. S. in 1902 and M. S. in 1904. He did special work toward his Master of Science and Mathematics in the University of Chicago in 1905 and later did additional work in Columbia University and the University of Wisconsin. His first work at Drake was as Instructor of Mathematics 1900-1902. He was a student assistant in Mathematics in the University of Chicago 1904- 1905, and then became Professor in Bethany College in West Virginia, 1905- 1908, when he came to Drake as Professor of Mathematics.

He declined a position at Columbia University in 1916 and also at Texas Christian University in 1921. He is recognized as one of the real builders of Drake as an institution, not only through his work as Professor but by his activities in the administrative demands of the Institution, being Senior Advisor for the College of Liberal Arts for a number of years; chairman of the committee on Honorary Degrees since the formation of the committee; chairman of the committee on Student Organization; chairman on Freshman Enrollment; member of the committee on Student Publications; member of the Personnel Committee, and member of the committee on Combined Schedule and Courses.

He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; The American Association of University Professors and the American Mathematical Society. As a charter member of the Mathematical Association of America he helped organize the Iowa Section, in which he has filled every office on occasion. He is co-founder of the Iowa Mathematic Teachers' Association. He has occupied various offices therein. He is a Fellow in the Iowa Academy of Science; a member of the University Men's Club, the Frontier Club and the Masonic Lodge. He is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society.

Issue:

1st marriage:

1 - AGNES MARTHA NEFF, b. 9-27-1904, Maxwell, Iowa.
2 - VIRGINIA HARRIET NEFF, b. 5-14-1906, Bethany W. Va.

2nd marriage:

3 - MARY MARGARET NEFF, b. 5-30-1912, Des Moines, Iowa.
4 - BARBARA FRANCES NEFF, b. 4-9-14, Des Moines, Ia. Single, lives at home.