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
268 - MARY
JANE PEFFLEY (dau. of No.259) was born
February 8, 1866 at Winterset, Madison Co. Iowa, and died May 20,
1921. She was married at Diller, Neb. to CHARLES JACOB
BLYTHE, born August 6, 1866, at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, (son of
ISRAEL BLYTHE and
MARY ANN
RODERICK), he died March 5, 1940 and is buried at Smith
Mountain Cemetery, Dinuba, California.
Address (as of 1938); 115 Short St., Dinuba, Calif.
Issue:
1 - SAMUEL
EARL BLYTHE, b. 7-24-1887, Diller, Thayer Co. Nebraska.
(married: Maudie Ella Lasher at Wymore, Gage, Ne,
Usa)
2 - GOLDA MAY
BLYTHE, b. 5-26-1890, Diller, Thayer Co. Nebraska.(married:
Percy
Steinbrink)
3 - CLYDE RAY
BLYTHE, b. 1-9-1892, Diller, Thayer Co. Nebraska (married:
Leona May
Shock).
Census Year: 1885
Microfilm Number: HQ# V221-93 (FHL# 1021494)
State: Iowa
County: Madison
Township: Scott
Town:
Enumerator: D. W.
McLaughlin
Enumeration Date: May 1885
From: overgard@erols.com (Richard Overgard)
Hi Jeffery -The correct spelling of her name is Maudie vice Maude. Here's what I have on Maudie Ella LASHER and her parents:
Ancestors of Maudie Ella LASHER - 2 Jul 2001
FIRST GENERATION
1. Maudie
Ella LASHER was born on June 26, 1891 in Bern, KS. Maudie was
twin to Hubert
Lasher who died at birth. She was baptized on September 9,
1891 in Bern, KS.
Maud Ella was baptized by D.
Swart in the presence of Minnie Custard (her mother's sister) and
Emma Swart.
She died on August 18, 1980 in Dinuba, CA. She was buried about August 20, 1980 in Smith Mountain Cemetery.
SECOND GENERATION
2. David Adelbert "Del" LASHER,Jr. (2, 3) was born on February 16, 1861 in Wilkes Barre, PA. He died on February 6, 1928 in Orosi, Tulare Co., CA. The following obituary was most likely published in an Orosi, Tulare Co., CA newspaper.
David A. Lasher, native of Pennsylvania, passed away about 4:00 oclock this morning at his home in Orosi, Tulare Co., at the age of 66 years, 11 months and 21 days. He had been in ill health for sometime, suffering from asthma, but was not seriously sick until yesterday afternoon. Left to mourn his loss are his widow, Mrs. Lillian Lasher and four children, Ivan Lasher and Clayton Lasher and Mrs. May Blevins of Nebraska and Mrs. Maudie Blyth of Orosi. Two sisters, Mrs Lizzie Burch of Kansas and Mrs. Lillie Britt of Illinois also survive.
Funeral services have not yet been arranged but the body will probably be shipped east for burial. Dopkins undertaking parlors have charge. He was buried on February 10, 1928 in Smith Mountain Cemetery.
David and Lilly moved to Bern, Kansas on 15 May 1864. David and his family moved to Dubois, Nebraska with his father on 1 Mar 1869 to mine coal. In later years he operated a hardware store in Wymore, Nebraska.
He moved to Orosi, Tulare Co., CA in 1925 where he operated a Ranch, and grew grapes and olives.
Obituary: The following, taken from the Dinuba (Calif.) Sentinel, tells of the funeral services held for David. "Last sad rites were held Friday afternoon, Feb 10, at 2:30 o'clock at the Methodist Church in Orosi for David Adelbert Lasher. Rev. John R. Huff, Evangelist of Berkeley, assisted by Rev. Jesse Crumpton of Orosi, Tulare Co., conducted the services. Interment was made by Dopkins Undertaking parlors in the Smith Mountain Cemetery.
... Mr. Lasher was born near Scranton, Pennsylvania on Feb 16, 1861. He was married to Miss Lilly Ida Custard, January 1, 1887, at Bern, Kansas and to this union were born four children, two sons and two daughters. Ivan Lasher and Clayton Lasher of Wymore, Nebraska, Mrs. Mae Blevins of Beatrice, Nebraska, and Mrs. Earl Blythe, of Orosi, Tulare Co., California. He was a hardware merchant of Wymore for thirty years, coming to California five years ago to live for the benefit of his health. Twenty-seven years ago Monday he became associated with the Methodist Church of which he has been a faithful member until his sudden death at 4 o'clock Monday morning, Feb 6, 1928 at the age of 66 years and 11 months." He was married to LILLY IDA CUSTARD on January 1, 1888 in the old Custard homestead at Bern, KS.
3. Lilly Ida CUSTARD2 was born on September 10, 1863 in Hamilton Twp.. She was baptized on November 16, 1863 in St. John's (Custard) Church.(4) Rev. Henry Seifert officiated. Sponsors were her parents and St. John's Church. She died on May 8, 1938 in Orosi, Tulare Co., CA. An obituary datelined Wymore, May 10 (1939) stated:
"Word has been received here of the death of Mrs. D. A. Lasher, 75, formerly of Wymore, which occurred last Friday at her home in California. She was the mother of Ivan and Clayton Lasher of Wymore, Mrs. E. M. Blevins of Beatrice, and Mrs. Earl Blythe of Orosi, Tulare Co., Calif. Her husband preceded her in death in 1928. Mr. and Mrs. Lasher came here about 45 years ago and moved to the coast in 1922 in the hope of benefitting Mr. Lasher's health."
The following poem may have been written by Lilly's son Ivan Lasher at her death. It was type-written and was enclosed in an envelope which contained the obituaries of his mother and father.
MOTHER HAS FALLEN ASLEEP
Mother was tired and weary.
Weary with toil and with pain;
Put by her glasses and rocker,
She will not need them again.
Into Heaven's mansions she's entered,
Never to sigh or to weep;
After long years with life's struggles.
Mother has fallen asleep.
Near other loved ones we laid her,
Low in the church yard to lie;
and though our hearts are near broken,
Yet we would not question "Why?"
She does not rest
'neath the grasses,
Tho' o'er her dear grave they creep;
Mother has fallen asleep.
Rest the tired feet now forever,
Dear wrinkled hands are so still;
Blast of the earth shall no longer
Throw o'er our loved one a chill.
Angels through heaven will guide her,
Jesus will still bless and keep;
Not for the world would we wake her,
Mother has fallen asleep.
Beautiful rest for the weary,
Well deserved rest for the true;
When our life's journey is ended
We shall again be with you.
This helps to quiet our weeping -
Hark! Angel music so sweet!
Beautiful, beautiful sleep.
Ivan wrote in the margin of this poem:
"Mother born Sept 10th." She was buried on May 12, 1938 in Smith
Mountain Cemetery.
SOURCES
1. Baptismal Certificate - Maud Ella Lasher.
2. Family Records.
3. Family Bible, handwritten entries by David A. Lasher.
4. Monroe County Historical Association, Index of Baptisms, St.
John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Bartonsville, Monroe Co.,
PA.
And this is all I have on SAMUEL EARL BLYTHE and his parents:
Ancestors of Samuel Earl BLYTHE - 2 Jul 2001
FIRST GENERATION
1. Samuel Earl BLYTHE was born on July 24, 1887. He died on December 17, 1979 in Dinuba, CA. He was buried about December 19, 1979 in Smith Mountain Cemetery. The Blythes moved to Orosi California from Wymore, Nebraska on 9 Oct 1910 and engaged in ranching for many years.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Charles A. BLYTHE was born about 1865 in Diller, Jefferson Co., NE. He died before 1891 in Diller, Jefferson Co., NE. He was married to Mary Jane PEFFLEY in 1886 in Diller, Jefferson Co., NE.
3. Mary Jane PEFFLEY was born on February 8, 1866 in Winterset, Madison Co., IA. She died on May 20, 1921 in USA.
If you need anything else, please let me know. Warm regards from Virginia,
Dick
Source: Dick Overgard OVERGARD@erols.com