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
589 - ZACHARIAH PEFFLEY (son of No.551) married:
1 - Sept. 24th, 1857 at Ladoga, SARAH JANE BARNETT, born Dec.
19th, 1839, died Nov. 3rd, 1861, buried in Hashbarger Cemetery.
(daughter of JOHN BARNETT).
2 - Sept. 3rd, 1862, at Ladoga, NANCY PARKHURST, born in Henry Co., Ind., June 23rd, 1838, died Aug. 17th, 1904 at El Dorado, Kansas. (daughter of SAMUEL and SARAH (Wright) PARKHUURST). Sarah
was born Dec. 24th, 1812, died Mar. 16th, 1895, buried in
Harshbarger Cemetery, Ladoga.
3 - April 18th, 1907 MRS. MARY LINES. Zachariah is buried in
Belle Vista Cemetery, Eldorado, Kansas.
A sketch of Zachariah's life is in Beckwith's History of Mont. Co., Ind., Clark Twp., Pub. 1889, page 463.
His childhood, youth and youngmanhood was that of a rugged
frontiersman. He was engaged in farming and stock-raising, his
farm being one and one half miles northeast of Ladoga. Here he
built a large brick house which is still standing. He also owned
a sorghum mill. All the children were born on the old homestead.
Mr. Peffley was drafted to serve in the Civil War but furnished a
substitute.
In 1886 he moved to Butler Co., Kan., and located on Cedar Lane
Farm three miles north of El Dorado, where the children grew to
manhood and womanhood. In 1914 he moved to Eldorado where he
resided until his death. He was a member of the Methodist church
and an Odd Fellow for fifty years.
Issue:
1st marriage:
1 - JAMES EDMUND PEFFLEY, b. 5-4-1861, d. 5-19-1868. 2nd
marriage.
2 - SARAH ALICE PEFFLEY, b. 10-20-1865.
3 - ARTIE PEFFLEY, b. 8-23-1867.
4 - EMERY ALTON PEFFLEY, b. 12-19-1868.
5 - ALBERT ZACHARY PEFFLEY, b. 12-25-1870, d. 7-27-1935, El
Dorado.
6 - LYDIA BERTHA PEFFLEY, b. 8-26-1872.
7 - OMER LESLIE PEFFLEY, b. 8-21-1874.