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.