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
233 - DAVID PEFFLEY (son of No.136) married in Putnam Co., Ind., May 12th, 1856, MARY MAGDALENE MICHAEL, born in Putnam Co., Ind., April 11th, 1839, died Oct. 20th, 1925, (daughter of JACOB MICHAEL). Both are buried in Clear Run Cemetery, Bridgeton, Ind.
David Peffley farmed in Putnam Co., Ind., for a time and then in 1863 he moved to Parke County, where he lived until his death. He was also a skilled artisan and could make anything out of wood or metal. Whenever he needed anything he went to his shop and made it. His son, Voorhis, has several things he made, among them being an intricate metal puzzle and a muzzle loading pistol.
Issue: (Records are from David's bible in possession of Voorhis
Peffley, Route
4, Rockville, Ind. (First three born in Putnam Co., rest in Parke Co.).
1 - JACOB M. PEFFLEY, b. 3-9-1857, d. 2-11-1863.
2 - GEORGE F. PEFFLEY, b. 2-2-1859, d. 1-22-1862.
3 - MARY MAGDALENE PEFFLEY, b. 4-14-1861, d. 2-15-1926, single.
4 - MARIA ANN PEFFLEY, b. 11-24-1863, d. 12-14-1924.
5 - DANIEL VOORHIS PEFFLEY, b. 1-4-1866.
6 - ROBERT EDWARD LEE PEFFLEY, b. 10-17-1868.
7 - JOHN PENDLETON PEFFLEY, b. 7-5-1871.
8 - NORA CHRISTINA PEFFLEY, b. 2-8-1874, d. 11-5-1922.
9 - ELLEN CORDELIA PEFFLEY, b. 7-1-1879.