OBITUARY: PETER P. FAIDLEY
Peter P. Faidley was born in Myersdale, PA August 26, 1844 and passed away at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Anna Williamson of Sabetha on February 25, 1933
at the age of 88 years and 6 months. He spent hsi childhood in Pennsylvania
and at the age of 17 enlisted in the Civil War and served three years and five
months in Company D 54th Pennsylvania Infantry. He fought in many battles in
the army of the Potomac, under the command of General Grant. After the war he
came to Iowa to reside and in 1869 was united in Mariage to Marella B.
Saddaris. In 1872 they came to Kansas as early pioneers, homesteading land in
Brown county on what is known as Pennsylvania Avenue. To this union were born
seven children. They are as follows: G. W. Faidley and Lee Faidley of Denver,
CO; Mrs. R.J. McCarthy, Bethlehem, PA; Mrs. Anna Williamson, Sabetha, KS; Mrs.
Bertha Dryden, Oklahoma City, OK; Charles O. Faidley of Atchison, KS; and John
P. Faidley who passed away June 28, 1926. In 1901 they moved to Horton and
lived there until 3 years ago whene they came to Sabetha to live with their
daughter, Mrs. Anna Williamson, where he was tenderly cared for until the time
of his death. Mr. Faidley was a devoted father and lived a devoted Christian
through all the years of his long life. Besides his wife and children he
leaves to mourn his going 19 grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. Funeral
services were held Monday, February 27 at the home of his daughter, conducted
by Rev. Earl E. Frantz of Sabetha and Burial was in Horton Cemetery.
THE SABETHA HERALD - Wednesday, March 1, 1933
1850 Federal Cen, PA, Somerset County, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp, pg 261, D # 106
1870 Federal Cen, IA, Linn County, Rapid Twp, Page 25, D # 160
1880 Federal Cen, KS, Brown County, Morrill Twp., ED 12, SH 16, LN 28
1910 Federal Cen, KS, Brown County, Horton, ED 25, Fam #54
1920 Federal Census, KS, Brown County, Horton, Vol 8, ED 25, Sheet 6, Line 7
Social Security Death Index
This is possibly the Blanche age 9 in the 1920 Federal Census of Sedgwick
County, KS, in Wichita ED 119, SH 1, LN 1, as the Step Daughter of Joesph
Fancher and wife Blanche.
Listed in Obituary of his father-in-law as R. J. McCarthy of Bethlehem, PA
RESEARCHER: Jean Emmons McCarty Hume Wedderburn, Route 1, Box 328, Hume, VA
22639 AF92-102809
1900 Federal Cen, KS, Brown County, Hiawatha, ED 23, SH 3, Ln 59
Inmate Brown County Jail- Prisoner
1910 Federal Cen, KS, Atchison County, ED 18, Fam. #241
1920 Federal Cen, KS, Atchison County, Vol 3, ED 18, Sh 15, Line 38
Social Security Death Index
1900 Federal Cen, KS, Brown County, Mission Twp., ED 30, SH 12, Ln 66
1910 Federal Cen, KS, Brown County, ED 29, Fam. #194
1870 Federal Cen, IA, Jasper County, Mound Prairie Twp, Page 16, D# 108