BIOGRAHY: J.E. FAIDLEY, was born in Somerset County, PA October 9, 1840.
Removed to Ohio thence to Iowas, thence to Nebraska, and came to Jewell County,
Kan., in Oct 1870 and took a homestead adjoining the town site of Burr Oak.
Purchased from Lewis and Godfrey part of the town site of Burr Oak. He is the
owner of 2,000 acres of land in Jewell County and a large part of Burr Oak, and
has an interest in a hardware and farm implement establishment in Burr Oak,
also an interest in a large stock of merchandise, and had done a great deal
toward the upbuilding of the young and thrify town of Burr Oak. He is a member
of the German Baptist Church. He was married in Falls City, Nebraska in June
of 1870 to Mrs. Joanna Ives. They have five children - Leulla, Albert, Irena,
Marshall and Allen. He also owns a large interest in the town of Cambridge,
Nebraska, in Furnas County on the B. & M. R. R.
History of the State of Kansas - 1883
OBITUARY: JOHN E. FAIDLEY
John E. Faidley was born in Somerset township, Somerset county, PA. Oct 9, 1840
and died in Wichita, KS Jan 20, 1918. He was the eldest son of the late E.J.
Faidley, and grew to manhood on the farm now occupied by William Dietle, in
Greenville Twp. He taught the Samuel J. Miller school in Summit Twp. one term
in the later 60's after which he went west- first to Jasper County, IA then
to Richardson county, NB, and to Jewell county, KS in 1869 where he homesteaded
and proved up on a quarter section. He was one of the founders and also one
of the first merchants of Burr Oak, KS and made that his home for many years.
The last fifteen years he lived in Centralia, WA and just last July he with
his wife, a son and a daughtermade a 3,000 mile overland trip in an automobile
from Centralia, WA via Sacramento, Reno, Salt Lake, Denver and Superior, NB to
Wichita, KS. The remains were interred at Wichita. He is survived by his
wife, Joanna Ives Faidley, and eight children two having died in infancy.1850 Federal Cen, PA, Somerset, Summit Twp., Page 272, D#87
1920 Federal Census, KS, Sedgwick, Wichita, Volw 57, ED 149, Sheet 15, Line 42
1920 Federal Census, KS, Sedgwick, Wichita, Volw 57, ED 149, Sheet 15, Line 42
1900 Fed Cen, KS, Jewell County, V. 24, ED 46, Sh 3, Ln 16
1900 Fed Cen, KS, Jewell County, V. 24, ED 46, Sh 3, Ln 16
1920 Fed Cen, KS, Shawnee County, Topeka, VOL 60, ED 175, SH 3, LN 12
Ellen, Carl & Shannon Lambert
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1900 Fed Cen, KS, Jewell County, V. 24, ED 46, Sh 3, Ln 16
1920 Fed Cen, KS, Shawnee County, Topeka, VOL 60, ED 175, SH 3, LN 12
1870 Federal Cen, PA, Somerset, Milford Twp. Page 9 D# 59
1870 Federal Cen, IA, Wapello County, Washington Twp. Page 18, D# 129
Living with Nancy Fisher age 46 born in PA