Individual Details
Peter DEARDORFF
(26 January 1806 - 18 April 1851)
Birth date confirmed by Copy of Samuel Deardorff's Bible, from Patricia M. Kirby, 1992. Had children Jacob and Peter?
Per Chet Peter's book: Peter purchased uncleared land in Wayne Twp, Indiana prior to 1850, started cutting the timber, then apparently became discouraged and turned the property; over to his brother Robert and moved to Michigan where he lived the rest of his life. There was no son Jacob listed in Chet's book.
Fact I: Birthplace-Bedford Co., Virginia
Per Chet Peter's book: Peter purchased uncleared land in Wayne Twp, Indiana prior to 1850, started cutting the timber, then apparently became discouraged and turned the property; over to his brother Robert and moved to Michigan where he lived the rest of his life. There was no son Jacob listed in Chet's book.
Fact I: Birthplace-Bedford Co., Virginia
Events
| Birth | 26 January 1806 | Bedford, Virginia | ![]() | ||
| Marriage | 7 August 1826 | , Montgomery, Ohio - Affa LANDON | |||
| Death | 18 April 1851 | Berrien County, Michigan | |||
| Burial | Mt. Zion Cemetery |
Families
| Spouse | Affa LANDON (1806 - 1848) |
| Father | Samuel DEARDORFF (1783 - 1873) |
| Mother | Elizabeth IRVINE (1784 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Robert DEARDORFF (1808 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Caroline DEARDORFF (1810 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Anna Rosanna DEARDORFF (1812 - ) |
| Sibling | Jacob DEARDORFF (1814 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Christina DEARDORFF (1817 - ) |
| Sibling | John DEARDORFF (1820 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel DEARDORFF (1823 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Rebeca DEARDORFF (1826 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Samuel Deardorff Bible ( newspaper article in).
