Elijah Shelly Washington Perdew

1850 - PA Census, Bedford Co, Southampton Twp:

Event: WILL, Date: 24 Nov 1838, Place: Bedford Co, PA

Ref:War of 1812 Pensioners: Purdy, Elijah, SC-8529, srv Capt Thomas L.

Campbell's /co. US Ordinance ‎(Htg Bch Lib)

PERDEW 18 Apr 1911 Elijah Perdew of Beans Cove PA, who had been ill several months, died yesterday (April 17) at 8:50 o'clock at his residence, 81 years of age on Feb 12 ultimo. The funeral is Wednesday in the Medothidst Church with burial in the cemetery. Surviving are the widow, who was Malinda Willison, a daughter of the late Jonathan Willison, near Flintstone; 3 brothers, Neri Perdew of Oregon; Prof George M Perdew -Cumberland; William Perdew of Idaho; 3 sisters, Rebecca, wife of Wesley Bennett-Hewitt PA; Mary, wife of Jonathan Robinson-Purcell PA; Mrs Alice O'Neal of Howard St, Cumberland; and these children; Mrs Estelle Gibson, wife of Thomas Gibson of Franktown PA; Martin L Perdew-Beans Cove PA; John M Perdew and Frank A Perdew-Cumberland; Emory C Perdew and Thomas E Perdew -Beans Cove PA; and he was an uncle of Charles Willison of Flintstone Hardward Co; he was the oldest of 14 children and a democrat, as was his father Archibald Perdew.