Re: Nathan Perdue and Mary Blair
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In reply to:
Nathan Perdue and Mary Blair
Deborah Stanley 9/08/01
Mary Blair, youngest daughter of John and Mary Blair, was born June 30, 1830 in Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, and died at the home of her son, W.N. Perdew, Leon, Iowa, November 21, 1914, being at the time of her death 84 years, 4 months and 22 days of age.
She was united in marriage to Nathan Perdew, November 28, 1850. In the spring of 1851 they came to Iowa and settled in Lee County. Then in 1856 came to Decatur County and located in the north part of the county near Van Wert. In the fall of 1862 they removed to Leon, which has since been their home. Her husband having died the 31st of March, 1898.
Mrs. Perdew joined the Methodist Church when a young girl, and she with her husband, helped to organize the first church at Prairie City, now Van Wert, and when they came to Leon, they of course joined the congregation here, which has since been their home. She is survived by five children, thirteen grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren, who with other relatives and friends are left to mourn the loss of a kind and affectionate mother and friend.
The funeral sevices were held at the Leon Methodist Church on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Reverend Guy J. Fansher. A large number of friends and relatives were assembled to express their sympathy and to show their love for Sister Perdew, whom they had known as a woman of fine Christian spirit, a true woman. Interment in the Leon Cemetery.
Decatur County Journal-Iowa
November 26, 1914