Pfeiffer, Mary Jane (May) 1840 – 1898

PFEIFFER, MAY

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:45

Source: Decorah Republican July 14, 1898 P 5 C 4

OBITUARY.
MARY JANE MAY was born Jan. 25, 1840, in Devonshire, England. In 1852 she came with her parents to the U. S., and settled in Virginia.
Sept 19, 1860, she was married to Peter Pfeiffer. In 1868 she, with her husband and two children, came west and located in Burr Oak, Iowa, where she has since resided. Her death occurred on Saturday, the 9th day of July, 1898. Early in life she became a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, of which she was a faithful adherent until life's end. Her faith and trust in the Most High never wavered but grew stronger with her declining days. She leaves a husband, a brother and two daughters to mourn her departure.

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