OBIT: Daniel E. FAIDLEY, 1930, native of Somerset County, PA

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DANIEL E. FAIDLEY

  Daniel E. Faidley died at his residence in Maxwell, Iowa, July 3, 1930, at 7 
o'clock in the morning after a short illness, resulting from an apoplectic 
stroke the day before, all of the children being at his bedside.
  Mr. Faidley was a son of the late Elijah J. and Elizabeth Gumbert Faidley.  He 
was born July 10, 1848, at Meyersdale, where he spent his early life, but came 
to Washington Township, Polk County, Iowa, in 1874.  He was a prosperous farmer 
until 1903, when he retired and moved to Maxwell, where he resided until his 
death.  He was aged 81 years, 11 months and 23 days.
  In 1876 he was married to Sarah Meyers, eldest daughter of the late Samuel H. 
and Barbara Klingaman Meyers; she preceded him in death March 22, 1916.  To this 
union were born the following children: Ira D., of Des Moines; Alice, who died 
in infancy; Mrs. Elsie Hill, of Mt. Morris, Ill.; Mrs. Clara Trotter, of 
Maxwell; Harvey and Franklin, of Des Moines.  Two brothers, Hiram E., of 
Colorado Springs, Colo.; Harvey F., of Columbus, Neb., a sister, Catherine 
Eichorn, of Weldona, Colo., and nine grandchildren also survive him.
  Two of his ancesters were participants in making American history.  His great 
grandfather, David Kreider, enlisted in the Revolutionary War in 1777, and 
served under Colonel Stephen Moylan as a trumpeter to the end of the war.  His 
grandfather, John Faidley, was a sergeant in the War of 1812.
  In early life he affiliated with the Church of the Brethren, having been a 
staunch defender of its principles for over sixty years.  He was the chorister 
in the local church for many years.
  Mr. Faidley was a citizen of sterling integrity and honesty, always taking an 
active and prominent part in the civic and social affairs in the community in 
which he lived.
  The funeral was held at the country Church of the Brethren with Rev. B. 
Stutsman, of Des Moines, in charge, assisted by Rev. B. H. Guthrie.  Interment 
in the Brethren cemetery.
  The out-of-town relatives attending the funeral were: Mrs. Catherine Eichorn, 
Waldona, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Faidley, Columbus, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Ira 
Faidley and son, Harold, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Faidley and daughters, Wanda, Nadine 
and Maxine, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Faidley and daughters, Jean and Helen, of Des 
Moines; Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hill, son Eldon, and daughters, Gloryanne and Margie, 
of Mt. Morris, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Faidley, Lincoln, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. 
Levi Faidley, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Faidley, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Faidley and Cleo 
Faidley, Colfax; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gardner, Perry; Mr. and Mrs. W. T. John, 
Algona; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hostetler, Colo. - Maxwell (Iowa) Tribune.

Meyersdale Republican, July 17, 1930