Peter E. Yordy^[1]

1866 - 1951  (85 years)

• Name	Peter E. Yordy  [2]
  Birth	12 Mar 1866	Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Protestant
  Death	23 Mar 1951	Panhandle, Carson Co., TX   [4, 5]
  Burial	Panhandle, Carson Co., TX
  	Panhandle Cemetery
  Person ID	I5156	Schrock-Birkey Connection
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	John Birkey Yordy,   b. 23 Oct 1838, Bavaria, GR d. 31 Dec 1906, Milford, Seward Co., NE (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Magdalena King,   b. 13 Dec 1842, Salem, Marion Co., IL d. 11 Feb 1927, Harper, Harper Co., KS (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1862	Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL   [6]
  	By Andrew Ropp
  Family ID	F458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna M. (Annie) Meeker (Meaker),   b. 17 Dec 1868, Summersetshire, England d. 13 Mar 1967, Pampa, Gary Co., TX (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1891	Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL   [4]
  Children	1. Onie Lee Yordy,   b. 30 Apr 1892, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL d. 2 Jul 1931 (Age 39 years)   2. Verna May Yordy,   b. 7 Oct 1893, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL d. 4 Jul 1908, Natchez, Adams Co., MS (Age 14 years)
  Family ID	F3620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2010

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Mar 1866 - Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Marriage - 30 Jun 1891 - Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL Death - 23 Mar 1951 - Panhandle, Carson Co., TX Burial - - Panhandle, Carson Co., TX  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obit: Peter E. Yardy [sic], 85, died at 8:45 o'clock Friday evening, March 23, at his home in Panhandle. He had been ill for two days. Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon in the Assembly of God Church with Rev. George Royce, minister, officiating. Music was by the church choir singing the following sons "Safe in the Arms of Jesus," "In the Sweet Bye and Bye," and "The Old Rugged Cross." Pallbearers were Julius Meaker, Jr., Julius Meaker, Sr., Gilbert Meaker, O.R. Meaker, Lee Roy Meaker and Vincent Meaker. Burial was in Panhandle Cemetery under the direction of Poston Funeral Home of Panhandle. —————————————— Yardy [sic] was born March 12, 1866, in Pekin, Ill. He was married to Miss Annie Meaker, a sister of O. Meaker, June 30, 1891. He lived in California and Oregon before moving to Texas in 1930. He had lived in Pampa previous to moving to Panhandle 3 years ago. He was a farmer, cafe man and candy maker before his retirement and was a member of the Four Square Gospel Church. He was the father of two children, a daughter who died July 4, 1908, and a son who died July 4, 1931. Survivors other than the widow are a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Violet Yardy [sic] and grandson, Robert Yardy [sic], both of Plainview; three sisters and a brother living in Milford, Neb. Citation: Warren, David M. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 1951, newspaper, March 30, 1951; Panhandle, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth882051/: accessed October 4, 2017), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carson County Library.  ----- Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Name: Peter E. Yordy Death Date: 23 Mar 1951 Death County: Carson Certificate: 11684 Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Name: Peter E Yordy Gender: Male Race: White Age: 85 Birth Date: 12 Mar 1866 Birth Place: Pekin, Illinois Residence: Panhandle, Carson, Texas, USA Death Date: 23 Mar 1951 Death Place: Panhandle, Carson, Texas, USA Father: John Yordy Mother: Magdarenna King

  
  

• Sources

  [S338] From Germany to New Life in America. [S561] Yordy/Yotty Connections. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54309213/peter-e-yordy. [S750] The Jakob Jordi Family History. [S491] Gary Yordy, Peter Yordy Tree - Descendants of Mary Birky (his wife), through her son, the John Yordy family, Died in Bowie?. [S368] Yordy Family Records.