Aaron Dicken Perdew

Aaron D. Perdew

Co. B. 2 Reg. P. H. B.

MD. Vol. Inf.

1832 - 1921

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Laura V. His Wife

1848 - 1936

Who were Aaron & Laura's parents?

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August 24, 2000 - Donald Nazelrod writes:

"Laura V. Perdew was Laura V. Stallings, the daughter of John T. Stallings and his wife, Eliza Ward. In 1860, Aaron, who was born in Pennsylvania, was living in the household of John and Eliza, apparently as a farm hand. His age is given as 25; Laura was twelve years old.

Allegany County, MD, Marriages, Liber 3, page 74: Aaron D. Perdew, 34.6 year old male millwright of

Allegany County, MD to Laura Virginia Stallings, 18.9 year old female maid (unmarried), of Allegany County.

Married by M.G. Dean on 16 May 1867. M.G. Dean was the Revernd Mathias Dean, a farmer/Methodist

minister from the Flintstone area. At about the time of this marriage he was also an elected delegate to the

Maryland House of Delegates. He was apparently a great favorite of the people, and performed many

marriges and funerals.

John T. Stallings was the son of Samuel Stallings and his wife, Lurena Twigg, who was the daughter of John and Rebecca Twigg.

Eliza Ward was the daughter of Isaac Ward and Sarah Burgess. After Isaac's death, Sarah married, as his second wife, to John McElfish Twigg, the son of John Twigg and Susannah McElfish. He was the son of John and Rebecca Twigg, and a sister to John T. Stalling's mother, Lurena.

After Sarah Burgess Ward Twigg died, her estate was left to her grandchildren, the children of Eliza Ward Stallings. There are several accountings of this estate in the papers of the Orphans Court, Allegany County, Maryland, with George Thurston acting as administrator. Several of these include payments to "Laura V. Stallings, now Perdew". In Orphans Court Proceedings, Liber J, page 280/281 is a petition for a payment of $104.33 to Laura V. (Stallings) Perdew, as an advance on her share, in order that she and her husband, Aaron, can pay a $100.00 note against them. This petition was approved on 20 October 1868, so we do have proof that Laura V. Stallings did marry Aaron Perdew, and that they were married by that date.