Husband of Mary A. Gorsuch.

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Circleville. John Deardorf was born in Green Co., Ohio, May 20, 1827, and died Dec. 30, 1907, after a short illness, aged 80 years, 7 months and 10 days. He first moved from Ohio to Indiana and then to Iowa, when on Jan, 23, 1851, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Gorsuch. In 1856, Mr. and Mrs. Deardorf moved to Kansas where they have since lived and they are among the earliest settlers near Circleville. To them were born thirteen children, eight boys and five girls, of whom seven are living and were present at their father's funeral: Mrs. Geo. Helm, of Bellvue, Kan., Mrs. Laura Fairbanks, of Soldier, Mrs. H. T. Biggart, of Circleville, and Wm. and Josh Deardorf, of El Reno, Oklahoma. While Mr. Deardorf has not been very feeble his health has been failing the past two years and for the last year H. T. Biggart and family have made their home with him and his wife .... The relatives besides the children who came to the funeral were Wm. Deardorf, a brother from Peru, Iowa, Daniel Gorsuch, brother-in-law from Montezuma, Iowa, Geo. Helm and sons and Goldie Deardorf, of Bellvue, Kan...............................
John and Ethel Stephensen and little son, of Topeka, visited at W. J. Fairbanks the former part of last week and attended the funeral of Grandpa Deardorf, at Circleville., Tuesday.
The Recorder Tribune,, January 10, 1907.

.... Miss Mary Gorshuch, a native of Maryland. The newly wedded pair commenced the journey of life together on a rented farm, and Mr. Deardorff thus followed agricultural pursuits until 1856, when he determined to seek his fortune elsewhere. Coming then to Kansas he located in Jefferson township, pre-empting 160 acres of land on section 20. He put up a log house and lived in frontier style for nine years when he purchased the farm which was his home. This comprises of 182 acres of prime land whereon he erected a handsome residence and other buildings ... The following is a record of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Deardorff: Joshua B., is a prosperous farmer near El Reno, Ok.; Mary E, is the wife of George Helm, of Oakley, Kan.; William is a large land owner and merchant, of El Reno, Ok.; Laura is the wife of Wm. Fairbanks, of Olive Hill; Effie is the wife of H. T. Biggart and they reside on the old homestead. The deceased are Hugh, who died two years ago leaving a wife and son; Nancy, who died at the age of eleven years; John, who was killed by lighting when four years old; Charles, who died at the age of eight; Jesse and Frank who were taken from the home circle in infancy. Mr. Deardorff was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He took an interest in politics, keeping himself posted on the current events of the day .... He served as Justice of the Peace, also as Township Trustee and Treasurer, and at one time was County Commissioner. He died at his home west of town, Sunday, morning, December 30, 1906 ... laid to rest in the Circleville Cemetery ...
Jackson CountyWor l d , January 1 l , 1907
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