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Asbury Ferdinand 'Fred/Fade' Perdew was the 7th of 11 children born to Alexander Glenn and Sarah May (Hoskinson) Perdew. Asbury was undoubtedly named after Alexander's older brother, Asbury L. Perdew.
Asbury Ferdinand and his brother 'Put' (Rufus Putnam Perdew) ran a produce and meat market at the corner of 3rd and Utah Streets in San Bernardino, CA. Among their specialties were mountain sheep and venison. *Note: Utah St. is today's D Street.
In the 1870 U.S. census, 3 yr. old (Asbury) Ferdinand Perdew, b. in CA., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
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Asbury Ferdinand 'Fred/Fade' Perdew was the 7th of 11 children born to Alexander Glenn and Sarah May (Hoskinson) Perdew. Asbury was undoubtedly named after Alexander's older brother, Asbury L. Perdew.
Asbury Ferdinand and his brother 'Put' (Rufus Putnam Perdew) ran a produce and meat market at the corner of 3rd and Utah Streets in San Bernardino, CA. Among their specialties were mountain sheep and venison. *Note: Utah St. is today's D Street.
In the 1870 U.S. census, 3 yr. old (Asbury) Ferdinand Perdew, b. in CA., was living in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA. with his
40 yr. old father, Alexander Perdew, a farmer, b. abt. 1830 in OH.
33 yr. old mother, Sarah Perdew, b. in OH.
18 yr. old sister, Mary (Helen) Perdew, b. in OH.
16 yr. old brother, Rufus (Putnam) Perdew, b. in IA.
11 yr. old brother, (George) Franklin Perdew, b. in IA.
9 yr. old sister, (Texanna) Anna Kibby Perdew, b. in CA.
7 yr. old brother, (Joseph) Edward Perdew, b. in CA.
11 mth. old sister, Charlotte ('Lottie' Estella) Perdew, b. in CA.
Alexander's real estate was valued at $500 and his personal property at $200.
In the Jul. 14, 1880 U.S. census, 15 yr. old son, (Asbury Ferdinand) Fred Perdew, b. in CA., was attending school and living in Martins, San Bernardino, CA. with his
50 yr. old father, A.G.(Alexander Glenn) Perdew, a farmer, b. abt. 1830 in 'NY.'
45 yr. old mother, 'Della' (Sarah) Perdew, b. in NY.
18 yr. old brother, (Joseph) Edward Perdew, a laborer, b. in CA.
11 yr. old sister, Charlotte 'Lottie Perdew', attending school, b. in CA.
7 yr. old sister, (Ida) May Perdew, b. in CA.
5 yr. old sister,, (Lucie Ophelia) Luti Perdew, b. in CA.
3 yr. old brother, Albert Perdew, b. in CA.
Both Alexander's & Della/Sarah's parents were 'b. in NY.'
Living next door were Alex's son, Rufus Putnam Perdew and his wife.
Alexander's parents were both b. in 'NY.' as were 'Della's (Sarah's).
On June 29, 1889, according to San Bernardino County Marriage records, 22 yr. old Asbury F. Perdew, b. in CA. and a resident of Grapeland, S. B., CA. & 18 yr. old Emma Barnum, b. born in CA. and a resident of Grapeland, S. B., CA. were married in Rialto, S.B., CA. by T. C. Miller, a Minister of the Gospel.
Witness: W. G. Mogeau of Rialto.
'Fade' and Emma's six children were:
1) Flora/Florence Perdew, b. Aug. 1887/90 in Grapeland, CA. She married William Corbett (b. Aug. 13, 1960). They had no children.
2) Lucile Rosella Perdew, b. Oct. 12, 1892 in Grapeland, San Bernardino, CA. and d. Jun. 6, 1988 in Alameda county, CA.
18 yr. old Lucille Rosella Perdew and 20 yr. old Bert Joseph Pitcher were married on Oct. 1, 1911 in San Bernardino according to San Bernardino Marriage records. Witnesses: Mary H. Kennedy & Mrs. S. M. Perdew).
3) Clifton Colaver (twin) Perdew, b. Jan. 13, 1895, in Grapeland, San Bernardino Co., CA. Clifton marr. 1) Elda Olson 2) Josephine Robinson. He was a WWI veteran. He worked for the Santa Fe R.R. for 43 years. He lived in San Bernardino, CA. He had no children.
4) Clyde C. (twin) Perdew, b. Jan. 13, 1895 in Grapeland, San Bernardino Co., CA. and d. Dec. 12, 1974 in San Bernardino, CA. He never married.
5) Sadie May Perdew, b. Feb. 2, 1899 in San Bernardino, CA. (Feb. 7, 1899 according to San Bernardino County Birth records. Maybe that was the day her birth was registered.) She married 1) James Nelson Sappington and 2) Arthur Hogan.
6) Harry William Perdew (changed from Doney Coliver Black),
b. Dec. 23, 1902 in Grapeland, CA. and d. Nov. 4, 1968 in San Bernardino, SB, CA. He married 1) Gladys Marie Orick, 2) Martha Mason and 3) Erma Marguerite Wood.
In the 1892 Great Register of Voters for San Bernardino Co., CA., 25 yr. old Asbury Ferdinand Perdew, a farmer, b. in CA. and living in Grapeland, was described as 5'7" in height, with a light complexion, light blue eyes and brown hair.
In the 1900 U.S. census, 33 yr. old 'A.' (Asbury) Perdew, a farm laborer, b. Jan. 1867 in CA., was living in Rialto, San Bernardino, CA. with his
29 yr. old wife, Emma B. Perdew, b. Dec. 1870 in CA.
9 yr. old daughter, Flora Perdew, b. Aug. 1890 in CA.
8 yr. old daughter, Lucy Perdew, b. Oct. 1891 in CA.
5 yr. old son, Clyde Perdew, b. Jan. 1895 in CA.
1 yr. old daughter, Sadie Perdew, b. Feb. 1899 in CA.
Asbury and Emma were married in 1890 and had been married for 10 yrs. Emma was the mother of 6 children, 5 still alive by this census. (Clyde's twin brother, Clifton, is not mentioned in the census)
Asbury's parents were both b. in CA.
Fade's wife, Emma, died Aug. 31, 1902/3.
'Fade' died on his 35th birthday, Nov. 11, 1902 in Grapeland, CA. of a gunshot wound.
The Evening Transcript (San Bernardino, California)., P. 9
Nov. 12, 1902
RANCHER KILLED BY “OLD JOHN”
Keeper of Winery at Grapeland Fires Load of Shot Through Fay Perdew’s Breast
Claims That Perdew Was Robbing His Winery and That the Fatal Shot Was Fired in Self Defense
Word came to the sheriff’s office this morning by telephone from Etiwanda that Ferd or “Fay” Perdew was shot and killed last night by “Old John” at the latter’s winery in Grapeland. No details were given. The sheriff notified Coroner Thompson, who immediately started for the scene of the tragedy, accompanied by Assistant District Attorney Duckworth, Deputy Sheriff Shay and Frank Perdew, the brother of the deceased.
At 11 o’clock “Old John” was brought to the sheriff’s office by E.T. Myers, of Grapeland. Mr. Myers is his neighbor. At 7 o’clock he went to Mr. Myers and said: “I killed a man last night. You had better go and see a justice of the peace about it.” Mr. Myers told him that he had better go up to the sheriff’s office and give himself up, and “Old John” willingly accompanied him to the city. When they arrived here Sheriff Rouse heard his story, and they permitted him to go to Dedack’s restaurant for breakfast in charge of Officer Wixom.
On his return to the sheriff’s office he told his story more fully in very broken English. It is substantially as follows:
Yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock Perdew and Fred Haller, the old man who carries the mail from Etiwanda to Grapeland, called at the winery and stayed half an hour, during which time Perdew cut “Old John’s” hair. They then left. “Old John” denies that any of them had been drinking or that they had any trouble. At half past 7 he went to bed. Between 8 and 9 he was aroused by the barking of his dog. In his own language, he “was advised by his dog that someone was robbing his winery.” The winery is separate from the house and about half buried under the ground, with an ordinary slanting cellar door on the outside for an entrance. “Old John” got his double-barreled shot gun and went out prepared to deal with the robbers if he should find any. When he reached the cellar door he heard conversation and saw a light in the cellar. He inquired, “Who’s there?” At the same time he saw two men, one of whom jumped toward him, and at this instant he fired straight at his breast. The man fell flat and his companion made a rush, catching “Old John” by the shoulder and saying, “John, you did wrong to kill that man.” He said he recognized his assailant as Fred Haller, and that Haller in the struggle which ensued scratched his hand and knocked him down and then ran away. In telling the story the old man showed no regret, but on the contrary justified and even seemed to take pride in the killing of a fellow man. When asked by the sheriff what he did after the shooting he said he went to bed and slept soundly until twenty minutes after six this morning.
“Old John” is a Slavonian and has an almost unpronounceable name – Giovani Garghiercheciez. A dozen years ago or more he worked with Dan Dedack in John Tomicich’s restaurant on D street, next to Brazelton’s livery stable. He bought the little ranch where he now lives of his employer and has lived there alone for the last twelve years. He was inoffensive and has nothing charged up against his past record. He says he did not know who it was when he fired the fatal shot last night and that he thought that he was going to be murdered by the men in the winery. His age is probably sixty.
“Fay” Perdew was born and reared in this city. He owned a ranch at Grapeland, where he lived with his family, a wife and five little children. He was a drinking man and would often take too much, but nothing more serious was ever alleged against his character. His age was about 35. Besides his immediate family he leaves a widowed mother and three brothers to mourn his untimely taking off.
At 3:30 Coroner Thompson and party had not returned, hence the official version of the affair is not given. Word was brought from another source, however, that Haller contradicts “Old John” in several very material particulars. He says he left the winery at 7 o’clock, leaving Perdew and "Old John” together, and that shortly afterwards he went back and met the latter coming from the winery with a knife and a shot gun in his hands, and that he said, “I’ve killed the s__ of a b__.”
Later – The officials returned at 3:40 and bring the story of a brutal and unprovoked murder. Haller and Perdew went to the winery about 6 o’clock, and the three formed a harmonious little party. Before leaving, Perdew suggested getting a bottle of wine to celebrate his birthday. “Old John” assented and told him to get it from a certain barrel in the northeast corner of the winery. Haller went with him to hold a light. Perdew drew the wine and was coming toward the double doors of the winery, when “Old John” suddenly appeared on the scene and shot him down without a word. Haller grappled with the murderer and wrested the gun from his hands, threw it away and ran.
The charge tore a big hole in Perdew’s right breast and must have caused instant death. The lung protruded from the wound.
The Evening Transcript (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 8, Col. 1 & 2
Thu., Nov. 13, 1902
“OLD JOHN IS ARRAIGNED
He is Charged With Murder by Frank Perdew
Preliminary Hearing Next Tuesday Morning Before Justice Thomas
“That the said Giovani Garghiecheciz on the 11th day of November, 1902, in the county of San Bernardino, state of California, did willfully, unlawfully and feloniously and without malice aforethought kill and murder Asbury F. Perdew.”
In this technical language of the law “Old John” is charged with the murder of “Fay” Perdew. The affidavit was prepared by Assistant District Attorney Duckworth and was signed and sworn to by the murdered man’s brother, Frank Perdew. It was filed with Justice Thomas, before whom the preliminary hearing will take place.
The only direct testimony a prosecution has to rely upon for a conviction comes from the lips of C. F. Haller, the old German mail carrier who was with Perdew when the shooting occurred. Here is the substance of his testimony given before the coroner yesterday:
He stopped at the winery to deliver some bread for “Old John,” who had requested him to get a supply at Etiwanda. He found Perdew there, and the the trip conversed pleasantly. Perdew, jokingly, told Haller that he needed a hair-cut, and said he would keep his promise made a month before and cut it for him, and the next hour was employed on the job. Then Perdew said it was his birthday and he wanted to go home to the feast his wife had prepared for the occasion. He offered Haller five dollars if he would take him home in his buggy. Haller declined the offer, and Perdew then suggested having a drink of wine all around, which was assented to by them all. “Old John” directed them to get from a barrel in the northeast corner of the wine cellar. Haller held the lantern at the doors of the winery while Perdew drew the wine. Perdew, having drawn the wine, started towards the door, when Haller was startled by a loud report at his side and saw Perdew fall. Turning instantly he saw the smoking gun in “Old John’s” hands, who said, “I killed the ___.” Haller threw himself on the murderer and wrested the gun from his hands, then threw it as far as he could and ran for his buggy. He jumped in and rapidly drove to his home at Etiwanda, and being greatly frightened he immediately went to bed. He got up and dressed at 2 and at 4 went to the home of Perdew’ brother and notified him of what had happened.
The jury, composed of N. Armstrong, R. J. Nicholson, R. Shrode, W. S. (Walter Scott) Henderson, F. Haller and Eli Bunt, found that Perdew came to his death from a gunshot wound inflicted by Giovani Garghiecheciz.
An inspection of the premises proved that the old man had fired the remaining charge from his gun into a box near the winery, tearing a big hole through it.
Evidence is coming to the surface now that “Old John” on several occasions made threats to kill Perdew. It seems that they had some difficulty several years ago, at which time the threat was made. The mother of the deceased was aware of it and had expressed her fear that the threat would be carried out. Another report is that Paul Black of Los Angeles, will testify that “Old John” in his presence said he would kill Perdew. Mr. Black has a summer residence at Grapeland and was a friend of Perdew’s. Still another report is that only a few months ago “Old John” told Perdew’s brother that “Fay” Perdew ought to be killed.
The body of the decedent was taken to McDonald Bros.’ undertaking rooms where it was prepared for burial. The funeral took place this afternoon at 3 o’clock from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Alexander Henderson (Charlotte/‘Lottie’).
The accused was arraigned before Judge Thomas this afternoon. He desired to communicate with his employer, Jerry Isler of Los Angeles, who owns the ranch where “Old John” has lived for the last dozen years. he was not represented by counsel, and the court continued the case to next Tuesday at 10 o’clock.
San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA.), P. 3, Col. 2
Thu., Nov. 13, 1902
CONVIVIAL NIGHT ENDS IN TRAGEDY
San Bernardino Vineyardist, Insane With Drink, Kills His Friend
SAN BERNARDINO, November 12 - Driven insane by drink, Giovani Garghiecheciz, a prosperous Russian vineyardist, last night shot and instantly killed his partner, Ferdinand Perdew, a member of one of this valley’s most prominent families.
The two men, with Fred Haller of the rural mail delivery service, were spending a social evening together and as Haller started to leave the ranch house, the Russian invited him and Perdew to try a new vintage. He handed Perdew a lantern and all three went to the cellar, some distance from the house.
Perdew had drawn the wine and was about to leave the cellar when with a maniacal scream, Garghiercheciz leveled a shotgun and fired the full charge entertaining Perdew’s breast, tearing the heart into shreds. The insane man would have shot Haller, but the latter grappled with him, wresting the weapon away. The maniac then drew a knife, but this was also secured by Haller, who then turned and fled.
Haller lost his way, and it was just before daylight when he reached Grapeland and reported the affair. Shortly afterward the Russian appeared and surrendered.
The San Bernardino County Sun, P. 1
(San Bernardino, California)
Thursday, Nov. 13, 1902
SHOT, BUT WAS IT MURDER?
Widely Differing Accounts of a Bloody Homicide in a Grapeland Winery – A Well Known Resident Killed.
“And after the killing, I went to bed and slept soundly.”
Asbury Ferdinand Perdew, a somewhat careless but good-natured citizen of Grapeland, was brutally murdered at 7 o’clock Tuesday night, by a drunken Slavonian, who goes by the name of Giovani Garghiecheciez. The crazy savage from across the seas, cut Perdew from the living in a single instant and without the slightest warning. Like the coward that he is, Giovani shot into the light from the darkness, and then his stupid brain evolved a queer story, prompted by the morning awakening and the realization of the crime which he had committed on the night previous, and from the slight instinct of self-preservation, derived from his narrow intellect.
FIRED FROM BEHIND
The murderer has charge of Jerry Isler’s winery near Grapeland, and it was there that C.F. Haller, A. F. Perdew and the keeper, gathered Tuesday evening. The Slavonian lived alone in the house adjoining the winery and the men were seated about a table in the kitchen conversing and visiting. Haller’s hair was long and unkempt and Perdew jokingly said that he had better let him cut his hair and give him a shave. The plan was no sooner suggested than it was carried into execution. By the time the job was completed Perdew spoke of going home, it being his birthday, but spoke of a glass of wine before they separated, and it was suggested that some more be brought from the wine cellar adjoining the house. “Old John”, as the Slavonian is commonly known, gave his consent and even lighted the lantern and directed the men to a certain barrel in the farthermost corner of the cellar, which he said contained the best brand. Haller and Perdew went out into the darkness and by the rays from the lantern found their way to the double doors of the winery. Haller stood in the doorway, holding the lantern while Perdew drew a demi-john and a beer bottle full of liquor. He had just completed the work and was in the act of arising to leave the cellar, when Haller was startled by the discharge of a gun near his side, so close that the powder flew up and burnt his face. He turned and found the Slavonian standing just behind him. He grappled with the old man and succeeded in wresting the gun from him, which he threw away, and then threw the Slav down to the ground. As soon as he could free himself he ran away to his home at Etiwanda, as fast as his horse could carry him. Once there he piled into bed and forgot all about the shooting until yesterday morning. After he ran away from the winery “Old John” scrambled to his feet and picking up the shotgun, in drunken rage, he fired the remaining loaded shell into an empty box. After that he made his way back to the house, and “went to bed and slept soundly.” The quoted part of the sentence is the only part of the story that agrees with the tale which Haller, the surviving witness, tells.
GIVES HIMSELF UP
After sleeping soundly until morning, “Old John” went over to a neighbor, by the name of Myers, and informed him of what he had done and requested that he be taken to the office of the Justice of the Peace at Rialto. Myers complied with the request, but on arriving at Rialto they found the Justice absent and they continued on their way to San Bernardino, where the murderer gave himself up to Sheriff Rouse. The Sheriff took the apparently unconcerned murderer to the jail. When the officer started to usher him into the tanks for a few minutes the prisoner appeared agitated, apparently at the sight of so many men in white uniforms. He stopped on the threshold of the door and the Sheriff told him several times to enter before he obeyed.
The murderer’s story, on the face of it, does not appear to be a strong barrier between his neck and the noose. In the County Jail yesterday he told his story, in broken English. He would have people believe that Haller and Perdew were at his home early in the evening and after taking a few drinks they left for their homes. Then the murderer says he went to bed and was aroused several hours afterward, by the barking of his dog. He arose and opening the door heard voices in the wine cellar. He took his shotgun from the rack and crept cautiously towards the light which was shining from the open door of the wine cellar. He says he asked who was there and for reply a man rushed at him. It was then that he raised his gun and fired. After firing the shot he turned on his heel and went “back to bed where he slept soundly until morning.” When he awoke he went to Myers and said that he wanted to give himself up.
HALLER’S STORY
C.F. Haller, the man who was with Perdew when he was shot, is about 54 years of age, of German descent, and is the mail carrier between Grapeland and Etiwanda. He tells an entirely different story from the murderer’s version, and upon him the prosecution will rely for important testimony to convict “Old John”. Haller was on his way from Etiwanda to Grapeland with his mail pouch for the afternoon delivery. He had been commissioned by “Old John” to buy some bread at Etiwanda and he drive to the winery to carry out his errand. He found Perdew and the old Slavonian talking together and he joined in the conversation. Finally Perdew told him that he had promised to cut his hair several months ago and was then prepared to do the job. Haller consented and the hour from 6 to 7 o’clock in the evening, was devoted to that work.
When the hair cutting was over Perdew said that the day was his birthday and he had to get home in time for dinner as his wife had prepared a special feast. He offered the mail carrier a five dollar bill to drive him to his home in Etiwanda, but Haller said he could not do it.
Then Perdew suggested that all hands take a glass of wine, and depart their various ways. The keeper of the winery said that there was no wine in the house and if they wanted any liquor they would have to go to the wine cellar and get it.
He lighted the lantern and Haller and Perdew departed for the wine kegs. Up to that time nobody had been drinking. While Haller was holding the lantern on high in order that Perdew could see to draw the wine, a gun was discharged close at his side and he turned to find “Old John” with a smoking shotgun in his hand. Haller asked what he had shot Perdew for and the old man replied, in his broken English, “I kill the ___ __ __.” Haller knocked the murderer down, took the gun away from him and after throwing the weapon as far as he could send it, ran to his buggy. Laying the whip on the back of the horse he ran the animal clear to his home, where he went to bed without letting anyone know of the murder, until 2 o’clock yesterday morning, when he arose and went to notify Perdew’s brother.
THE CORONER’S VISIT
Coroner Thompson and Sheriff Rouse were notified by telephone yesterday morning of the murder, and the Coroner, Deputy Sheriff Shay, Assistant District Attorney Duckworth and Frank Perdew, brother of the murdered man, left for the scene of the tragedy.
They found the dead man just as he had fallen, with the partially filled demijohn by his side. Their investigations led to the conclusion that “Old John” had visited the cellar after Haller had fled in terror from the scene. The murderer had stepped over the body of his victim and had filled the beer bottle with wine and had taken it with him to the house where he had drunk about half of the contents. Before going to the house, however, he had hunted up his shotgun and had emptied the remaining loaded shells into a box.
An examination of the remains showed that Perdew had been shot at very close range. The load of shot had passed into the body in almost as compact form as a bullet. The charge had entered the right breast between the second and third ribs and death was instantaneous.
The Coroner empanneled a jury at the scene of the murder and the following six men were selected to hear the testimony and return a verdict; N. Armstrong, R.J. Nicholson, R. Shrode, W.S. Henderson, F. Hallar and Eli Blunt. After hearing all the evidence, which was given principally by Haller, the jury found that the deceased had come to his death from a gunshot wound inflicted by Gavianio Gerghiecheciez.
From the storied of other witnesses than Haller, it seems that the old winery keeper and Perdew had had some difficulty in the past and that the old man had threatened to kill him. The mother of the deceased, the widow of the late Alexander Perdew, who resides in this city, knew of this trouble, and has often said that she feared the old man would some day carry out his threat.
The deceased leaves a widow and five small children, who reside at Etiwanda. Mrs. Alexander Henderson, Mrs. Charles Hackney, Mrs. J.M. Kennedy, Mrs. Livermore, and Mrs. Emil Steiner of this city, are sisters of the deceased, while Frank Perdew, also of San Bernardino, P. Perdew of Etiwanda and Ed. Perdew of Grapeland, are his brothers.
The Pomona Daily Review (Pomona, CA.), P. 1, Col. 1
Thu., Nov. 13, 1902
Excerpt from: GRAPELAND MURDER
Perdew is one of the youngest of a large family of children. His father (brother), R. P. Perdew, was an easy pioneer of San Bernardino county, and his active life makes up a part of the early history of that county. His boys were of the rugged western type that made them known throughout the county as reckless and their presence at a “hoe-down” generally indicated double at or before its ending.
Los Angeles Evening Express (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 7, Col. 1
Nov. 14, 1902
MURDERER IS INSANE
SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 14 - It now transpires that the man who fired a load of shot into the body of A. F. Perdew, instantly killing him Wednesday night, is insane.
His conduct has indicated an unbalanced mind; he has been troubled by imaginary foes, and from time to time has fired at them with such effect that his house is riddled with shot. He has fired at his own domicile from the outside and done other equally insane things.
This afternoon he was brought before Judge Thomas to have the date set for his preliminary examination. The demented creature sat there, never raising his head, his eyes fastened on the floor, as if not wishing to meet the gaze of the spectators. The lawyer engaged to defend him, R. E. Biedoue, being in Los Angeles, Judge Thomas fixed nest Tuesday as the date and instructed him to have his lawyer present. He was taken back to the county jail.
Autopsy over Perdew revealed the fact the shot had plowed its way through the unfortunate man’s body, carrying away the base of the heart, tearing away the lobe of the right lung and a large portion of the left lung also.
Perdew was buried today from the residence of Mrs. Alexander Henderson. A large concourse of friends accompanied the body to the cemetery.
According to a Thurs., Nov. 27, 1902 article on the front page of the San Bernardino County Sun, about two weeks after Asbury Perdew was killed, his accused killer also died in the County Jail:
"A dangling noose or the dark and dank prison cell will have no terrors for Giovani Garghieciez, or “Old John” as he was familiarly known, for the old Slavonian is dead. Uremic poisoning, following Bright’s disease, was the direct cause of death."
Both 'Fade' and Emma are buried in the Old City (Pioneer) Cemetery in San Bernardino, Ca.
After their deaths, 'Fade's' mother, Sarah May (Hoskinson) Perdew moved to San Bernardino and cared for their six children until her death on Mar. 6, 1914.
According to Pioneer Cemetery records, Asbury was 35 when he died. Mortuary: McDonald & Brothers - Book 3, P. 162
According to Book 8 of San Bernardino County Death records,
35 yr. old Asbury F. Perdew, a rancher and laborer, b. in San Bernardino county, died Nov. 11, 1902 in Grapeland, San Bernardino of a gunshot wound. Last residence: Etiwanda.
Burial: Nov. 13, 1902 in San Bernardino, CA. |
