Elmer John Steffen was born June 3, 1920, in Cunningham, Kansas, son of
   John and Anna Steffen. He was baptized and confirmed in St. John's Lutheran
   Church in Nashville, Kansas.
     Elmer served four and one-half years in the South Pacific during World
   War II and was a Pearl Harbor survivor of December 7, 1941.
     He married Peggy Cooley of Cunningham November 4, 1946.
     They have two daughters. Rebecca Sue is married to Craig Grafton; they
   have a three-year-old son, John Robert, and live in Port Byron, Illinois.
   Nancy Lee lives in Rock Island, Illinois.
     Elmer farmed in Cunningham after returning from the service. He also
   became an abstractor and owner of Pratt County Abstract Company in Pratt,
   Kansas.
     Elmer died of a heart attack July 4, 1982.
     Peggy married Jiles Perdue, a widower from Coats, Kansas. They are now
   living in Cunningham.
                       
  Source:St. John's Lutheran Church Centennial 1893-1993, Nashville, Kansas, pg. 88 
  Submitted by: Peggy Steffen Perdue