Dottie, My last name is pronounced: "Land-ow-er". Three syllables. I have wondered about names like Landherr and such but whenever I have looked a little closer at them they don't seem to fit. There's a Landwehr that is Norwegian, I think.... Misspellings I have found are: Launder, Lanndes, Landour, Landar, and Lanndauer. While I have never found the spelling of SANDAUER, I wonder about that sometimes as the "L" can look like an "S", too. Louisville had a very large Jewish population in the mid-1800's and that is why I think my people went there. Some went to live there and others to visit. My husband's great grandfather, Carl Theodore Landauer, was born there in 1865, and married there in 1895, but the family lived in Canton, IL. They only went there, theoretically, to have any religious rituals done at birth, or to get married. I think his was an arranged marriage. I can just see Carl's dad, Moses, writing to his sister, Caroline; "Can you find a nice girl for Carl? When you do, we'll come down and they can get married and we'll bring her back to Canton to live." which is what happened. Carl married Henrietta NEWBURGER 19 Jun 1895 in Louisville and are found back in Canton by the 1900 census. Judy L. On Aug 22, 2006, at 5:55 PM, Dottie Brentlinger wrote: > Judy, how do you pronounce your last name? Do you say lawnhair? > Have you > considered a spelling change? Like Landherr of which there are some in > Jeffersontown. I don't know anything about the family but some of the > Germans who died in Jeffersontown took their loved ones to Cave > Hill for > burial. Dottie > > Judy Landauer geniegal@g14.myrf.net

Judy, Herman Landau (note there is no "r" at end) wrote "Adath Louisville: The Story of a Jewish Community," which was published in 1981. Much of his research collections are housed at the University of Louisville Archives. The Herman Landau Papers and an interview of a Jacob Landau by Zera Lipetz are also part of the U of L Archives collections. Landau is pronounced Lan-dow and I wonder if Landauer isn't a variant spelling. You may want to check what is available about the Jewish communities in Louisville in the U of L archives by going to: www.louisville.edu/library/uarc The Louisville Free Public Library (Main) has a clipping file pertaining to Jewish families. www.lfpl.org There are also manuscripts and other materials relating to Jewish families in the Louisville area at The Filson Historical Society - www.filsonhistorical.org You may want to contact The Temple (Brith Sholom-Adath Israel) office at 502-423-1818 and inquire as to burials in its cemetery. The Temple is a merged congregation. Wishing you much success with your research, Deborah ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Landauer" <geniegal@g14.myrf.net> To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] CAVE HILL CEMETERY > Dottie, > > My last name is pronounced: "Land-ow-er". Three syllables. I have > wondered about names like Landherr and such but whenever I have looked a > little closer at them they don't seem to fit. There's a Landwehr that is > Norwegian, I think.... Misspellings I have found are: Launder, Lanndes, > Landour, Landar, and Lanndauer. While I have never found the spelling of > SANDAUER, I wonder about that sometimes as the "L" can look like an "S", > too. > > Louisville had a very large Jewish population in the mid-1800's and that > is why I think my people went there. Some went to live there and others > to visit. My husband's great grandfather, Carl Theodore Landauer, was > born there in 1865, and married there in 1895, but the family lived in > Canton, IL. They only went there, theoretically, to have any religious > rituals done at birth, or to get married. I think his was an arranged > marriage. I can just see Carl's dad, Moses, writing to his sister, > Caroline; "Can you find a nice girl for Carl? When you do, we'll come > down and they can get married and we'll bring her back to Canton to > live." which is what happened. Carl married Henrietta NEWBURGER 19 Jun > 1895 in Louisville and are found back in Canton by the 1900 census.

Have you checked the spelling: LINDAUER? (Lind-dow-er) Know a family here that spell it that way. Dorothy

Deborah, Thank you so much for the links and phone numbers. I haven't known who to contact before. I did write a letter to a synagogue years ago, but with no results. I will try the cemetery angle. Best Wishes, Judy L. On Aug 24, 2006, at 10:51 AM, Deborah Campisano wrote: > Judy, > Herman Landau (note there is no "r" at end) wrote "Adath > Louisville: The Story of a Jewish Community," which was published > in 1981. Much of his research collections are housed at the > University of Louisville Archives. The Herman Landau Papers and an > interview of a Jacob Landau by Zera Lipetz are also part of the U > of L Archives collections. Landau is pronounced Lan-dow and I > wonder if Landauer isn't a variant spelling. > > You may want to check what is available about the Jewish > communities in Louisville in the U of L archives by going to: > www.louisville.edu/library/uarc The Louisville Free Public > Library (Main) has a clipping file pertaining to Jewish families. > www.lfpl.org There are also manuscripts and other materials > relating to Jewish families in the Louisville area at The Filson > Historical Society - www.filsonhistorical.org > > > You may want to contact The Temple (Brith Sholom-Adath Israel) > office at 502-423-1818 and inquire as to burials in its cemetery. > The Temple is a merged congregation. > > Wishing you much success with your research, > > Deborah > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Landauer" > <geniegal@g14.myrf.net> > To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 11:32 PM > Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] CAVE HILL CEMETERY > > >> Dottie, >> >> My last name is pronounced: "Land-ow-er". Three syllables. I >> have wondered about names like Landherr and such but whenever I >> have looked a little closer at them they don't seem to fit. >> There's a Landwehr that is Norwegian, I think.... Misspellings I >> have found are: Launder, Lanndes, Landour, Landar, and >> Lanndauer. While I have never found the spelling of SANDAUER, I >> wonder about that sometimes as the "L" can look like an "S", too. >> >> Louisville had a very large Jewish population in the mid-1800's >> and that is why I think my people went there. Some went to live >> there and others to visit. My husband's great grandfather, Carl >> Theodore Landauer, was born there in 1865, and married there in >> 1895, but the family lived in Canton, IL. They only went there, >> theoretically, to have any religious rituals done at birth, or to >> get married. I think his was an arranged marriage. I can just >> see Carl's dad, Moses, writing to his sister, Caroline; "Can you >> find a nice girl for Carl? When you do, we'll come down and they >> can get married and we'll bring her back to Canton to live." >> which is what happened. Carl married Henrietta NEWBURGER 19 Jun >> 1895 in Louisville and are found back in Canton by the 1900 census. > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > Submit your information to the Metro Louisville-Jefferson County, > Kentucky History and Genealogy Project. See http:// > www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ for information on how to submit. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > Judy Landauer geniegal@g14.myrf.net

Names of my relatives appear to have changed more after coming to America than earlier. HEHEMANN is also spelled HEHMAN HEYMAN HEHEMAN HEMAN The ADCOCK is sometimes spelled ADCOX. Carol Judy Landauer wrote: > Dottie, > > My last name is pronounced: "Land-ow-er". Three syllables. I have > wondered about names like Landherr and such but whenever I have looked > a little closer at them they don't seem to fit. There's a Landwehr > that is Norwegian, I think.... Misspellings I have found are: > Launder, Lanndes, Landour, Landar, and Lanndauer. While I have never > found the spelling of SANDAUER, I wonder about that sometimes as the > "L" can look like an "S", too. > > Louisville had a very large Jewish population in the mid-1800's and > that is why I think my people went there. Some went to live there and > others to visit. My husband's great grandfather, Carl Theodore > Landauer, was born there in 1865, and married there in 1895, but the > family lived in Canton, IL. They only went there, theoretically, to > have any religious rituals done at birth, or to get married. I think > his was an arranged marriage. I can just see Carl's dad, Moses, > writing to his sister, Caroline; "Can you find a nice girl for Carl? > When you do, we'll come down and they can get married and we'll bring > her back to Canton to live." which is what happened. Carl married > Henrietta NEWBURGER 19 Jun 1895 in Louisville and are found back in > Canton by the 1900 census. > > Judy L. > On Aug 22, 2006, at 5:55 PM, Dottie Brentlinger wrote: > >> Judy, how do you pronounce your last name? Do you say lawnhair? Have you >> considered a spelling change? Like Landherr of which there are some in >> Jeffersontown. I don't know anything about the family but some of the >> Germans who died in Jeffersontown took their loved ones to Cave Hill for >> burial. Dottie >> >> > > Judy Landauer > geniegal@g14.myrf.net > > > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > The Jefferson County, Kentucky History and Genealogy page is proud to > be a part of the KyGenWeb and the USGenWeb Projects, both of which are > not-for-profit endeavors. Visit us at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjeffer/ for the latest updates. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >