Would the person below with the e-mail Dalvenia@aol.com please contact me. I just sent you a message and it came back undeliverable. We are "cousins"...WRITE ME!!! Jan Lund -----Original Message----- From: Dalvenia@aol.com <Dalvenia@aol.com> To: LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com <LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 6:25 PM Subject: [LANDIS] Johannes Landes and Esther Wise of Augusta, Co., VA >I am looking for any more information regarding Johannes Landes/Landis and >Esther Wise. Johannes was born about 1789 and died in the 1860s in Augusta >Co., Virginia. My maternal Grandmother is a Landis and her family was part >of the Mennonite Community in the Augusta Co. area around or in Weyer's Cave, >Virginia. Her paternal Grandfather was something like a Deacon in his local >church. Somehow Johannes is her GGGGGrandfather or near that. I would like >to know if any one has information or can direct me toward the information as >to where he was born and who his parents might be. Also, any help with >Esther would be grateful. >Thanks! >Nanette Suksta >Dalvenia@aol.com > > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >

My LANDES family migrated to Augusta and Rockingham Counties in Virginia also...they were also Mennonites....in fact, they intermarried with the BRENNEMAN family and they were also Mennonites.....do you have an outline for your family? That would be nice to see and I will be glad to share also...I am a descendant of Christian, John, Sr., John, Jr., Samuel, Henry, Laura (my Grandma). Here are some notes I have about Frances BRENNEMAN's Father, Abraham, and the land he deeded for the Mennonite Church...hope to hear back from you.... Thanks, Jan Lund "Abraham moved with his first wife near to Edom, VA and settled on Linville Creek about 1770 where he lives until his death. ... He owned a single tract, about 800 acres of land on Linville Creek. The copy of his deeds and will were destroyed during the Civil War when the armies of Sheridan made their raid through the Shenandoah Valley and the courthouse at Harrisonburg was destroyed by fire. ... He donated the ground for the Breneman's cemetery a short distance north of Edom, which became the most used for burial purposes of the early settlers of the community for many years. In 1898 a church was built on the ground and was named the Lindale Church, and the cemetary is now know by that name. In 1826 a church was built on another part of the estate that had belonged to him in his lifetime, and was named the Breneman's Church, and a cemetery was laid out there and goes by the name of the Breneman's cemetery. Abraham Breneman ... has been described by his youngest son David Breneman of Cairo, Ohio as being a tall, slender man, smoothed shaved, and of a robust constitution and highly respected by the church of his choice, and by his neighbors as well. ... He died of camp fever by which he contracted by coming in contact wich soldiers who had just returned from the War of 1812. He and his first wife are buried in the Lindale cemetery." ************** John Landes, named thirdly in the will as "the oldest son" b. ca 1752. John Landes, Sr. was the only son of Christian and his first wife, Barbara Strickler. The rest of the sons being from the second wife, Mariah/Maria Bixler. Catherine Miller was born ca. 1750 and their first child was born in 1776. John and Catherine lived the early years of their marriage in Windsor Twp, York Co., Pennsylvania, remaining there during the period of the Revolutionary War during which John was drafted (between 1777 and 1780) as a Private 2nd Class into Third Batallion York Co. Militia (Capt. Jacob Beaver), then into the 6th Company of Capt. Michael Kauffelt, 1st Batallion Militia. John Landes was of a Mennonite family, and Mennonites did not permit military service. This is consistent with the notations regarding his service, that he was repeatedly absent from the drills and was fined for non-participation and that he failed to provide a substitute for his own service. It was common for members of the German Baptist, Brethren and Mennonites simply not to appear for service. Nevertheless, John was compensated for some kind of goods or labor on January 30, 1781, to the amount of l Pound, 1 shilling, 9 pence. About 1790 or earlier, John and Catherine Landes and family moved to a farm about four miles south of Harrisonburg in Rockingham Co., VA near where Pike Mennonite Church is presently located on Route 11. In addition to their own children, John brought along at least two of his half-brothers, Benjamin and Daniel. A son of Daniel, John Landes, whose wife was Marie Wenger, lived on and owned part of a farm in this vicinity and in 1829, he sold some of it for the Pike Mennonite Church to be built. Part of this old farm was later owned by A. U. Wise. About 1796 John and Catherine and their family moved a few miles further south into Augusta Co., Virginia and settled on what is now known as the Croushorn farm located on Naked Creek, about two miles west of Burketown on Route 646. J. F. Landes of Goshen, VA stated in 1924 that sometime after 1810, John and Catherine Landes divided their lands on Naked Creek and moved a few miles northwest to Mossy Creek where, in partnership with his brother, Christian, he built and/or operated a mill (later a paper mill). John wrote his will on January 9, 1819 and it was probated in the October court session of 1819. John and Catherine Landes are buried on the home farm on Naked Creek and for many years, a little wooden house stood over the grave, still remembered in 1924 when J. F. Landes of Goshen, VA wrote a short family history. A mill was operated by the Landes family on Naked Creek and it was burned during the Civil War during Sheridan's merciless and vindictive passage through the valley. * * * * * * * Buried: Landes Cemetery Source: http://homepages.go.com/~stacie_lea/landis/lcem.htm (Stacie's webpage) Two miles west of Meadowview (Burketown) Augusta County Va. on Tracy Croushorn Place (farm) *********************** -----Original Message----- From: Dalvenia@aol.com <Dalvenia@aol.com> To: LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com <LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, June 26, 2000 6:25 PM Subject: [LANDIS] Johannes Landes and Esther Wise of Augusta, Co., VA >I am looking for any more information regarding Johannes Landes/Landis and >Esther Wise. Johannes was born about 1789 and died in the 1860s in Augusta >Co., Virginia. My maternal Grandmother is a Landis and her family was part >of the Mennonite Community in the Augusta Co. area around or in Weyer's Cave, >Virginia. Her paternal Grandfather was something like a Deacon in his local >church. Somehow Johannes is her GGGGGrandfather or near that. I would like >to know if any one has information or can direct me toward the information as >to where he was born and who his parents might be. Also, any help with >Esther would be grateful. >Thanks! >Nanette Suksta >Dalvenia@aol.com > > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ >

I am looking for any more information regarding Johannes Landes/Landis and Esther Wise. Johannes was born about 1789 and died in the 1860s in Augusta Co., Virginia. My maternal Grandmother is a Landis and her family was part of the Mennonite Community in the Augusta Co. area around or in Weyer's Cave, Virginia. Her paternal Grandfather was something like a Deacon in his local church. Somehow Johannes is her GGGGGrandfather or near that. I would like to know if any one has information or can direct me toward the information as to where he was born and who his parents might be. Also, any help with Esther would be grateful. Thanks! Nanette Suksta Dalvenia@aol.com

I have a Joseph Kreider Landis, who was born (I believe) in either Lancaster or Dauphin County, PA. He was married to Mary L. Mook. They went to Seneca County, OH, where they had three daughters. My great-grandmother, Minnie Escalila; and her two sisters, Leota and Ada. Do any of these names mean anything to anybody researching Joseph Landis? Patricia (Edwards) Maher

Thank you everyone who wrote to help me with my FTM program problem. I went into panic mode last night when my computer refused to restore my personal files. It kept saying that it could not find the file. I was afraid that somehow the GedCom I had received somehow had overwritten my own data. I guess the moral to the story is that it was time for me to back-up more info on a floppy for security. I don't know what I would have done if I had lost over 1000 names and all of my carefully documented info. Still looking for someone who might have info on a Joseph Landis who most likely was born sometime between late 1700s or very early 1800s. Since my g,g,grandfather David Landis was born 1831, I believe the time frame for Joseph would be 1790-1811. Thanks again, everyone, Marilyn, Lake Co., IL Anderson, Barringer, Bedall (Beadle), Dicks(Dix), Howe, Jenkins, Johnson, Jordan, Kennedy, Landis, Mayhorn, Minerd, Moller, Nein, Roley,Shellenberger, Sisler, Walters, Weber, Weems/Wemyss, Whetzel + Var., Wilson, Worrell. Locations: PA: Adams, Allegheny,Armstrong, Bedford, Berks, Fayette, Greene, Northampton, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, York Counties Maryland: Frederick Co. and Hagerstown.

Hi: Don't forget about Londus. We have also found Landis spelt in this way. If you hear someone that is Amish pronounce Landis, you will understand why. In Lancaster County old records of the land. Felix's last name and others is Londus. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Landiss" <dan@landiss.com> To: <LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [LANDIS] Joseph Landis, Penna. > On or about 09:46 AM 6/26/2000 -0700, Janice Chastain Lund wrote: > > >I see all these messages about LANDES and LANDERS so since I have the 1850 > >actual census records for Indiana, decided to look up one of the LANDERS > >names....just as I suspected.....the way the census person wrote it, it was > >LANDES but could have been "read" as LANDERS. By the way, I know the family > >I was looking for and their real name was LANDES. > > > >Just my 2 cents worth! Jan Lund > > Jan, there are several examples of the name "changing" as different people > transcribed it. Landers, Landes, Landess, Landis, Landiss could all refer > to the same person at different times. It shows up differently in different > censuses, probate records, even on tombstones. > > It appears that the original Swiss spelling was most likely "Landis". In > fact, as of May 2000 that is still a common name around Hirzel, > Switzerland. Many of the families became "Landers" when they appeared in > the US, but they often changed again later on. > > My branch of the family has used "Landiss" since about the 1820's, although > William Landiss (b. 1769) appears as "Landes" in the 1850 census, and paid > taxes as "Landers" in 1812. His son Isaac (b. 1788) was listed as "Landiss" > in the 1820 census, and on his tombstone. > > Confusing, ain't it<G>? > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > "Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, > you get a lot of scum on top." Edward Abbey > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >

On or about 09:46 AM 6/26/2000 -0700, Janice Chastain Lund wrote: >I see all these messages about LANDES and LANDERS so since I have the 1850 >actual census records for Indiana, decided to look up one of the LANDERS >names....just as I suspected.....the way the census person wrote it, it was >LANDES but could have been "read" as LANDERS. By the way, I know the family >I was looking for and their real name was LANDES. > >Just my 2 cents worth! Jan Lund Jan, there are several examples of the name "changing" as different people transcribed it. Landers, Landes, Landess, Landis, Landiss could all refer to the same person at different times. It shows up differently in different censuses, probate records, even on tombstones. It appears that the original Swiss spelling was most likely "Landis". In fact, as of May 2000 that is still a common name around Hirzel, Switzerland. Many of the families became "Landers" when they appeared in the US, but they often changed again later on. My branch of the family has used "Landiss" since about the 1820's, although William Landiss (b. 1769) appears as "Landes" in the 1850 census, and paid taxes as "Landers" in 1812. His son Isaac (b. 1788) was listed as "Landiss" in the 1820 census, and on his tombstone. Confusing, ain't it<G>? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you get a lot of scum on top." Edward Abbey =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

On or about 11:05 AM 6/26/2000 -0400, Waldo wrote: >Hi: > >Yes it is the PA branch; however, I have Johannes (Hans) Landis information >from 1520 on down that you might be interested in. > >Sharon Thanks, Sharon; a real breakthrough would be to find the connection between the NC line (headed by John Landers who we think was born in Alsace-Lorraine ca. 1700) and the well-documented PA branches. So far nobody has been successful :-( =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you get a lot of scum on top." Edward Abbey =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

On or about 10:37 AM 6/26/2000 -0400, Gloria21351@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 6/26/00 9:05:21 AM US Eastern Standard Time, >dan@landiss.com writes: > ><< LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com >> > >Jacob Landes married to Fanny had 16 children. Jacob was born in 1750 and >died in1811. I have the name of the 16 children and the dates on them and who >they married. Jacob was born in PA and died in Hardy Co. WVA. I have a Jacob Landers (b. abt. 1748) son of John and Frances, but I suspect he would have been born in NC. Also a few other Jacobs, but the dates are too far off. Can you identify your Jacob's parents or siblings? ********************************************* That team performs best whose players benefit the most from the team's success. *********************************************

On or about 11:16 PM 6/25/2000 -0500, Marilyn Prinzing wrote: >Someone sent me a FTW Gencom in an attachment. When I opened it, all of >this person's FTM info replaced my own data base. I can't seem to delete >this info out of my system in order to get back to my own info. > >Will someone please help me.? Marilyn, most programs make a backup copy whenever any editing is performed. You might look for that backup using Windoze explorer WITHOUT opening FTW -- it should have the same name but a different extension, like "landiss.fbk". Also, are you sure your data was overwritten, or did FTW just create a NEW file with the new gedcom data in it? For example, when FTW opens a file "smith.ged" it creates a new file "smith.ftw". Yours may still exist under the original name you gave it. Again, look for it with FTW closed, using Windoze Explorer or Finder. Hope this helps! ********************************************* That team performs best whose players benefit the most from the team's success. *********************************************

On or about 08:50 PM 6/25/2000 -0500, Marilyn Prinzing wrote: >Please, does anyone on the list have a Joseph Landis? Several Josephs, but I'm afraid I can't place any of them in PA! http://www.landiss.com/family/ ********************************************* That team performs best whose players benefit the most from the team's success. *********************************************

Someone sent me a FTW Gencom in an attachment. When I opened it, all of this person's FTM info replaced my own data base. I can't seem to delete this info out of my system in order to get back to my own info. Will someone please help me.? Marilyn, Lake Co., IL

Marilyn, let me know because I have some Joseph LANDES' but not much other information...would like to "tap" into your tree also!!! Thanks, Jan Lund -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Prinzing <marjenp@primenet.com> To: LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com <LANDIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, June 25, 2000 7:24 PM Subject: [LANDIS] Joseph Landis, Penna. >David Landis b. PA. 1831 has a father at last !! He was not dropped by the >Martians. > >Thanks to my hunch that surnames by marriage many times use the same >cemetery; and, the wonderful work that Mark Affinito does with his >computerized burial lists at the Monongahela Cemetery at Monongahela, PA, I >found my g,g,grandparents David Landis b. February 12, 1831; d. May 29 , >1906 and Sarah E. Kennedy b. March 31, 1842; d. October 2, 1918. > >I just got back their Death Certificates from New Castle, PA. David's >father was Joseph Landis of Penna. Unfortunately, the mother's name is >unknown. > >Sarah E. Kennedy's parents were James Kennedy of PA and Margaret Smith of >PA. > >David was living in Allegheny Co. at the time of his death and Sarah E. was >living in Monongahela at the time of her death. In 1866, they lived in >Worthington, PA which was when and where my g,grandmother Ida May (Landis) >Barringer was born. > >Please, does anyone on the list have a Joseph Landis? I want to find some >Landis relatives. I feel like a lonely petunia in the Landis Patch. > >Thanks, > >Marilyn(Jenkins) Prinzing, Lake Co., IL > >Also searching: >Anderson, Barringer, Bedall (Beadle), Dicks(Dix), Howe, Jenkins, Johnson, >Jordan, Kennedy, Landis, Mayhorn, Minerd, Moller, Nein, Roley,Shellenberger, >Sisler, Walters, Weber, Weems/Wemyss, Whetzel + Var., Wilson, Worrell. >Locations: PA: Adams, Allegheny,Armstrong, Bedford, Berks, Fayette, >Greene, Northampton, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, York Counties >Maryland: Frederick Co. and Hagerstown. > > >============================== >The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >

David Landis b. PA. 1831 has a father at last !! He was not dropped by the Martians. Thanks to my hunch that surnames by marriage many times use the same cemetery; and, the wonderful work that Mark Affinito does with his computerized burial lists at the Monongahela Cemetery at Monongahela, PA, I found my g,g,grandparents David Landis b. February 12, 1831; d. May 29 , 1906 and Sarah E. Kennedy b. March 31, 1842; d. October 2, 1918. I just got back their Death Certificates from New Castle, PA. David's father was Joseph Landis of Penna. Unfortunately, the mother's name is unknown. Sarah E. Kennedy's parents were James Kennedy of PA and Margaret Smith of PA. David was living in Allegheny Co. at the time of his death and Sarah E. was living in Monongahela at the time of her death. In 1866, they lived in Worthington, PA which was when and where my g,grandmother Ida May (Landis) Barringer was born. Please, does anyone on the list have a Joseph Landis? I want to find some Landis relatives. I feel like a lonely petunia in the Landis Patch. Thanks, Marilyn(Jenkins) Prinzing, Lake Co., IL Also searching: Anderson, Barringer, Bedall (Beadle), Dicks(Dix), Howe, Jenkins, Johnson, Jordan, Kennedy, Landis, Mayhorn, Minerd, Moller, Nein, Roley,Shellenberger, Sisler, Walters, Weber, Weems/Wemyss, Whetzel + Var., Wilson, Worrell. Locations: PA: Adams, Allegheny,Armstrong, Bedford, Berks, Fayette, Greene, Northampton, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, York Counties Maryland: Frederick Co. and Hagerstown.

Hello list members. Hopefully someone on the list can help Dianne with her search for her husband's birth parents. She has given me permission to forward her private Email to me. I just notice that Dianne didn't say in which state her husband was born. There is a Manhattan, N.Y. and a Manhattan, KS. Thanks folks, Marilyn(Jenkins) Prinzing, Lake Co., IL ----- Original Message ----- From: <BriggLandis@aol.com> To: <Marjenp@primenet.com>; <peggyjk@desupernet.net>; <gobluestreaker@webtv.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 7:39 PM Subject: Searching for Birth Relatives : Hi everyone. My name is Dianne and I found you at Family History.com. My : husband, Peter, was adopted and were actively searching for any birth : relatives. He was born Briggham Landis in Manhattan on October 28, 1962. His : adoption took place through the Child Adoption Services of the State : Charities Aid Association also located in Manhattan. If this means anything : to you at all please E-mail me at BriggLandis@Aol.com. If it doesn't, I'm : sorry to have bothered you. Thanks for taking the time to read this. : : Dianne :

On or about 01:23 PM 6/16/2000 -0500, Stacie wrote: >I think this Phoebe was her daughter...my genealogist librarian in town >knows about everyone in Tn. it seems 8-) I will ask tomorrow when I stop >back in there...I don't know why I haven't thought of it before. If so, we have yet another Landers/Landers marriage! (Her son was William B. Landers.) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= "Society is like a stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you get a lot of scum on top." Edward Abbey =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Charles Landis Found. A while back I was asking if any had records of a Charles Bud Landis born in Amarillo Tx, and drew a blank. Last night, thanks to a GENWEB coordinator, and the SSDI, he has been found. His widow has been contacted, in Jasper County Mo. Thanks to all for your previous efforts. Jeff Scism, Descendant of Delilah Landes. ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hello, Over Memorial Day I visited the Monongahela Cemetery located in Monongahela, PA. I was there at the caretaker's office getting more info on my Barringer and Jenkins surnames. Knowing that many times related families buried in the same cemetery, I asked for a print out for all of the Landis people in the cemetery. To my surprise, I found my g,g,grandparents David Landis and Sarah E. Kennedy along with their son William and his wife Allie H.. There was the grave of a child near them by the name of David Scott Landis who died Dec. 5, 1952, of Atetectasis. The stone reads: David Landis 1932-1906; Sara E. 1842-1918. According to the full print out on David, he died in Pittsburgh of Apoplexy, and was a veteran of the Civil War. Sara died in Monongahela of Jaundice and the funeral director was Bebout and Yohe. I know that David and Sara were living in Worthington, PA in 1866 which is where my g,grandmother Ida May Landis was born. The person who owned the burial site for all of the Landis family was a J. W. RAMAGE. Does anyone on the Landis list identify with any of the above info? ______________________________________________________________ Here is the list of what I have on the Landis family at the moment: DAVID LANDIS 1835-1906 M. SARA E. KENNEDY 1842-1918. CHILDREN: IDA MAY LANDIS, 1866-1948 M. WILLIAM BARRINGER, 1838-1906 ELLEN LANDIS B. 1867 MAUDE LANDIS B. 1870 MAGGIE LANDIS B. 1871-1872 WILLIAM LANDIS, 1872-1938 M. ALLIE H.(UNKNOWN) 1877-1928 BELLE LANDIS B. 1874 JOSEPHINE LANDIS B. 1876 Since is it more difficult to trace the females in a family due to married names; hopefully someone on the list may have an Ellen, Maude, Margaret, Belle, or Josephine Landis that they can help me with. Also, who was J.W.RAMAGE and what connection does this person have to my Landis family? Could the J. stand for Josephine and her married name was Ramage? Thank you for reading this. Marilyn, Lake Co., IL.; g,g,granddaughter of David Landis and Sarah Kennedy. Researching: Anderson, Barringer, Bedall (Beadle), Dicks(Dix), Howe, Jenkins, Johnson, Jordan, Kennedy, Landis, Mayhorn, Minerd, Moller, Nein, Roley,Shellenberger, Sisler, Walters, Weber, Weems/Wemyss, Whetzel + Var., Wilson, Worrell. Locations: PA: Adams, Allegheny,Armstrong, Bedford, Berks, Fayette, Greene, Northampton, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland, York Counties Maryland: Frederick Co. and Hagerstown.

I was reading through some notes Stacie posted. In the Landess Cemetery near Belleville, TN is buried one John Landess, 18 Nov 1799 - 9 Sep 1876. Could this be John the son of Henry Landers and Catherine Goodnight? Thank you! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers." --Pablo Picasso ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I was looking through some records Stacie posted. In the Fisher Bible in the possession of Mrs. Irene Fisher there is a Mrs. Phoebe Ann Landers who died near Columbia (TN?) 16 July 1825 and was buried in Wheeler Cemetery, Bedford County, TN. She was born about 1753. Her husband died about 1813, and her son was William B. Landers. Can anyone help me place these persons in the context of the rest of the Landers line? (Wrong dates to be Phoebe Lee.) Thank you! ********************************************* That team performs best whose players benefit the most from the team's success. *********************************************