Marilyn, Try Seneca County. My LANDIS family came from Lancaster County, PA>Seneca County, Ohio. Patricia (Edwards) Maher Paw Paw, MI almenami@aol.com

Stacie, If what you posted is not genealogy, I don't know what is. Good luck with your search. Have you ever thought of putting an ad in the Akron paper or calling a TV station in that area. Yours is a personal interest story that is trying to beat the clock of time for your mother. You would get better coverage for your search that way. I have Landis family from Pa. that could have moved to Ohio; but, I can't get passed David Landis b. 1832. Much luck to you, Marilyn Jenkins Prinzing

I know this is somewhat off the subject but thought what the heck, it's worth a try, and the main reason I started my genealogy. I am trying to find info on a birth: this is all approx. and may vary a day or two...give or take a year but that is all. If anyone can help with this is would make an old woman happy. Birth: May 12-14, 1950-1952 Akron City Hospital, Akron Ohio birth name: George Andrew Landis mother: Nancy Ann Landis He was placed for adoption, we are now wondering if it was legall as no papers were signed, and there are no adoption papers filed that we can find for him. His mother is now showing signs of Alzheimers and I am trying to find him (my brother) before she loses any more of her memories. I know this has nothing really to do with genealogy persay but wanted to place this out there, maybe someone knows something that can help. Thanks Stacie ***************************************** Sweet Potato's Genealogy Page! http://homepages.go.com/~stacie_lea/index.htm *****************************************

Does anyone know where I can get "online" access to either a transcribed or an image version of this census??? helen-shute@home.com gerald-pettaway@home.com gpettaway@picard.tnstate.edu

I have a David Landis b. in Oh 1857, his grandfather was also a David. Perhaps look in OH. He shows up in the 1860 Defiance Co., OH as 3. - Barb Malloure Stacie wrote: > Good Morning, > I can not believe that I have been doing this for some years and just now found these mailing lists..well I sure am glad to be a part of the list and am willing to help anyone and everyone that I can get their lines going or help in anyway I can. > > As most of the Landis researchers know I have had a very rough time finding any leads on my line. > If anyone can help with this I would greatly appreciate it. > > my grandfather: David William Landis b.1909 Missouri > > ggrandfather: George Wiseman Landis > ggmother: Mary Alberta Elwell > > The last known place of George and Mary were Missouri.... > I have no dates for them yet. I have sent for David's birth certificate as I have no idea where he died.... > > Stacie > ***************************************** > Sweet Potato's Genealogy Page! > http://homepages.go.com/~stacie_lea/index.htm > ***************************************** > > ============================== > Search more than 274 MILLION NAMES and find your ancestors at Ancestry.com! > Get started today at http://www.ancestry.com/rootswebtext.asp

Good Morning, I can not believe that I have been doing this for some years and just now found these mailing lists..well I sure am glad to be a part of the list and am willing to help anyone and everyone that I can get their lines going or help in anyway I can. As most of the Landis researchers know I have had a very rough time finding any leads on my line. If anyone can help with this I would greatly appreciate it. my grandfather: David William Landis b.1909 Missouri ggrandfather: George Wiseman Landis ggmother: Mary Alberta Elwell The last known place of George and Mary were Missouri.... I have no dates for them yet. I have sent for David's birth certificate as I have no idea where he died.... Stacie ***************************************** Sweet Potato's Genealogy Page! http://homepages.go.com/~stacie_lea/index.htm *****************************************

Sharon, Do you know anything about Minnie? That was my great-grandmother's name. Minnie LANDIS. Patricia (Edwards) Maher Paw Paw, MI almenami@aol.com

Need info either or both parties! Maggie and William both hail from Lebanon, Wilson Cty, TN. helen-shute@home.com gerald-pettaway@home.com gpettaway@picard.tnstate.edu

In my PA Landis tree I found a Mary Landis who married a Jacob Winters and lived in Rockingham VA if anyone is interested

In my PA Landis genealogy I found a Martin Landis who was born in PA and left to move to Fairfield County, Ohio. His father was Abraham Landis who lived in PA. Abraham's wife was Maria Barr. I can extend this back further if anyone is interested.

Does anyone have information on a John A. Landess (wife unknown) with children William Scott, Minnie, Ada, James, Martha and Samuel Sheridan. Samuel was born 16 Mar 1866 in Indiana. He married Cora Bell Vannoy in Knob Noster, Johnson Co., MO on 6 sep 1891 and died 4 Jun 1933 in St Joseph, Buchanan Co, MO. Looking for information on this family in Indiana and more information on John, his wife and Parents. Have located the family in Missouri but I have no information on the location of the family in Indiana. Appreciate any information anyone can help with. Thank you. Sharon

Recently, I sent the following information to someone regarding a William Howe who possibly had a granddaughter Hulda. I thought that maybe this information might be recognized by someone on the Howe List who might be able to complete this puzzle for three of us. I am editing out the personal info and just giving the important facts. ----- Original Message ----- From: Marilyn Prinzing Library -Uniontown, Pa. Abstracts of Washington Co.,Pa. Will books 1-3 (1776-1841) P.254 William How -Pike Run Tp. Will: 3 April 1818; probated 20 October 1820 Exec -William Taylor, Caleb Johnson, William Riggs Wife: Elizabeth Sons: John Thomas James Adam Alexander Samuel Dau: Elender Mary Elizabeth Margaret Martha Sarah Isabella Ann Alice Johannah ____________________________________________________________________________ _ The following is from an Email to me from a direct descendant from the William Howe who donated the land for the Howe Cemetery where my Hulda Ann is buried. William Howe and Margaret Jackman married in 1770-1771 in Baltimore Children: Adam b. 1780 m. Elizabeth Freeland Conflicting material on whether William was married twice or whether one the his daughters-in-law was mistaken as second wife. If he married twice, it was to Elizabeth Clark b. 1772 and died 1834 and my searching says the 2 children were by Jackman and 14 by Clark. Johnson Clark Howe m. Rachel Pundel and moved to IL. Thomas Howe no info. He also had a brother Thomas James Howe no info Alexander m. Elizabeth Reihl Samuel Howe m. Lydia Morral Elender Howe Mary Howe Elizabeth Howe Margaret Howe Martha Howe Sarah Howe Ann Howe Alice Howe Johannah Howe. Also in Cruminie;s book Allen Twp. has a paragraph on William and his farm named Malabar. 2 children went to Virginia, one was Adam my ancestor and I don't know which other one. 2 daughters married and went to Canada 2 sons went to Illinois Alexander and Samuel stayed in the county I have some additional information I received from the Howe Church. I made contact when I visited there 2 years ago. William fought on the Colonial side in the War and received his 50 acres. It is in the book on Revolutionary Vets in most libraries. Then from other information, he traded and got a couple hundred more from the Indians when he got to Washington County in about 1780 or so. He also fought in the Whiskey Rebellion ____________________________________________________________________________ I hope someone recognizes this family and can make use of the Court material. If you are related to any of the children, please Email me. Marilyn Prinzing, g,g,granddaughter of Hulda Ann Howe and Robert Roley of Pennsylvania

Hans Landis's family also suffered. Quote from Martyr's Mirror Beginning page 1120... ...ABOUT A.D. 1642 Felix Landis (the son of Hans Landis, who, A.D. 1614, was beheaded at Zurich)...was apprehended, and imprisoned in Othenbach...he was not given anything to eat for many days, so that even some criminals that were confined near him in another place, took pity on him...<and>managed to get some food to him...But when the doorkeeper perceived this, he was put into another prison. Finally, however, they gave him some food; but he was so impaired in his body...that he could not bear food any more... ...Yet in his greatest distress he was carried to church, during the sermon, where he, O dreadful inhumanity! was thrown under a bench; but he soon after gave up the ghost, which he had commended into the hands of God.<I take this to mean he was taken to a Catholic Church in order to try to convert him> His wife Adelheid Egli,, who was also imprisoned in Othenbach, was kept there almost four years...she afterwards, with a good conscience <she did not convert>, escaped from her bonds. But in the meantime the authorities had broken up their family, put out the children among strangers, and then sold house and furniture... -End Quote Here's one more... Beginning page 1121 ...A.D. 1643 An old sister, named Verena Landis, was surprised in the night in her own house, with dreadful raging and storming; in consequence of which she was so frightened that she fainted... ...when they could not get her away, she had to promise to remain a prisoner in her house, which promise she kept. But as they treated her very harshly, and provided her with very bad food, certain death ensued a short time afterwards... -End Quote I don't know her relation to Hans and Felix Landis

Quote from the Martyrs Mirror, by Thieleman J. van Braght. First published in the Dutch language in 1660, then translated into German, and then, from the German, into English. Beginning page 1104... ...But it is very evident that there is still a veil before their hearts, so that they cannot understand this; or that a frantic zeal has inflamed their hearts to such bloodthirst, that they cannot tolerate it, that any one should walk the way to heaven in any other manner than just as they have chosen it, and in which thay want to compel every one to walk <Speaking of the Catholic Church. This is during the Protestant Reformation>, as was seen in the year 1614, at Zurich, in Switzerland, in the case of a pious witness of the divine truth, named Hans Landis, a teacher and minister of the Gospel of Christ, who had gone up the river Rhine, where he had his place of residence, to feed and refresh with the Word of the Lord some souls that were hungering and thirsting for righteousness. When the council at Zurich learned of this, they, instigated by the disposition of the envious scribes and Pharises, could not tolerate this, but instantly caused it to be forbidden him, as though they had thought thereby to hinder the true progress of the word of the Gospel. But he, who knew with Peter, that we must obey God's commands more than the commandments of men, had such love to the truth, and to the young sucklings on Zion's breasts, that no human threats could induce him to forbear feeding them with the true food of the soul... ...Having through our good friends B. Louwr and H. Vlaming come into possession of a certain extract from a letter dated A.D. 1659, July 19-29, from one of the preachers at Zurich, who witnessed the death of the afore-mentioned martyr, we have deemed it well to add it here, that is, as much of it as is necessary to be given here for fuller information. "Further you remember," he writes, "that Hattavier Salr. witnessed the beheading of Hans Landis, which I also still remember well, having seen it myself in the Wolfsstadt, the whole transaction being as fresh in my recollection, as though it had happened but a few weeks ago."... ..."Hans Landis was a tall, stately person, with a long black and gray beard, and a manful voice. "When he, cheerful and of good courage, was led out, by a rope, to the Wolfsstadt (being the place made ready for his execution), the executioner, Mr. Paull Volmar dropped the rope, and lifting up both of his hands to heaven, spoke these words: "'O that God, to whom I make my complaint, might have compassion; that you, Hans, have come into my hands in this manner; forgive me, for God's sake, that which I must do to you.' "Hans Landis comforted the executioner, saying that he had already forgiven him: God would forgive him, too; he well knew that he had to execute the order of the authorities; he should not be afraid, and see that there was no hindrance in his way. "Thereupon, he was beheaded. After his head had been struck off, the executioner asked: 'Lord bailiff of the Empire, have I executed this man rightly according to imperial law and sentence?' Otherwise it was customary to say: 'This poor fellow,' etc. As though he believed that he died saved and rich. "The people were of the opinion, that the executioner by dropping the rope meant to indicate to Hans that he should run away, it was also generally said: that if he had run away, no one would have followed him, to stop him."... ...It is also appropiate to give here what has been stated to us through credible testimony, namely, that when...Hans Landis was standing in the place of execution...his dear wife and children came to him with mournful crying and lamentation, to take a last and final adieu and leave from him. But when he saw them, he requested them to go away from him, in order that his good resolution and tranquillity of heart for the death awaiting him might not be disturbed or taken away by their weeping and grief; which having been done, and he having commanded his soul into the hands of God, the quickly descending stroke of the sword put an end to his life. -end quote. Wow. What a lot of typing. There's more, but I need a break. -Vanessa

I have read with interest the recent postings by Vanessa and Diane. Especially the part regarding the Landis family coming from Switzerland and the two different churches. I wish I could find the parentage of my g,g,grandfather David Landis b. 1832 so I could enjoy this rich heritage. For those that may be interested, there are two very nice books on," The Germans of Pennsylvania" and "The German Churches in Pennsylvania", by a Dr. Charles Glatfelter who was a History professor at one of the Pa. Universities. He started the Adams Co. Historical Society and is usually there on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I purchased my books while doing research in Gettysburg. I really learned quite a bit about my German heritage and he particularly deals with how the German churches evolved up into the present time. If anyone is interest, the books can be purchased at PHA, Oswald Tower, University Park, Pa. 16802. The book says send $4.00 plus tax. I am not sure what the cost would be now. I paid $5.95 at the Historical Society at Gettysburg. There are approx. 14 other titles re ethnic contributions and etc. in Pennsylvania.. Hopefully, someday, I will find a connection with someone. My David m. a woman named Sarah who was born 1841 and had a daughter named Ida Mae who married William Barringer who were my g,grandparents. Ida and William lived in Washington Co., Pa. Marilyn Jenkins Prinzing

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------64AFFA8696EC8C33390F0174 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------64AFFA8696EC8C33390F0174 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <379E1B95.FAB33893@cwixmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:50:29 -0400 From: Vanessa Kime <vanessa@cwixmail.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Diana Quinones <audiana@webtv.net> Subject: Re: Landis References: <18252-379D3199-34628@postoffice-241.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I don't have Chester Co Landis info, per say, but that doesn't mean I didn't inadvertantly bring any home in my research photocopying. I will keep my eye out. As far as your Landis European roots, there's a good chance your family came from the same area in Switzerland as mine, even if we can't connect our 2 trees. There were a ton of Landis's there and 2 denomination that were known to flourish there were Mennonite (my Landis's) and Brethren (your Landis's). Do you know the story of Hans Landis, the martyr or any of the early Landis European history? If you or anyone else is interested, I will post it. Just let me know. Diana Quinones wrote: > Somewhere I saw where HANS HEINRICH LANDIS born 1683 settled in Coventry > near Pottstown (actually Coventry is in Chester County and Pottstown is > in Montgomery across the river) and married an Elizabeth HIRT. I would > love to connect to them. > > The earliest I can get back thus far is 1803 to Daniel Landis from > Warwick Twp in Chester Co and later moved to N Coventry. He died in > 1878. > > I found a HENRY LANDIS born 4/10/1744 in Chester PA whose father is > BENJAMIN LANDIS but I can't find info on Benjamin or family for HENRY!! > I was looking for Henry LANDIS because there was a 9 page article in the > archives for Chester County about the Coventry Brethren Church and there > was a Henry Landis in 1724 who along with several others, started the > church in Coventry. It was a form of Baptist (First Day Baptists) and > members called themselves Brethren, aka Dunkers, Tunkers or German > Baptists. Coventry was established about the same time the church > started. The church spread to Oley (Berks Co), Amwell NJ, Cocalico > (Lancaster CO), Conowango, Great Swamp, and White Oakland PA. > > I am trying to make a connection with Henry Landis to my Daniel but have > not succeeded yet. What do you have on any LANDIS in Chester County? > Let's keep in touch because the jig-saw puzzle will be solved one day!! > > Diana --------------64AFFA8696EC8C33390F0174--

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------F263CAB4FB504A6566350E87 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------F263CAB4FB504A6566350E87 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 Message-ID: <379E1B95.FAB33893@cwixmail.com> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 16:50:29 -0400 From: Vanessa Kime <vanessa@cwixmail.com> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.51 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Diana Quinones <audiana@webtv.net> Subject: Re: Landis References: <18252-379D3199-34628@postoffice-241.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I don't have Chester Co Landis info, per say, but that doesn't mean I didn't inadvertantly bring any home in my research photocopying. I will keep my eye out. As far as your Landis European roots, there's a good chance your family came from the same area in Switzerland as mine, even if we can't connect our 2 trees. There were a ton of Landis's there and 2 denomination that were known to flourish there were Mennonite (my Landis's) and Brethren (your Landis's). Do you know the story of Hans Landis, the martyr or any of the early Landis European history? If you or anyone else is interested, I will post it. Just let me know. Diana Quinones wrote: > Somewhere I saw where HANS HEINRICH LANDIS born 1683 settled in Coventry > near Pottstown (actually Coventry is in Chester County and Pottstown is > in Montgomery across the river) and married an Elizabeth HIRT. I would > love to connect to them. > > The earliest I can get back thus far is 1803 to Daniel Landis from > Warwick Twp in Chester Co and later moved to N Coventry. He died in > 1878. > > I found a HENRY LANDIS born 4/10/1744 in Chester PA whose father is > BENJAMIN LANDIS but I can't find info on Benjamin or family for HENRY!! > I was looking for Henry LANDIS because there was a 9 page article in the > archives for Chester County about the Coventry Brethren Church and there > was a Henry Landis in 1724 who along with several others, started the > church in Coventry. It was a form of Baptist (First Day Baptists) and > members called themselves Brethren, aka Dunkers, Tunkers or German > Baptists. Coventry was established about the same time the church > started. The church spread to Oley (Berks Co), Amwell NJ, Cocalico > (Lancaster CO), Conowango, Great Swamp, and White Oakland PA. > > I am trying to make a connection with Henry Landis to my Daniel but have > not succeeded yet. What do you have on any LANDIS in Chester County? > Let's keep in touch because the jig-saw puzzle will be solved one day!! > > Diana --------------F263CAB4FB504A6566350E87--

Vanessa: Regarding Lampeter, Lancaster Landis, I saw quite a few Landis from that area in the LDS online FamilySearch database this afternooon. Have you looked there? You might check archive rcords too. Did your Benjamin have a son named Henry born 4/10/1744 in Chester PA? I found him today but no further details. I'm trying to find parents of Daniel Landis in Chester County who would have been from around 1770-1780's since my Daniel was born 1803. Diana

I am trying to find out if anyone has sucessfully linked their Landis tree to Hans Landis the martyr in hopes of doing so myself. The farthest back I can go is Benjamin Landis (1700-1781) who was a Mennonite and a farmer. He's buried in the Mellinger cemetery, East Lampeter Twnshp, Lancaster CO, PA. That is all I know of him. Anyone have any clues for me?

I am new to this list, so forgive me for not knowing, but have you visited the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society? There is a ton of Landis material there. I have copies of sections of Ira Landis's work, but found no matches of names for you. That doesn't mean it isn't there. I only photocopied the branches of the family I am related to. There phone is (717) 393-9745. Your ancestor could have easily came from Lancaster CO to Chester. Diana Quinones wrote: > Searching for family and info on Daniel Landis, a farmer from Warwick, > Chester Co, PA born 10/27/1803 and died 4/7/1878 in N Coventry, Chester > Co. > > He was married to Elizabeth JONES born 8/29/1810 and died 12/20/1869 in > N Coventry. Elizabeth's mother, Mary JONES lived with them until she > died at age 99, 11 months in 1866. Both Daneil and Elizabeth are > buried in St Peter's Reformed Chuirch in Knauertown. in Warwick twp. > with 2 of their children, Allen and Elizabeth. I think Mary JONES is > buried in Oak Grove Cemetry in Parker Ford. > > They had 6 children: William H, Mary, Aaron, Allen, Elizabeth and Daniel > W LANDIS. Aaron and Allen were victims of the Civil War. Daughter > Elizabeth died at age 5. Daniel W LANDIS moved to Pottstown and died > there in 1886. He is buried in Mt Zion Cemetery. > > Does any one have info on this line of Landis from Chester County PAin > late 1700's? Any survivors of William H LANDIS or Mary LANDIS? Also, > where can I find spouse of Mary Jones? Does anyone know of an ABRAHAM > JONES? > > Pleae e-maiil me at audiana@webt.net > > Thank you > > Diana > > ============================== > Search more than 274 MILLION NAMES and find your ancestors at Ancestry.com! > Get started today at http://www.ancestry.com/rootswebtext.asp