Wellllll Andy, there's a David Landis lurking on a twig of my family tree who could be the same. According to W.H. Beers History of Miami County, Ohio, 1880, "Jacob ETTER, farmer; P.O. West Milton; born in Bucks Co., Penn., in the year 1828; is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth ETTER; his father was also born in the same county and State. There they were married and lived till their removal to Ohio; his father died in Germantown, Ohio, in 1833; his mother was born in Schuylkill Co., Penn., and was thrice married -- secondly, with Joseph KLEIN, and Lastly, with David LANDIS. After his death, she resided with our subject till her decease in 1865." Further on it states that the younger Jacob's "second marriage was celebrated in February, 1878, with Mary H. HARLACHER; she was born in Montgomery Co., in 1835, and is a representataive of the same church. . . " which is to say, the German Baptist Church. In Miami County marrige records, Jacob's second wife is Mary H. HOLLICKER. Now that's an easy slide to HOLLINGER (or vice versa). One could imagine David LANDIS marrying the widow KLEIN (formerly the widow ETTER), thus facilitating the acquaintance and courtship between his first wife's niece (or other female relative) and his second wife's son. The German Baptists were and are a pretty close-knit community, so I think this is a possible scenario. Can't promise you that this is your David LANDIS, but it's an intriguing clue. On top of all that, a daughter of the younger Jacob ETTER married William Austin LANDIS. I haven't found the connection between W.A. and David, but I don't have all the brothers and sisters of W.A.'s father (Abraham M. LANDIS, born in Ohio, married Lydia OVERHOLSER) and grandfather (Abraham LANDIS, born in Pennsylvania, married Mary MILLER). Billie Jo Johnstone Lebanon, NH At 03:16 PM 10/03/99 -0400, Andrew Rohrbach wrote: >Hi Everyone, > >I am interested in finding the parents and siblings and children of >David LANDIS b. abt 1781. >Our David married Barbara HOLLINGER, b. 22 Jan 1791 in White Oak, >Lancaster Co., Pa. >Her parents are Daniel HOLLINGER and Catherine STOUFFER. >David and Barbara had a daughter Catherine LANDIS born 18 Feb. 1816 in >Pa. Catherine married Henry METZGER on 6 Sep. 1835 in Miami Co., Ohio >and she died in Montgomery Co., Ohio on 4 Apr. 1889. > >That's about all we know about David and the LANDIS family, any help >would be appreciated. > >Andy Rohrbach >arohrbac@erinet.com > > >============================== >Caught an error in the Social Security Death Index? >Use RootsWeb's POST-EMS to post a note about it! >http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >