>From Stricklers of Pennsylvania regarding Henry Landes b. 1820 d. 1875: Buried in the Henry Erb Cemetery. He was one of the original organizers and first treasurer of the Farmers Fire Insurance Company which was founded in 1853. He owned the Landes Mill along the old plank road for a period of 30 years or more, and was a prominent citizen of Spring Garden. The mill he owned had been erected before 1800. Is anyone familiar with the Henry Erb Cemetery and know of its location? Kim Garrison Arlington, VA _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/210850553/direct/01/

On 27 Mar 2010 a lady at Mount Rose Cemetery (I can't remember her name) was very helpful showing me the plaque listing the names of those reinterred on 02 May 1964 from Erb Cemetery. Here are the photos. We also found a lovely, large, memorial stone for Samuel Landes' son, John Landes, and two wives, Catharine Strickler and Louise Williams, and their line. The memorial stone is situated in Garland Circle and cost $1. The History of York County 1907 by George Prowell indicates that Samuel Landes descends from (Ephrata) John Landes b. 1696 d. 1756 of Cocalico Township, Lancaster, PA. >From the Stricklers of Pennsylvania regarding John Landes' son, John Jacob Landes: "He was educated in public schools and in the York Collegiate Institute. After finishing his schooling he engaged in farming which has received most of his attention since, but in 1907 he was interested in developing large properties near York, available for building purposes. He is also a director of the Guardian Trust Company, of York, and president of the Mt. Rose Cemetery Association of which he was one of the original organizers. He and his wife resided on the old Landes homestead, two miles east of York, on Old Plank Road, the farm having been in the possession of the family for over 100 years." Regarding the Small Mill, it was rented by Cornelius Landes. I cannot find a connection of Cornelius Landes to the Landes' buried in Erb and Mount Rose cemeteries. It appears from the documentation that the first mill was built in 1821 and ran on water. I visited the remains of the second mill on the same day. It was built in 1885 and ran on steam. I do not know when it burned to the ground. Cut and paste this link into your web browser. http://www.mediafire.com/?qxi1y7nefg4ab It will bring you to a list of four files. By clicking on each file you will be able to open up documents relating to Smalls/Landes Mill, a Biography on John Landes and Landes Burial Records, as well as a slideshow of pictures I took while visiting the mill and two cemeteries. Enjoy! Kim D. Garrison Arlington, VA > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:29:53 -0400 > Subject: [PAYork] John Landes > > >From Stricklers of Pennsylvania regarding John Landes b. 1820 d. 1875: > > Buried in the Henry Erb Cemetery. He was one of the original organizers and first treasurer of the Farmers Fire Insurance Company which was founded in 1853. He owned the Landes Mill along the old plank road for a period of 30 years or more, and was a prominent citizen of Spring Garden. The mill he owned had been erected before 1800. > > Is anyone familiar with the Henry Erb Cemetery and know of its location? > > Kim Garrison > Arlington, VA