The Landis Family of Lancaster County: A Comprehensive History of the Landis Folk from the Martyrs' Era to the Arrival of the First Swiss Settlers, Giving Their Numerous Lineal Descendants; Also, an Accurate Record of Members in the Rebellion, with a Sketch of the Start and Subsequent Growth of Landisville and Landis Valley, and a Complete Directory of Living Landis Adults, Etc., Etc |
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The Landis Family of Lancaster County: A Comprehensive History of the Landis ... D B 1862- Landis No preview available - 2018 |
The Landis Family of Lancaster County: A Comprehensive History of the Landis ... D B 1862- Landis No preview available - 2018 |
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Abraham Landis aged Amanda Annie Barbara Benjamin Landis Bird-in-Hand born April born August born December born February born January born July born June born March born November born October born September BOROUGH Brick Conoy township Daniel daughter of John Dauphin county deceased DESCENDANTS East Hempfield township East Lampeter township East Petersburg Eliza Elizabethtown Emma Ephrata township Fanny farm Felix five children four children Groff Henry Landis Hettie Isaac Israel Jacob H Jacob Landis John Landis Katie laborer Lancaster city Lancaster county Landis died Landis family Landis married Landis Valley Landis was born Landis was married Landisville Levi Lititz lived Lydia Manheim township Maria married to Abraham married to Elizabeth married to John married to Mary Martin Mennonite Millersville months Mount Joy Mustered Nancy Neffsville Ohio oldest Regiment resided in East Rohrer Samuel Sarah six children Susan three sons unmarried Warwick township West West Donegal township wife
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Page 15 - ... of them shall and may within this province take, receive, enjoy, and be entitled to all rights, privileges and advantages of natural born subjects as fully, to all intents and constructions and purposes whatsoever, as any of His Majesty's natural born subjects of this province can, do, or ought to enjoy by virtue of their being His Majesty's natural born subjects of His Majesty's said province of Pennsylvania...
Page 9 - Switzerland, were noted for their piety, and were appropriately called Pietists. The first historical mention of individual members of the Landis family is made of Hans Landis,* a "pious witness of the Divine truth,
Page 74 - Landisville," on September 4, 1858, with these officers: WD Reitzel, President; ED Golden, Vice President; Em'l Newcomer, Secretary; JB Kern, Treasurer. Twelve members composed the full band: W. D. Reitzel, GW Sener, Emanuel Newcomer, CH Newcomer, Jacob Souders, JB Kern, JJ Golden, E. D. Golden, IC Landis, Solomon Seamer, Reuben Pickel and Daniel Kern. Three other names appeared on the roll of membership: Joseph Musselman, Daniel M. Brown and Christian H. Mayer. The band first met in an old log building,...
Page 74 - About 1870 the Landisville Campmeeting Association was formed, and a tract of ideal, virgin woodland, lying close to the south side of the village, was bought from Dr. Andrew Kauffman. This grove was tastefully fitted up, and since improved with convenient and handsome cottages and suitable buildings for spiritual worship. It has been the scene of wonderful religious revivals, and has had most stirring musical exercises. Well do I recall the sweet songs of Professor Kirkpatrick and Doctor Sweeney,...
Page 12 - In 1717, three brothers, Rev. Benjamin, Felix and John Landis, all Swiss Mennonites, came to America from the vicinity of Manheim on the Rhine, where they had been driven from Zurich, Switzerland, and purchased land from Penn and the Conestogoe Indians.
Page 13 - Lampeter township, about four miles from Lancaster city, at the intersection of the Horse-shoe and old Philadelphia roads.
Page 10 - O, God of mercy, to thee be it complained, that you, Hans, have fallen into my hands ; for God's sake forgive me for what I must do to you,
Page 39 - Henry, the youngest. son of the junior emigrant, lived and died upon what is part of the original Landis homestead, in East Lampeter township. He died in 1861, at the age of eighty-one years, and was the last connecting link between the two generations.
Page 63 - Indiana, where they bought a farm and settled for the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of six children...
Page 74 - ... Golden, Vice President; Em'l Newcomer, Secretary; JB Kern, Treasurer. Twelve members composed the full band: W. D. Reitzel, GW Sener, Emanuel Newcomer, CH Newcomer, Jacob Souders, JB Kern, JJ Golden, E. D. Golden, IC Landis, Solomon Seamer, Reuben Pickel and Daniel Kern. Three other names appeared on the roll of membership: Joseph Musselman, Daniel M. Brown and Christian H. Mayer. The band first met in an old log building, since torn down, then occupied as a cooper establishment and shoe shop...