James M. Smith [Parents] was born on 31 Aug 1847 in Knoxville, TN. He died on 9 Feb 1915 in Carrollton, IL. He married 1 Frances Emmaline Landiss on 29 Apr 1874 in Carrollton, IL.
Frances Emmaline Landiss [Parents] was born 1 on 9 Apr 1853. She died on 2 May 1926. She married 2 James M. Smith on 29 Apr 1874 in Carrollton, IL.
For many years, lived on a farm east of Carrollton, IL.
Moved to Monroe, LA in 1912.
They had the following children:
F i Nina Smith was born on 10 Feb 1875. She died on 16 Sep 1942. M ii Arthur James Smith was born on 5 Mar 1878. He died in 1909. M iii Harry Landiss Smith was born on 7 Aug 1880. He died in Jun 1949 in Monroe, LA. F iv Mary Grace Smith was born on 25 Feb 1883. She died on 21 Dec 1954. F v Helen Laura Smith was born on 1 Feb 1885. She died on 28 Feb 1961 in Monroe, LA. M vi Philip Stanley Smith was born on 15 Apr 1889.
John Smith.John married Nancy G..
Nancy G..Nancy married John Smith.
They had the following children:
M i James M. Smith was born on 31 Aug 1847. He died on 9 Feb 1915. M ii William Smith. M iii Samuel Smith.
George Edward Rumrill was born 1 in 1846. He died in 1913 in Carrollton, IL. He married 2 Ella Jannete Landiss on 9 May 1878.
Ella Jannete Landiss [Parents] was born 1 on 17 Nov 1857. She died 2 on 1 Aug 1914. She married 3 George Edward Rumrill on 9 May 1878.
They had the following children:
F i Edna Rumrill was born on 6 Sep 1879. M ii Robert E. Rumrill was born on 24 Sep 1881. He died on 17 Feb 1948. M iii Lloyd L. Rumrill was born on 9 Nov 1884. He died on 27 Jul 1967 in Parkers Dam, CA.
Henry Curtius [Parents] was born 1 on 6 Feb 1858 in Greene County, IL. He married 2 Alice Minnie Landiss on 17 Mar 1880 in Carrollton, IL.
Other marriages:Lee, Lois
Alice Minnie Landiss [Parents] was born 1 on 4 Jan 1861. She died 2 on 30 Mar 1882 in Kane, IL. She married 3 Henry Curtius on 17 Mar 1880 in Carrollton, IL.
They had the following children:
F i Nellie Maud Curtius was born on 25 Mar 1882.
Henry Curtius [Parents] was born 1 on 6 Feb 1858 in Greene County, IL. He married 2 Lois Lee on 3 Apr 1884 in Greene County, IL.
Other marriages:Landiss, Alice Minnie
Lois Lee [Parents] 1.Lois married 2 Henry Curtius on 3 Apr 1884 in Greene County, IL.
Luman Curtius [Parents] was born 1 on 18 May 1808 in Stratford, NY. He died 2 on 4 Nov 1895 in Carrollton, IL. He married 3 Ellen Rosalie Beebe on 29 Oct 1846 in Elkhart, IN.
Came to Greene County in 1844.
Ellen Rosalie Beebe was born 1 in New York. She died 2 on 5 Jun 1895 in Carrollton, IL. She married 3 Luman Curtius on 29 Oct 1846 in Elkhart, IN.
They had the following children:
F i Eleanore Curtius was born on 22 Jan 1851. She died on 30 Sep 1928. M ii Henry Curtius was born on 6 Feb 1858.
Lee Farrow.Lee married 1 Effie Maria Landiss in 1884.
Effie Maria Landiss [Parents] was born 1 on 2 Jun 1864. She died on 13 Dec 1891 in Eldred, IL. She married 2 Lee Farrow in 1884.
They had the following children:
M i Sidney Farrow was born on 17 Oct 1885.
William Landiss Rev. [Parents] was born 1 on 2 Dec 1867 in Carrollton, IL. He died 2 on 20 Jan 1949 in Jacksonville, FL. He married 3 Helen C. Andrews on 27 Dec 1893 in Chattanooga, TN.
This is the Rev. William Landiss cited as a reference throughout thislineage.
Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church since Sept. 1893
Moved to Florida in 1915
Moved to France in 1918 as Secretary of the YMCA
Returned to Florida in 1919
His manuscript is posted at
http://www.landiss.com/family/chap01.htm
Helen C. Andrews [Parents] died on 2 Nov 1957 in St. Cloud, FL. She married 1 William Landiss Rev. on 27 Dec 1893 in Chattanooga, TN.
They had the following children:
M i Charles William Landiss was born on 13 Jun 1895. He died in 1982. M ii Herbert Andrews Landiss was born on 25 Jul 1897. He died on 13 Feb 1900. F iii Rosemary Landiss was born on 11 Feb 1901. F iv Nina Lue Landiss was born on 25 Jun 1903. She died on 2 Apr 1966.
William Landiss [Parents] was born 1 in 1769 in Granville County, NC. He died 2 in 1850 in Crawford County, IN. He married 3 Mary Henderson in 1786 in North Carolina.
In 1811 moved from Granville County NC to the Bedford County TN, Landisssettlements (established by Abram Landis on 11 Dec 1794) on the DuckRiver.
In March 1816 crossed the Ohio River into Crawford County IN with his sonJohn and a daughter. The rest of the family followed in August, 1818.John Kincaid, whose name will be found elsewhere in this genealogy, livednearby on the Little Blue Creek. Robert Field, Obadiah Vaughn and CalebLongest also had farms nearby.
This is the William Landes (born 1769) named in the 1850 Crawford County,IN census, living with his son John. He was also named "Landers" in an1828 deed.
http://www.landiss.com/family/chap01.htm has more information aboutWilliam.
From Roger Rice Landers:
There is a biography of John Landiss, son of William, son of John Landersand Mary Paris that was published in 1894. Included in a later editionwere some notes by Rev. William Landiss dated 1929. Wm. Landiss said thatthe family settled on the "wrong land". I have always wondered where thismight have been. As I was searching for something on the "other" Landers/Landis (Absalom Lowe Landis) in Bedford County, I found the followinginformation. According to Timothy R. Marsh (a Bedford County TNresearcher) William and Isaac Landers were living in the area of the landgrant that was issued to the family of Christopher Landers (s/o HenryLanders and Catherine Goodnight). This grant was in the Thompson Creekarea in south Bedford County, TN. Marsh found no relationship ofChristopher Landers and William or Isaac. So this must be the place theywere by mistake. Isaac is the son of William. I also found a referencefor William Landers as a tax payer in Bedford County for 1812. Accordingto the biography William left Bedford after March 1816. I also have areference for Isaac Landers as a Pvt. in Col. Newton Cannon's Company inthe War of 1812 (Tennesseans in the War of 1812 by Sistler).
Roger also has the deed [Bk. 6 pp. 530-531] of William Landiss sellinghis 1/5 part of the estate of John Landiss, 17 Jan 1828. William (Landersin that document) sold the land to William V. Taylor of Granville County,NC. This was land inherited from his father's estate. The land sold for$1.00 plus 20.00 later.
This suggests the following: Recall that Mary Paris Landers inherited theright to live on the land of her husband [John] as long as she lived ordid not remarry. In order for any of the children to sell the land, Maryhad to give up her rights to the land. This she did for $1. William thensold his 1/5 share and the other children's land sales were legitimized.
Mary Henderson was born 1 in 1770/1780 in North Carolina. She died 2 in 1850 in Crawford County, IN. She married 3 William Landiss in 1786 in North Carolina.
From William Landiss in 1935:
The story is that Mary Henderson and her sister and brother were left incharge of neighbors while the parents went back to England, on a errandsupposed to relate to the family estate. During the absence of theparents Indians attacked the settlement, and the children were takenprisoners. Because the sister had blue eyes and light hair, and thuscould not be disguised as an Indian, she was killed, but Mary and herbrother Robert, who had black hair and eyes, were saved. Mary wassupposed to have been nine or ten years old at the time of capture. Howlong she remained with the Indians is not known definitely, long enoughfor her to forget almost her own name. One statement is that she didforget it and took the name of Henderson. One story is she with otherprisoners were released under treaty with the Indians after theRevolutionary War. The other story is she was rescued by a party of whomWilliam Landis was a member, that he fell in love with her, and marriedher. Her brother Robert, was said to have been taken back to England,inherited the family estate, and was a member of Parliament. I rememberhearing one of my parents, in speaking of this story, say that Robertcame from England one time to visit his sister. How much of truth and howmuch of fiction there is in these stories I do not know. Certain is thename Henderson was carried down in the family, perhaps in the hope ofsome day inheriting an English fortune.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Landiss 1. F ii Nancy Landiss. M iii Isaac Landiss Rev. was born on 28 Dec 1788. He died on 7 Apr 1867. F iv Barbara Landiss was born in 1794. She died in 1827. F v Frances Landiss was born in 1795. She died on 20 Jul 1878. M vi David Landiss 1 was born in 1799. M vii John Landiss was born on 7 Feb 1799. He died on 27 Nov 1896. M viii William Landiss was born in 1804. He died on 13 Sep 1850.
Samuel Carrico.Samuel married Jane King Landiss on 19 Jan 1834 in Illinois.
A marriage of one Rueben Carrico to Jane Landiss on 19 Jan 1834 inIllinois is reported by Stacie Morr.
Jane King Landiss [Parents] was born 1 on 10 Sep 1813 in Tennessee. She died 2 on 22 Apr 1865 in Carrollton, IL. She married Samuel Carrico on 19 Jan 1834 in Illinois.
A photo of Jane's tombstone is posted at
http://www.landiss.com/family/images/janeklandiss.htm