Joseph Rumple 1 was born 2 in Prussia, Germany. He married Annie Dorn.
Annie Dorn [Parents] 1 was born 2 in Mt. Olive, IL. She married Joseph Rumple.
They had the following children:
F i Augusta Nettie Rumple.
Adolph Mohr.Adolph married Mathilda Unterbrink.
Mathilda Unterbrink.Mathilda married Adolph Mohr.
They had the following children:
F i M. Charlotte Mohr was born on 20 Feb 1909. She died on 4 Oct 2003.
Paul Emil Schwartz 1.Paul married Maggie Vaughn.
Maggie Vaughn 1.Maggie married Paul Emil Schwartz.
They had the following children:
M i Jack Schwartz was born on 12 Nov 1925. He died on 17 Dec 2001.
Victor Hugo 1 was born 2 in France. He married Margaret ?.
This is not Victor Hugo the famous author. His biography mentions nospouse or lover named "Margaret" nor any daughter named "Amelia".
Margaret ? 1 was born 2 in France. She married Victor Hugo.
They had the following children:
F i Amelia Hugo.
Joseph W. Brown was born 1 on 10 Dec 1824. He died 2 on 1 Dec 1900.
He had the following children:
F i Martha Jane Brown was born on 11 Sep 1851. She died on 29 May 1913.
John Landers was born 1, 2 in 1694/1724 in Alsace-Lorraine. He died 3 in 1757 in Granville County, NC. He married Frances ?.
In deference to more methodical researchers, it must be said that I donot have hard-copy documentation of most of the data in this file. Creditfor most of it belongs to the many genealogists who have generouslyshared the results of their long hours of hard work. Wherever possible,their names, and sometimes email addresses, appear in the footnotes.Without them, this data file would not be possible.
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Rodger Rice Landers, who has a copy of his estate record, says he died in1757. Also says he arrived in Granville County by 1753, "late of theProvince of Pennsylvania".
From Roger Rice Landers:
1. John Landers purchased 238 acres of land from Minus Griggs on 4 Dec.1753. The deed recorded in Granville Co. NC. Deed Bk. B p. 251 indicatesthe following: John Landers "late of the Province of Pennsylvania" ..."238... acres of land lying on both sides of the Tarr River..."
2. The Muster Roll of the Regiment in Granville County, under theCommand of Col. William Eaton, 8 October 1754, Captain Andrew Hampton’sCompany lists the following: John Landres, Sargeant; John Landers, Junr.(State Records of North Carolina, Vol XXII, page 370, 379-380)
3. No will has been found for John Landers. However, an inventory of allthe "goods and chattels of John Landers" exists. Frances Landers andRobert Harris are listed as Administrators. (NC Archives, Granville Co.Estate Records, Box 44.508.109) Of particular interest is the entry:"Twenty books chiefly of Dutch print". The Record of the sale of items inthe inventory was dated 6 July 1757, recorded in the Court minutes 9 Sept1757 and listed the "whole of books" to Frances Landers for 1.6.0 lb.Present and purchasing at the sale were John Landers, Frances Landers,Nicholas Hopkins, Jacob Slaughter, Andrew Hampton, William Sloan, FrancisFowler, John Sherman, John White, Mathew Minor, George Thompson, WilliamJones, William Rose, Moses Coppock, Robert Harris and Minor Griggs. Totalvalue of sale: 89.57.35 lbs.
4. The will and inventory of Frances Landress (NC Archives, Granville Co.Wills Box 044.801.24, Frances Landress 1770) list no land. Of particularinterest in the will are:
A. "item I ordain that my two daughters Mary and Betty shall be paidfourteen pounds ... out of John's Bond..." and later "my son John'sbond..."
B. "item I ordain that my three sons Abraham, Joseph, and Jacob shallhave... all the English books..."
5. Note: Frances Landers did not sign her name to the inventory, signedwith "her mark". John Landers (Jr.) and his brother Abraham also did notsign their names to deeds and/or his will. Joseph Landers did sign deeds.The books must have been both Dutch and English.
6. The land owned by John Landers Senior passed to John Landers Junior.(See notes, John Landers, Jr.)
7. The date of birth for old John Landers should be recorded as between1694 and 1724, based on the following: Men who served in the localmilitia were between 16 and 60 years of age. John Landers, SGT. and JohnLanders Jr. , PVT. were listed with Andrew Hampton's Company in 1754.Therefore, John Sr. could have been born as early as 1694 and as late as1724 (John Jr. born 1738, and John Sr. could have married as early as age14).
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Based on this note from Roger Rice Landers, I have added Alsace-Lorraineas John's probable birthplace (note that this region is but 50 miles fromBasel, Switzerland; and about 75 miles from Solothorn, where Hans Landiswas imprisoned):
A new research question for us: John Landers (previously of the Provinceof Pennsylvania) may have been our original ancestor. As I was readingthe old notes of Frances B. Hayes from the Granville County Library, Ifound notes by Hayes about an interview with Ed Landis, son of AugustineLandis, dated 1914. He said that John Landers came from theAlsace-Lorraine region because of religious persecution. In one placeHayes/Landis mentions that they came down the Shenandoah valley tocentral NC. Alsace-Lorraine does not sound correct, because it is part ofFrance, but in the 1700-1750 period it was part of a region that changedhands between Germany and France many times. In fact the Duchy ofLorraine was surrounded by French territory completely in 1714. The Duchyof Lorraine was then a part of the Hapsburg Empire. So it seems that Johncould be the emigrant ancestor, but more research is needed. This seem tofit other info that we had i.e. Flavious Landers said that his ggf camefrom Europe, was in some German States rebellion, Dutch books, etc. etc.
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From Carroll Hayden:
Granville County has been found to be quite different from some othereastern North Carolina counties, namely, Edgecombe, Nash, and Halifax, inone respect. There were a very large number of merchants in GranvilleCounty from its beginning and they bought and resold quite a bit of land.They were noted, to a great extent, buying land at Sheriff's sales andbuying from persons who removed to other states. This is applied to thebuying of slaves for resale. In the other counties mentioned, themerchants had very little to do with the buying and selling of land andpersonal property.
Another difference between Granville and the above named counties is thatthe boundaries of Granville County at that time were mostly artificialand many tracts of land lay in two counties and quite often in twostates. Many persons who inherited part of a home tract found that theirpart, when divided, lay in another county. So there were a great many ofthese "border line" sales and other by people living in a county whichwas actually only a few yards away. --- Joseph W. Watson
Granville County was established in 1746 from Edgecombe County. It ispresently located in the NE section of the state and is bounded by Vance,Franklin, Wake, Durham, and Person Counties and the State of Virginia. Itoriginally was much larger.
Frances ? 1 died 2 in 1770 in Granville County, NC. She married John Landers.
Dorothy Landers Fisher states that the will of Frances Landress, provedin court in 1770, names all four sons and both daughters:
From "Unrecorded Wills, 1746-1771", page 13:
June 5, 1769 - July Court 1770 - recorded by Isaac Edwards, C.C. FrancesLandress wills that all horses, cattle, sheep, all working toolsbelonging to the plantation be divided to my three sons: Abraham, Joseph,and Jacob Landress, with 15 pds. drawn out of Abraham's share that he hasalready had, and that my son Joseph shall have a colt if there be one,and if not a cow and calf extra of his share; to my daughters Mary andBetty to be paid 40 pds. between them out of John's bond and what is inRobert Harris's hands and if what is in Robert Harris's hands and my sonJohn's bond is not enough to pay this, then my sons shall be obliged tomake it up out of their shares; to sons Abraham, Joseph, and Jacob, themiddle iron pot, six pewter plates, one bason and the bed that they lieon and all that is in the chest excepting my own clothes, equally dividedbetween them, and all the English books and a skillet. Executor: NicholasHolston, Witnesses: William Jacob, Anne Jacobs. Proved in Court in 1770.
The will of Frances Landress is available from the NC Archives. It is inGranville County Wills box: 044.801.24/ Frances Landress, 1770.
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From Carroll Hayden:
She and John bought 238 acres on both sides of the Tar River. The deedlists John Landress as being from Pennsylvania.
They had the following children:
M i John Landers , Jr. was born in 1739. He died in May 1825. F ii Elizabeth Landers was born in 1739. M iii Abraham Landers was born in 1743. He died on 22 Aug 1827. M iv Joseph Landers was born in 1745. He died in 1830. M v Jacob Landers was born 1 in 1748.
John Landiss [Parents] was born 1 on 7 Feb 1799 in Granville County, NC. He died 2 on 27 Nov 1896 in English, IN. He married 3 Jane Gray Kincaid on 12 Dec 1823 in Crawford County, IN.
Listed in Indiana marriage records as John Landes (when he married JaneG. Kincaid in 1823).
Named John Landers in 1830 and 1840 Crawford County, IN censuses.
Named John Landes in 1850 Crawford County, IN census.
Named John Landiss in 1860 Crawford County, IN census.
Date of death given as 27 Nov 1896 in DAR Application #704327, said tohave been read from his tombstone and a newspaper obituary.
Date of death given as 27 Nov 1893 by Margaret E. Smith.Prosperous farmer.
Apparently was the Deputy Sheriff of Crawford County in 1852 (John R.Land was Sheriff) at the same as he was the administrator of his father'sestate. Thus he was both a party to the Probate Court action, and chargedwith enforcing that action.
Owned all the land where English, IN now stands.
State Legislature.
Jane Gray Kincaid [Parents] was born 1 on 15 Nov 1804 in Barren County, KY. She died 2 on 18 Dec 1884 in Crawford County, IN. She married 3 John Landiss on 12 Dec 1823 in Crawford County, IN.
Date of death given as 23 Dec 1884 by Margaret E. Smith.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Henderson Landiss was born on 26 Nov 1824. She died on 5 Jun 1909. M ii Joseph Kincaid Landiss was born on 20 Jun 1830. He died on 7 Jan 1914. F iii Elizabeth D. Landiss was born on 6 Mar 1834. She died on 2 Jun 1908. M iv William Landiss was born on 6 Sep 1836. He died on 14 Jan 1908. F v Lucy Jane Landiss was born on 12 Oct 1838. F vi Barbara Ann Landiss was born 1 in Jul 1841. She died 2 on 11 Jul 1842. M vii John Landiss was born 1 on 21 Oct 1844. He died 2 on 22 Oct 1844. F viii Nancy Maria Landiss was born on 11 May 1847. She died on 1 Jul 1910. F ix Sarah E. Landiss was born 1 on 15 Sep 1849. She died 2 in Mar 1850.
William Landiss [Parents] was born 1 in 1804 in Granville County, NC. He died 2 on 13 Sep 1850 in Temple, IN. He married 3 Elizabeth Kincaid on 6 Apr 1827 in Crawford County, IN.
Listed in Indiana marriage records as William Landers.
Many of the children of this family are said to be buried aroundBirdseye, Indiana.
May 1852 Probate Court Records of William Landiss: Apparently JohnLandiss, brother of William, is the administrator of the estate and isalso the Deputy Sheriff. He decided that the 40 acres owned by Williamshould be sold to pay the debts of William. Elizabeth, wife of William,thought the land to be worth between $250 and $300. She was entitled to awidow's part of the property settlement, but John thought her shareshould be used to satisfy the family debt. All their children were under21 so had to have a guardian (Samuel Pepper). He agreed to the sale. Theland is appraised at $200. It sold to James G. Sloan for $259. The courtapproved the sale and finalized the will/probate.
Elizabeth Kincaid [Parents] was born 1 in 1808 in Barren County, Kentucky. She died 2 in 1870. She married 3 William Landiss on 6 Apr 1827 in Crawford County, IN.
Other marriages:Newkirk, John
Elizabeth may have born later than stated, as her marriage register notedthe consent of her father was obtained.
Margaret E. Smith states that in the 1870 Indiana census Elizabeth wasliving with her daughter Sarah (Landiss) Hooten in Sterling Township,Crawford County, IN.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Jane Landiss was born in 1830. F ii Sarah Landiss was born in 1833. M iii William Landiss was born in 1835. M iv Joseph Landiss was born on 21 Jun 1835. He died on 6 Sep 1898. M v John M. "Crat" Landiss was born in 1837. He died on 19 Aug 1919. F vi Elizabeth Landiss was born 1 in 1840 in Crawford County, IN. She died 2 in 1850.
Elizabeth was 10 years old when the Indiana census was recorded 13 Sept.1850. She does not appear in the Probate court documents of 14 Aug 1851,so must have died before then.F vii Melinda Emaline Landiss was born in 1843. F viii Dorinda Landiss was born 1 in 1845 in Crawford County, IN. She died 2 in 1850.
The 1850 Indiana census records a "Darinda Landers" in this household.Dorinda is not named in the Probate court records of 1851, so sheprobably died before then.F ix Jane I. Landiss was born in 1848. M x Isaac Downing Landiss was born on 13 Sep 1850.
Peter Hilton 1.Peter married 2 Nancy Landiss on 2 Oct 1828 in Crawford County, IN.
Said by Margaret E. Smith to be William Hilton.
Nancy Landiss [Parents] 1 died 2 in Bunker Hill, IL. She married 3 Peter Hilton on 2 Oct 1828 in Crawford County, IN.
Moses Smith 1 was born 2 in 1782 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. He died 3 in 1860 in Crawford County, IN. He married 4 Frances Landiss on 25 May 1814 in Harrison County, IN.
Moses is found in the Sterling Township, Crawford County, IN census 1820and 1830.
Frances Landiss [Parents] was born 1 in 1795 in Granville County, NC. She died 2 on 20 Jul 1878 in Crawford County, IN. She married 3 Moses Smith on 25 May 1814 in Harrison County, IN.
Other marriages:Miller, Peter
They had the following children:
F i Barbara Smith 1. F ii Martha Marie Smith was born in 1819. She died in 1882. F iii Malinda Smith was born on 13 Dec 1823. She died on 3 Feb 1873. M iv John Smith was born in 1824. M v Minor Winne Poindexter Smith was born on 13 Dec 1825. He died on 16 May 1914. F vi Suzanne Smith was born in 1828.