Descendants of Christopher Landers

Third Generation

13. Christopher Landers (Henry , Christopher ) was born 1 in 1767 in North Carolina. He died 2 in 1814 in Bedford County, TN.

From Timothy R. Marsh, 1970, via Roger Rice Landers: Christopher Landerswas in Warren County, KY in 1805 and still owned land there in 1807. Anold newspaper clipping states that Christopher was in Middle Tennessee in1810 and was deceased by 1814. In 1814 we find a Bedford County deed fromJames Gilbert to the heirs of Christopher Landers for 44 acres. This landwas part of the James Gilbert tract that he purchased from Clement Cannonand was located between Thompson Creek and Thompson Creek Road and joinedthe 200 acre grant #15877 that was issued to the heirs of ChristopherLanders. This grant ran along the Thompson Creek Road on the east sideand lay immediately south of Beech Hall, that was owned by Major A. L.Landis, now by the Cooper Estate.

Christopher married 2 Phoebe Lee 1 in 1791. Phoebe was born 3 on 26 Feb 1774. She died 4 in 1841.

They had the following children:

+ 47 M i Henry Landers was born in 1793. He died in 1835.
+ 48 M ii John Landis was born on 19 Apr 1795. He died on 4 Jul 1854.
+ 49 M iii Abel Landers was born in 1795. He died in 1870.
  50 F iv Sarah Ann Landers was born 1 in 1807 in Tennessee. She died 2 in 1890.
        Sarah married David Nutt son of David Nutt and Rachel Cates. David was born 1 in 1797 in North Carolina. He died 2 in 1872 in Granbury, TX.
  51 F v Elizabeth Landers was born 1 in 1810.

This is an unproven line according to "Mead and Bozeman".
        Elizabeth married (1) Jacob Shipman 1. Jacob died 2 in 1852 in Missouri.
        Elizabeth married (2) ? Case 1.
  52 M vi Jacob Landers was born 1 in 1800/1810.
+ 53 M vii Robert L. Landers was born in 1810. He died in 1878.

18. Rachel Landers (Henry , Christopher ) was born 1 in 1783 in Rutherford County, NC. She died 2 in 1847 in Fayette County, AL.

Additional information on this line can be found in the family tree ofSusan Tilleman, http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/i/l/Susan-E-Tilleman/GENE11-0001.html

Rachel married 2 George Carlock 1 on 11 Oct 1805 in Warren County, KY. George was born 3, 4 in 1779 in North Carolina. He died 5 in 1862 in ?Montgomery County, IL.

They had the following children:

+ 54 M i Abraham Carlock was born on 22 Apr 1808. He died on 3 Aug 1856.

19. Jacob Landers (Henry , Christopher ) was born 1 in 1785 in Rutherford County, NC. He died 2 on 1 Dec 1834 in Montgomery County, IL.

May have died in Fayette County, IL

Jacob married 1 Sarah Johnson on 25 Nov 1808 in Warren County, KY. Sarah was born 2 in 1790. She died 3 on 2 Jul 1855 in Montgomery County, IL.

May have died in Fayette County, IL

They had the following children:

  55 F i Elizabeth Landers was born 1 on 9 Nov 1809. She died 2 on 6 Jan 1884.
        Elizabeth married Henry Hinton. Henry was born 1 on 19 Mar 1803. He died 2 on 8 Oct 1874.
+ 56 F ii Cynthia Landers was born on 2 Jun 1812. She died on 9 Feb 1883.
  57 F iii Susan Landers was born 1 on 17 Mar 1814.
        Susan married Alfred B. Cook 1.
  58 F iv Mary Landers was born 1 in 1816 in Madison County, IL. She died 2 in 1836.
        Mary married William Alexander. William was born 1 in Tennessee. He died 2 in 1841.
  59 F v Tabitha Jane Landers was born 1 in 1818.
        Tabitha married Hardy Hinton , Jr. 1.
  60 M vi Alfred J. Landers was born 1 in 1822 in Fayette County, IL. He died 2 on 2 Mar 1876 in Fayette County, IL.
        Alfred married (1) Rosanah Prater. Rosanah was born 1 on 1 Jul 1823. She died 2 on 3 Aug 1855.
        Alfred married 1 (2) Martha Blankenship on 26 Jul 1856 in Fayette County, IL. Martha was born 2 in 1828 in Fayette County, IL. She died 3 in 1880 in ?Missouri.
  61 F vii Catherine Landers was born 1 in Jan 1823.
        Catherine married 2 Tolliver Sears 1 on 12 Sep 1839 in Fayette County, IL.
  62 F viii Christiana Maye Landers was born 1 on 20 May 1824. She died 2 on 25 Aug 1894.
        Christiana married (1) ? McClary 1.
        Christiana married (2) ? Miller 1.
  63 M ix Jacob Landers was born 1 in 1826. He died 2 on 12 May 1863 in Milliken's Bend.

Died in the Civil War

34. Henry Harmon Landess (John Landess , Christopher ) was born 1 on 14 Aug 1777 in North Carolina. He died 2 in Nov 1862 in Lincoln County, TN.

From Roger Rice Landers:

Henry married 1 Grace Thompson on 25 Feb 1799 in Washington County, KY. Grace was born 2 on 21 Aug 1778 in Kentucky. She died 3 in 1876.

They had the following children:

+ 64 M i John Henry Landers was born on 18 Nov 1799. He died on 9 Sep 1876.
  65 M ii David Landers 1 was born in 1802. He died in 1802.
  66 F iii Hannah Landers was born 1 on 5 Jun 1805.
        Hannah married ? Ford 1.
  67 F iv Anna Landers was born 1 on 22 Oct 1807. She died 2 in 1844.
        Anna married James F. Smith 1.
  68 F v Susannah Landers was born 1 on 5 Sep 1810.
        Susannah married Alfred Eaton 1.
+ 69 F vi Mary A. Landess was born on 9 May 1813.
+ 70 M vii Joseph Thompson Landess was born on 13 Jul 1816. He died on 11 Jan 1896.
+ 71 M viii Henry Harmon Landers , Jr. was born on 13 Sep 1811. He died on 22 Nov 1881.
  72 F ix Sarah Landers was born 1 on 22 Jun 1820 in Lincoln County, TN.
  73 F x Grace Evaline Landers was born 1 on 22 Jan 1824.
        Grace married 2 N. Tolley 1 on 23 Jul 1843 in Lincoln County, TN.

35. John Landis II (John Landess , Christopher ) was born 1 in 1780. He died 2 on 10 Jun 1841 in Lawrence County, AL.

Moved to Lawrence County, AL per Barry Uptain.

John married Abigail Lee 1 daughter of ? Lee and ? ?. Abigail was born 2 in 1780 in Kentucky. She died on 24 Jul 1869 in Lafayette County, AR. She was buried in Mt. Nebo Baptist Cemetery, Patmos, AR.

Per Jean Heaps and barry Uptain: Abigail moved to Arkansas in 1850 withnephew Henry Harmon Landis. (In this data base he is named Henry HarmonLanders, Jr.)

They had the following children:

+ 74 M i Jacob L. Landes was born in 1808.
  75 M ii John Landis was born 1 in 1818 in Lawrence County, AL.
  76 F iii Sarah Landis was born 1 in 1819 in Lawrence County, AL. She died 2 in Lafayette County, AR.

In Pisgah Cemetery, Bedford County, TN is buried a Sarah A. Landis (19Mar 1822 - 26 Jun 1894), wife of Nimrod Burrow (per Stacie Morr). We donot know if that is the same Sarah, but it seems quite probable.
  77 F iv Mary Landis was born 1 in 1822 in Lawrence County, AL. She died 2 in 1878 in Lafayette County, AR.
  78 M v Ilar Landis was born 1 in 1825 in Lawrence County, AL. He died 2 in Lafayette County, AR.
        Ilar married Rachel Elvira Carson. Rachel was born 1 on 28 Nov 1828. She died 2 on 18 Sep 1868 in Hemstead County, AR.
  79 M vi Jeremiah Landis was born 1 in 1827 in Lawrence County, AL. He died 2 in Lafayette County, AR.
        Jeremiah married Julia Catheron Paine 1.

37. Jacob Landess (John Landess , Christopher ) was born 1 in 1784 in North Carolina. He died 2 in Jun 1832 in Washington County, KY.

Jean Heaps lists the date of birth as 1784.

Jacob married (1) Marianne Adkins 1.

Jacob married (2) Mariam R. Jacob 1.

They had the following children:

  80 M i William Landess 1.
  81 F ii Susan M. Landess 1.

39. Anna Landers (John Landess , Christopher ) was born 1, 2 in 1787 in North Carolina.

According to Martha Gibson Lee, an old paper in the Western ReserveHistorical Society lists Henry's wife as Ann Landis daughter of HenryLandis. Who this Henry was I do not know. I believe that this paper had alot of errors, and this is most likely one of them. It lists Christopher(married to Phoebe Lee), Henry's father as being born 1759 and as the sonof Felix Jr. instead of Henry.

Anna married Henry Landers son of Christopher Landers and Phoebe Lee. Henry was born 1 in 1793. He died 2 in 1835.

They had the following children:

  82 M i Christopher Columbus Landers was born 1 in 1810/1818 in Bedford County, TN. He died 2 on 31 Jan 1867 in Harrison County, TX.
        Christopher married Sarah Ann F. Narramore. Sarah was born 1 in 1838 in Harrison County, TX.
+ 83 M ii William Landers was born in 1813.
  84 M iii Levi Landers was born 1 in 1815 in Tennessee. He died 2 in 1855 in Marshall, TX.
        Levi married 1 Joannah A. Clark on 27 Sep 1838 in San Augustine County, TX. Joannah was born 2 in 1823. She died 3 in Wood County, TX.
  85 F iv Phoebe Landers was born 1 in 1817 in Tennessee.
        Phoebe married 2 Jacob Anthony 1 in 1832.
  86 M v Felix Landers was born 1 in 1819 in Bedford County, TN. He died 2 in 1880 in Harrison County, TX.
        Felix married 1 Amanda Frances Holbert on 19 Aug 1845 in Harrison County, TX. Amanda was born 2 in 1828 in North Carolina. She died 3 on 9 Jul 1905 in Harrison County, TX.
  87 M vi Henry G. W. Landers was born 1 in 1820 in Tennessee.
        Henry married 2 Angeline Clark 1 on 19 Dec 1844 in Harrison County, TX.
  88 F vii Susannah Landers was born 1 in 1822.
        Susannah married Frederick Anthony 1.
  89 M viii Logan Landers was born 1 in 1822 in Tennessee. He died 2 in Jul 1862 in Johnson County, TX.
        Logan married Francis Spears. Francis was born 1 in 1827 in Bedford County, TN. She died 2 in Nov 1862.

May have been born in Alabama.
  90 M ix Abel Landers was born 1 in 1824 in Tennessee.
  91 F x Pauline Frances Landers was born 1 on 2 Mar 1827 in Tennessee. She died 2 on 25 Jun 1884 in Rusk County, TX.
        Pauline married 1 (1) John King on 16 Mar 1848. John died 2 on 6 Jan 1851 in Rusk County, TX.
        Pauline married 1 (2) Jacob M. Crews on 6 Jan 1851 in Rusk County, TX. Jacob was born 2 on 25 Apr 1829 in Kentucky. He died 3 on 12 Oct 1914 in Rusk County, TX.

40. Levi Landers (John Landess , Christopher ) was born 1 in 1788 in Mecklenburg County, NC. He died 2 on 26 Dec 1834 in Lawrence County, AL.

Jean Heaps lists the date of birth as 1788.

Levi married 1 Mary Lee daughter of ? Lee and ? ? on 10 Jan 1822 in Lawrence County, AL. Mary was born 2 in 1798. She died 3 in 1860 in Lawrence County, AL.

They had the following children:

+ 92 M i Robert L. Landis was born in 1822. He died in 1875.
+ 93 F ii Hannah Landers was born in 1825.
  94 M iii Jacob Landers was born 1 in 1827 in Lawrence County, AL.
  95 F iv Caroline Landers was born 1 in 1830.

Caroline married her first cousin Jacob.
        Caroline married 1 Jacob L. Landis on 1 Jul 1855. Jacob was born 2 in 1809.

This may be the same Jacob Landers (b. bet. 1800-1810) who is listed asthe son of Christopher Landers (b. 1767) and Phoebe Lee (b. 1774).
  96 M v Felix G. Landers was born 1 in 1830 in Lawrence County, AL.

From Jean Heaps: in the 1880 census Felix was living in the household ofhis sister Sarah (called "Susannah" in the census) and A. L. Scoggin.
  97 F vi Sarah Ann Landers was born 1 in 1833 in Lawrence County, AL. She died 2 in Lawrence County, AL.

44. Mary Landess (John Landess , Christopher ) was born 1 on 8 Jan 1799 in Washington County, KY. She died 2 in Mar 1874 in Barren County, KY.

Mary married 2 William Berryman 1 on 20 Apr 1820 in Washington County, KY.

They had the following children:

  98 M i John Monroe Berryman was born 1 on 10 Nov 1820. He died 2 on 16 Jan 1865.
        John married 2 Zarilda Scott 1 on 13 Feb 1851 in Barren County, KY.
  99 F ii Susan Ann Berryman was born 1 on 5 Dec 1822.
        Susan married 1 Zachariah Buckingham on 21 Nov 1848 in Barren County, KY.
  100 F iii Sarah Jane Berryman was born 1 on 20 Dec 1824. She died 2 on 10 Jan 1883 in Saline County, NE.
        Sarah married 1 William Jones on 24 Mar 1844 in Barren County, KY.
  101 M iv Benjamin Henry Berryman was born 1 on 5 Jan 1826. He died 2 on 2 Oct 1915 in Coleman County, TX.
        Benjamin married Alice Gowan 1.
  102 M v Greenberry Berryman was born 1 on 14 Jun 1827. He died 2 on 4 May 1863 in Phillips County, AR.
        Greenberry married 1 Mary Ann Queen on 20 May 1858 in Mills County, Iowa.
+ 103 M vi William Anderson Berryman was born on 16 Dec 1828. He died on 30 Jan 1912.
  104 F vii Martha Elizabeth Berryman was born 1 on 25 Jan 1831. She died 2 on 18 Feb 1865.
        Martha married 1 Henery Isenberg on 1 Oct 1862 in Barren County, KY.
  105 M viii Gilson Hayden Berryman was born 1 on 9 Mar 1833. He died 2 in 1889.
        Gilson married 2 Susan Nall 1 daughter of Russell Nall and Hannah Peters on 3 Sep 1857 in Morgan County, IL. Susan was born 3 in 1839 in Illinois.
  106 M ix Felix Grundy Berryman was born 1 on 9 Mar 1833. He died 2 on 16 Jan 1903 in Polk County, MO.
        Felix married 2 Tabitha Ann Nall 1 daughter of Russell Nall and Hannah Peters on 19 Jan 1860 in Morgan County, IL. Tabitha was born 3 in 1843 in Illinois.

Photo of tombstone engraved "Tilitha A. Berryman"[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/morgan/cemetery/hartland.html]
  107 M x Batley Lewis Berryman was born 1 on 13 Jun 1836. He died 2 on 23 Mar 1852.
  108 M xi Levi Carroll Berryman was born 1 on 31 Mar 1838. He died 2 on 26 Nov 1921 in Barren County, KY.
        Levi married 2 (1) Julia Ann Berry 1 on 9 Jan 1867.
        Levi married 1 (2) Nancy Melissa Thomasson on 20 Feb 1878.
  109 M xii Miles Washington Berryman was born 1 on 17 Dec 1840. He died 2 on 16 Mar 1843.

45. Ilar Landess 1 (John Landess , Christopher ) was born 2 in 1801 in Washington County, KY. He died 3 on 16 Feb 1842 in Lawrence County, AL.

Jean Heaps lists the date of birth as 1797.

Ilar married 2 Mary Ann Warren 1 on 31 Aug 1826 in Lawrence County, AL. Mary was born 3 in 1805. She died 4 in 1860.

According to Tom Landers, Mary married Paulas Neely after Ilar died, andmoved to Mississippi. She was still living in Redland, MS in 1860.

They had the following children:

  110 M i John Landers was born 1 in 1832.
  111 F ii Eliza Landers was born 1 in 1832.
  112 F iii Susan Landers was born 1 in 1832.
  113 F iv Juliana Landers was born 1 in 1832.
  114 F v Sarah Landers was born 1 in 1832.
  115 F vi Mary Landers was born 1 in 1832.
  116 M vii William Landers was born 1 in 1832.

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