127. Absalom Lowe Landis Major (John Landis , Christopher , Henry , Christopher ) was born 1 on 31 Aug 1823 in Bedford County, TN. He died 2 on 5 Jun 1896 in Nashville, TN. He was buried 3 in Shofner Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bedford County, TN.
Major in the 17th Tennessee regiment, CSA.
State Senator, banker, merchant and manufacturer; owned Beech Hallplantation.
Was great-grandfather of Governor William Prentice Cooper (1895 - 1969).
Absalom married Nancy Carter. Nancy was born 1 on 20 Mar 1826. She died 2 on 5 Feb 1901. She was buried 3 in Shofner Lutheran Church Cemetery, Bedford County, TN.
The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy traces Nancy's family backto Pepin de Landis, died AD 647.
They had the following children:
206 F i Melissa Emma Landis was born 1 in 1844. She died 2 in 1912. Melissa married 1 Jacob Morton Shofner on 24 Sep 1862. 207 M ii Absalom M. Landis was born 1 on 3 Apr 1846. He died 2 on 23 Sep 1847. 208 F iii Helen Narcissa Landis was born 1 on 1 Jan 1848. She died 2 on 25 Oct 1887. Helen married 1 T. P. Green on 21 Sep 1871. + 209 M iv Melville Alonzo Landis was born on 12 Dec 1849. He died in 1915. + 210 M v Solon Lee Landis was born on 26 Feb 1852. 211 M vi Lavoy Penn Landis was born 1 on 9 Mar 1854. He died 2 on 9 Aug 1868. He was buried 3 in Landis Cemetery, Bedford County, TN.
On his tombstone is written that Lavoy is the fourth son of A. and N.Landis. There is also a bronze plaque in memory of Leroy Penn Landis withthe same dates. The name Lavoy appears in another generation as well, soit may be correct.+ 212 M vii Abb Landis was born in 1856. 213 F viii Sallie Neola Landis was born 1 on 10 May 1860. Sallie married 1 Joseph Dinwiddie Biddle on 14 May 1878 in Hanford, CA. + 214 F ix Leonora Landis was born on 10 Nov 1863. + 215 M x John Tannahill Landis was born on 4 Aug 1866. + 216 M xi Lulan Landis was born on 27 Oct 1868. 217 M xii William Landis was born 1 on 10 Dec 1873. He died 2 on 16 Dec 1873. He was buried 3 in Landis Cemetery, Bedford County, TN.
145. Emma Landers 1 (Robert L. , Christopher , Henry , Christopher ).
Emma married ? King 1.
They had the following children:
218 F i Betty King 1. 219 M ii Charles King 1.
171. David Henry Landess 1 (Joseph Thompson Landess , Henry Harmon Landess , John Landess , Christopher ).
David married Nancy Jane Green.
They had the following children:
+ 220 M i William Henry Landess.
173. Charles Stuart Landers (Joseph Thompson Landess , Henry Harmon Landess , John Landess , Christopher ) was born 1 on 26 Jul 1852 in Lincoln County, TN. He died 2 on 26 Feb 1938 in Tarrant County, TX.
Charles married 1 Ella Elizabeth Green in 1879 in Jackson County, AL. Ella was born 2 in 1857 in Jackson County, AL. She died 3 on 8 Apr 1945 in Kaufman County, TX.
They had the following children:
+ 221 F i Winnie Thompson Landers was born on 3 Dec 1887. She died on 17 Mar 1970.
182. Mary Landes (Jacob L. Landes , John Landis , John Landess , Christopher ) was born 1 in 1833.
Mary married ? Quillen 1.
They had the following children:
222 F i Sarah Elizabeth Quillen 1.
186. James Henry Landes (Jacob L. Landes , John Landis , John Landess , Christopher ) was born 1 on 9 Dec 1841 in Mississippi. He died 2 on 26 Mar 1909 in Colbert County, AL. He was buried 3 in Colbert County, AL.
They had the following children:
223 M i William Lee Landes 1 was born 2 in 1864 in Alabama. He died 3 in 1929 in Alabama. William married Eva Martin 1. 224 F ii Henrietta Landes 1. Henrietta married J. E. Wright 1.
James married 1 (2) Mary Elizabeth Landers daughter of Rufus Ferdinand Landers and Lucinda A. on 21 Nov 1875 in Colbert County, AL. Mary was born 2 on 10 Sep 1846 in Alabama. She died 3 on 25 Jan 1929 in Colbert County, AL.
Notes from Barry Uptain say that Mary E. Landers Landess cried themorning after her wedding. It was the first time she had to brush her ownhair. Her nannie, a family slave, had always done this for her.
They had the following children:
+ 225 F iii Sarah Ann Landes was born on 19 Aug 1876. She died on 27 Jul 1935. + 226 M iv Rufus Byrd Landers was born on 7 Aug 1879. He died on 3 Jul 1953. + 227 M v Andy Jacob Landers was born on 1 Nov 1881. He died on 24 Apr 1956. + 228 M vi James Hansford Landes was born on 15 Oct 1885. He died on 2 Jul 1971.
192. William Landers 1 (William Landers , Anna Landers , John Landess , Christopher ) was born 2 in Jan 1842 in Illinois.
William married 2 (1) Sarah Frances Pope 1 on 5 Dec 1860 in Fayette County, IL. Sarah was born 3 in 1843.
Sarah's parents were born in Tennessee.
They had the following children:
229 M i John W. Landers 1 was born 2 in 1862 in Fayette County, IL. John married 2 Mary Cearlock 1 on 25 Jan 1883 in Fayette County, IL. 230 F ii Julia Ann Landers 1 was born 2 in 1865. Julia married 2 Martin Kirk 1 on 1 Feb 1893 in Fayette County, IL. 231 F iii Clarissa E. Landers 1 was born 2 in 1867. Clarissa married 2 Andrew Turnbow 1 on 31 Dec 1887 in Fayette County, IL. 232 M iv James F. Landers 1 was born 2 in Jan 1870 in Fayette County, IL. He died 3 in Jul 1880. 233 M v Rufus Landers 1 was born 2 in 1874 in Fayette County, IL. Rufus married 2 Cora Davis 1 on 1 Jan 1893 in Fayette County, IL. 234 F vi Rachel Landers 1 was born 2 in 1876 in Fayette County, IL. 235 F vii Sarah Landers 1 was born 2 in 1879 in Fayette County, IL. + 236 M viii Joseph Lafayette Landers was born on 30 Jan 1884. He died on 21 Oct 1907. 237 F ix Leissey Landers 1 was born 2 in May 1886 in Fayette County, IL.
William married 2 (2) Martha J. Bryant 1 on 6 Oct 1892 in Bingham, IL. Martha was born 3 in Mar 1846 in South Carolina. She died 4 on 26 Feb 1909 in Biingham, IL.