1858 - 1925
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Born |
26 Nov 1858 |
Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
11 Apr 1925 |
Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Buried |
Towamencin Mennonite Cemetery, Towamencin Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Notes |
- Gospel Herald - Volume XVIII, Number 5 - April 30, 1925 - pages 94, 95
Landis. - Henry R. Landis was born in Montgomery Co., Pa., Nov 26, 1858; died at his home April 11, 1925; aged 66 y. 4 m. 15 d. In 1883 he was married to Hannah Metz who with five sons (Allen, Elias, Henry, Dayton, and Titus) and three daughters (Mrs. Milton Halterman, Mrs. Ulysses Moyer, and Mrs. John Mack), together with 18 grandchildren and two brothers and two sisters, are left to mourn his departure. One daughter preceded him to the glory world. In his early years he with his wife united with the Mennonite Church at Towanmencin, Pa., of which he was a faithful member. In 1904 he was elected deacon, which office he faithfully served until death, as he was a sufferer from Bright's disease. He was unable to attend church for the last year. Funeral was held at his home and at Towanmencin Mennonite Church April 16. Service was conducted by Brethren I. C. Kulp, C. Warren Moyer, Jonas Mininger, and Abram Histand. Texts. Phil. 1:21 and Psa. 34:17. Dear father, you have left us, No more your smiling face we'll see; Tis said and lonesome here without you. And life is not the same to us Since you were called away. The family.
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Person ID |
I318 |
ShowalterFunk |
Last Modified |
12 Feb 2009 |
Father |
Abraham D. Landes, b. 7 Dec 1810, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 11 Apr 1881, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Mother |
Elizabeth Schwenk Reiff, b. 15 Oct 1815, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 29 Aug 1900, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Married |
Bef 1858 |
Family ID |
F202 |
Group Sheet |
Family |
Hannah Metz, b. 8 Jul 1865, Mainland, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 25 Oct 1957, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
Married |
2 Feb 1884 |
Children |
| 1. Allen M. Landis, b. 24 Jan 1885, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 26 Apr 1961, Rockhill Mennonite Home, Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| 2. Ella M. Landis, b. 28 Jul 1889, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 12 Aug 1929, Souderton, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| 3. Elias M. Landis, b. 18 Jan 1895, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 6 Aug 1975, Skippack, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| 4. Henry M. Landis, b. 31 May 1900, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 31 Mar 1987, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| 5. Dayton M. Landis, b. 21 Feb 1902, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 1983, Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
| 6. Ellen T. Landis, b. 1 Jan 1887, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 7 Sep 1968, Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| 7. Henry M. Landis, b. 18 Jul 1874, Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , d. 16 Mar 1941, Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
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Family ID |
F220 |
Group Sheet |
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