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Landis Family History & Genealogy

7,732 biographies and 13 photos with the Landis last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Landis family members.

Landis Last Name History & Origin

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Summary

The Landis family is believed to have originated from Sweden and to have immigrated to the United States of America settling in various parts of Pennsylvania.

History

The Landis family is believed to have been one of the early Amish or Mennonite Church founders in Lancaster County Pennsylvania. It is also believed that the Landis family founded Landisville Pennsylvania. The Landis family is believed to have originated from Sweden and to have immigrated to the United States of America settling in various parts of Pennsylvania.

Name Origin

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Spellings & Pronunciations

Landis is also known to be spelled as Landes.

Nationality & Ethnicity

The Landis family is originally from Switzerland.

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Early Landises

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Rebecca (Landis) Snavely
Rebecca Z (Landis) Snavely of Sterling, Illinois United States was born on November 18, 1832 in PA, and died at age 84 years old on October 16, 1917 in Sterling, IL.
OBIT: Funeral Rites of Old resident Will Be Sunday Mrs Anna Snavely 95 Came to Sterling with Her Family in 1848. . . .Anna Snavely, 95 one of the oldest residents of Sterling, who died at her late home, 601 Seventh Avenue, Friday at 6:45a.m., will consist of a brief family service at the Melvin Funeral home Sunday at 2:15 p.m. and from the Church of the Brethren, 616 Sixth avenue, Sunday, at 2:30p.m., Rev Behard King, pastor, officiating. The committal will be in Science Ridge cemetery, where graveside service will be assisted in by Bishop A. C. Good, pastor of the Science Ridge Mennonite church. Mrs. Snavely passed away quietly. Her death had been expected for several weeks, as her life was gradually ebbing away. She was born Nov. 28, 1842, in Lancaster county, PA., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. henry Landis, at the age of six years she was brought by her family to Sterling. The family settled on a farm just east of Sterling, near what is now the Lincoln highway. There she was reared and attended district schools in the country. On 8 Jan 1860, she was married to Levi Snavely. The young couple began housekeeping on a farm about four miles north of Sterling on the Hoover road. Ten children were born of the union of whom three preceded her in death, as did her husband, who passed away several years ago. Mr. and mrs. Sanvely observed their diamond wedding anniversary in 1935. Surviving children are Mrs. H W (Alice) Book, Mrs. E. M. (Anna) Wilson, Jacob N and Henry L. Snavely (twins), I. B. Snavely, Dr. J.L Snavely and Mrs. Harry (mabel) Myers, all living in Sterling. There are 21 grandchildren and a number of great=grandchildren. Brothers who survive are Henry, Emanuel, Rueben and Fremont Landis. Surviving sisters are Mrs. Henry Hein of Sterling, and Mrs. John Stauffer of Lancaster, PA. Mrs. Snavely was a member of the Church of the Brethren. She was one of the last of the earliest living pioneers in this section. To the last illness her mind was clear and she retained memories of those early days, and was a real "Mother in Israel" in her manner of life.
David Colvin Landis
David Colvin Landis was born on September 23, 1843 in Ohio United States to Joseph Landis and Lucinda Landis, and died at age 83 years old on July 31, 1927. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Colvin Landis.
James Augustine Landis was born in 1845, and died at age 77 years old in 1922 at Tennessee. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Augustine Landis .
John E Landis of Wood County, West Virginia United States was born circa 1856. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John E Landis.
Mary Landis of Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas was born on December 22, 1868, and died at age 101 years old in April 1970.
Bruce Landis of Louisiana was born on August 14, 1868, and died at age 94 years old in March 1963.
Mabel Landis of Michigan was born on October 17, 1869, and died at age 95 years old in August 1965.
Ves Landis of Indiana was born on October 14, 1869, and died at age 95 years old in July 1965.
Jacob Landis of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana was born on February 20, 1870, and died at age 95 years old in April 1965.
Blanche Landis of McVille, Nelson County, North Dakota was born on July 7, 1871, and died at age 95 years old in November 1966.
Henry Landis of Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA was born on October 28, 1871, and died at age 94 years old in March 1966.

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Updated Landis Biographies

Rebecca (Landis) Snavely
Rebecca Z (Landis) Snavely of Sterling, Illinois United States was born on November 18, 1832 in PA, and died at age 84 years old on October 16, 1917 in Sterling, IL.
OBIT: Funeral Rites of Old resident Will Be Sunday Mrs Anna Snavely 95 Came to Sterling with Her Family in 1848. . . .Anna Snavely, 95 one of the oldest residents of Sterling, who died at her late home, 601 Seventh Avenue, Friday at 6:45a.m., will consist of a brief family service at the Melvin Funeral home Sunday at 2:15 p.m. and from the Church of the Brethren, 616 Sixth avenue, Sunday, at 2:30p.m., Rev Behard King, pastor, officiating. The committal will be in Science Ridge cemetery, where graveside service will be assisted in by Bishop A. C. Good, pastor of the Science Ridge Mennonite church. Mrs. Snavely passed away quietly. Her death had been expected for several weeks, as her life was gradually ebbing away. She was born Nov. 28, 1842, in Lancaster county, PA., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. henry Landis, at the age of six years she was brought by her family to Sterling. The family settled on a farm just east of Sterling, near what is now the Lincoln highway. There she was reared and attended district schools in the country. On 8 Jan 1860, she was married to Levi Snavely. The young couple began housekeeping on a farm about four miles north of Sterling on the Hoover road. Ten children were born of the union of whom three preceded her in death, as did her husband, who passed away several years ago. Mr. and mrs. Sanvely observed their diamond wedding anniversary in 1935. Surviving children are Mrs. H W (Alice) Book, Mrs. E. M. (Anna) Wilson, Jacob N and Henry L. Snavely (twins), I. B. Snavely, Dr. J.L Snavely and Mrs. Harry (mabel) Myers, all living in Sterling. There are 21 grandchildren and a number of great=grandchildren. Brothers who survive are Henry, Emanuel, Rueben and Fremont Landis. Surviving sisters are Mrs. Henry Hein of Sterling, and Mrs. John Stauffer of Lancaster, PA. Mrs. Snavely was a member of the Church of the Brethren. She was one of the last of the earliest living pioneers in this section. To the last illness her mind was clear and she retained memories of those early days, and was a real "Mother in Israel" in her manner of life.
Loretta A Blosser was born on Feb 12, 1934 in Montgomery, Ohio, United State to parents Samuel Victor Blosser (1897-1975) and Treva C Copp (1897-1960). She had siblings Annabell (1922-1994), Samuel (1924-2000), Charles (1927-2015), Dale (1919-1943), Mary (1920-1991), Robert (born 1932), and Roger Blosser (1932-2011). She lived in Dayton, Ohio, USA and retired after many years with NCR and GM. Loretta was married to Paul R Landis and they divorced on Jan 12, 1963. See Loretta Ann (Blosser) Landis: Obituary.
Platt Walker Landis
Platt Walker Landis of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina United States was born on April 2, 1909 in Charlotte, and died at age 34 years old on July 8, 1943 at Lost At Sea aboard the liberty ship SS Samuel Heintzelman..
Ruth Mae (Lefever) Landis of Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA was born on May 20, 1934, and died at age 59 years old on December 22, 1993. Ruth Landis was buried on December 23, 1993 at Conestoga Memorial Park 95 Second Lock Road, in Lancaster.
William F Landis of Napa, Napa County, CA was born on June 7, 1912, and died at age 82 years old on January 20, 1995.
William B Landis of New York, New York County, NY was born on August 15, 1917, and died at age 84 years old on July 6, 2002.
William Richard Landis of Visalia, Tulare County, California was born on June 3, 1922, and died at age 87 years old on October 19, 2009.
William F Landis of Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles County, CA was born on January 28, 1921, and died at age 67 years old on October 17, 1988.
William G Landis of Hollywood, Broward County, FL was born on April 15, 1913, and died at age 83 years old on May 18, 1996.
William M Landis of Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland was born on August 7, 1911, and died at age 75 years old in September 1986.
William T Landis of Mifflintown, Juniata County, PA was born on December 14, 1908, and died at age 77 years old in August 1986.
William L Landis of McAlisterville, Juniata County, PA was born on July 18, 1922, and died at age 81 years old on September 3, 2003.
William J Landis of Lemasters, Franklin County, PA was born on July 31, 1920, and died at age 84 years old on January 3, 2005.
William Richard Landis of Pensacola, Escambia County, FL was born on June 19, 1920, and died at age 63 years old on December 31, 1983. William Landis was buried at Barrancas National Cemetery Section 35 Site 4231 Naval Air Station, 1 Cemetery Road, in Pensacola.
William H Landis of West Chester, Chester County, PA was born on August 19, 1920, and died at age 87 years old on March 4, 2008.
William C Landis of Elmira, Chemung County, NY was born on December 13, 1916, and died at age 88 years old on June 18, 2005.
Eldon E Landis of Dayton, Montgomery County, OH was born on August 27, 1914, and died at age 81 years old on July 7, 1996.
Sidney Landis of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan was born on July 23, 1918, and died at age 64 years old in February 1983.
Glae M Landis of Logansport, Cass County, IN was born on January 9, 1910, and died at age 88 years old on April 5, 1998.

Popular Landis Biographies

Ruth E. Landis
Ruth E. Landis was born on February 14, 1910 in Ohio United States, and died at age 62 years old on July 27, 1972 in Columbus. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ruth E. Landis.
Lora S. Landis
Lora S. Landis of Olathe, Johnson County, KS was born on August 4, 1910, and died at age 87 years old on June 13, 1998.
George W. Landis
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George W. Landis.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember William Howard Landis.
David Colvin Landis
David Colvin Landis was born on September 23, 1843 in Ohio United States to Joseph Landis and Lucinda Landis, and died at age 83 years old on July 31, 1927. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Colvin Landis.
Wellington Bryant was the next to last son of James Augustine Landis. NOT AUGUSTUS to the "find a grave" people who misquoted. William Howard was not his only son and Wellington had a William Howard Landis with Ruby McPherson before he was married to Beadie Riggins. (Beadie Bradley) Wellington and Beadie owned and ran the B & B Restaurant in Madison for years. William Howard Landis, the son of Wellington 'Wellie B" and Ruby was an English Major and lost a leg as a child. He graduated from Middle Tennessee University but had a hard time finding a position with his handicap. He eventually opened his own insurance business. Ruby's father was the late Rev. William Cornelius McPherson. His brother Rev. Joe McPherson was well known in Nashville as the "Preaching Postman." He baptized over 3K people in the area. It should be noted that James Augustine Landis had a son named William Howard Landis, Sr. He was born November 5, 1895. William Howard Landis, Sr.'s ONLY child (as opposed to information found on other sites) was a son named William Howard Landis, Jr. William Howard Landis, Jr. was born 3-1-1928. He was known to his parents and older relatives as "Howard Junior." William Howard Landis, Jr. also went to Middle Tennessee State University in the 1940's and got a Master's Degree in Agriculture. There are a lot of William Howard Landises in my family, including a William Howard Landis, III. All information here is accurate, including that which I did not contribute. I personally vouch for the information about William Howard Landis, Sr. (Wellington's brother born in 1895) and William Howard Landis, Jr. The latter is my father. He died 1-11-2014. Hopefully, this helps to clear up questions by other researchers about which William Landis is which.
Lew "Bill" W. Landis
Lew W. Landis was born on June 19, 1917. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lew "Bill" W. Landis.
Loretta A Blosser was born on Feb 12, 1934 in Montgomery, Ohio, United State to parents Samuel Victor Blosser (1897-1975) and Treva C Copp (1897-1960). She had siblings Annabell (1922-1994), Samuel (1924-2000), Charles (1927-2015), Dale (1919-1943), Mary (1920-1991), Robert (born 1932), and Roger Blosser (1932-2011). She lived in Dayton, Ohio, USA and retired after many years with NCR and GM. Loretta was married to Paul R Landis and they divorced on Jan 12, 1963. See Loretta Ann (Blosser) Landis: Obituary.
Mary A. (Elwell) Landis
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mary A. (Elwell) Landis.
William H Landis of Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee USA was born on November 30, 1916, and died at age 61 years old on May 30, 1978 in Madison.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Liz Landis.
Barbara Alice (Scurfield) Landis of Berlin, Somerset County, PA was born on June 30, 1920, and died at age 88 years old on January 10, 2009.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Brianne Elizabeth Landis.
Chance John Landis was born on December 14, 1999 in Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Chance John Landis.
Thomas Alan Landis was born on September 14, 1962 in Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas Alan Landis.
Rita Lynne (Lesh) Landis was born on October 15, 1966 in Hatfield, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rita Lynne Landis.
OBIT: Funeral Rites of Old resident Will Be Sunday Mrs Anna Snavely 95 Came to Sterling with Her Family in 1848. . . .Anna Snavely, 95 one of the oldest residents of Sterling, who died at her late home, 601 Seventh Avenue, Friday at 6:45a.m., will consist of a brief family service at the Melvin Funeral home Sunday at 2:15 p.m. and from the Church of the Brethren, 616 Sixth avenue, Sunday, at 2:30p.m., Rev Behard King, pastor, officiating. The committal will be in Science Ridge cemetery, where graveside service will be assisted in by Bishop A. C. Good, pastor of the Science Ridge Mennonite church. Mrs. Snavely passed away quietly. Her death had been expected for several weeks, as her life was gradually ebbing away. She was born Nov. 28, 1842, in Lancaster county, PA., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. henry Landis, at the age of six years she was brought by her family to Sterling. The family settled on a farm just east of Sterling, near what is now the Lincoln highway. There she was reared and attended district schools in the country. On 8 Jan 1860, she was married to Levi Snavely. The young couple began housekeeping on a farm about four miles north of Sterling on the Hoover road. Ten children were born of the union of whom three preceded her in death, as did her husband, who passed away several years ago. Mr. and mrs. Sanvely observed their diamond wedding anniversary in 1935. Surviving children are Mrs. H W (Alice) Book, Mrs. E. M. (Anna) Wilson, Jacob N and Henry L. Snavely (twins), I. B. Snavely, Dr. J.L Snavely and Mrs. Harry (mabel) Myers, all living in Sterling. There are 21 grandchildren and a number of great=grandchildren. Brothers who survive are Henry, Emanuel, Rueben and Fremont Landis. Surviving sisters are Mrs. Henry Hein of Sterling, and Mrs. John Stauffer of Lancaster, PA. Mrs. Snavely was a member of the Church of the Brethren. She was one of the last of the earliest living pioneers in this section. To the last illness her mind was clear and she retained memories of those early days, and was a real "Mother in Israel" in her manner of life.
Louis Landis was born to Troy S Violet and Carol Violet, and has siblings Liz Landis, Troy Landis, and Bernice Violet. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Louis Landis.
Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Troy Landis.
Ward Landis of San Jose, Santa Clara County, CA was born on April 19, 1896, and died at age 75 years old on December 25, 1971.

Landis Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Landis family member is 75.0 years old according to our database of 6,975 people with the last name Landis that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

75.0 years

Oldest Landises

These are the longest-lived members of the Landis family on AncientFaces.

Harry R Landis of Sun City Center, Hillsborough County, FL was born on December 12, 1899, and died at age 108 years old on February 4, 2008.
108 years
Melva I Landis of Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County, PA was born on August 27, 1903, and died at age 106 years old on July 28, 2010.
106 years
Helen Landis of Bethlehem, Lehigh County, PA was born on August 18, 1900, and died at age 105 years old on February 11, 2006.
105 years
Reba M Landis of Lancaster, Lancaster County, PA was born on May 24, 1894, and died at age 104 years old on May 23, 1999.
104 years
Edwin C Landis was born on August 8, 1894, and died at age 103 years old on July 13, 1998. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edwin C Landis.
103 years
Ethel R Landis of Topeka, Shawnee County, KS was born on December 2, 1887, and died at age 103 years old on March 7, 1991.
103 years
Blanche R Landis of Richmond, Henrico County, VA was born on October 3, 1888, and died at age 103 years old on June 4, 1992.
103 years
Grace Landis of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on February 17, 1882, and died at age 103 years old in January 1986.
103 years
Estella P Landis of Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA was born on August 20, 1890, and died at age 103 years old on June 18, 1994.
103 years
Nicholas V Landis of Parma, Jackson County, MI was born on August 10, 1891, and died at age 102 years old on February 9, 1994.
102 years
Frederic Morrison Landis of Salem, Marion County, Oregon was born on February 2, 1904, and died at age 103 years old on October 22, 2007.
103 years
Ethel Landis was born on February 2, 1888, and died at age 103 years old in February 1991. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ethel Landis.
102 years
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