Elizabeth Landes b. 1814 OH d. 1843 IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection

Elizabeth Landes

Female 1814 - 1843  (29 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Landes  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 1814  OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    USR1 Complications Of Birth 
    Death 1843  IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Shortly after giving birth to daughter Magdalena.
    Person ID I337  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 17 Jan 2024 

    Father Rudolph Landes,   b. May 1777/1778, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1840, Delphi, Carroll Co., IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Mother Nancy Plum 
    Family ID F10051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christian Zehr,   b. 12 Nov 1812, Laim, Bavaria, GR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Sep 1893, Deer Creek, Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 5 Sep 1841  Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Magdalena (Lena) Zehr,   b. 21 Mar 1843, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1914, Manson, Calhoun Co., IA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Sep 1841 - Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Elizabeth Landes was born in Ohio circa 1814, and died in Tazewell County in 1843. See ZEHR for background on her marriage to Amish Mennonite Christian Zehr of Tazewell County.

      LANDES MENNONITE CEMETERY On July 25, 1864, Joseph purchased a 5.5-acre timberland parcel at Elm Grove from Andreas/Andrew Birky and Catherine Litwiller. This added a strip along the south edge of his original Groveland land. The land was situated just north of a place on Dillon Creek where baptisms were held by the Pleasant Grove congregation. After the trees were cleared, one-half acre was set aside to be used as a burial ground for the Pleasant Grove congregation. When the first five families bought portions from the congregation, it created Landes Mennonite Cemetery (also called Landes-Birky Cemetery). [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S26] Margaret and Verle Oyer, Jacob Zehr, 1825-1898, Mackinaw Meeting Preacher.

    2. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    3. [S141] Pierre Pelsy, French Anabaptist Documents.

    4. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Date.


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