I am researching my Landess Family. I have found several family members that have married
in Wayne County, Indiana. I was wondering if you could check your county records to see
if more information on this family might be located.
John Allen Landess married Lovina J. Bowman in Wayne Co., In on 4 March 1863. They had
the following children: Minnie, Ada, James, Martha, Samuel Sheridan born 16 Mar 1866
Indiana, died 25 May 1933 St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., MO and William Scott born 11 Feb 1869
Indiana.
John Allen Landess was born 16 Mar 1843 in Highland Co., OH. He was last found on the
1860 census living with his parent in Highland Co., OH. I have not been able to find the
family on the 1870 or 1880 census. I have not been able to find any information on the
first four children of this family. Samuel Sheridan and William Scott's information
was located in Johnson Co., MO. I then ordered death certificates to confirm they
belonged to this family.
John Allen Landess remarried in Johnson Co., MO on 23 August 1892, so Lovina J., must have
died before then. I have no record of her except her marriage and census records in Wayne
Co., IN living with her father and stepmother, Samuel Bowman and Margaret Reck. Her
mother was Sarah Saylor.
It is evident that this family was in the area of Wayne County because several family
members marriage records are listed:
John Landess (not Landers) m Lovina J. Bowman 4 Mar 1863 Bk H pg 370
Rebecca E. Landess (not Landers) m George Cummings 20 Oct 1865 Bk I pg 178
Susanna Landess (not Landofs) m John Gibbs 28 May 1840 Bk C. Pg 277
These are three members of the family I am sure of and I have to check others to see if
they are possible members since the spelling of the Landess name appears in different ways
on your county web site. I have a copy of the original certificate for John &
Lovina.