Jacob Charles Landes, II

Naturalized April 1743. Resided Franconia Twp, Philadelphia Co (now Montgomery Co,) PA on the homestead inherited from his father. Besides the grist mill present when he took over the estate (313 acres), he built a sawmill on the Indian Creek. In 1766, he bought an additional 126-acre tract adjoining what he already owned. He may have been a Mennonite minister, as mentioned by Bishop Christian Funk in about 1780, although it could have been his son, also named Jacob, who was the minister. He distributed his land to his sons as follows:

101 acres to his son Jacob in 1772

70 acres to his son Yellis/Yelles in 1773

80 acres to his son Henry in 1775

82 acres and the sawmill to his son John in 1775

buried Delp's Cem, Harleysville, Montgomery Co (his will was proven 13 May 1793)

-- ID: I013427

-- Name: Jacob * Landes \ Landis , Jr

-- Sex: M

-- Birth: BET 1700 AND 1719 in Europe

--Death: ABT APR 1793 in PA - buried Delp's Cem, Harleysville, Montgomery Co (his will was proven 13 May 1793)

-- Note:

   Naturalized April 1743. Resided Franconia Twp, Philadelphia Co (now Montgomery Co,) PA on the homestead inherited from his father. Besides the grist mill present when he took over the estate (313 acres), he built a sawmill on the Indian Creek. In 1766, he bought an additional 126-acre tract a djoining what he already owned. He may have been a Mennonite minister, as mentioned by Bishop Christian Funk in about 1780, although it cou ld have been his son, also named Jacob, who was the minister. He distributed his land to his sons as follows:

101 acres to his son Jacob in 1772
70 acres to his son Yellis/Yelles in 1773
80 acres to his son Henry in 1775
82 acres and the sawmill to his son John in 1775

Birth: UNKNOWN in Europe Death: ABT APR 1793 in PA - buried Delp's Cem, Harleysville, Montgomery Co (his will was proven 13 May 1793) Note: Naturalized April 1743. Resided Franconia Twp, Philadelphia Co (now Montg omery Co,) PA on the homestead inherited from his father. Besides the gri st mill present when he took over the estate (313 acres), he built a sawmi ll on the Indian Creek. In 1766, he bought an additional 126-acre tract a djoining what he already owned. He may have been a Mennonite ministe r, as mentioned by Bishop Christian Funk in about 1780, although it cou ld have been his son, also named Jacob, who was the minister. He distribu ted his land to his sons as follows: 101 acres to his son Jacob in 1772 70 acres to his son Yellis/Yelles in 1773 80 acres to his son Henry in 1775 82 acres and the sawmill to his son John in 1775

According to Thera of the Schwenk Family Tree Ancestry.com buried Delp's Cem, Harleysville, Montgomery Co (his will was proven 13 May 1793)

Naturalized April 1743. Resided Franconia Twp, Philadelphia Co (now Montgomery Co,) PA on the homestead inherited from his father. Besides the grist mill present when he took over the estate (313 acres), he built a sawmill on the Indian Creek. In 1766, he bought an additional 126-acre tract adjoining what he already owned. He may have been a Mennonite minister, as mentioned by Bishop Christian Funk in about 1780, although it could have been his son, also named Jacob, who was the minister. He distributed his land to his sons as follows: 101 acres to his son Jacob in 1772 70 acres to his son Yellis/Yelles in 1773 80 acres to his son Henry in 1775 82 acres and the sawmill to his son John in 1775

Please note there is another Jacob Landes buried at Delps who died 1777. The caption for his marker indicates a mention of this Jacob on the back side of that monument.

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According to Thera of the Schwenk Family Tree Ancestry.com

buried Delp's Cem, Harleysville, Montgomery Co (his will was proven 13 May 1793)

Naturalized April 1743. Resided Franconia Twp, Philadelphia Co (now Montgomery Co,) PA on the homestead inherited from his father. Besides the grist mill present when he took over the estate (313 acres), he built a sawmill on the Indian Creek. In 1766, he bought an additional 126-acre tract adjoining what he already owned. He may have been a Mennonite minister, as mentioned by Bishop Christian Funk in about 1780, although it could have been his son, also named Jacob, who was the minister. He distributed his land to his sons as follows: 101 acres to his son Jacob in 1772 70 acres to his son Yellis/Yelles in 1773 80 acres to his son Henry in 1775 82 acres and the sawmill to his son John in 1775

Please note there is another Jacob Landes buried at Delps who died 1777. The caption for his marker indicates a mention of this Jacob on the back side of that monument.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 2 2018, 15:10:00 UTC

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1710 Death: Apr., 1793 Franconia Montgomery County Pennsylvania, USA

According to Thera of the Schwenk Family Tree Ancestry.com buried Delp's Cem, Harleysville, Montgomery Co (his will was proven 13 May 1793)

Naturalized April 1743. Resided Franconia Twp, Philadelphia Co (now Montgomery Co,) PA on the homestead inherited from his father. Besides the grist mill present when he took over the estate (313 acres), he built a sawmill on the Indian Creek. In 1766, he bought an additional 126-acre tract adjoining what he already owned. He may have been a Mennonite minister, as mentioned by Bishop Christian Funk in about 1780, although it could have been his son, also named Jacob, who was the minister. He distributed his land to his sons as follows: 101 acres to his son Jacob in 1772 70 acres to his son Yellis/Yelles in 1773 80 acres to his son Henry in 1775 82 acres and the sawmill to his son John in 1775

Please note there is another Jacob Landes buried at Delps who died 1777. The caption for his marker indicates a mention of this Jacob on the back side of that monument.

Family links:

Parents:

 Jacob Landes (1685 - 1749)

Spouse:

 Mary Cassel Landes (1717 - 1787)

Landis Shoe Company Building (Palmyra Borough) For about 70 years, the manufacture of shoes was the most important industry in Palmyra. This first company was established in 1886, with Jacob Landis (1842-1917) as one of the original stockholders. The site for the factory building at Broad and Chestnut Streets was purchased by the Palmyra Boot and Shoe Factory from William L. and Catherine Kreider on November 30, 1888. This company failed, and on April 18, 1895, William H. Erb sold the business and its frame factory structure to Jacob Landis and his sons, David and Morris. The new business was organized as the J. Landis Sons Shoe Company; by 1904 the four story frame factory employed 90 and produced 500 pairs of shoes daily. At 3 a.m. on the morning of November 28, 1905, this building burned at a loss estimated at $100,000. On December 21, 1905, rebuilding plans were announced and all debris was cleared; by June, 1906, the southern part of the present structure was completed and the plant reopened. At the time of the reopening in 1906, the company reorganized as the J. Landis Shoe Company. Soon production increased to about 2,000 pairs of shoes per day. In 1911, the northern section was added; employment rose to about 300 and production reached 3,000 pairs of shoes daily. In 1920, the company merged with the G.R. Kinney Company, Inc., and output increased to 4,000 pairs daily. The economic stature of the company remained secure into the 1930s, but both production and employment declined during the 1940s and 1950s. By 1955, the plant was no longer listed as an important industry in this part of Lebanon County. In August, 1963, the properties passed from the name of the J. Landis Shoe Company. The building has served no commercial or industrial functions since the late 1960s. Today, the building has been refurbished into high end apartments