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Generation -3 Great Great Grandfather of Mrs William Landau of Oberlin; her fathers fathers father

ID 0111	1775 French-Bates
born	1775-06-17 Ezikial French Essex Co NJ	Phebe Bates
married
died
parent F	17xx French	17xx Bates
parent M	Unknown	Unknown
#5 child	1803 Asa French Marian Ohio	1805 Hannah Clark

Eleven children by this the first marrage, Asa was #5; Ezikial was married three times

Generation -2 Great Grandfather of Mrs William Landau of Oberlin, her fathers father

ID 011	1803 French-Clark
born	1803-03-29 Asa French Marian Co Ohio	1805-11-25 Hannah Clark Kentuky
married
died
parent F	1775 Ezekial French	17xx John Clark
parent M	Unknown	Unknown
#1 child	Nancy French
#2	Phebe Jane French
#3	1831-01-02 Daniel Isgrig Miami Co Ohio	18xx Mary A Alexander
#4	John Clark French
#5	David Brooks French
#6	Sarah Winans French

Hannah (Clark) French saved money in a large jar and at her death this money went toward the start of the church "French's Chapel" in Logan Co Ill about 7 miles south of Linclon Ill. Was Linclon Ill named after President Linclon, he lived in Ill?

Generation -2 Great Grandfather of William Landau of Oberlin, mothers father

ID 101	17xx Lambert-Unknown
born	17xx Lambert Germany	Unknown
married
parent F
parent M
#1 child	1827 Rosine Dorothea Germany	1830 Johannes C F Landau

(number of children unkown)

Generation -2 Great Grandfather of William Landau of Oberlin; fathers father

	ID=111		1796 Landau-Phenning
	born		1796e Johannes Landau Neukirchen Germany		1796 Johanetta Katherine Pfennig 09-14-Germany
	married
	died		Germany		Germany
	parent-F		17xx Landau		17xx John Christian Pfenning
	parent-M		unknown		unknown
	#1 child		1811-10-21 Fredrika Katherine Germany
	#2		1812-09-11 Jost Heinrick Germany
	#3		1814-xx-xx Johannetta Katherine Louise Germany		18xx George K Grebe
			1844-12-xx Karl Grebe d 1926-05-xx
			18?? William Grebe		Amelia Klufus Peoria, Ill
			18?? Louise Grebe		Baehr Ill
			Fred Baehr		Lillie Monte Bello, Ca
			Marie Baehr		Hastings Nebr
			Louise Baehr
			Josephine Baehr		Hastings Nebr
			Emil Baehr		Katherine Hastings Nebr
			18?? Maire Grebe		Hellering
			Paula Hellering		Brandt
			Emma Hellering		Oppenlander
			18?? Heinrick Grebe		Matilda
			Heinrick Grebe 1 son		Bertha
			Rudolph Grebe 1 son		Gerhard Wentfallen Germany
			Paul Grebe		Hilda
			Earnst Grebe		Edith 28th enneperstra Haspe Hagen Germany
			Walter Grebe
			Betty Grebe		Spelsberg
			Lena Grebe
			18?? Fredrick Grebe		Hellering
	#3		1816-09-10 Johanes Conrad
	#4		1819-02-23 Henrietta Louise Whilamine
	#5		1920-12-10 Johann Karl
			Fritz Landau 172 Wehringenhausen St		Clara Hagen Germany
			Elizabeth Landau 2 Kamp St Hagen Germany		widow, ran store 2 girls 1 boy
			Landau		Widow 2 daughters
			Meta Landau		Rescierison 14907 Beston St Santa Monica Ca
			Frank Landau Washington Iowa		Anna
			Landau Alma Caldwell
			Landau Gertrude Jones
			Landau Raymond
			Landau Minnie Quosdorf
			Landau Elsa McKinney
			Landau Marie
			Mabel Landau
	#6		1822-12-22 Karl Heinrich Wilhelm Germany
	#7		1825-11-23 Karl Christian Germany
			Henry Landau
			Louise Landau
			Mary Landau
			Johanne Landau
			Nettie Landau
			Herman Landau		Millie
			Karl Landau		Chico Ca
			Nettie Landau
			Emile Landau		Mary Low
			Herbert Landau d1963		Jarrell Landau was in Ill and aquired much of this information at this time, 1963
		Wilber Landau		Mildred, Linclon Ill
		Delores Landau		Richards Birmingham Mich
#8		1828-02-15 Henrietta Whilamina Germany
#9		1830-08-08 Johannes Christian F Germany		1827 Rosine Dorthea Lambert Germany

Children: (10 children)

Generation -1 Grandfather of Mrs William Landau of Oberlin; her parents

ID=01	1831 French-Alexander
born	1831-01-02 Daniel Isgreg French Marian Co Ohio	Mary A Alexander
married	1858e
died	1896-02-17 Logan Co Ill	1865-02-21 Logan Co Ill
parent-F	1803 Asa French	17xx John Christian Pfenning
parent-M	1805 Hanna Clark	unknown
#1 child	1860 Nancy Caroline Logan Co Ill	1856 William Landau Ill>Oberlin Ks

First married in 1855 to Downing Hannah d1856; children unknown

Second marrage to Mary Alexander; one chiled

Third marrage to Susan Almeda d1922; (8) children

#1 child	Myrtus(deaf) French Logan Co Ill	Fairfield
#2	Edgar French
	Dee French
#3	Harry Ward French
#4	Anna French	Fairfield
#5	Orpheus French
#6	Adalyne French	Lawhead
#7	Edith(deaf) French	Heff
	Kenneth Huff Ill visited with Jarrell Landau 1960????)
#8	Earl(deaf) French members of this family visited Nancy Landau & family in Oberlin

Generation 0 older brother #1 of William Landau of Oberlin

ID=1b	1848e Landau-????
born	1848e Johnnie Landau
married
died
parent-F	1830 Landau Johanas Christian Fred
parent-M	1827 Lambert Rosine Dorothea
children	187e Fred Landau

Generation 0 older brother #2 of William Landau of Oberlin

ID=.1b	1850e Landau-Wilson
born	1850e Fredrick Landau	1850e Allie Wilson
married
died
parent-F	1830 Landau Johanas Christian Fred	1831 French Daniel Isgreg
parent-M	1827 Lambert Rosine Dorothea	18xx Alexander Mary Augustus
children	187e1 Grace Landau	Charles Hunt
	187e2 Calvin Landau
	190e1 Florence
	190e2 Clyde
	188e1 Orpheus Landau	Louise
	188e2 Dewey Landau	Colo
	190e1 Charles Landau	Colo
	190e2 Jerald Landau	Colo
	190e3 Calvin Landau	Colo
	191e1 Kieth Landau	Colo
	191e2 Ruby Landau	Colo
	188e3 Ezra Landau

(One of Dewey Landau's boys worked for the Colo HiWy Commission in 1955-60 time period. Darrell & Mary Landau visited with him when delayed for HiWy repairs enroute from Oberlin Ks to Garden Grove Ca.)

Generation 0 older sister #1 of William Landau of Oberlin

ID=.1s	1852e Ritterbush-Landau
born	1852e Ritterbush	1852e Fredricka (Riska)
married
died	Petersburg Ill	Petersburg Ill
parent-F		1830 Landau Johanas Christian Fred
parent-M		1827 Lambert Rosine Dorothea
children	none

Generation 0 older sister #2 of William Landau of Oberlin

ID=.1s	1854e Mueller-Landau
born	1854e Mueller	1854e Nettie Landau Germany
married
died	Petersburg Ill	Petersburg Ill
parent-F		1830 Landau Johanas Christian Fred
parent-M		1827 Lambert Rosine Dorothea
children	187e1 Henery Mueller
	187e2 Emma Mueller
	187e3 Katherine Mueller
	187e4 Dora Mueller
	188e1 Minnie Mueller
	188e2 Clara Mueller
	188e3 Anna Mueller

Generation 0 younger sister#3 of William Landau of Oberlin

ID=.1s	1858e Kief-Landau
born	1858e Georg Kief Co Sherif	1858e Philapena Logan Co Ill
married
died	Logan Co Ill	Linclon Ill
parent-F		1830 Landau Johanas Christian Fred
parent-M		1827 Lambert Rosine Dorothea
children	188e1 Emma Logan Co Ill	Mc Manay
	188e2 Willie Kief
	188e3 Clara Kief
	188e4 Clarence Kief
	189e1 Della Kief	Fletsher
	189e2 Mabel	Rentscheller
	189e3 Leslie Kief
	189e4 Helma Kief	Howell
	190e1 Eleonsmore Kief	1881 Meyer Peking Ill 82, 1966

Generation 0 younger sister #4 of William Landau of Oberlin

ID=.1s	1860e Hoffing-Landau
born	1860e Hoffing	1860e Louise xx-xx-18xx Logan Co Ill
married	Farmed
died	New Salem Ill	New Salem Ill
parent-F		1830 Landau Johanas Christian Fred
parent-M		1827 Lambert Rosine Dorothea
children	1880e1 Emma Hoffing	New Salem Ill, near Linclon musium grounds
	1880e2 Fred Hoffing	New Salem Ill
	1880e3 John Hoffing	New Salem Ill
	1910e Harry Hoffing	New Salem Ill

Generation 0 younger sister #5 of William Landau of Oberlin

ID=.1s	1862e Wymer-Landau
born	1862e Wymer	1862e Annie Landau
married
died		Springfield Ill
parent-F		1830 Landau Johanas Christian Fred
parent-M		1827 Lambert Rosine Dorothea
children	188e1 Charles Wymer
	188e2 Fred Wymer
	188e3 Pearle Wymer
	Hellen Wymer	Johnson
	Verna Johnson	Hunt Springfield Ill

Generation 0 younger sister #6 of William Landau of Oberlin

ID=.1s	1864e Rentchler-Landau
born	1864e Rentchler	1864e Mabel Landau
married
died	Logan Co Ill	Logan Co Ill
parent-F		1830 Landau Johanas Christian Fred
parent-M		1827 Lambert Rosine Dorothea
children

Generation 0 Origin Index William Landau of Oberlin

ID 1	1856 Landau-French
born	1956-11-13 William Landau Brooklin NY	1860-12-18 Nancy Caroline French Logan Co Ill
married	1880-03-21 FrenchChappel Logan Co Ill	by Rev Powell
died	02-25-1923 Oberlin Ks	11-22-1934 Oberlin Ks
parent-F	1830 Landau Johanas Christian Fred	1831 French Daniel Isgreg
parent-M	1827 Lambert Rosine Dorothea	18xx Alexander Mary Augustus
#1 child	1880 Mary Dorathea 11-25-1880 Logan Co Ill	1878 Johnson Oscar M:09-25-1904
#2	1884 Susie Estella 11-10 1884 Stewartville Mo	18xx Redman Forrest M:12-10-1911
#3	1886 William Edgar 07-03-1886 Kanona Ks	18xx Acton Etta M:04-07-1913
#4	1888 Wayne Orville 12-09-1888 Kanona Ks	18xx Kirkendall Corna M: 11-04-1912
#5	1891 Byron Daniel 06-27-1898 Kanona Ks	18xx Simpson Edna M:11-04-1916
#6	1894 Rell Frederic 03-21-1894 Kanona Ks	1896 Bobbitt Ila A M:02-15-1920
#7	1896 Earl French 02-11-1896 Kanona Ks	18xx Vernon Belle M:02-29-1916
		18xx Preston Vera M: -1936
#8	1898 Neva Blanche 08-06-1898 Kanona Ks	18xx Simpson Holden M:11-05-1917
#9	1900 Nina Lucille 12-09-1900 Kanona Ks	19xx Vatopka Glenn C M: 06-08-1930
		19xx Talley Earl M:07-21-1933

Generation +1 #1 daughter of William Landau of Oberlin Ks

01	1878 Johnson-Landau
born	1878-04-10 Franz Oscar Johnson Mason Co Ill	1880-11-25 Dorathea Landau Logan Co Lincoln Ill
married	1904-09-25 Kanona Kansas
died
parent F	Johnson	1856 William Landau
		1860 Nancy French
#1 child	1900-10-15 Harold Oscar Johnson Kanona Ks	1907 Inez Crabb
#2	1911-09-29 Dorothy Caroline Kanona Ks	crippled by arthritis had to stop teaching in 40' she lived with Dora, two wonderful ladies sustaining eachother.
#3	1913-05-09 Hellen Lucile Johnson Kanona Ks	1913 Dale L Johnson
#4	1915-03-05 Marine Rosine Johnson Kanona Ks	1913 James Leroy Van Horn
#5	1924-10-28 Myron Grant Johnson Kanona Ks	1929 Metta Schweitzberger

Oberlin Herald 1970: Mrs Dora Johnson Honored on Birthday

Mrs Dora Johnson observed her 90th birthday Nov. 25 with all of her children present for the occasion.

They were Mr and Mrs H O Johnson and Dorothy Johnson Oberlin, and Mr and Mrs Myron Johnson, Johanna and Jim, Lenora; Mrs Dale Johnson, Evanston Ill; Mrs JL Van Horn, Boseman, Mont; and also a grandaughter and faimly Dr and Mrs Delbert Larson and family, Hiawatha Ks, who were all there Thansgiving Day afternoon.

Other callers were the Earl Landau's Holden Simpsons, Ear Tallys, Mrs Rell Landau, David Simpsons, Mrs Norman Tally, Marjorie (Landau) Krismans, Mrs Tobert Sixbury, Mrs Earl Laird, Mros Lloyd Emerson & Nikki, Mrs Lowell Wennihan, ------ See Johnson Book

Generation +1 daughter #2 of William Landau of Oberlin Ks

ID 01	1884 Redman-Landau
born	1884-xx-xx Forrest Redman	1884-11-10 Susie Estella Landau Stewartvill Mo
married	1911-12-10 Oberlin Kansas
died		1964-06-30 Oberlin Kansas
parent F	Redman	1856 William Landau
parent M		1860 Nancy French
#1 child	19xx Myra Redman	19xx Edwin Frohardt
#2 child	19xx Robert "Bob" Redman	19xx Hellen

OBERLIN HERALD July 9 1964 MRS F. G. REDMAN

Funeral services for Mrs Forest G Redman, 79, are today at 2 pm, at the First Methodist Church with the Rev H G Feldmann officiating. Burial will be in the Oberlin Cemetery.

Mrs Redman who had been in failing health for quite some time, suffered a stroke Sunday and had been in a coma prior to her death on Tuesday morning. She was a patient in the Wesley Hospital, Wichita.

Mrs Redman is survived by one daughter, Mrs Edwin (Myra) Frohardt, and family of Muscatine, Iowa; one son, Robert Redman, and family of Wichita; three sisters, Mrs Earl Tally, Mrs Dora Johnson and Mrs Holden Simpson all of Oberlin; two brothers, Rell F and Earl F Landau also of Oberlin

OBITUARY MRS FOREST G REDMAN

Susan E Redman daughter of William and Nancy Landau was born in Stewartsville, Mo, November 10, 1884 and at the age of six months came in a covered wagon with her parents to Decatur County. She died June 30 1964, in Wichita Kansas, after a long illness. She was over 79 years of age.

She grew to womanhood on a farm near Kanona, and attended Decatur County High School.

On December 10, 1911 at Oberlin she was united in marriage to Forest G Redman. To this union were born two children, Myra and Robert.

As a girl she became a member of the Methodist Church, serving it faithfully throughout the years as Sunday School teacher, president of the Woman's Society and in many other capacities as needed.

She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for over fifty years, and was Worthy Matron in 1926. She was also active in other service groups and clubs, serving as president of the YWCA and being a loyal member of the Keep Pace Club and the PEO Sisterhood.

She loved flowers an growing things, and enjoyed good music, especially the familiar hymns which meant so much to her these last years. Her first affections were for her family and home and for her church and the Oberlin community where she lived so happily for over 75 years.

She was preceded in death by her husbawnd Forest and three brothers Byron, William and Wayne.

She is surivied by her daughter, Myra, Mrs Edwin Frohardt of Muscatine, Iowa; Robert Redman of Wichita, one grandson, Paul Frohardt, three grand daughters, Susanne Frohardt, Jean Redman and Dianna Redman; two brothers, Rell and Earl Landau of Oberlin, and three sisters Dora Johnson, Neva Simpson and Nina Tally, all of Oberlin, and many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

"Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates."

The funeral service was held in First Methodist Church, Oberlin, Thursday, July 2 at 2 pm with the Rev H G Felmann in charge, with the Rev Edwin W Frohardt of Muscatine, Iowa assisting.

Interment was in the Oberlin Cemetary.

Note: Clipping provided by Inez, Mrs Herold Johnson 2-28-86.

Generation +1 #1 son of William Landau of Oberlin Ks

ID 11	1886 Landau-Acton
born	1886-07-03 William Edgar Landau	Etta Acton
married	1913-04-07 Kanona Ks
died
parent F	1856 William Landau
parent M	1860 Nancy French
#1 child	19xx William "Billy" Landau
#2	19xx Doris Landau	19xx Nelson
#3	19xx Lila June died 40'

Generation +1 #2 Son of William Landau of Oberlin Ks

ID 11	1888 Landau-Kirkendall
born	1888-12-09 Wayne Orville Landau	Corna Kirkendall
married	1912-11-04 Kanona Ks
died	1963-03-09 Oberlin Ks	197x Oberlin Ks
parent F	1856 William Landau
parent M	1860 Nancy French
#1 child	19xx Lucile Landau	Lowel Winnehan
#2	19xx Lemoin Landau	19xx Fay Walker
		19xx Patty Pierce
#3	19xx Vivian Landau	Art Dowling
#4	1923 Vincent Landau Navy pilot WWII shot down Aug 45'	1923 Dorren Paddock

Generation +1 Son #4 of William Landau of Oberlin

ID 11	1894 Landau-Bobbitt
born	1894-03-21 Rell Fredrick Landau Kanona Ks	1896-02-24 Ila Alberta Bobbitt Sand Springs Okla
married	1920-02-15 Oberlin Ks
died	1965-11-02 Oberlin Ks	1986- Oberlin Ks
parent F	1856 William Landau	1865 Francis Marian Bobbitt
parent M	1860 Nancy French	1865 Julia Lucy Comstock
#1 child	1923-01-22 Darrell Wayne Landau Oberlin Ks	1929-12-04 Mary Hamilton
#2	1927-09-04 Phyllis Corine Landau Oberlin Ks	19xx George Brown
#3	1929-07-06 Marjorie Elaine Landau Oberlin Ks	19xx Dick Hunter 19xx Len Krisman

Oberlin Herald July 1910. Miss Ila Bobbitt, one of the compositors in this office, is taking a week's vacation and rusticating in the country.

OBERLIN HERALD 1965

Twice within one week, death has struck down a retired businessman and leader of the community. Rell Landau, 71, suffered a fatal heart attach at his home about 5:15 pm Tuesday. Although he had been in failing health the past six months, death was unexpected.

Funeral services were set for Friday, November 5 (1965) at the Federated Church. At present, time had not been set.

Mr and Mrs Landau returned only Monday from a week's visit with their daughters, Mrs George L (Phyllis) Brown of Overland Park and Mrs Dick (Marjorie) Hunter at Kansas City, Mo, and their families. On the way home they spent Sunday night in Topeka with Mrs Landau's sister Mrs Francis (Margaret Bobbitt) Barclay. He attended Rotary luncheon at the Green Lantern Cafe at noon Tuesday and appeared to be as well as usual.

Landau has been associated with the Farmers National Bank since 1920, when he served as field representaive for both the bank and the Farmers Loan and Abstract Co. He was made a director of the bank in 1945 and within the same year became vice president. In January 1955 he became president, and except for about a year in 1959, when the late Harold Metcalf was president, served in that capacity and as chairman of the board until in 1964, when because of his health he asked to be relieved of the presidency. His request was granted, but he was persuaded to remain as board chairman. At the annual meeting in January, although he was unable to attend because of illness, he was re-elcted to that office.

At the February meeting of the Bank Board he resigned as chairman of the board, and was succeeded by Carl L Frickey.

He was instrumental in organizing the Reserve Building & Loan Assn in 1922 and served as secretary for many years. He was chairman of the board of this institution at the time of his death.

He was born in 1894 at Kanona, attended both Oberlin grade school and DCHS. He married Ila A Bobbitt at Oberlin in 1920.

Landau was a school teacher for several years, worked three years as a printer and at one time was Register of Deeds. He served in the U S Army in 1918-19. He belonged to the Masonnic Lodge and the American Legion, was a Rotarian since 1931 and was a past president.

There is one son, Darrell W Landau of Garden Grove, Calif, besides the daughters, Phyllis and Marjorie.

Besides his widow Ila and three children, Darrell, phyllis, and Marjorie he leaves 6 grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs Holden (Neva) Simpson, Mrs Earl (Nina) Tally, and one brother Earl Landau.

---------O-------

Rell and Ila had four children, one died in infancy, all born in a little house on S Buffalo Ave Oberlin Ks. It was at the end of a dead end street terminated by a drainage ditch and a railroad spur along same for storage of grain box cars waiting to be filled at the Mill in back of their home. In 1932 they built a home at 306 W Oak St their home till after their children were married. In 1960 they built a home at 102 E North St. Both homes were designed on their kitchen table, Rell had done the electrical wiring for the one on Oak St himself to save money as the country went into the depression years and the weather earned a reputation as the "dirty thirties". In the years just prior and after clouds of dust darkened the southern horizon and converted miday to night. Top soil from Oklahoma & southern Kansas decended like a fog. Kids were let out of school and on one occasion Rell made it home by driving with the car door open with one foot on the curb to find his way up Cass Ave feeling for the turn off at the alley to the garage in back of their home. Coming into the house his face was coated with air saturated silt a ghostly look made more so by the redish haze blocked illumination. The night time bright light reduced to a dim glow at midday. Those were tough years for everyone but Rell & Ila like their brothers and sisters had been conditioned to weather difficulites.

Rell was born in a Sod House on a Homestead near Kanona Ks. Ila in the newly opened state of Oklahoma formerly Indian Territory. Ila's father had died when she was still in grade school and Rell as one of nine kids doing farm chores was not what you'd call pampered. Rell had taught school before going into service, the Infantry WWI. Ila worked at Campbells Drygoods and then at the Oberlin Herald. Oberlin paved many of the streets at the close of WWI, red bricks of remarkable durability considering the freezing thawing rain dehydration and heavy loads they have seen. Rell & Ila spruced up their little house at the end of the dead end street. The Out House was put inhouse, electric lights installed along with running water and a phone. Rell built a Kitchen table to go with chairs from Grandma Bobbitt, a magazine rack and a stand to hold the new Atwater Kent Radio. The radio tube numbers were single digit. A back porch was added and screened in and the cellar under the house enlarged to hold more canned goods in its cool dampness. Gravel was added to the front street and it's rutts periodically removed by the city 4 mule grader, mules and grader were hand operated - Rell was on the Street and Alley commision. After the train overshot the rail stub from the Flour Mill in back and smashed the chicken house, the chicken house was moved. In its place was a new garage for the Company Car with coal bin on the side. The first car was an open Model-T touring car, it sat outside like it's peers the horse drawn wagons; the new Model-T coupe sees to have rated a garage. Things were upbeat - even with the wall street Crash of 29' - there was still "Chicken Every Sunday" for family get togethers. Most of the new fixins were doit yourself, the garden was tended and the hens laid eqqs, Ila made bread, scrubed cloths by hand and hung em out for the wind/sun to dry. Everyone was poor but noone knew it, everyone felt well blessed; they never had it so good, toilet paper to flush, coal /coal oil (kerosene) to burn, stuff to can babies to tend. Things were not easy but they were very happy days when they dressed in their best and joined in singing hymns every sunday. There were lots of family and cousins about.

The term Prarie Town didn't fit Oberlin. In the words of the High School song it was "nestled in the Sappa Valley". One drove out to the undulating plains, down town was in the flat of the creek basin. Trees grew with the town making it a comfortable place relatively speaking during hot or cold weather.

PROUD OF MY POPA (written by Ila age 85, 03-08-1981)

Being house bound because of illness one has few alternitives; read, write and reminisce, and sit in my easy chair and watch the cars, trucks, pickups, vans and what have you roll up and down Penn Ave.

Recently my thoughts have dwelt on our first real home on West Hall next to City Park, which later became Chautauqua Park, and our new home which Papa built.

We arrived in Oberlin on Jume 6, 1904, after living in Dresden for two months. The left-over merchandise from our father's store in Ringwood, Okla, had been shipped by freight via Rock Island RR after selling the merchandise to Lance Alexander we came on to Oberlin. Our first rented home owned by Mr Vale was up Griffith Ave, a block south of Hiway 36. This house was torn down years ago. Our second rented house was at 309 W Commercial, west of the Methodist Church. Our sister Margaret was born in this house, June 15, 1905.

In the Register of Deeds office it is recorded in Book 33-330, "F. M. (Francis Marian) and Julia Bobbitt received the deed dated Oct 2, 1905 at 3:05 pm to lots 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10, Block 19 Summit Add to Oberlin. Purchase price was $1200 - Paid $600 down; mortgage for $600." The previous owner was a Mr Witham.

It would seem that our Papa had dreams from the very beginning. Apparently he started the new house at 705 W Hall, soon after our moving to the property in the fall of 1905. In the 75 years ago item in the Oberlin Herald recently it stated "Mr Bobbitt is erecting a house east of the City Park." I remember that our Father helped to build the new Chis Mines home on his farm northwest of Oberlin, because our first telephone conversation was with him when he called from the Mines home to our neighbors the Jim Mahannas. We did not have a phone yet. What a thrill to talk to him.

The new house was practically finished by the spring of 1906. It had been a cold, wet spring and our father had taken a cold, resulting in a condition which could not be conquered by Oberlin Doctors. He was taken to Christs Hospital in Topeka; (now Stormant Vale) where he died June 3 1906. A post mortum was performed and was diagnosed mastoid. Medical technology at that time had not reached the point of a cure. So it was that in less than eight months after our move to our home by the Park our Papa was gone. He had built for us a new home which we were all able to enjoy until we were all married and gone from home. Our mother rented out the new house for 8 or 9 years. A bedroom was added, built by Geo McMullen, as we were becoming grown up young folks, and looked forward to moving into the newer home, which we did around 1915. Dad and I were married in this house Feb 15, 1920. Our mother lived here until her death of a heart attach Sept 9, 1936.

In more recent years the house has been paneled, remodeled, to include modern facilities and is very attractive. Brother Ray built a house in between our "new house" and the one next to the Park. This old home has also been remodeld and is extremely attractive.

Our Papa was a natural musician, playing any instrument he picked up. His favorite was the violin. He bro't it, and his cornet, harpsicord and his big base drum from Oklahoma. He would play our old pedal organ while one of us held his harp in his mouth from over his shoulders. That was an "orchestra" in itself.

PROUD OF MY MOMMA (written by Ila age 86, 08-15-1982)

Sometime ago while I was recouperating from an illness my thoughts seemed to center on the home at 705 W Hall which our father had just completed before his death in June 1906. I was married in this home and our mother passed away in the home. I had the inspiration to write "Proud of my Papa", at this time.

I am equally proud of my Moma. It was always Papa and Moma in those days. Her parents both died in Marble Rock, Iowa, when she was very, very young. She lived with her grandparents, her Aunt Em Rosencrans and Uncle Will Comstock until she was grown. She had the courage, faith and stamina to withstand the trials and hardships which were her lot for a good part of her life.

She taught school in Iowa and later came to Sutherland, Nebraska, to visit her Aunt Lucy Gummere. She taught one term in that vicinity. Her hand writting was beautiful. I have never seen any which was as nearly perfect. Her marriage certificate is filled out in her own handwriting. She met our father, Francis Bobbitt, who was farming in this vicinity. They were married March 23-1890. Two children, a little girl Marvel and a little boy Willie died in infancy. Brother Ray was born in Nebraska, a healthy one. Oklahoma, or Indian Territory then, was open for claims and homesteads. Wanting to try it out, our father went to Indian Territory in the spring of 1894. Mother followed later with year old Ray, driving a covered wagon. I was born near Tulsa in 1896. The family later moved to Walthal, a post office grocery store town, where Earl and Hazel were born. Then later to Ringwood, when our father gave up farming after an injury. Father and mother ran a grocery-drygoods store until the urge to come to Kansas was too great. Mother used to say "We could become nicely settled on one place, when it was up and move again". She always seemed to take it in stride.

We landed in Dresden via Rock Island in April 1904, and on to Oberlin June 6. Then it was that Papa bought the home at 709 W Hall in 1905 and built the new house at 705 W Hall, on vacant lots. His death in Christ's Hospital in Topeka took him at such a young age, not quite 38 in June 1906. Then again our mother must muster up her courage and faith to carry on alone to care for her five young children. Sister Margret was born in Oberlin June 15-1905. Ray was 12, I was 10, Earl 8, Hazel 6 and Margaret nearly 1 year old. I can never remember "going hungry". We had three cows and chickens at our home next to the old Chautauqua Park. These helped a lot to feed us. To help with expenses mother did sewing and ironing at home for other people. At mealtime we all sat down together at the table and bowed our heads while mother asked the blessing. These are fond memories as it seemed in later years that school activities, jobs or whatever prevented us from always gathering at the table at the same time.

Mama continued to live in the home which our Papa built until all the children had left the nest and until her death Sept 9-1936. On Sunday Sept 6, after Phyllis's 9th birthday on the 4th, we were having a family dinner at our home at 306 W Oak. The boys were enjoying a card game and we girls just visiting in the afternoon when Moma said if we didn't mind she believed she would go home. The boys wanted to take her home but being the wonderful mother she was, she insisted on walking. She walked everyplace she went in those days. She suffered the heart attach that evening. She lived until brother Earl arrived from St Louis on Wednesday eve Sept 9.

Generation +1 #5 son of William Landau of Oberlin

ID 11	1896 Landau-Vernon
born	1896-02-11 Earl French Landau Kanona Ks	18xx Mildred Belle Vernon
married	1916-02-29 Kanona Ks
died	1978-08-09 Oberlin Ks
parent F	1856 William Landau
parent M	1860 Nancy French
#1 child	1920-xx-xx Eileen Landau Oberlin Ks	1910 Earl Laird
#2	19xx French Landau Oberlin Ks	19xx Lois Macy
#3	19xx Virginia Landau Oberlin Ks	19xx Lloyd Emerson

Generation +1 #3 daughter of William Landau of Oberlin

ID 01	1898 Simpson-Landau
born	1898-xx-xx Holden Simpson Jenings Ks	1898-08-06 Neva Blanche Landau Kanona Ks
married	1917-11-05 Oberlin Ks
died	1965-11-02 Oberlin Ks	1982-05-12 Oberlin Ks
parent F		1856 William Landau
parent M		1860 Nancy French
#1 child	19xx Fern Hellen Simpson Oberlin Ks
#2	19xx Dorothy Simpson Oberlin Ks	19xx Bill Linaburg
#3	19xx Blanch Simpson Oberlin Ks	19xx Shisler
#4	19xx Carolyn Simpson Oberlin Ks	19xx
#5	19xx David Simpson Oberlin Ks	19xx Diann

Oberlin Herald 1977; Holden Simpsons Planning 50th Anniversary Celibration. The children of Mr and Mrs Holden Simpson will honor their parents with a Golden Wedding aniversary open house Sunday Nov. 5, from 2 until 5 pm at the Methodist Church basement. A cordial invitation for friends to call is extended. No gifts please.

Recolections of Uncle Holden 1986, age 88 (Recorded by Virginia (Landau) Emerson May 1986)

"The Landau boys were all good looking men. Took after Grandpa. All dressed well.

Aunt Susie married a wealthy man (Forest Redman). She had trouble with her mind and daughter Myra also had mental problems. (possibly Alzheimers?) Uncle Forest was intelligent, had quite a lot of education. Forest financed most of Redman-Paddock Lumber Co.

The Landau's always liked to dress up, most of them had nice houses. They liked the women.

Oscar Johnson was a good fellow. When Dora had her last baby, Aunt Neva went to care for her.

Earl Landau rented the Redman Farm. He was the only farmer of the boys.

When Wayne got his finger cut off Rell was with him. When they were working on it he chewed up a whole cigar and had to leave because he just about fainted.

Rell and all the Landau boys liked a little "nip" of whiskey. Ila hated for him to drink and if she noticed his breath, he'd tell her it was cough medicine.

Earl about drowned at a lake near Hoxie and they revived him by pushing on him (CPR was not known). He was also a cracker jack pool shooter. He and Rell often went to the pool hall, to play pinochle and dominoes as they got older. Rell called Earl "kid".

The Landaus all loved to dance. Wayne and Corna often went to dances and to the Bohemian Hall south of Kanona to dance.

In the early days, they (the boys) often went to haouse dances where they piled all the furniture in one room and danced to a fiddle and whatever instruments they could find. Also barns and hay lofts were used.

Oscar Johnson and Earl used to "pick" corn. Often started in fall and shucked corn all winter. The wagons had a buck board on one side to keep the corn from going over the wagon. They used a "shucking hook". They fit on the hand to snap the corn off the stalk. The corn was piled into cribs and the run through a sheller to separate the corn from the cob.

Holden Simpson had a corn sheller and did a lot of shelling. He also had a threshing machine to separate wheat from straw.

Neva always went to help the whole family. Grandma called on her often.

Nina and Earl Tally had a "scrap" before their first baby was born and Nina went and stayed with Neva's family. But it didn't last long. Their first baby was either still born or died shortly after birth. Then Norman and Bob were born.

When Wayne lived in Hildreth, Nebraska, Lemon was very little, but he crawled under the train to go to the elevator where Wayne was and scared them "spitless."

When Grandpa (Will Landau) died, he just complained of indigestion and dropped over. (Probably heart) Grandma called Nina but it was too late.

After Grandad (Will) Landau died, Grandma baked pies, etc. and sold them around town.

Grandad Landau did a lot of different things. He held a county office, worked at the elevator and was an excellent meat cutter. He contemplated going into the meat business. Holden butchered and Grandpa cut the meat for sale part of the time. Beef sold for 5 cents a pound then.

Grandma fired Holden for being late to work at the elevator, because he couldn't catch his horse to ride to town. But Grandpa just laughed and said to forget it.

Grandad Landau ran away from home when he was in his teens and met Grandma and they fell in love and got married. When they came to Kansas, Grandma walked behind the wagon. Once she got so far behind, someone told Grandad to wait for her as she was lost.

Grandad Landau and Holden Simpson made sandwiches and sold them and cigars at Sales for awhile. One day they sold a complete box of cigars. Everyone liked them and felt "more important" smoking a big cigar. All the Landau boys smoked cigars at that time.

In those days lots of people made home brew or moonshine, especially beer because so many were German and they drank it often. Sometimes they cooled it in the "milk houses" where cold water ran through to keep milk and butter cool. The water ran from the windmill to the stock tanks. These little buildings were a God send to early pioneers on the farms. It was where the milk was also separated from the cream to be churned into butter. Also they had a supply of* cold clear water to be carried to the house to drink. All the windmills had a common dipper to drink from as water was almost a luxury.

Dora loved to dance and grandmother didn't really approve of dancing. One time Grandmother took the cream check when they lived at Kanona and gave it to the church and Grandad was angry because she didn't trade it for groceries, as that was the common custom then. Earl was an excellent dancer and excellent in waltzing. He taught Eileen and Virginia to dance at an early age.

Neva was a warm hearted woman. Often members of the family came to her for love and hugs. Darrell (Rell's son ) came over to Neva's from Earl Tally's where he was working. He was mad about Earl Tally criticizing him for working with his shirt off.

Byron built the outhouse at Holden's place. He did some carpenter work for the family before he worked for the railroad. In his office peopled used to talk of his beautiful white teeth. He said he used a combination of baking soda and salt. He was a very nice fellow and quite successful.

Holden cared for Neva as a nurse before she died. He was glad he didn't have to wash on the old wash board.

Generation +1 #4 daughter of William Landau of Oberlin Ks

ID 01	1900 Tally-Landau
born	1900e Earl Talley Oberlin Ks	1900-12-09 Nina Lucille Landau Kanona Ks
married	1933-07-21 Oberlin Ks
died	19xx Oberlin Ks	1971-10-02 Oberlin Ks
parent F		1856 William Landau
parent M		1860 Nancy French
#1 child	193x Norman Talley Oberlin Ks	193x Glenva Liadig
#2	193x Robert Talley Oberlin Ks	193x Sharon

Generation +2 Grandson of William Landau of Oberlin Ks daughter #1's son

ID 101	1908 Johnson-Crabb
born	1908-10-15 Harold Johnson Kanona Ks	1907-12-29 Inez Crabb Shell City Mo
married	19 Oberlin Ks
died	19xx Oberlin Ks	1971-10-02 Oberlin Ks
parent F	1878 Oscar Johnson	Elton Drake Crabb
parent M	1880 Dora Landau	Lela B Meyers
#1 child	1935-04-04 Nancy Jo Johnson Kanona Ks	19xx Delbert L Larson
#2	1938-06-04 Charles William Johnson Oberlin Ks	19xx Sandra Ann Culver
#3	1945-xx-xx Lynn Richard Johnson Oberlin Ks	1945 Polly Ann Coombs

Children

Nancy Jo 04-04-1935 19xx Larson Delbert L

1959 Larson Teresa Jeanne

1962 Larson Robert Lynn

1967 Larson Janelle Beth

1971 Larson Marisa Jo

Charles William 06-04-1938 19xx Culver Sandra Ann

1962 Johnson Cinthia Ann

1964 Phillips Patricia Milner 1939 Milner Barbara

1975 Johnson Charles Harold

Lynn Richard xx-xx-1945 1945 Coombs Polly Ann

commentary: Oberlin Herald 1958

Farm Leader Likes FB Policy Formation

"Farm Bureau is the only farm organization that really makes a genuine effort to get grass-roots thinking of farmers in its policy formation and everything else that it does" claims Harold Johnson, Decatur County farm leader.

The Johnson's grain and livestock farm is located about 12 miles east of Oberlin, just north of Kanona. The farming operation consists of 1260 acres with 800 acres in cropland and the balance in grass.

Johnson explained that he first joined Farm Bureau because his county needed a county agent. Later he became interested in Farm Bureau as an organization and saw where farmers needed an organization to speak for them in the state legislature and in Washington D C.

Johnson was named one of the ten 1957 leaders of the Year by the Kansas Farm Bureau. The award is based on outstanding accomplishments in the business of farming and on leadership activities in the county and state Farm Bureau.

As Part of his recognition he received an expense-paid trip to Washington D C where he and the other leaders visited with the Kansas Congressional delegation, United States Department of Agriculture officials, and officers of the American "Farm Bureau Federation

Johnson first became a Farm Bureau member in 1936 when Decatur county first organined a Farm Bureau.

During his first year, Johnson and his uncle Carl worked together as a memebership team in their township. After the membership drive was over, they had won first prize of a Stetson hat for being the team signing up the most members.

Since his beginning in Farm Bureau in 1936 when he served as a member of the first board of directors, Johnson has been active in Farm Bureau work. During this time he has served on the board of directors several years and on most of the various Farm Bureau committees. His tour of duty on the county board of directors includes serving as president, vice president and secretary treasurer.

Johnson explained that in Farm Bureau each farmer has an equal opportunity to express his own views and help form policy. During meetings, every individual can express himself and work for his own views.

Too many people, Johnson explained, have the attitude that if we don't look at our problems, maybe they will go away. It is only by farm people working together and studying their problems that solutions are found.

The Johnsons moved to their present home when they were married in 1932. The farm was owned by Johnson's father, and they farmed it in partnership with his father for the first six years. At that time they bought the place. The homeplace which Johnson owns is comprised of three quarters of land. The rest of the farmland is leased.

The biggest grain crop on the Johnson farm is wheat with milo running a close second. The wheat allotment for the farm is 275 acres. And wheat is always planted on summer fallowed ground. Crops grown for feed on the Johnson place include 200 acres of milo, around 30 acres of barley, and forage sorghums for use as silage.

The average yield for forage soghums for the county is between six and seven tons per acre. Johnson uses a cross between sargo and cane and always plants on summer fallwed ground. His averge over the years has been ten tons per acre.

The reason that more farmers do not follow this method is because of the danger of blowing.

Livestock enterprise on the farm consists of forty head of Hereford cows. Johnson has been selling the calves off the cows in October as feeders. The calves are usually sold through local auctions at special feeder calf sales.

A regular soil conservation plan has been drawn up for the Johnson place and is mostly completed. The main conservation practice needed is terraces. Other conservation practices used includes stubble mulch tillage and a small stock water pond.

In addition to being a very active Farm Bureau leader Johnson has found time to serve in the following positions: He and his wife have been 4-H leaders since 1937, for a total of 21 years. At the present, they have kids in their 4-H club whose parents were formerly under them. He has served on the grade school board for 20 years and also on the high school board. He is president of Norton-Decatur county REA cooperative. The Johnson's are members of the Methodist church where he serves as one of the church trustees.

Mr and Mrs Johnson are the parents of three children, two boys and one girl.

Johnson claims that being selected as one of the Kansas Garm Bureau's Leaders of the Year is something that he will always remember as one of the highlights of his life. He added that he hoped that Farm Bureau continues with the Leader of the Year program and thinks it is something for Farm Bureau leaders to set their sights for.

He concluded that he thinks Farm Bureau is doing a very good job of representing the farmer. (Harold was born and raised on a farm, and after attending Kansas State College began farming for himself.)

Generatio +2 Granddaughter of William Landau daughter #1's second daughter

ID 001	1913 Johnson-Johnson
born	1913-08-17 Dale L Johnson Oberlin Ks	1914-05-09 Hellen Johnson Kanona Ks
married	19xx Oberlin Ks
died
parent F	18xx Simon Johnson	1878 Oscar Johnson
parent M	18xx Myrtle Wauneta Dufford	1880 Dora Landau

Generation +2 Grandson of William Landau of Oberlin Ks, son #2's oldest son

ID 111	1912 Landau-Pierce
born	1912 Lemoin Landau Kanona Ks	19xx Pattie Pierce Oberlin Ks
married	19xx Oberlin Ks
died
parent F	1888 Wayne Landau
parent M	18xx Corna Kirkendall
#1 child	193x Vincent Landau Oberlin Ks
#2	193x Howard
#3	193x Barbara
#4	193x Greg Landau Oberlin Ks

Lemoin first marrage to Fay Walker, one son Vincent

Pattie first marrage to __________ two children Howard & Barbara

Lemoin & Pattie one son Greg

Vincent Commentary: Oberlin Herald July 1960. Oberlin Boy Scouts leaving tommorrew for the Boy Scout Jubilee Camporee at Kirwin reservoir are Bell Robison, Bill DeKnight, Barry Avery , Tom Hunter, Vince Landau, Jerry Kuhn, Robert Bearley , Max Bearley, Allen White and Mark Torluemke. Accompanying the scouts will be Calvin Ufford, Lemoin Landau , Wilbur Hunter and John Bearley.

Commentary: Oberlin Herold July 1936. Lemoin Landau has been sick the past week and is staying with his parents in Kanona.

ID 011	1912 Winnehan-Landau
born	1912 Lowell Winnehan Kanona Ks	1912-xx-xx Lucille Landau Kanona Ks
married	19xx Oberlin Ks
died	19xx Oberlin Ks
parent F		1888 Wayne Landau
parent M		18xx Cornal Kirkendall
#1 child	19xx Linda Winnehan Oberlin Ks

Generation +2 Granddaughter of William Landau of Oberlin Ks; daughter #1's third daughter

	1913 Van Horn-Johnson
born	1913-08-17 James LeRoy Van Horn	1915-05-09 Marine Johnson Kanona Ks
married	19xx Oberlin Ks
died	19xx Oberlin Ks	1971-10-02 Oberlin Ks
parent F		1878 Oscar Johnson
parent M		1880 Dora Landau
#1 child	19xx Linda Van Horn
#2	19xx Mary Van Horn

BOZEMAN MONTANA NEWS PAPER CLIPPING, 1944

PENICILLIN CREDIDTED WITH SAVING LIFE OF BOZEMAN WOMAN

Believed to be First Time used in State on Civilian

One of the most recent drug discoverieds in medical history, penicillin, was used on a civilian for the firewt time in Montana, han 7 at the Deaconess hospital. This famed drug was obtained and used on a patient who was near death by Dr R G Scherer, and is credited by the doctor with saving the patients life.

The case history brought out the fact that the patient, Mrs Leroy Van Horn , gave birth to a baby Nov 30 and following a normal delivery apparently was well on the road to recovery. She sat up on ht e eight day and was prepared to return to her home on ht etenth day, but developed a feaver which began a steady rise and intermittently drop.

It further developed that Mrs Von Horn was suffering from multibplbe avcesses in the kidneys and Dr. Scherer used all means at his disposal including the famed sulpha drug, but seemingly to no avail. When it became apparent that little hope could be hald for her recovery, Dr Schere immediately got in touch with the National Research council.

As penicillin is such a rare drug, and the civilian supply is very limited, this drug is very difficult to obtain. Dr Scherer called Rochester wher he contactd Chester S Keefer, of Boston, chairman of the Bationa Research Council who took the matter undr advisement on Han 4. In order to secure the drug the patient must have a negative blood count but in this case the blood count was not negative, thus creating a further doubt as to its availability in thes case.

The drug was dispatched by lplane from Chicago but the pland was grounded in Minneapolis, copletin its journey by train. The penicillin came from the Abbott Lavoratories in North Chicago, the only civilian supply in the world, and arrived in Boseman Jan 6. At the time of its arrival Mrs Van Horn was running a temperature of 107 1/2 and was in a sinking condition. Almpoules of 100,000 unit sizeswere received and were administered by the continuous intervenous drip methos for a period of 8 days.

Mrs Van Horn soon began to show improvement and on Jan 25 was able to walk out of the hospital. "Without it she would not be here now, I am sur, it is unbelievable what it did for her." said Dr Scherer.

The drug looks like mould in its original form and is prepared for use at the hospital. It is supplied as a desiccated powder in hermetically sealed ampoules and are available singly or in boxes of six ampoules of either the 25000 unit or 100000 unit sizes.

When adequate doses of penicilin are used in the treatment of acute infections due to organisms which are susceptible to this agent, there is, according to current clinical reports, decided clinical and bacteriologic improvement in a period of fortyeight to seventy two hours. Failure of such impovement to occur, when adequate doses of penicillin are used, woud suggest that the organism is not susectible to this antibiotic agent and in view of the restricted supplies of penicillin, it would seem advisavbel to discontine its use in the cases and empliy other therapeutic agents.

Generation +2 Grandson of William Landau of Oberlin Ks; son #3's only son

	1915e Landau-????
born	1915e Jarrell M Landau Council Bluffs Iowa	Anita
married	19xx Council Bluffs Iowa
died	1977 Walla Walla Wash
parent F	1891 Byron Daniel Landau
parent M	18xx Edna Simpson
#1 child	1937-12-11 Jarrell Mark Jr Landau Council Bluffs	19xx Lortta Joan Bickel
#2	1942-08-29 Marcia Diane Landau Omaha Nb	19xx Richard Matthe Engeln
#3	1950-08-22 Daniel James Landau Denver Co	19xx Joyce Marie Lundstroum

Grandchildren

Jarrell Jr - Lortta Landau:

Beth Ann 03-07-1962 Walla Walla Wash

Loren Jarrell 07-26-1964

Marcia - Richard Engeln:

Engeln Diane Richelle 03-24-1971

Daniel - Joyce Landau:

??

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	19xx Redman-Ingles
born	Robert Redman	Hellen Ingles
married
died
parent F	Forrest Redman
parent M	Suzie Landau
#1 child	Jean
#2	Dianna

	19xx Landau-Macy
born
married
died
parent F
parent M
#1 child
#2

19xx Landau/Macy

Vernon French Landau Lois Macy

married Oberlin Ks

Parents:

1896 Landau Earl French

Vernon Belle

Children:

Margaret

Nancy

Rex

	19xx Dowling-Landau
born	19xx Art Dowling Oberlin Ks	19xx Vivian Landau Kanona Ks
married	19xx Oberlin Ks
died	1991 Oberlin Ks
parent F		1888 Wayne Landau
parent M		18xx Corna Kirkendal
#1 child	19xx Ann
#2	19xx Jane
#2	19xx James Oberlin Ks

	1910 Laird-Landau
born	1910-11-02 Earl Laird Seldon Ks	1920-08-01 Eileen Marie Landau Oberlin Ks
married	1940-05-18 Colby Ks
died	1983-09-29 Oberlin Ks
parent F		1896 Earl French Landau
parent M		Belle Mildred Vernon
#1 child	1941-02-07 Larry Kieth Laird Oberlin Ks
#2	1945-05-24 Michael Joe Laird Oberlin Ks	Marie Luanne

Eileen taught school for 2 years prior to marrage.

Earl & Eileen farmed for 35 years in Decatur County before retireing to Oberlin Ks

	19xx Emerson-Landau
born	19xx Lloyd Emerson	19xx Virginia Landau
married	1941-12-21 Oberlin Ks
died
parent F		1896 Earl French Landau
parent M		Belle Vernon
#1 child	1944-11-23 Penny Rue Emerson Madison Ind
#2	1948-04-06 Nikki Jo Emerson Scott City Ks
#3	1955-10-25 Lloyd Patrick Emerson Lakin Ks

children:

Penny Rue 11-23-1944 Kings Daughters Hospital, Madison Indiana

LaVern Eberhart 1963 divirced 1965

David Norbert Arnoldy 1967

Paige Marie 04-28-1967

Andrea Sue 03-04-1969

Nikki Jo 04-06-1948 Scott City, Ks David Vincent 1967 divorced

Harve Everett Truskett II

Harve Aaron 12-08-1971

Thomas Michael 11-16-1973

Loyd Patrick 10-25-1955 Lakin, Ks Terry Marie Cavanaugh divorced

Jan Darlene Aldrich 1985

commentary:

Loyd was manager for Kansas_Nebraska Natural Gas Co Leoti Ks. (Darrell Landau roomed with them while a Civil Engineer with the Kansas State Highway Commission rebuilding North South highway through Leoti.)

OBERLIN HERALD October 18,1973

MRS EMERSON IS LICENSED RN

Mrs Lloyd Emerson of Lakin, Kansas has passed the Kansas State Board of Nursing and is a licensed registered nurse. She is employed at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital at Ulysses.

Mrs Emerson, 51, is daughter of Mr & Mrs Earl Landau of Oberlin and her husband's mother is Mrs Inez Emerson of Oberlin.

The Emersons have three children, Mrs David Arnoldy of Detroit, Michigan; Mrs Harve Truskett III of Longview, Texas: and Lloyd Pat Emerson, a student at the University of Kansas.

Emerson is district manager for Kansas-Nebraska Natural Gas Co Inc, with an office at Lakin.

Note: Clipping provided by Inez, Mrs Herold Johnson 2-28-86.

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1923 Landau/Paddock

Vincent Landau 01-24-1923 Dorren Padock

01-23-1923 Kanona Ks 01-22-1923 Oberlin Ks

1945 Pacific WWII

married xx-xx-1943 Oberlin Ks

Parents:

1888 Landau Wayne O 18xx Paddock Jay

18xx Kirkendall Corna 18xx Dean Fay

Children: none

Commentary:

Navy pilot Killed last day of WWII

Generation +2 Grandson of William Landau of Oberlin Ks; Son of Son #4

ID 111	1923 Landau-Hamilton
born	1923-01-22 Darrell Wayne Landau Oberlin Ks	1929-12-04 Mary Francis Hamilton Mc Cook Nb
married	1949-09-18 Oberlin Ks
died
parent F	1894 Rell Fredrick Landau	1904 Archibald Hamilton
parent M	1896 Ila Alberta Landau	1904 Lola Fern Koehler
#1 child	1953-11-12 Julia Ann Landau Kansas City Mo	19xx John R Richards
#2	1954-03-08 Monica Sue Landau Kansas City Mo	19xx Bryan Bluff
#3	1960-02-29 David Hamilton Landau Garden Grove

Commentary: Lived at: Leoti Ks, Mead Ks, KC KS, Mission Ks, Garden Grove Ca

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	1924 Johnson-Schweitzberger
born	1924
married
died
parent F
parent M
#1 child
#2

1924 Johnson/Schweitzberger

Myron Johnson xx-xx-1924 Metta Schweitzberger

xx-xx-1924 xx-xx-1929

married Oberlin Ks

Lenora Kansas

Parents:

1878 Johnson Oscar , Schweitzberger Darl

1880 Landau Dora Uehlin Amy

Children:

Johanna Lea xx-xx-1951

Coeur d'Alene Idaho

James Richard xx-xx-1953 Cook Joleene Ann

Odessa Wash

Commentary:

OBERLIN HERALD 1958

Myron Johnson Farm Sales Produce 1 1/2 Inches Rain - Try Again Saturday

To a few million movie fans there is no doubt who "the Rainmaker" is. He's Burt Lancaster, who stars with Kathryn Hepburn, in a movie by that name.

But to a few hundred Decatur County farmers, the Rainmaker is Myron Johnson, the 32 year old Kanona farmer who is giving up the soil for the life of a telephone company officer.

Johnson who has moved with his family to Lenora where he will be plant superintendent for the Rural Telephone Company, planned a public sale on his farm for April 22.

Sheriff Vic Morton also had a few items that he was going to sell at Johnson's sale.

But the big storm of late March cancelled that sale date, and Johnson, Morton and auctioneers Jesse and Pete Jones decided to try again on April 8.

That date was also rained out, and the sale was rescheduled for April 22.

This time the sale got underway and the auctioneers sold the miscellaneous goods and had started the bidding for machinery when old Jupe Pluvious did it again.

The day produced the biggest rain - excluding the slushy halfrain, halfsnow days - in the county since last August 2.

Johnson, Morton and the Jones brothers are making their fourth attempt Saturday. The place is Kanona, and Myron still has some machinery and Vic all his goods - including welding equipment and an air compressor - for sale.

If it rains again, Decatur farmers may start a collection to have the Johnsons return to the county to hold twice- monthly sales. Three sales have produced 1 1/2 inches of moisture. Who needs cloud-seeders anyway?

Note: Myron & Metta were living on "The Old Home Place", previously farmed by his father Oscar and mother Dora; and before that by his grandfather William & Nancy Landau. His older brother Herold was then farming nearby "Oscars Home Place".

OBERLIN HERALD Jume 7 1973

Johanna, James Johnson Graduate from College

Two former Oberlin residents, Johanna Johnson and James R Johnson, recently graduated from college.

Miss Johnson received a BA degree from Fort Hays State College. Her major was Secondary Education with a major in Speech. She will teach at Stockton High School next term.

Johnson graduated from North Idaho College at Coeur D'Alene, having completed the forest technology course. He is employed by the Federal Government's Forest Service as a civil engineer technician with headquarters at Trout Creek, Mont.

Both are the children of Mr and Mrs Myron Johnson, Lenora, and grandchildren of Mr and Mrs Darl Schweitsberger and Mrs Dora Johnson all of Oberlin.

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1935 Larson/Johnson

Delbert L Larson Nancy Jo Johnson

04-04-1935 Kanona Ks

married 09-08-19xx Methodist Church ??? Ks

Parents:

Ludwig Larson 1908 Harold Oscar Johnson

1907 Inez Crabb

Children

Teresa Jeanne 1959

Robert Lynn 1962

Janelle Beth 1967

Marisa Jo 1971

Commentary: Oberlin Herald

Vows Read for Nancy Jo Johnson and Delbert Leon Larson

Wedding vows were solemnized for Noncy Jo Johnson and Delbert Leon Larson, Sunday, Sept 8 at three o'clock at the First Methodist Church, Rev Oscar Brown officiated at the double ring ceremony before the altar decorated with two seven-branch candelabra set in greenery with a bouquet of asters in the center.

The bride is a daughter fo Mr and Mrs Harold O Johnson of Oberlin, and Delbert is the son of Ludwig Larson of Effingham. Linn Johnson brother of the bride lighted the candles.

Myron Johnson sang "Through the years," & "The Lord's Prayer". He was accompanied by Carolyn Soderlund at the organ.

The bride given in marriage by her father chose a floor-length gown of white peau de sole fashioned princess style, with a deep V neckline and long sleeves which came to points over her hands. Her finger-tip veil of imported silk illusion was held by a crown of seed pearls. The gown and veil were made by the bride. Her bouquet was of red roses.

Mrs Merlin Anderson was matron of honor and Betty Tilloison was bridesmaid. They wore identical waltz-length gowns of blue peaude sole, fashioned similarly to that of the bride, except with short sleeves. Short point mitta complemented their costumes. They carried bouquets of pink asters.

Stanley Larson served his brother as bestman Groomsman was Edward Larson brother of the groom. Ushers were Larry Larson and Charles Johnson brothers of the bride and groom respectively.

Mrs Johnson chose for her daughter's wedding a rosewood tweed dress with black and pink accessories. she had a corsage of pink roses.

Immediately following the cerimony a reception was held in the church parlors. The table was covered with a white organdy cloth over pink. The three-tier wedding cake, decorated with red roses, centered the table. It was flanked on either side by candles in crystal holders.

Mrs Myron Johnson aunt of the bride, cut the cake, assisted by Fleeta Weigel. Sue Welch poured the punch. Assisting with the reception were Mmes, Earl Tally, Lowell Wennihan, Mainard Wennihan, Glenn Anthony, Thomine Smith, Harold Diehl, Darl Schweitzberger and Misses Garrah Smith, Regina Wennihan & Janiece Brown.

Mrs Carl Sterndorff, sister of the groom was in charge of the guestbook.

Presiding at the gift table was Fleeta Weigel assisted by Jean & Janice Crabb & Lynn Johnson.

The bride changed to a two piece grey tweed dress with black & white accessories & a red corsage for their wedding trip to Colorado Springs.

They are at home at 601 Juliette, Manhattan. The bride will graduate Dec 1 from the KU Medical Center as a nurse, & from Kansas State College at Manhattan in January. The groom is doing graduate work & is employed in the Agronomy Dept at Kansas State College.

The bride is a graduate of Decatur Community High School in 1953. The groom graduated from the Atchinson County High School in 1948, & from Kansas State College in 1955.

Out of town guests were Ludwig Larson, Larry and Edward Larson, Mr and Mrs Carl Sterndorff and Susan. All of Effingham; Mr & Mrs Clark Reece, Mr & Mrs Marvin Scott, & Mr & Mrs Holmer Pederson, all of Horton; Mr & Mrs Stanley Larson of Troy; Mr & Mrs Lloyd Hansen & Leland; Mr & Mrs Don Knudson, Willis Milton Hines & Melvin Myers of Lancaster.

Mr & Mrs E D Crabb, Miss Elaine Crabb, Mr & Mrs Glenn Crabb, Jay, Jean & Janice of Colby; Mr & Mrs E M Beougher, Edward & Elizabeth of Grinnell; Mrs Dale Johnson, Chicago; Mr & Mrs Myron Johnson, Johanna and Jim, Lenora; Mr & Mrs Ray Tillotson & Betty of Shields; Sue Welch, Conway Springs; Fleeta Weigel, Collyer; Mr & Mrs Kenneth Davis, Lawrence and Charles Woodson, Kansas City Ks.

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1937 Landau/Bickel

Jarrell Mark Jr Loretta Joan Bickel

12-11-1937 Council Bluffs Iowa xx-xx-19xx

married 07-03-1960

135 Montecello Drive Longview Washington

Parents:

19xx Landau Jarrell M

19xx Anitta

Children:

Beth Ann 03-07-1962 Walla Walla Wash

Loren Jarrell 07-26-1964 Walla Walla Wash

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1941 Laird/

Dr Larry Kieth Laird

02-07-1941 Oberlin, Ks

Parents:

1910 Laird Earl

1920 Landau Eileen Marie

Commentary:

Foreign Service Officer

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1942 Englen/Landau

Matthew Richard Engeln Marcia Diane Landau

19xx 08-29-1942 Omaha Nebr

married 06-29-1968

3505 E Kerckoff Fresno Ca 93702

Parents:

19xx Landau Jarrell M

19xx Anitta

Children

Diane Richelle 03-24-1971

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1944 Arnoldy/Emerson

David Norbert Arnoldy Penney Rue Emerson

11-23-1944 Madison Indiana

Parents:

_____ Loyd Emerson

_____ Virginia Landau

Children:

Paige Marie 04-28-1967

Andrea Sue 03-04-1969

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	1900 Tally-Landau
born	1900e Earl Talley Oberlin Ks	1900-12-09 Nina Lucille Landau Kanona Ks
married	1933-07-21 Oberlin Ks
died	19xx Oberlin Ks	1971-10-02 Oberlin Ks
parent F		1856 William Landau
parent M		1860 Nancy French
#1 child	193x Norman Talley Oberlin Ks	193x Glenva Liadig
#2	193x Robert Talley Oberlin Ks	193x Sharon

194x Tally/Liadig

Norman Tally Glenva Liadig

193x Oberlin Ks 19xx Oberlin Ks

Oberlin Ks Oberlin Ks

married Oberlin Ks

Parents:

Earl Tally Floyd Liadig

Nina Landau Ruth Nickademus

Children:

Eugene 19xx 19xx Tonya

Gerry 19xx 19xx Theresa

Commentary:

Norman and Glenva separated. Glenva married Harold Nickals of Oberlin. Son Eugene farms the prior Earl Tally farm. Gerry lives in Oberlin and works for an Oil Company I believe.

Glenva is in Easter Star having served as Grand Master. She presently works at Kump (Ford) Motor Co Oberlin Ks.

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194x Tally/_________

Bob Tally Sharon ________

193x Oberlin Ks 19xx Oberlin Ks

198x Oberlin Ks Oberlin Ks

married Oberlin Ks

Parents:

Earl Tally _______ _______

Nina Landau _______ _______

Children:

Becky 19xx 19xx ________

______ 19xx 19xx ________

Commentary:

Bob and Sharon farm south of Oberlin, his father Earl helping till his health began to fail. After Bob and his father Earl died Sharon and daughters have continued to successfully operate the farm.

Sharon worked for the County Extention Service prior, to her marrage, in support of farming activity in the community.

Becky & ______ completed high school in Oberlin. Becky worked for a time at the Good Sameritan Home in Oberlin before going on to school.

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1945 Laird/xxxxx

Michael Joe Laird xxxxxx Luanne Marie

05-24-1945 Oberlin Ks 19xx

Parents:

1910 Laird Earl

1920 Landau Eileen Marie

Married 09-04-1965 Oberlin Ks

Justin Michael 11-01-1972 Albuquerque New Mexico

Ryan Earl 06-14-1979 Brussels, Belgium

Commentary:

Captain in Air Force.

Employed by Navistar Lines near Oklahoma city.

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1948 Truskett/Emerson

Harve Everett Truskett II Nikki Jo Emerson

04-06-1948 Scott City, Ks

Parents:

Loyd Emerson

Virginia Landau

Married

Harve Aaron 12-08-1971

Thomas Michael 11-16-1973

Commentary:

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1950 Landau/Lundstrum

Daniel James Landau Joyce Marie Lundstrum

08-22-1950 Denver Colo 19xx

married 03-26-1977 Ellensburg Wa

124 Columbia Hts Brooklyn NY 11201

Parents:

19xx Landau Jarrell M

19xx Anitta

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1952 Eddy/Landau

Chris Eddy Julia Ann Landau

11-12-1953 Kansas City Mo

Parents:

1923 Landau Darrell W

1929 Hamilton Mary F

Commentary: Separated 1984

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1954 Spoonmore/Landau

Spoonmore Monica Sue Landau

03-08-1953 Kansas City Mo

Parents:

1923 Landau Darrell W

1929 Hamilton Mary F

Commentary: Separated 1984

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1960 Landau/

Landau David Hamilton Landau

02-29-1960 Garden Grove Ca

Parents: ,

1923 Landau Darrell W

1929 Hamilton Mary F

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1972 Laird/

Justin Michael Laird

11-01-1972

Parents:

1945 Laird Michael Joe

Luanne Marie

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1979 Laird/

Ryan Earl Laird

06-14-1979

Parents:

1945 Laird Michael Joe

Luanne Marie

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