Johann Heinrich (Landmeyer) Landmeier (1834 - 1920)

Born 11 Jun 1834 in Schale, Tecklenburg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutscher Bund

Ancestors

Husband of Friederika Henriette (Everding) Landmeier — married about 1855 in Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1920 at age 86 in Bensenville, DuPage, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Johann Heinrich Landmeyer was born on 11 Jun 1834 and baptized on 22 Jun 1834 in Schale Teckclenburg, Westfalen (now Germany), the son of Johann Gerhard Landmeyer and Margaretha Maria Hilner ^[1] or Hilker.

He came to the United States in September 1838. ^[2] In 1850 he was 16 years old and living with his parents and three siblings in Addison, DuPage, Illinois. The family was farming and the value of their real estate was $800. ^[3]

He married Henriette Everding ^[2] about 1855. ^[4] In 1870 he was a farmer living in Addison Township, DuPage, Illinois with Henriette, their four children, his parents, brother and a farmer helper and house servant. The value of their real estate was $10,000 and the value of their personal estate was $2000. ^[5]

In 1880 he was a 46 year old farmer, still living in Addison with Henrietta, their six children, his father and ten year old Edward Scharringhausen who was listed in the census as an adopted son. ^[6] Edward was the son of his sister Maria Adelheid (Landmeier) Scharringhausen who had died a couple of years earlier.

In 1900, he was a 65 year old farmer, living in Addison Township with his wife Henrietta, son Edwin and a 20 year old servant Bertha Hartke. The census noted that Henrietta had had eight children, six of whom were still living. ^[4]

In 1910, he had retired from farming, and he and Henrietta were listed next to their son Edwin in the census in Addison Township. ^[7]

In 1920, he was widowed and living with his son Edwin and his family. ^[8]

He died on 6 Dec 1920 in Bensenville, DuPage, Illinois, ^[9] and was buried at St. John's Cemetery in Bensenville, DuPage, Illinois. In the early 2010s his grave was moved to Mount Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois due to the expansion of O'Hare Airport. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V45X-R4D : 25 February 2020), Johann Heinrich Landmeyer, 1834.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} St. John's Church Membership List for 59th Anniversary in 1899, DuPage County (IL) Genealogical Society, 1992, Page 6.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85G-C5J : 20 December 2020), Henry Lentmeier in household of John Lentmeier, Addison, DuPage, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS75-HMZ : 25 January 2022), J H Landmeier, 1900.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M67P-PYH : 28 May 2021), Henry Lintmyer, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJ8-KT9 : 13 January 2022), Henry Landmeier, Addison, DuPage, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK8T-8X1 : accessed 16 July 2022), Henry J Landmeier, Addison, DuPage, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 26A, family 290, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 285; FHL microfilm 1,374,298.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJW2-CMP : 1 February 2021), Henry Landmeier, 1920.
9. ↑ "Illinois, U.S., Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947", FHL Film Number: 1570230, Ancestry Record 2542 #1269474 (accessed 16 July 2022), J Henry Landmeer death 6 Dec 1920 (age 86) in Bensenville, Du Page, Illinois.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156900790/john-h-landmeier : accessed 16 July 2022), memorial page for John H. Landmeier (1834–1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 156900790, citing Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Lorraine Anderson (contributor 46820770) .