Individual Details

Martin Landis

(1775 - 18 Dec 1814)

Martin Landis may have been the first Mennonite settler in Fairfield County, Ohio. He visited the Hocking Valley and Zane's Tract in 1798, and returned with his family in 1799. First, he settled two miles south of Lancaster, Ohio, but moved in 1800 to present-day Madison Township. The local Mennonists meet in the bar of the local tavern until Martin built a two-story Mennonite Meetinghouse.

Events

Birth1775
Death18 Dec 1814, Fairfield, OH
MarriageBarbara Shellenberger
BurialLandis Cemetery, Clearport, Fairfield, OH

Families

SpouseBarbara Shellenberger ( - )
FatherAbraham Landis Senior (1736 - 1790)
MotherMaria Bar (1732 - 1802)
SiblingBenjamin Landis (1759 - 1829)
SiblingJohannes Landis (1761 - 1827)
SiblingAnna Landis (1763 - )
SiblingAbraham Landis Junior (1765 - )
SiblingHenry Landis (1767 - )
SiblingJacob Landis (1768 - )
SiblingMaria Landis ( - 1803)