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Thomas Landers 1812 – 1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1812

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 5 May 1879

Death Location: Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: Abraham Landers

Mother: Priscilla Cooke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thomas

Children(s): Eliza Landers, Wesley Landers, Savannah Landers, William Landers, Henry Landers, Rebecca Landers, Malissie Landers, Mary Landers, Melvina Landers, Tennessee Landers, Elizabeth Landers

In 1812, Thomas Landers entered the world in Tennessee, born to Abraham Landers and Priscilla Cooke. In 1840, Thomas Landers resided in Bedford, Tennessee, United States. Thomas Landers married Elizabeth Thomas, and had children including Eliza Jane Landers, Wesley Asbery Landers, Savannah M "Savina" Landers, William Nelson Landers, Henry Warren Landers, Rebecca A Landers, Malissie F Landers, Mary Caroline "Callie" Landers, Melvina Landers, Tennessee Landers, Elizabeth M "Betty" Landers. Thomas Landers passed away in 1879 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1812, Thomas Landers entered the world in Tennessee, born to Abraham Landers and Priscilla Cooke.
  • In 1840, Thomas Landers resided in Bedford, Tennessee, United States.
  • Thomas Landers married Elizabeth Thomas, and had children including Eliza Jane Landers, Wesley Asbery Landers, Savannah M "Savina" Landers, William Nelson Landers, Henry Warren Landers, Rebecca A Landers, Malissie F Landers, Mary Caroline "Callie" Landers, Melvina Landers, Tennessee Landers, Elizabeth M "Betty" Landers.
  • Thomas Landers passed away in 1879 in Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Landers
1773 – 1855
Birth Location: Dutch, Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Priscilla Cooke
1777 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thomas
1815 – 1886
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Eliza Landers
1835 – 1913
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Wesley Landers
1837 – 1905
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Savannah Landers
1840 – 1879
Birth Location: Tennessee
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William Landers
1842 – 1918
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
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Henry Landers
1845 – 1923
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee
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Rebecca Landers
1847 – 1895
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Malissie Landers
1849 – 1898
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Mary Landers
1851 – 1928
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
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Melvina Landers
1853 –
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Tennessee Landers
1856 – 1879
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Landers
1859 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Thomas Landers's Ancestors

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Thomas Landers
1812 – 1879
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Abraham Landers
1773 – 1855
Dutch, Granville, North Carolina, United States
Priscilla Cooke
1777 – 1850
Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Landers
1750 – 1830
Dutch, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Sarah ((Bass)) Ray
1755 – 1830
North Carolina, United States
Richard (Donelson) Cooke
1749 – 1811
Amelia County, Virginia, USA
Priscilla Bullock
1751 – 1777
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
JOHN Landers
1718 – 1792
Frances Pace
1727 – 1771
Richard Cooke
Mary Donaldson
1708 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Cooke
1690 – 1747
Mary Godfrey
1695 – 1770
Reverend Donaldson
1688 – 1748
Elizabeth Henderson

Thomas Landers's Descendants

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Thomas Landers (22 Dec 1812 – 5 May 1879) m. Elizabeth Thomas (15 March 1815 – 21 Sep 1886)
  1. 1. Eliza (Jane) Landers (19 October 1835 – 18 August 1913) m. Kester (Lewis) Tune (6 December 1829 – 2 June 1905)
  2. 2. Wesley (Asbery) Landers (07 Jun 1837 – 23 Jan 1905) m. Malinda (Jane) Gregory
  3. 3. Savannah (M "Savina") Landers (1840 – 1879)
  4. 4. William (Nelson) Landers (09 Sep 1842 – 17 May 1918) m. Phoebe (Ann) Wheeler (24 Dec 1852 – 16 Jul 1925)
    1. 1. John (Crawford) Landers (19 Sep 1870 – 9 Jan 1947)
    2. 2. Finis (Mark) Landers (4 Dec 1874 – 14 Dec 1953)
    3. 3. Louela (B "Ella") Landers (Dec 1878 – Unknown)
    4. 4. William (Brawley "Willie") Landers (21 Nov 1882 – 3 Dec 1965)
    5. 5. Louis (Tune) Landers (11 Jun 1888 – 29 Oct 1949)
  5. 5. Henry (Warren) Landers (1845 – 10 Jun 1923) m. Elizabeth (Ann "Bettie") Knott (03 Sep 1846 – 16 FEB 1907) m. Etta McAdams (abt 1880 – )
    1. 1. Emmett (Travis) Landers (19 Apr 1873 – 7 Oct 1958) m. Mollie Lamb
    2. 2. Lot (Chatman "Lottie") Landers (21 Jan 1875 – 16 Feb 1943) m. Eunice (Anna) Moore (13 December 1882 – 23 May 1966)
  6. 6. Rebecca (A) Landers (26 May 1847 – 23 Jul 1895) m. John (Deskin) Wheeler (abt 1848 – )
  7. 7. Malissie (F) Landers (11 Jun 1849 – 09 Mar 1898) m. James (Allen) Knott (17 Oct 1848 – 31 Mar 1926)
    1. 1. Caleb (Lee) Knott (29 Jan 1875 – 25 Nov 1967) m. Maude (Anne) Warren (23 Jul 1880 – 6 Jun 1962)
      1. 1. Gladys (Marie) Knott (07 Dec 1901 – 18 Sep 1937) m. Doney (Odus) Bell (19 Mar 1896 – 11 May 1955)
        1. 1. Doney (Odus) Bell (10 Jul 1922 – 29 Jun 1942)
        2. 2. Reba (Sue) Bell (2 Mar 1925 – 12 Nov 1993) m. Harloe (DeWitt) Sheets (17 Mar 1923 – 12 Dec 1960)
      2. 2. Susie (Yvonne) Knott (23 Mar 1904 – 14 Aug 2003) m. James (E) Mayhugh (27 Oct 1903 – 13 Aug 1993) m. Henry ((Harry)) Pate (1901 – ) m. Henry Silverman (15 Aug 1900 – Aug 1976)
        1. 1. Lenton (Caleb (Billy)) Mayhugh (25 Mar 1927 – 20 Aug 1989) m. Private (15 Dec 1931 – )
      3. 3. Roy (Calvin) Knott (11 Jan 1907 – 02 Jun 1987) m. Ruth (Annette) Adamson (20 May 1915 – 20 Mar 2003)
        1. 1. Malissa (Ann) Knott (07 JAN 1939 – 29 APR 2025) m. JF
        2. 2. LIVING m. NH
        3. 3. LIVING m. EW
      4. 4. Regen (Lyman (Pat)) Knott (28 Nov 1909 – 15 Mar 2000) m. Leona Dempsey (1 Jul 1921 – 16 Jan 2008)
      5. 5. Mattie (Louise) Knott (30 Oct 1912 – 26 Feb 1996) m. Ray (Gordon) Lander (9 Apr 1913 – 14 Mar 1979)
        1. 1. Peggy (Wray) Lander (16 Mar 1933 – 21 Apr 2022) m. William (J) Aitken (26 Nov 1930 – 2022)
        2. 2. LIVING
        3. 3. LIVING m. Joseph Sclater (19 Mar 1942 – 25 Dec 1987)
        4. 4. LIVING m. LIVING
      6. 6. Margaret ((NMN)) Knott (18 Sept 1919 – 21 June 2002) m. William (Shawcross) McPeak (06 Jul 1914 – 11 Aug 2001)
        1. 1. PRIVATE m. Donna (Lynn) Adams (12 Mar 1945 – 02 Dec 2015) m. PRIVATE
        2. 2. PRIVATE m. Dr. (Paul Howard) Fulcher (28 Apr 1950 – 24 Aug 2003)
      7. 7. Jo (Nell) Knott (14 Sep 1923 – 28 Jan 2017) m. William (Fox) Grosser (26 Aug 1924 – 9 Oct 2000)
        1. 1. Grosser (1947 – 1947)
        2. 2. LIVING
        3. 3. LIVING m. LIVING m. Louie (Terry) Anthony
    2. 2. Maggie Knott (21 Jan 1878 – 13 Aug 1952) m. Willis (Carson) Vinson (25 Feb 1864 – 2 Mar 1937) m. Henry (McClure) DeGraffenreid (3 Jan 1883 – 20 June 1955)
      1. 1. Lee (Otis) Vinsen\Vinson (24 February 1897 – 25 Apr 1947) m. Josa (Alma) Powell (18 Sep 1903 – 5 Mar 1983)
      2. 2. Dorothy (Thelma) Vinson (25 Oct 1902 – 05 APR 1983) m. Charles (P) Fowler (Abt 1900 – )
      3. 3. Florence (Lillian) Vinson (18 OCT 1905 – 07 JAN 1991)
    3. 3. Lena Knott (8 Feb 1881 – 14 Jul 1939) m. Lee (Ander Dickson) Lunn (12 Apr 1881 – 23 November 1959)
      1. 1. Claude (Allen) Lunn (21 May 1907 – 24 Jul 1996) m. Florence (Josephine) Dimascio (23 June 1911 – 21 December 2002)
      2. 2. Ethel Lunn (29 Apr 1909 – 25 Jan 1997) m. Archie (Gilbert) Scott (8 September 1894 – 21 June 1967) m. Henry (Lee) Booker (29 Jul 1902 – Jan 1987) m. William Gossett
      3. 3. Lorene Lunn (abt 1919 – Aft. 1963) m. John (Percy) Johnson (abt 1908 – )
      4. 4. Edward (Lee) Lunn (18 Jan 1923 – 3 Sep 1939)
    4. 4. Horace (Ora) Knott (31 May 1886 – 24 Jan 1955) m. Fanny (May) Young (27 May 1891 – 15 May 1974) m. Bertha (C) Hester (21 Feb 1894 – 27 Apr 1956)
      1. 1. Herman (Elmore) Knott (abt 1909 – Oct 1972) m. Flora (Mai) Lincoln (18 Feb 1913 – 10 Sep 1989) m. Pearlie (M) Biggs
        1. 1. Mary (Odessa) Knott (4 Oct 1931 – 26 Jun 2005)
      2. 2. Eugene (Franklin) Knott (7 Jul 1909 – 8 September 1971) m. Hazel (Mattie) McGill (28 Apr 1916 – 26 Apr 2006)
      3. 3. Ralph (Paterson) Knott (05 Jan 1911 – 07 Mar 1973) m. Clara Gordon (23 Feb 1917 – 9 Sep 1998)
    5. 5. Arthur (Lewis) Knott (23 Dec 1888 – 25 Feb 1966) m. Cecelia Buschmann (abt 1890 – ) m. Albia (F) Neighbors (11 April 1898 – 24 May 1982)
      1. 1. Marie (Thelma) Knott (20 Sep 1910 – 10 Sep 2000) m. John (Joseph) Steel (13 Jul 1909 – 28 Feb 1979)
      2. 2. Lillian (Rose) Knott (22 Feb 1915 – 17 Jul 1996) m. Eugene Carron (13 Aug 1908 – 19 Nov 1995) m. Reinhold Jerger (12 Sep 1907 – 1996)
    6. 6. Charlie (Ivie) Knott (5 May 1892 – 19 Jul 1918)
  8. 8. Mary (Caroline "Callie") Landers (01 Jun 1851 – 24 Mar 1928) m. John Brown (3 January 1848 – 10 January 1889)
  9. 9. Melvina Landers (1853 – )
  10. 10. Tennessee Landers (1856 – 1879)
  11. 11. Elizabeth (M "Betty") Landers (1859 – )

Thomas Landers's Timeline

8 Records

1812
09 NOV 1812
Birth of Thomas Landers in Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
1812
22 Dec 1812
Birth of Thomas Landers in Tennessee
Tennessee
1840
1840
Age 28
Thomas Landers resided here in Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Bedford, Tennessee, United States
1850
1850
Age 38
Thomas Landers resided here in District 9, Bedford, Tennessee
District 9, Bedford, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 48
Thomas Landers resided here in Western Division District 8, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Western Division District 8, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
1870
1870
Age 58
Thomas Landers resided here in District 8, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
District 8, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
1879
5 May 1879
Age 67
Death of Thomas Landers in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1879
10 Jan 1879
Age 67
Thomas Landers - Probate in Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 NOV 1812
    Event Place: Granville County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 8, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division District 8, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1239; Page: 209; Image: 424; Family History Library Film: 805239
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M432_869; Page: 168A; Image: 335

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1812
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 519; Page: 38; Image: 86; Family History Library Film: 0024543

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 9, Bedford, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 9, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M432_869; Page: 168A; Image: 335

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Western Division District 8, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Western Division District 8, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1239; Page: 209; Image: 424; Family History Library Film: 805239

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 8, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 8, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1879
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, Wills, 1861-1966; Wills and Inventories, 1863-1889, 1890-1929, 1937-1965; Author: Bedford County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk; Probate Place: Bedford, Tennessee
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, Wills, 1861-1966; Wills and Inventories, 1863-1889, 1890-1929, 1937-1965; Author: Bedford County (Tennessee) County Court Clerk; Probate Place: Bedford, Tennessee
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