Land, John 1828-1908

LAND, COON

Posted By: Sharyl Ferrall
Date: 3/19/2003 at 03:52:55

John LAND was born Feb. 27, 1828, in Ontario, Canada. When a young man he emigrated to Michigan, and in 1856 came to Hardin, Iowa, where in 1858 he was married to Mariah COON; to this union were born four children, the eldest, a daughter, Mary, having died at the age of four years; the three sons -- J.M., W.F. and G.L. -- are living on farms near Luana. He died at the home of his son W.F., at three o'clock a.m. Dec. 22, 1908 his wife preceding him to the better world on Feb. 2, 1905. He was a kind husband and loving father, always ready to accommodate a neighbor or to help anyone in need. He always believed in One who is supreme and having power to rule the universe, and at one time he was a member of the Luana M.E. church, and we trust he died in the faith of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

~Postville Review; 1/1/1909

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Added by Reid R. Johnson 8/12/2013:

Postville Review, 25 December 1908.

John Land, an old and respected resident of Franklin township, passed peacefully away at the home of his son William, northeast of Hardin, at about two o'clock Tuesday morning, Dec. 22, 1908, death resulting from no specific ailment but from the infirmities incident to age. Mr. Land had been a resident of that section since 1856, and at the time of his death was close to 81 years of age. He is survived by three sons- Monroe, George and William, who have the sympathy of all in their hour of bereavement. The funeral was held from the Luana M.E. church Wednesday.

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Added by Carol Harris Remmen 8/13/2013:

The records I have show John Monroe Land born 22 Feb 1828 in Ontario Canada. Married Maria or Mariah Coon in 1858 in Hardin. She was born 31 May 1825 in Ontario Canada and died 2 Feb 1905. They are both buried in the Luana city cemetery. Their children are John Monroe, William F., George L. and Mary who died at age 4.