J. D. Landphere

LANDPHERE, WOOD, LESLIE

Posted By: Diane (email)
Date: 3/23/2002 at 22:54:32

J. D. Landphere was born in Wyoming county, New York, November 6, 1836, and is a son of Ezra and Mary Ann (Wood) Landphere, who were both natives of that State. He remained in the county of his birth until six years of age, and then moved with his parents to Elkhart county, Indiana. Here they lived three years, and then moved to Kane county, Illinois, and afterwards to Will county. In 1856, they came to Butler county, Iowa, and settled on a farm in Beaver township. Mr. Landphere’s mother died July 5, 1852. His father is still living in Denver, Colorado. He was married November 5th of the year 1857, to Hester A. Leslie, who was born in the State of Ohio, Licking county. They are the parents of one son – Claude L. Claude Leslie lives at home.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 697