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- ADAM LANDOLL, b. 31 January 1858, in Massweiler, Rhineland-Pf�lz, Germany, son of Franz Landoll and Elisabeth Buchheit; m. 20 January 1891 in Kansas City, MO, CAROLINE HONEYCAMP, b. 31 December 1867, in Berger(?), Germany; Adam d. 1 April 1954, Pierce City; Caroline d. 11 August 1936, Pierce City.
- ELIZABETH ANN LANDOLL, b. 10 March 1892, in Kansas City, MO ?; m. 4 August 1915 in Pierce City, FRANK BIRKENBACH, b. 5 August 1892, in Monett, MO, son of August Birkenbach and Catherine Leitle; Elizabeth d. 13 August 1946, Monett, MO;
Frank d. 6 December 1977, Springfield, MO. See descendants of Elizabeth Ann Landoll and Frank Birkenbach.
- MARY LANDOLL, b. 17 August 1894, in Pierce City, MO; m. 24 November 1914 in Pierce City, Michael T. Kelly, b. 1884; Mary d. 9 July 1958, Pierce City; Mike d. 1945, Pierce City.
- MARCELL LANDOLL, b. 24 February 1896, in Pierce City, MO; m. 1924, PATRICK DOOLEY, b. 1889; Marcell d. 27 February 1971, Pierce City; Pat d. 1961, Pierce City.
- FRANK LANDOLL, b. 30/31 May 1898, in Pierce City, MO; m. 11 November 1919, MARIE METTLACH, in Kansas City, MO; Frank d. 30 April 1984, Pierce City.
- CATHERINE LANDOLL m. Leo Gorman
- JACKIE LANDOLL m. Peg ___________
- DORIS LANDOLL m. Norman Witt
- IMA JEAN LANDOLL m. Richard Zebert
- LEO LANDOLL, b. 30 June 1900, in Pierce City, MO; m. 14 May 1929 in Wentworth, MO, CLARA MAE KUTZ, b. 8 July 1909, Wentworth, MO; Leo d. 16 March 1972; Clara Mae d. December 1997.
- RONALD LEO LANDOLL m. Julia Ann Washeck; m. Jean Lathrop Henry
- EMMA CATHERINE LANDOLL, b. 2 October 1905, in Pierce City, MO; m. 12 April 1925 in Pierce City, CHARLES SHIPMAN, b. 24 October 1902; Emma d. 31 December 1984; Charles d. 26 December 1968.
- CHARLES RAY SHIPMAN m. Bonnie ________
- ROBERT LEE SHIPMAN m. Virginia ________
- PAUL NEST, b. January 1889, in New York?; Paul was part of an "orphan train" that was created to bring children from New York to new families in the midwest. He was around ten years old when he came to live with the Landolls.
- In a letter dated 18 May 1980, Hubert Schneider, a descendant of Elisabeth Landoll Schneider (1863-1943), youngest sister of Adam, wrote of Massweiler: "Massweiler today has 1300 people. We live in a rural area far from a large city. Harsberg [the birthplace of Adam's father, Franz Landoll] is a smaller place and has only 340 people. Massweiler and Harsberg are only 15km apart. In clear weather, we can see Harsberg from our farm. Our ancestor, Franz Landoll met Elizabeth Buchheit while he was walking on the road near Massweiler." More information will be available for Franz and Elizabeth once the GED files have been completed for this site.
In April 1998, Hubert's daughter, Martina Schneider Sammel, sent us a photograph of the Landoll home in Massweiler. Adam, and the other Landolls who emigrated from Massweiler, were born in this house. Martina was part of the last generation to be born there. The house was torn down in 1970. I do not know the date of this photograph. For additional information about Massweiler, visit Kristina Kuhn's web site detailed below.
- Adam immigrated to the United States around 1874 when he was about 16 years old. Several other brothers and Landoll cousins immigrated to America between 1823 and 1885. Adam's oldest brother Franz/Frank (b. 1844, Massweiler) settled in Norwalk, OH; his older brother Valentine/John (b. 1 May 1850, Massweiler) eventually settled in Pierce City; and Adam's youngest brother, Christian (b. 7 February 1867, Massweiler) came to the United States in 1885, also settling in Pierce City.
Shedding some light on why so many young men immigrated from Germany during this time period, Hubert Schneider writes in 1980:
"I have talked to some older people and they tell me that those times in Germany were very bad, unemployment, war and there was no industry in our region. People say that at this time 7 out of 10 inhabitants of the Pf�lz had gone to America."
- We do not know anything of Caroline's mother and father. Her place of origin in Germany is known only from mention in her obituary. Checking The Atlantic Bridge to Germany series by Charles M. Hall, I was unable to find any "Berger". There are, however, many towns or villages by the name of "Berg" or "Bergen". Below are listed the towns/villages with the name "Bergen":
Community/Gemeinde:
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen
Bergen |
County/Landkreis:
Neuburg
Traunstein
Weissenburg
Birkenfeld
Merzig-Wadern |
State/Stadt:
Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria
Rhineland-Pfalz
Saarland |
It is believed that Caroline came to the United States with her two sisters, Anna and Mary. Caroline was around 9 years old when they immigrated in 1874. Prior to moving to Kansas City, Caroline and her sisters lived in Quincy, IL, possibly with an uncle. According to their youngest daughter, Emma Landoll Shipman, Adam was introduced to Caroline through her sister, Anna Honeycamp Hagen, wife of Fred Hagen.
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