William
D.
Landon
Born about in Cornwall, Addison County, Vermont USA
Ancestors 
Son of Horace Landon
and Drewsilla (Hamm) Landon
Brother of
Alonzo Horace Landon, Denman T. Landon, Edmund Briant Landon, Drusilla E. (Landon) Husted, Priscilla E. (Landon) Snell, Norman E. Landon Sr. and Malissa A. (Landon) McGhee
Husband of
Alvira (Cory) Landon
— married
30 Mar 1837 in Greene Co., Illinois, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Alice (Landon) Workman
Died
at about age 60
in Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois USA
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Aug 2016
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Biography
William Landon was born in February 1813 in Vermont. He is the son of Horace Landon and Drewsilla Hamm.
He married Alvira nee Cory Cowen 30 March 1837 in Greene Co., Illinois.[1]
1840 census[2] 1850 census[3] 1860 census[4] 1870 census[5]
According to his gravestone, he died 11 February 1873 in Jersey Co., Illinois. He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Jerseyville, Illinois.[6]
Sources
- ↑ "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q292-DN1N : 14 February 2020), William D. Landon, 1837.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB8-K2F : 10 June 2022), William Landon, Jersey, Illinois, United States; citing p. 347, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85B-LGJ : 20 December 2020), William D Landen, Jersey Township, Jersey, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX4Y-FFR : 18 February 2021), Wm L Landon, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W7-37T : 28 May 2021), William D Landon, 1870.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23416459/william-duncan-landon: accessed 02 August 2022), memorial page for William Duncan Landon (4 Feb 1813–11 Feb 1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #23416459, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Diane & John (contributor 46842343).
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Categories: Jerseyville, Illinois | Jersey Township, Jersey County, Illinois | Oak Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Illinois | 1840 US Census, Jersey County, Illinois | 1850 US Census, Jersey County, Illinois | 1860 US Census, Jersey County, Illinois | 1870 US Census, Jersey County, Illinois