Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-22

or his male descendants survive, both
OF whom attended the reunion
Capt. Frank Lander of Hawesville
and Tracy j. Lander of Vincennes,
Ind.
Patriarch John was sheriff of
Hampshire county before leaving
Virginia. He settled close to Win
chester and much of the land he
owned Is now within the city limits.
He moved to Christian county in
1918 and bought a fine farm west
OF Hopkinsville. He was soon elect
ed county commissioner, in which
office he continued till death and
was noted for his integrity in
settling estates. He reared a large
family. His daughter Addie mar
ried John Wilcox, nephew of Dan
iel Boone, Two other daughters
married Luckeys of Bourbon county
and reared large families in Mexico,
Mo. His son John served in the
war Of 1872 and became one of the |
wealthiest men in Christian county. !
He owned several thousand acres of !
land near Pembroke and his son
James was in the Confederate army.
Samuel, a son of Patriarch John,
moved to Bloomington, Ill.,, in an
early day, reared a large family and
became quite wealthy. He was a
member of the state constitutional
convention. John D., one of his
sons, was in the war with Mexico.
and Charles w. was a federal soldier
in the Civil War. So far as known
John has twenty-three living male
descendants.
| The Patriarch William also settled
in Clark and afterward moved to
Christian county, where he bought
1900 acres of choice land near Belle
view, now Gracey. He was a great
stock man and his horses and cattle
took first premiums at many county
fairs. He also reared the largest
family of all ard has sixty. seven
living male descendants. His grand
son, James A of Yoakum. Texas, is
perhaps the eldest and wealthiest of
all the families. He also has a large
family, among whom are several
. bankers.
Henry, son of William, served in
the war of 1912 and two of his sons,
Wyley and John, served in the Tn.
ion army during the Civil War.
Wyley became the father of nine
! teen children and was killed by the
= cars at Burger, Ky.
Jas. H, and Stephen Lander, sons
of William, were, for many years,
among the most prominent citizens
Of Christian county.
Henry, the last of the patriarchs,
was the last to move from Virginia
> He settled first in Clark and after
ward moved to Christian county and
bought 327 acres of land on the
town fork of Little river, a few
miles out from Hopkinsville. He
died suddenly in the prime of life,
leaving a large family. Thomas. his
; eldest son. has numerous descend
ants near Pomeroy, Ohio, and Han
ford, Cal. Three other sons moved
to California, Isaac and Israel pros
pered, but Patterson became
wealthy. Wilson married his cousin
Pauline Lander. He died in 1879
, from the kick of a horse and his
widow has since been one of the
best beloved women of Hopkinsville.
Frank d. Lander, who became edi-
tor of the Nashville Tennessean aft
er the murder of ex-senator Car
mack, is a grandson Of Henry.
The meeting at Salubria was call
ed to order in the grove about the
hotel, by Rev. David Lander, a hand
some, we'll preserved and unusually
intelligent gentleman of middle-age.
After opening register and intro
ducing those strangers to each
other, Mr.. Lander read extracts
from his proposed history, which was
listened to with keenest interest un-
til the noon hour. After a good
dinner at the hotel. during which
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Petre personally
looked after the service and saw that
the big gathering was we'll fed, the
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