Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-07-22
Reunion of The Descendants Of
The First Immigrant,
William Lander.
THERE WERE SIXTY PRESENT.
OF the 1888 Known Defendants
AbOnt One Third We're
on Hand.

About sixty descendants of Will
liam Lander D,who came to Ameri.
ca 200 years ago, held family reun-
ion at Salubria Springs Wednesday,
which was continued two days.
The Lander femily is one of the
Oldest in kentucky. William Lander
(2) being one of the first pioneers.
The reunion was brought about by
Rev. David Lander. Easley. S. c.,
who has gathered much genealogical
information for family history and
from his valuable stores of family
history this information is taken.
William Lander ID was born in
Saxony about 1875 and moved with
his brother John to England and
shortly thereafter came to America
early in the 18th century. John
settled in Massachusetts, while Will
liam journeyed southwark and set
tied finally in Hampshire county,
Virginia. He was tailor by trade
and lived to be lie years old. He
married in this country and had at
least three children. A daughter
married Levi Ashbrook, a Baptist
minister; son Charles. went
south" and was lost sight of, and
Henry, who is the common ancestor
of the Kentucky family. Henry was
born not later than 1925 and mar.
ried a Miss Skinner of Loudodr
county, Va. He reared six sons anC
one daughter. The sons were
; Charles, Jacob, Nathan, John, Viii
liam and Henry and are known a!
the patriarchs. Charles was borr
in 1854 and served in the Revolution
airy army, company six. third Vir-
ginia regiment, Col. VIM, Heth
commander. Henry and the six
sons moved 10 Kentucky about 1888
all but William having married in
Virginia. Charles married a Fore
man, Jacob an Ashbrook, Nathan
and John married twin sisters by the
name of Skinner. Henry a Little
while William married Letitia Strobe
of Strode's Station in Clark county
KY.
Charles and his father settled near
North Middletown in Bourbon coun-
ty, where they died. The father
died at the age of "a. from being
burned, while Charles died of cholera
IN 1888. He had three sons and four
daughters. AS far as known he has
thirty living male representatives,
the most of whom are living in Mis-
souri, and California. Charles served
one term in the legislature from
Bourbon county. His son John
served in the war of 1912 and after
wards became the father of eighteen
children. Two of his grandsons
were in the Union army and one in
the Confederate army during the
Civil War. A great grandson, David,
is Presbyterian minister.
Jacob settled in Clark county and
built the first grist mill in all that
section. He was famed as a man of
unusual strength. His eldest son.
Levi, taught school till he was an
old man, dying in Mexico. Mo-, in
1882. His son Henry reared a large
and interesting family at Knoxville.
III. Prominent among them was
Hon. Harry Lander. who died at
Brook6eld. Mo-. a few years ago.
AS far as known Jacob has but eigh-
teen living male representatives,.
He moved from Clark to Breckin-
ridge county and died at the age of
7s.
Nathan settled first in Clark and
later in Breckinridge. He outlived
all his brothers. dying at the age of
"a. His daughter Adah married