Y. Landis

As printed in 1889

Y. LANDIS, dealer in furniture, and undertaker, of Wooster, Ohio, was born in Lehigh County, Penn., June 2G, 184G. His father, William Landis, was also a native of that county, and was a minister of the Mennouite Church, and his parents had also been Pennsylvauians. William Landis was married to Mary Young, born in the same State, and by that union they were the parents of eight children, six of whom are yet living, three in Wayne County, Ohio. The father passed from earth in 1848, at the comparatively early age of forty-nine years, and in 1858 the mother came with her children to Wayne County, and was married to Christian Burkey, of Chester Township, where she yet resides, aged eighty-two years.

The subject of this memoir, when quite young, began to learn the trade of harness-making, and, after completing his apprenticeship, followed it for several years, for four years having a shop of his own. He next turned his attention to cabinet-making, and has now been in that business about twenty years. In 1882 he formed a partnership with William George, which continued for six years, it being dissolved in the summer of 1888, when Mr. Landis embarked alone, on East Liberty Street, Wooster, in the furniture business, in which he keeps a full and complete stock. An important feature of his business is undertaking, to which he gives careful attention. In 1867 Mr. Landis was united in marriage with Miss Talitha, daughter of Daniel and Lydia Pittenger, and a native of Wayne County. Her father lives in Chester Township, where her mother died in the fall of 1887. Two children have been born to this union: Thomas, who died at the age of tour years, and Maud, aged fifteen years. Mr. Landis is a Kepublicau in politics, and at one time was a member of the city council of Wooster. He is an active member of the Royal Arcanum, and was for some years an active member of the Volunteer Fire Department of Wooster. He is a self-made man, who began poor, but has by his perseverance, industry and business tact acquired a good position, and his success in life is a testimony to his upright and straightforward business principles. As an honest and capable merchant, and a progressive citizen, having the interests of the county at heart, he is rightly held in esteem by everyone who knows him.

As printed in Commemorative biographical record of Wayne County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families .. (1889). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.