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Laura Landon White Warhurst
Additional Information
Since my posting to this forum last June, I have found additional information regarding Laura Landon.
The Federal Census of 1850 for Franklin County, Blendon, Ohio, district 38, lists Dr. George W. H. Landon, age 45, born in New York, and his family of seven children but does not show that he is married. Presumably, he is a widower. This is dwelling number 70.
He has a son, C.G. who is 19, occupation “artist”; a daughter Caroline M., 17; a daughter, Laura.O, 14; a daughter Laureena (?), 11; a son, Spencer C., 8; a son Chauncey H., 6; and a son, Benj. O., 3. All children born in Ohio.
This is the census of July 26, 1850. It is of interest that on the same census page one finds Dr. George Landon's mother,Tryphena Landon, formerly Tryphena Hewitt, a widow, living in dwelling number 73 with a family of Terrance D.Grunes (?).
Dr. George Landon's father,Edward Landon, is at this time deceased.
In the Federal Census for Missouri, first Ward, city of St. Joseph, Buchanan County, enumerated on the 23rd day of July 1860 we now find Dr. George Landon, born in New York, listed only by his last name "Landon" age 55, occupation "surgeon". He has no value listed for either real estate or personal estate. There is a female designated only as "E." age 34, born in Ohio. A son, "SC" is now 18 and his occupation is "printer". Chauncey H. is now listed as "C. H." and the youngest son is "Oliver. B." there are no other children listed and, presumably, all of the girls are married and out of the house. Caroline would now be about 27, Laura, about 24, and Laureena about 21.
Source Citation: 1860; Census Place: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri; Roll: M653_609; Page: 0; Image: 379.Year:
“CG Landon, now 30,the eldest son is found in California census of 1860,living with 3 other men, all of whom have occupation “painter”. This is Butte county, Orovill Township. Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Ophir, Butte, California; Roll: M653_56; Page: 763; Image: 253.
Also in the household of Dr. Landon in 1860 in St. Joseph Missouri, is a 19-year-old female "servant" Mary Long, and a female child 1 1/2 years, Caroline Long.
I have not as yet found Dr. George W. H. Landon in later enumerations in any location. St. Joseph, Missouri in 1860 was a hotbed of political struggle and violence. I have not found any record of "Dr. George" joining the military as did his brother, Dr. Chauncey P. Landon in Ohio.
A death certificate from the Missouri State Board of Health is probably the most valuable document I have found. It gives Laura's birth date as August 26, 1836 and states that she was born in Ohio, the daughter of Dr. George Landon. On this death certificate, Laura’s name is listed as "Laura Warhurst" because she married Enoch Warhurst after the death of her first husband.
Place of Death MISSOURI STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
County Buchanan BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
Township Washington CERTIFICATE OF DEATH or Registration District No. 86 File No. 12586
Village ______________
Primary registration District No 5127 Registered No. 26 or
City (No. “ County Poor Farm”. St. __________Ward)
FULL NAME Laura Warhurst
PERSONAL AND STATISTICAL PARTICULARS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
SINGLE DATE OF DEATH
SEX COLOR OR RACE MARRIED WIDOWED
WIDOWED APRIL 3, 1912
FEMALE WHITE DIVORCED MONTH DAY YEAR
DATE OF BIRTH I HEREBY CERTIFY , that I attended deceased from
AUGUST 26 1836 Feb. 1st, 1911, to April 1912,
MONTH DAY YEAR that I last saw her alive on April 1st , 1912,
AGE and that death occurred, on the date above at 1:30 AM.
76 YRS 7 mos 29 ds_____________ The CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows:
OCCUPATION
(a) Trade, profession,or Housework (Retired) Brights Disease________
particular kind of work
(b) General nature of industry, 131 Chronic______________________
business or establishment in
which employed (or employer) Inmate of Poor Farm (Duration) 1 yr 4 mos 3 ds ___
BIRTHPLACE Contributory None
(City or town, state or foreign country) OHIO
Signed J.K.Cashour (?), M.D.
NAME OF FATHER
_ DR GEO LANDON April 3, 1912 ( address:) Bellinger Bldg
BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER State the desease causing death,or, is death from violent causes state
“England”[actually New York] (1) means of injury: and (2) whether accident, suicidal, or homicidal _______________________________
MAIDEN NAME LENGTH OF RESIDENCE ( For Hospitals, Institutions, Trancients
OF MOTHER UNKNOWN or Recent Residents).
BIRTHPLACE OF At place In the about
MOTHER UNKNOWN of death 6 ys 3 mos 6 ds. State 40 yrs xmos x ds
THE ABOVE IS TRUE TO THE BEST OF MY Where was desease contracted
KNOWLEDGE if not at place of death? At place of death.
Former or usual residence
Informant Geo E White So Nine Ave. So St Joseph MO,
(ADDRESS) 5501 2ND St Joseph MO PLACE OF BURIAL OR REMOVAL
DATE OF BURIAL City Cemetery April 4, 1912
FILED April 3, 1912 J.J. Barnsbach UNDERTAKER ADDRESS
REGISTRAR H O SIDENFADER 211-15 No 10.
We do not have any information regarding when or where Laura Landon met George Eugene White. They had a son, George E. White born in Missouri on 6 March 1856. I was not able to locate them in the census of 1860 or 1870. There were additional children of which I have no record. In the Census of 1900 Laura was recorded as having borne 8 children of which only 2 were then alive.
The discrepancies between the age of Laura Landon White Warhurst as given in the various census records and upon her death certificate only add to the amount of confusion in her actual identity. This is compounded by the name of her younger sister whose name appears to be "Laureena" in the census of 1850 in Ohio.
The handwriting of the census enumerator has compounded our confusion and lack of positive identity for Laura Landon and her younger sister whose name was perhaps, Laureena. In writing the names of both of these individuals in addition to his handwriting on other names on the same page, he has neglected to "close" the top of the letter a and in most cases his small case " a" often appears as a small case "u".
We have not found "Laureena Landon" in any Ohio or other census records. Does the possibility exist that, for what ever reason, Laura Landon has at one time or another been confused with Laureena Landon?
The question remains: where was Laura Landon White between 1856 when her son George E. was born and 1899 when her name appears in the St. Joseph Missouri City Directory as the widow of George E. White the elder?
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