When Charles Henry Landrus was born on 1 October 1869, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States, his father, Joseph Heth Landrus, was 30 and his mother, Lydia Ann Alexander, was 21. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Lydia Ann Alexander. He lived in Morris Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Viola, Latah, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died on 18 October 1953, at the age of 84.