Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Land was born on 14 August 1848, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States, his father, Jackson Land, was 30 and his mother, Lois Harryman, was 32. He married Martha Berta Crooks on 10 June 1866, in Argyle, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Adams, Green, Wisconsin, United States in 1850 and Farmers Valley Township, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States in 1880. He died on 14 October 1911, in Marquette, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Joseph Sand in household of Jackson Sand, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph Land, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Joseph Land, "Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948"
Spouse and Children
1848–1911 Male
1850–1930 Female
Children (9)
1868–1939 Male
1868– Female
1870–1871 Female
1873–1959 Female
1875–1964 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1817–1892 Male
1816–1885 Female
Siblings (7)
1837–1900 Male
1838–1885 Female
1844–1864 Male
1848–1911 Male
1849–1901 Male
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World Events (8)
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1863
Age 15
1865
Age 17
Name Meaning
English, German, and Dutch: topographic name from Old English, Middle Dutch land, Middle High German lant ‘land, territory’. This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.
English: topographic name from Middle English launde ‘glade’ (Old French land), or a habitational name from a place called with this word, such as Launde in Leicestershire or Laund in Yorkshire.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of the three farmsteads so named, from Old Norse land ‘land, territory’ (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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