John Lansdale, Sr.

1882 - 1961  (78 years)

Lansdale

- Bef 1700

Died	Bef 1700	England
Family	Elizabeth Hilton           b. Salford, Lancashire, England
Children	+ 1. John Lansdale           b. Salford, Lancashire, England   2. Sarah Valentine Lansdale   3. Elizabeth Lansdale

Sarah Smith

Abt 1725 - Aft 1790  (> 65 years)

Birth	Abt 1725	Northampton Co., North Carolina
Died	Aft 3 Jun 1790	Edgefield Co., South Carolina
Family	John "The Elder" Spann           b. Abt 1723, Surry Co., North Carolina
Married	Abt 1746	Northampton Co., North Carolina
Children	+ 1. Martha Spann           b. 1770

Thomas Franklin Lansdale

1844 - 1891  (46 years)

Birth	8 Aug 1844	Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Died	26 Jan 1891	Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Thomas Hyatt Lansdale           b. 19 May 1808, Maryland
Mother	Harriet Franklin           b. 12 Oct 1813
Married	11 Dec 1834	Prince George's Co., Maryland
Family	Eliza Wimberly Strain           b. 16 Jan 1853, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee
Married	5 Feb 1880	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. James Strain Lansdale           b. 15 Nov 1880, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 2. John Lansdale, Sr.           b. 24 Jun 1882, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 3. Richard Hyatt Lansdale           b. 27 Oct 1883, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 4. Cornelia Houston Lansdale           b. 27 Jul 1885, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 5. Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland

Eliza Wimberly Strain

1853 - 1906  (53 years)

Birth	16 Jan 1853	Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee
Died	22 Feb 1906	Maryland
Buried	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	James Strain           b. 2 Oct 1815, Blount Co., Tennessee
Mother	Eliza Chloe Wimberly           b. Abt 1824, Georgia
Married	15 Oct 1851	DeSoto Co., Mississippi
Family	Thomas Franklin Lansdale           b. 8 Aug 1844, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	5 Feb 1880	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Children	+ 1. James Strain Lansdale           b. 15 Nov 1880, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 2. John Lansdale, Sr.           b. 24 Jun 1882, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 3. Richard Hyatt Lansdale           b. 27 Oct 1883, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 4. Cornelia Houston Lansdale           b. 27 Jul 1885, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland + 5. Chloe Wimberly Lansdale           b. 2 Feb 1888, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland

May Hamilton Mannen

1884 - 1958  (74 years)

Birth	3 Mar 1884	Paris, Bourbon Co., Kentucky
Died	5 Aug 1958	"Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Leslie Hamilton Mannen           b. Dec 1841, Mason Co., Kentucky
Mother	Sally Savage Pollock           b. 16 Apr 1850, Germantown, Mason Co., Kentucky
Married	4 Nov 1869	Residence of Dr. Isaac Pollock, Germantown, Mason Co., Kentucky
Family	John Lansdale, Sr.           b. 24 Jun 1882, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Married	20 Mar 1911	Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Children	+ 1. John "Jack" Lansdale, Jr.           b. 9 Jan 1912, Oakland, Alameda Co., California + 2. Sally Mannen Lansdale           b. 9 Dec 1921, Houston, Harris Co., Texas

John "Jack" Lansdale, Jr.

1912 - 2003  (91 years)

Birth	9 Jan 1912	Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Christened	14 Jul 1912	All Soul's Church, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
Died	22 Aug 2003	"Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	John Lansdale, Sr.           b. 24 Jun 1882, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	May Hamilton Mannen           b. 3 Mar 1884, Paris, Bourbon Co., Kentucky
Married	20 Mar 1911	Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Family	Metta Virginia Tomlinson           b. 4 Sep 1913, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
Married	17 Jun 1936	Trinity Episcopal Church, Houston, Harris Co., Texas
Children	+ 1. Private + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Private + 5. Living

Metta Virginia Tomlinson

1913 - 2001  (88 years)

Birth	4 Sep 1913	Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
Christened	13 Sep 1913	St. Mary's Church, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
Died	31 Oct 2001	"Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Buried	4 Nov 2001	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
Father	Hendley Edgar Tomlinson, Sr.           b. 14 Oct 1888, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
Mother	Alma Julie von Rosenberg           b. 11 Aug 1890, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas
Married	27 Nov 1912	Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas
Family	John "Jack" Lansdale, Jr.           b. 9 Jan 1912, Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Married	17 Jun 1936	Trinity Episcopal Church, Houston, Harris Co., Texas
Children	+ 1. Private + 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Private + 5. Living

Sally Mannen Lansdale

1921 - 1968  (46 years)

Birth	9 Dec 1921	Houston, Harris Co., Texas
Died	28 Jul 1968
Father	John Lansdale, Sr.           b. 24 Jun 1882, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland
Mother	May Hamilton Mannen           b. 3 Mar 1884, Paris, Bourbon Co., Kentucky
Married	20 Mar 1911	Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Family	Walter Francis Creson, Jr.           b. 29 May 1920, Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia
Married	15 Oct 1942	Trinity Episcopal Church, Midland, Midland Co., Texas
Children	+ 1. John Lansdale Creson, Sr.           b. 27 Jan 1947, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio + 2. Living + 3. Living   4. Unnamed Creson           b. 31 Jul 1953

Walter Francis Creson, Jr.

1920 - 1995  (74 years)

Birth	29 May 1920	Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia
Died	22 Mar 1995	Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia
Buried	St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond Co., Georgia
Father	Walter Francis Creson, Sr.           b. 13 May 1878, Readville, Cannon Co., Tennessee
Mother	Anna Ledlie Boone           b. 3 Mar 1886, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee
Married	11 Oct 1917	Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., Tennessee
Family 1	Sally Mannen Lansdale           b. 9 Dec 1921, Houston, Harris Co., Texas
Married	15 Oct 1942	Trinity Episcopal Church, Midland, Midland Co., Texas
Children	+ 1. John Lansdale Creson, Sr.           b. 27 Jan 1947, Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio + 2. Living + 3. Living   4. Unnamed Creson           b. 31 Jul 1953
Family 2	Mary Cleckley           b. 1926

• Name	John Lansdale  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	24 Jun 1882	Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland   [2, 3]
  Baptism	St. Bartholomew's Church, Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  aged 18, born in Maryland; father born in Maryland, mother in Tennessee
  	1900 U.S. Federal Census, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 10 13 Eliza Lansdale Head Female White 1854 46 Widowed 5 5 Tennessee Tennessee Mississippi Farm 11 13 James S Lansdale Son Male White 1880 19 Single Maryland Maryland Tennessee 12 13 John H Lansdale Son Male White 1882 17 Single Maryland Maryland Tennessee 13 13 Cornelia H Lansdale Daughter Female White 1886 13 Single Maryland Maryland Tennessee 14 13 Chloe W Lansdale Daughter Female White 1888 12 Single Maryland Maryland Tennessee  NARA Pub:  T623  Roll:  605  ED:  District 0001  Enumerated:  2 June 1900   Transcript ID is  dbid=7602&iid=4119775_00006
  Census	1910	Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California
  	1910 U.S. Federal Census, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 36 122 John Landsdale [sic] Lodger Male White 1883 27 Single Maryland Maryland Tennessee Civil Engineer  NARA Pub:  T624  Roll:  104  Page:  6a  ED:  0169  Enumerated:  19 Apr 1910   Transcript ID is  dbid=7884&iid=31111_4327307-01189
  Census	1920	Los Angeles, California
  aged 39, born in Maryland; father born in Maryland, mother in Tennessee; engineer for the railroad
  	1920 U.S. Federal Census, Los Angeles, California
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 64 71 John Lansdale Head Male White 1883 37 Married Maryland Maryland Tennessee Engineer La Salle Ave 65 71 May M Lansdale Wife Female White 1885 35 Married Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky La Salle Ave 66 71 John M Lansdale Son Male White 1913 7 Single California Maryland Kentucky La Salle Ave 67 71 Sally P Mannen Mother-in-law Female White 1848 72 Widowed Kentucky Pennsylvania Kentucky La Salle Ave  NARA Pub:  T625  Roll:  112  Page:  3B  ED:  0349  Sheet:  3B    Enumerated:  3 Jan 1920   Transcript ID is  dbid=6061&iid=4293712-00982
  Census	1930	Houston, Harris Co., Texas
  aged 47; aged 29 when married; born in Maryland; father born in Maryland, mother in Tennessee; civil engineer for the railroad
  	1930 U.S. Federal Census, Houston, Harris Co., Texas
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 37 58 John Lansdale Head Male White 1883 47 Married Maryland Maryland Tennessee Civil Engineer Yes Kipling 38 58 Mae Lansdale Wife Female White 1884 46 Married Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kipling 39 58 John Lansdale Son Male White 1912 18 Single California Maryland Kentucky Kipling 40 58 Sallie M Lansdale Daughter Female White 1922 8 Single Texas Maryland Kentucky Kipling  NARA Pub:  T626  ED:  101-90  Sheet:  13A    Enumerated:  Apr. 3, 1930   Transcript ID is  dbid=6224&iid=4547971_00521
  Census	1940	Houston, Harris Co., Texas
  	1940 U.S. Federal Census, Houston, Harris Co., Texas
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 20 109 John Lansdale Head Male White 1883 57 Married Maryland Tax Commissioner Engineer Kipling 21 109 May Lansdale Wife Female White 1884 56 Married Kentucky Kipling 22 109 Sally M Lansdale Daughter Female White 1922 18 Single Texas Kipling  NARA Pub:  T627  ED:  258-235  Enumerated:  8 Apr 1940   Transcript ID is  dbid=2442&iid=m-t0627-04197-01093
  Military Service	He enlisted in the Army on 5 Sept. 1917. He was a Major, served as an engineer, working on railroad track, during World War 1.  [4]
  Namesake	John Higgins Strain (d. 1888)
  Religion	Episcopal
  Death	2 May 1961	"Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [2, 5]
  Burial	All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [6, 7]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20209719/john-lansdale
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Lansdale             d. Bef 1700, England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Smith           b. Abt 1725, Northampton Co., North Carolina           d. Aft 3 Jun 1790, Edgefield Co., South Carolina  (Age > 65 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Notes	He is named after John Higgins Strain, the uncle of his mother Eliza Wimberly Strain. He wrote an informally structured family history entitled "Miscellaneous Personal and Family Notes," Houston, TX; he started it on March 22, 1929, and then he returned to it various times over the years. He was married in California. His family moved to 714 Rosalie Ave. in Houston, TX in 1920. He apparently became a Freemason in 1922. Later, the family moved to 814 Kipling Ave Houston in spring of 1925, where they lived until 1947. At this time he inherited Essex, after the death of Aunt Jig, to which he moved in 1947. ("Aunt" Jig, whose given name was Rachel Alice Waters, was actually his 1st cousin once removed, but she had been born 30 years before he was, and this was what everyone called her.) He retired from the Southern Pacific Railroad on May 31, 1948. He retired to "Essex," in Anne Arundel County, which he had inherited from his cousin Aunt Jig. He was a member of the South River Club in Anne Arundel County after the early 1950s. He suffered a stroke which disabled him during the 1950s. He died at Essex Farm in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland. [8, 9]
  Person ID	I12
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Franklin Lansdale           b. 8 Aug 1844, Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland           d. 26 Jan 1891, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Eliza Wimberly Strain           b. 16 Jan 1853, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee           d. 22 Feb 1906, Maryland (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1880	St. John's Church, Olney, Montgomery Co., Maryland
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	May Hamilton Mannen           b. 3 Mar 1884, Paris, Bourbon Co., Kentucky           d. 5 Aug 1958, "Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	20 Mar 1911	Oakland, Alameda Co., California   [5, 10, 11]
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  	+ 1. John "Jack" Lansdale, Jr.           b. 9 Jan 1912, Oakland, Alameda Co., California           d. 22 Aug 2003, "Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Age 91 years) └─ Metta Virginia Tomlinson  (Age 88 years)  m. 17 Jun 1936 + 2. Sally Mannen Lansdale           b. 9 Dec 1921, Houston, Harris Co., Texas           d. 28 Jul 1968 (Age 46 years) └─ Walter Francis Creson, Jr.  (Age 74 years)  m. 15 Oct 1942
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jun 1882 - Triadelphia, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Baptism - - St. Bartholomew's Church, Laytonsville, Montgomery Co., Maryland  Census - 1900 - Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Census - 1910 - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., California  Marriage - 20 Mar 1911 - Oakland, Alameda Co., California  Census - 1920 - Los Angeles, California  Census - 1930 - Houston, Harris Co., Texas  Census - 1940 - Houston, Harris Co., Texas  Death - 2 May 1961 - "Essex", Anne Arundel Co., Maryland  Burial - - All Hallows Chapel, Davidsonville, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones	4 Headstones
  	All Hallow's Chapel and the Lansdales All Hallow's Chapel stands here behind the graves of, from the right, May Mannen Lansdale, John Lansdale Sr., Metta Tomlinson Lansdale, and John Lansdale Jr. The two vertical stones are of Thomas Franklin Lansdale and his wife Eliza Strain Lansdale.
  	Lansdale and Strain graves at All Hallows The two in front are of Thomas Franklin Lansdale and Eliza Wimberly Strain Lansdale. The four flat stones behind them are, from the right, May Mannen Lansdale, John Lansdale Sr., Metta Tomlinson Lansdale, and John Lansdale, Jr. Just behind these, flanking the small tree, are Cornelia Lansdale (on the right), and her husband Howard Hill (on the left side).
  	Lansdale Window, All Hallows Chapel This was placed by John Lansdale, Sr.
  	John Lansdale Sr. (d. 1961)

  
  

  Histories

  Maryland Family History These are histories of family branches which lived in Maryland.

  
  

  Essays

  The Lansdale Family at "Essex" A chart of family relationships. Those in bold were owners of "Essex."

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "John Lansdale, Sr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I12&tree=1sttree (accessed May 16, 2025).