Philip Van Horne Lansdale

1858 - 1899  (41 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

Charlotte Bleecker

1789 - 1858  (69 years)

Birth	1789	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Died	1858
Family	Dr. Vinal Luce           b. 1782, Massachusetts
Married	13 Apr 1815	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Children	1. John Bleecker Luce           b. 1816   2. Edward Luce           b. 1817 + 3. Olivia Luce           b. 9 Feb 1819, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 4. Margaret Bleecker Luce           b. 1819   5. Cornelius Luce   6. Edward Luce           b. 1823   7. William Luce           b. Abt 1825, Albany, Albany Co., New York + 8. Rear Adm. Stephen Bleecker Luce           b. 25 Mar 1827, Albany, Albany Co., New York   9. Catherine Elmendorf Luce           b. Washington, D.C.   10. Jane Eliza Luce           b. 1831, New York State

Dr. Philip Lansdale

1817 - 1894  (77 years)

Birth	30 Apr 1817	Maryland
Died	21 Aug 1894	Cos Cob, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Buried	St. James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father	William Moylan Lansdale           b. 1 Dec 1782, Maryland
Mother	Eliza Catherine Moylan           b. 1789, Maryland
Married	10 Mar 1807
Family	Olivia Luce           b. 9 Feb 1819, Albany, Albany Co., New York
Married	18 Sep 1841
Children	+ 1. William Moylan Lansdale           b. 17 Aug 1842, "Bloomsbury", Harford Co., Maryland + 2. Edward Vinal Lansdale           b. 16 Dec 1844, Washington, D.C. + 3. Charlotte Bleeker Lansdale           b. 30 Jun 1848, Washington, D.C.   4. Eliza Moylan Lansdale           b. 7 Oct 1851, Fairfax Co., Virginia + 5. Philip Van Horne Lansdale           b. 15 Feb 1858, Washington, D.C.   6. Maria Horner Lansdale           b. 26 Jan 1860, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Olivia Luce

1819 - 1892  (73 years)

Birth	9 Feb 1819	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Died	1 Aug 1892	"White Oak", Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Buried	St. James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Father	Dr. Vinal Luce           b. 1782, Massachusetts
Mother	Charlotte Bleecker           b. 1789, Albany, Albany Co., New York
Married	13 Apr 1815	Albany, Albany Co., New York
Family	Dr. Philip Lansdale           b. 30 Apr 1817, Maryland
Married	18 Sep 1841
Children	+ 1. William Moylan Lansdale           b. 17 Aug 1842, "Bloomsbury", Harford Co., Maryland + 2. Edward Vinal Lansdale           b. 16 Dec 1844, Washington, D.C. + 3. Charlotte Bleeker Lansdale           b. 30 Jun 1848, Washington, D.C.   4. Eliza Moylan Lansdale           b. 7 Oct 1851, Fairfax Co., Virginia + 5. Philip Van Horne Lansdale           b. 15 Feb 1858, Washington, D.C.   6. Maria Horner Lansdale           b. 26 Jan 1860, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ethel Shipley Smith

1869 - 1962  (92 years)

Birth	23 Sep 1869
Died	5 Feb 1962
Buried	Cypress Lawn Cemetery, San Mateo Co., California
Family	Philip Van Horne Lansdale           b. 15 Feb 1858, Washington, D.C.
Married	Jun 1898

• Name	Philip Van Horne Lansdale  [1, 2]
  Birth	15 Feb 1858	Washington, D.C.
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	He was killed in Samoa during an insurrection there. He was married at 40, and died within a year. Here is his service record as of 1898, the year before his death: "Born in District of Columbia, February 15, 1858. Entered Naval Academy June 6, 1873. Finished Course at Naval Academy June, 1877; "Plymouth" 1877; "Constellation" 1878; "Powhatan" 1879; graduated, June 18, 1879; "Swatara" 1879-82. Promoted Ensign June 1, 1881; ordnance duty, Naval Yard, Washington, 1882; Torpedo Station, 1883; "Galena" 1883; "Ossipee," 1884-7; inspector steel, new cruisers, 1887-90. Promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade), March 31, 1888; "Philadelphia," N.A. Station, July 1890 to June, 1893; lev of absence, June 1893, to September 5, 1893; in charge of Caravels, World's Fair, September, 1893 to December, 1893; Naval Intelligence, December, 1893-6. Promoted to Lieutenant, May 15, 1893; U.S.S. "Massachusetts," June, 1896; "Alert" January 1897, to date." There have been two ships in the Navy named the "USS Lansdale," and they were each named after him. See the Lansdale family history by Edward Geary Lansdale on the "Maryland Histories" page for more about them. One description of the incidents of his death can be found in Albert Gleaves, The Admiral: The Memoirs of Albert Gleaves, USN (California: Hope Publishing, 1985): 166-68.  [3]
  Death	1 Apr 1899	Apia, Samoa
  Burial	Cypress Lawn Cemetery, San Mateo Co., California   [4]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7569973/lansdale
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Lansdale             d. Bef 1700, England   (5 x Great Grandfather)  Charlotte Bleecker           b. 1789, Albany, Albany Co., New York           d. 1858  (Age 69 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I8544
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. Philip Lansdale           b. 30 Apr 1817, Maryland           d. 21 Aug 1894, Cos Cob, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Olivia Luce           b. 9 Feb 1819, Albany, Albany Co., New York           d. 1 Aug 1892, "White Oak", Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	18 Sep 1841
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Ethel Shipley Smith           b. 23 Sep 1869             d. 5 Feb 1962 (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1898
  Family Charts	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Feb 1858 - Washington, D.C.  Death - 1 Apr 1899 - Apia, Samoa  Burial - - Cypress Lawn Cemetery, San Mateo Co., California   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Lt. Philip van Horne Lansdale (d. 1899)

  
  

  Documents

  "Bicycles Excite Jealousy in Joseon, Korea" This article says that Philip van Horne Lansdale was probably the first to introduce bicycles to the area. Also see Neff's 2018 article in The Korea Times.

  
  

  Headstones

  Philip van Horne Lansdale (d. 1899)

  
  

  Histories

  Maryland Family Mysteries These mysteries have preoccupied researchers with much more experience than I have.

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Philip Van Horne Lansdale". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I8544&tree=1sttree (accessed May 18, 2025).