Parents
Felix Grundy Landers 1819 Bedford Co. Tn
Amanda Frances Holbert 9/5/1827 Texas
Children of Felix & Amanda
L. LANDERS b: 1849 Harrison Co, Tx Texas
Paralee LANDERS b: 1850 Harrison Co, Tx
J.H.LANDERS b. 1852 Harrison Co, Tx.
Felix LANDERS b: 1859 Harrison Co,Tx
Ada LANDERS b: 1862 Harrison Co, Tx
Jasper Logan LANDERS b: 29 OCT 1863 Harrison Co.,Tx
Jinnoah LANDERS b: 1866 Harrison Co., Tx
Joanna LANDERS b: 1866 Harrison Co., Tx
Jacob Wallace LANDERS b: 1872
"Felix The Wanderer"
Felix was a very unusual character, especially for his time. Sometime after his 21st year, he took to wandering from town to town, visiting relatives and friends in the East Texas area. He never married and had no children.
THE WANDERER -- Felix G. Landers (1859-1944) was the son of my great-grandparents, Felix Grundy Landers and Amanda Francis Holbert. -- By Roy Landers
The first time I met Uncle Felix was in 1937 or 1938, I was about seven or eight years old, when he came to visit my dad at his service station in down town Tyler. Uncle Felix was in his late seventies, had a long gray beard, a large backpack with all of his belongings and two large dogs on leashes. After he left, Daddy told me that Felix just wandered around walking from one East Texas town to another. He said that my grandfather had a room built on his house for Uncle Felix, and tried to get him to live with him, he stayed for a couple of months and then started wandering again. Felix died sometimes after 1937, the family didn't know when or where.(Information on Felix discovered after this was written)
The following articles appeared in local newspapers Tuesday, 21 Jan 1930 - Dog Refuses To Leave His Dead Master
Loyalty of a dog to his master was described by Lansing citizens who reported to Longview officers today that they had found a dead man in a cotton house in their community Saturday morning. The man, Felix Landers, a wanderer, was frozen to death Friday night during the severe blizzard. He had started to Marshall from Longview and took refuge in the cotton house when the blizzard struck. Friday morning some farmers heard a dog barking in the cotton house, they investigated but the dog, a large collie, would not let them enter the shack. The men had to kill the collie before they could remove the man's body. Those who have known Landers said the collie was his best friend. They were inseparable at all times. Landers would not accept a ride from a motorist unless the dog was given the same privilege.
Friday, 14 March 1930 - Landers Appears In Marshall To Deny He Is Dead
Felix Landers, like Rip Van Winkle, has returned to deny that he is dead. But unlike Rip, he found that nothing had changed, only the weather being a little warmer.
The following article appeared in today's edition of the Dallas News under an Associated Press credit line.
Furnishing a belated and unexpected denouncement to one of the many pathetic stories of Texas extraordinary blizzard of January, Felix Landers, aged wanderer, came to Marshall Thursday expressly to deny he was frozen to death near Hallsville on 18 January. Since announcement of Mr. Landers' death, a number of his relatives have tried to ascertain definitely how the rumor orignated. They could not find their kin, but were told hundreds of times that he was dead. A report from Marshall this morning said Landers appeared at the sheriff's office yesterday, shook hands with Mr. Sanders and other officers, and told them " I am not dead ". A few minutes later he and his dog resumed their journey and were last seen on the Jefferson road.
Cause of death: Cerebral Hem. (Stroke)
Felix Grundy Landers 1819 Bedford Co. Tn
Amanda Frances Holbert 9/5/1827 Texas
Children of Felix & Amanda
L. LANDERS b: 1849 Harrison Co, Tx Texas
Paralee LANDERS b: 1850 Harrison Co, Tx
J.H.LANDERS b. 1852 Harrison Co, Tx.
Felix LANDERS b: 1859 Harrison Co,Tx
Ada LANDERS b: 1862 Harrison Co, Tx
Jasper Logan LANDERS b: 29 OCT 1863 Harrison Co.,Tx
Jinnoah LANDERS b: 1866 Harrison Co., Tx
Joanna LANDERS b: 1866 Harrison Co., Tx
Jacob Wallace LANDERS b: 1872
"Felix The Wanderer"
Felix was a very unusual character, especially for his time. Sometime after his 21st year, he took to wandering from town to town, visiting relatives and friends in the East Texas area. He never married and had no children.
THE WANDERER -- Felix G. Landers (1859-1944) was the son of my great-grandparents, Felix Grundy Landers and Amanda Francis Holbert. -- By Roy Landers
The first time I met Uncle Felix was in 1937 or 1938, I was about seven or eight years old, when he came to visit my dad at his service station in down town Tyler. Uncle Felix was in his late seventies, had a long gray beard, a large backpack with all of his belongings and two large dogs on leashes. After he left, Daddy told me that Felix just wandered around walking from one East Texas town to another. He said that my grandfather had a room built on his house for Uncle Felix, and tried to get him to live with him, he stayed for a couple of months and then started wandering again. Felix died sometimes after 1937, the family didn't know when or where.(Information on Felix discovered after this was written)
The following articles appeared in local newspapers Tuesday, 21 Jan 1930 - Dog Refuses To Leave His Dead Master
Loyalty of a dog to his master was described by Lansing citizens who reported to Longview officers today that they had found a dead man in a cotton house in their community Saturday morning. The man, Felix Landers, a wanderer, was frozen to death Friday night during the severe blizzard. He had started to Marshall from Longview and took refuge in the cotton house when the blizzard struck. Friday morning some farmers heard a dog barking in the cotton house, they investigated but the dog, a large collie, would not let them enter the shack. The men had to kill the collie before they could remove the man's body. Those who have known Landers said the collie was his best friend. They were inseparable at all times. Landers would not accept a ride from a motorist unless the dog was given the same privilege.
Friday, 14 March 1930 - Landers Appears In Marshall To Deny He Is Dead
Felix Landers, like Rip Van Winkle, has returned to deny that he is dead. But unlike Rip, he found that nothing had changed, only the weather being a little warmer.
The following article appeared in today's edition of the Dallas News under an Associated Press credit line.
Furnishing a belated and unexpected denouncement to one of the many pathetic stories of Texas extraordinary blizzard of January, Felix Landers, aged wanderer, came to Marshall Thursday expressly to deny he was frozen to death near Hallsville on 18 January. Since announcement of Mr. Landers' death, a number of his relatives have tried to ascertain definitely how the rumor orignated. They could not find their kin, but were told hundreds of times that he was dead. A report from Marshall this morning said Landers appeared at the sheriff's office yesterday, shook hands with Mr. Sanders and other officers, and told them " I am not dead ". A few minutes later he and his dog resumed their journey and were last seen on the Jefferson road.
Cause of death: Cerebral Hem. (Stroke)
Parents
Felix Grundy Landers 1819 Bedford Co. Tn
Amanda Frances Holbert 9/5/1827 Texas
Children of Felix & Amanda
L. LANDERS b: 1849 Harrison Co, Tx Texas
Paralee LANDERS b: 1850 Harrison Co, Tx
J.H.LANDERS b. 1852 Harrison Co, Tx.
Felix LANDERS b: 1859 Harrison Co,Tx
Ada LANDERS b: 1862 Harrison Co, Tx
Jasper Logan LANDERS b: 29 OCT 1863 Harrison Co.,Tx
Jinnoah LANDERS b: 1866 Harrison Co., Tx
Joanna LANDERS b: 1866 Harrison Co., Tx
Jacob Wallace LANDERS b: 1872
"Felix The Wanderer"
Felix was a very unusual character, especially for his time. Sometime after his 21st year, he took to wandering from town to town, visiting relatives and friends in the East Texas area. He never married and had no children.
THE WANDERER -- Felix G. Landers (1859-1944) was the son of my great-grandparents, Felix Grundy Landers and Amanda Francis Holbert. -- By Roy Landers
The first time I met Uncle Felix was in 1937 or 1938, I was about seven or eight years old, when he came to visit my dad at his service station in down town Tyler. Uncle Felix was in his late seventies, had a long gray beard, a large backpack with all of his belongings and two large dogs on leashes. After he left, Daddy told me that Felix just wandered around walking from one East Texas town to another. He said that my grandfather had a room built on his house for Uncle Felix, and tried to get him to live with him, he stayed for a couple of months and then started wandering again. Felix died sometimes after 1937, the family didn't know when or where.(Information on Felix discovered after this was written)
The following articles appeared in local newspapers Tuesday, 21 Jan 1930 - Dog Refuses To Leave His Dead Master
Loyalty of a dog to his master was described by Lansing citizens who reported to Longview officers today that they had found a dead man in a cotton house in their community Saturday morning. The man, Felix Landers, a wanderer, was frozen to death Friday night during the severe blizzard. He had started to Marshall from Longview and took refuge in the cotton house when the blizzard struck. Friday morning some farmers heard a dog barking in the cotton house, they investigated but the dog, a large collie, would not let them enter the shack. The men had to kill the collie before they could remove the man's body. Those who have known Landers said the collie was his best friend. They were inseparable at all times. Landers would not accept a ride from a motorist unless the dog was given the same privilege.
Friday, 14 March 1930 - Landers Appears In Marshall To Deny He Is Dead
Felix Landers, like Rip Van Winkle, has returned to deny that he is dead. But unlike Rip, he found that nothing had changed, only the weather being a little warmer.
The following article appeared in today's edition of the Dallas News under an Associated Press credit line.
Furnishing a belated and unexpected denouncement to one of the many pathetic stories of Texas extraordinary blizzard of January, Felix Landers, aged wanderer, came to Marshall Thursday expressly to deny he was frozen to death near Hallsville on 18 January. Since announcement of Mr. Landers' death, a number of his relatives have tried to ascertain definitely how the rumor orignated. They could not find their kin, but were told hundreds of times that he was dead. A report from Marshall this morning said Landers appeared at the sheriff's office yesterday, shook hands with Mr. Sanders and other officers, and told them " I am not dead ". A few minutes later he and his dog resumed their journey and were last seen on the Jefferson road.
Cause of death: Cerebral Hem. (Stroke)
Felix Grundy Landers 1819 Bedford Co. Tn
Amanda Frances Holbert 9/5/1827 Texas
Children of Felix & Amanda
L. LANDERS b: 1849 Harrison Co, Tx Texas
Paralee LANDERS b: 1850 Harrison Co, Tx
J.H.LANDERS b. 1852 Harrison Co, Tx.
Felix LANDERS b: 1859 Harrison Co,Tx
Ada LANDERS b: 1862 Harrison Co, Tx
Jasper Logan LANDERS b: 29 OCT 1863 Harrison Co.,Tx
Jinnoah LANDERS b: 1866 Harrison Co., Tx
Joanna LANDERS b: 1866 Harrison Co., Tx
Jacob Wallace LANDERS b: 1872
"Felix The Wanderer"
Felix was a very unusual character, especially for his time. Sometime after his 21st year, he took to wandering from town to town, visiting relatives and friends in the East Texas area. He never married and had no children.
THE WANDERER -- Felix G. Landers (1859-1944) was the son of my great-grandparents, Felix Grundy Landers and Amanda Francis Holbert. -- By Roy Landers
The first time I met Uncle Felix was in 1937 or 1938, I was about seven or eight years old, when he came to visit my dad at his service station in down town Tyler. Uncle Felix was in his late seventies, had a long gray beard, a large backpack with all of his belongings and two large dogs on leashes. After he left, Daddy told me that Felix just wandered around walking from one East Texas town to another. He said that my grandfather had a room built on his house for Uncle Felix, and tried to get him to live with him, he stayed for a couple of months and then started wandering again. Felix died sometimes after 1937, the family didn't know when or where.(Information on Felix discovered after this was written)
The following articles appeared in local newspapers Tuesday, 21 Jan 1930 - Dog Refuses To Leave His Dead Master
Loyalty of a dog to his master was described by Lansing citizens who reported to Longview officers today that they had found a dead man in a cotton house in their community Saturday morning. The man, Felix Landers, a wanderer, was frozen to death Friday night during the severe blizzard. He had started to Marshall from Longview and took refuge in the cotton house when the blizzard struck. Friday morning some farmers heard a dog barking in the cotton house, they investigated but the dog, a large collie, would not let them enter the shack. The men had to kill the collie before they could remove the man's body. Those who have known Landers said the collie was his best friend. They were inseparable at all times. Landers would not accept a ride from a motorist unless the dog was given the same privilege.
Friday, 14 March 1930 - Landers Appears In Marshall To Deny He Is Dead
Felix Landers, like Rip Van Winkle, has returned to deny that he is dead. But unlike Rip, he found that nothing had changed, only the weather being a little warmer.
The following article appeared in today's edition of the Dallas News under an Associated Press credit line.
Furnishing a belated and unexpected denouncement to one of the many pathetic stories of Texas extraordinary blizzard of January, Felix Landers, aged wanderer, came to Marshall Thursday expressly to deny he was frozen to death near Hallsville on 18 January. Since announcement of Mr. Landers' death, a number of his relatives have tried to ascertain definitely how the rumor orignated. They could not find their kin, but were told hundreds of times that he was dead. A report from Marshall this morning said Landers appeared at the sheriff's office yesterday, shook hands with Mr. Sanders and other officers, and told them " I am not dead ". A few minutes later he and his dog resumed their journey and were last seen on the Jefferson road.
Cause of death: Cerebral Hem. (Stroke)
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