Landgraff Charles-On Saturday morning April 25, 1903, occurred the death of Charles Landgraff, aged 81 years. Mr. Landgraff, who was a former Cleveland resident and practically all his life identified with the glass industry, had been suffering for some time with a cancer and for a few months past had been in St. Joseph's hospital in Syracuse. Mr. Landgraff was one of the best glass blowers in the business but of late his health had been poor. He left Cleveland about 7 years ago and went to Wilcox, Pa., which has since been his home although he had frequently been in Cleveland. Three sons survive him, Harmon C., Seymour and Frank. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Cleveland. Rev. H. D. Holmes officiating. Burial was made in the Cleveland cemetery. He was born at Jackson, N. Y., at which town, and later at Vernon, Oneida county, his youth was spent, coming to Cleveland in 1841. Here his father, Anthony Landgraff and his elder brother, and his brother-in-law, George Cowarden, built and operated for upwards of 20 years the first window glass factory in Cleveland. This was the old Cleveland Glass Works, and occupied the site of the present American Glass Co.'s tank. He was a member of his father's firm for several years. Here he learned the trade of glass blowing, and followed it nearly all his life. In 1869 he engaged with the Syracuse Glass Co. and removed to that City which became his home for the next 30 years. In 1897 he returned to Cleveland
Landgraff Charles-On Saturday morning April 25, 1903, occurred the death of Charles Landgraff, aged 81 years. Mr. Landgraff, who was a former Cleveland resident and practically all his life identified with the glass industry, had been suffering for some time with a cancer and for a few months past had been in St. Joseph's hospital in Syracuse. Mr. Landgraff was one of the best glass blowers in the business but of late his health had been poor. He left Cleveland about 7 years ago and went to Wilcox, Pa., which has since been his home although he had frequently been in Cleveland. Three sons survive him, Harmon C., Seymour and Frank. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Church in Cleveland. Rev. H. D. Holmes officiating. Burial was made in the Cleveland cemetery. He was born at Jackson, N. Y., at which town, and later at Vernon, Oneida county, his youth was spent, coming to Cleveland in 1841. Here his father, Anthony Landgraff and his elder brother, and his brother-in-law, George Cowarden, built and operated for upwards of 20 years the first window glass factory in Cleveland. This was the old Cleveland Glass Works, and occupied the site of the present American Glass Co.'s tank. He was a member of his father's firm for several years. Here he learned the trade of glass blowing, and followed it nearly all his life. In 1869 he engaged with the Syracuse Glass Co. and removed to that City which became his home for the next 30 years. In 1897 he returned to Cleveland
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