Father: John Landon (1823 - abt 1910)
Progressive men of the state of Montana (Volume pt.1):
ALMERON F. LANDON, of Gallatin county, one of the prosperous and influential citizens of that famous agricultural valley, was born in Leeds county, three miles from Newboro on theRideau lake, Ontario, Canada, August 11, 1854.
His parents, John and Lois (Williams) Landon, are natives of Ontario, but in 1851 the father with his family removed to Vermont, where they re- mained a little over a year and afterward moved back to Canada, going thence to Hancock county, Ill., where they were located until 1855. In the
spring he went to St. Clair county. Mo., stayed until
the second year of the war and returned to Illinois. In 1867 he moved to Johnson county, Kan., where he remained until 1890. The following year the parents removed to Oklahoma where they still re- side, the father aged seventy-eight and the mother seventy-four years, and are engaged in directing work on the farm. They celebrated their golden
wedding several years ago.
The elementary school days of our subject were passed in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Toynbee, of Illinois, daughter of John and Susannah (Cham- bers) Toynbee, of Lincolnshire, England. Her father came to the United States when he was
twenty-one years of age and settled in Illinois, where he married. Mr. and Mrs. Landon are the liarents of two interesting children — John W. and Clifford S.
Following his marriage Mr. Landon continued farming in Kansas until 1890, when he removed to Montana and engaged in the same pursuit. He has recently leased the McComb ranch, four miles from Bozeman, Gallatin county, comprising
160 acres, all under irrigation and in a high state of cultivation, the principal crops being oats, bar- ley and hay. Fraternally Mr. Landon is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Modern Woodmen of America
Progressive men of the state of Montana (Volume pt.1):
ALMERON F. LANDON, of Gallatin county, one of the prosperous and influential citizens of that famous agricultural valley, was born in Leeds county, three miles from Newboro on theRideau lake, Ontario, Canada, August 11, 1854.
His parents, John and Lois (Williams) Landon, are natives of Ontario, but in 1851 the father with his family removed to Vermont, where they re- mained a little over a year and afterward moved back to Canada, going thence to Hancock county, Ill., where they were located until 1855. In the
spring he went to St. Clair county. Mo., stayed until
the second year of the war and returned to Illinois. In 1867 he moved to Johnson county, Kan., where he remained until 1890. The following year the parents removed to Oklahoma where they still re- side, the father aged seventy-eight and the mother seventy-four years, and are engaged in directing work on the farm. They celebrated their golden
wedding several years ago.
The elementary school days of our subject were passed in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Toynbee, of Illinois, daughter of John and Susannah (Cham- bers) Toynbee, of Lincolnshire, England. Her father came to the United States when he was
twenty-one years of age and settled in Illinois, where he married. Mr. and Mrs. Landon are the liarents of two interesting children — John W. and Clifford S.
Following his marriage Mr. Landon continued farming in Kansas until 1890, when he removed to Montana and engaged in the same pursuit. He has recently leased the McComb ranch, four miles from Bozeman, Gallatin county, comprising
160 acres, all under irrigation and in a high state of cultivation, the principal crops being oats, bar- ley and hay. Fraternally Mr. Landon is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Modern Woodmen of America
Father: John Landon (1823 - abt 1910)
Progressive men of the state of Montana (Volume pt.1):
ALMERON F. LANDON, of Gallatin county, one of the prosperous and influential citizens of that famous agricultural valley, was born in Leeds county, three miles from Newboro on theRideau lake, Ontario, Canada, August 11, 1854.
His parents, John and Lois (Williams) Landon, are natives of Ontario, but in 1851 the father with his family removed to Vermont, where they re- mained a little over a year and afterward moved back to Canada, going thence to Hancock county, Ill., where they were located until 1855. In the
spring he went to St. Clair county. Mo., stayed until
the second year of the war and returned to Illinois. In 1867 he moved to Johnson county, Kan., where he remained until 1890. The following year the parents removed to Oklahoma where they still re- side, the father aged seventy-eight and the mother seventy-four years, and are engaged in directing work on the farm. They celebrated their golden
wedding several years ago.
The elementary school days of our subject were passed in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Toynbee, of Illinois, daughter of John and Susannah (Cham- bers) Toynbee, of Lincolnshire, England. Her father came to the United States when he was
twenty-one years of age and settled in Illinois, where he married. Mr. and Mrs. Landon are the liarents of two interesting children — John W. and Clifford S.
Following his marriage Mr. Landon continued farming in Kansas until 1890, when he removed to Montana and engaged in the same pursuit. He has recently leased the McComb ranch, four miles from Bozeman, Gallatin county, comprising
160 acres, all under irrigation and in a high state of cultivation, the principal crops being oats, bar- ley and hay. Fraternally Mr. Landon is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Modern Woodmen of America
Progressive men of the state of Montana (Volume pt.1):
ALMERON F. LANDON, of Gallatin county, one of the prosperous and influential citizens of that famous agricultural valley, was born in Leeds county, three miles from Newboro on theRideau lake, Ontario, Canada, August 11, 1854.
His parents, John and Lois (Williams) Landon, are natives of Ontario, but in 1851 the father with his family removed to Vermont, where they re- mained a little over a year and afterward moved back to Canada, going thence to Hancock county, Ill., where they were located until 1855. In the
spring he went to St. Clair county. Mo., stayed until
the second year of the war and returned to Illinois. In 1867 he moved to Johnson county, Kan., where he remained until 1890. The following year the parents removed to Oklahoma where they still re- side, the father aged seventy-eight and the mother seventy-four years, and are engaged in directing work on the farm. They celebrated their golden
wedding several years ago.
The elementary school days of our subject were passed in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Toynbee, of Illinois, daughter of John and Susannah (Cham- bers) Toynbee, of Lincolnshire, England. Her father came to the United States when he was
twenty-one years of age and settled in Illinois, where he married. Mr. and Mrs. Landon are the liarents of two interesting children — John W. and Clifford S.
Following his marriage Mr. Landon continued farming in Kansas until 1890, when he removed to Montana and engaged in the same pursuit. He has recently leased the McComb ranch, four miles from Bozeman, Gallatin county, comprising
160 acres, all under irrigation and in a high state of cultivation, the principal crops being oats, bar- ley and hay. Fraternally Mr. Landon is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and the Modern Woodmen of America
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