Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....LANDBACK, G. S. 1865 - 
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  Author: Thomas J. Ingham (1899)
  
       G. S. LANDBACK. - This name is well known in Sullivan and adjoining
  counties, as at least four generations of the family have made their homes here.
  John Landback, the grandfather, was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, and
  Harvey, the father, was born in Luzerne county, but moved to Sullivan, where the
  former was engaged in agricultural pursuits. Harvey Landback was formerly a
  cooper and for twenty-five years worked at his trade in Cherry township. In
  later years he has quit the duties of his trade for the more peaceful and
  healthful life of a farm, securing for this purpose property in Colley township,
  where he now resides. He is a Democrat in his political affiliations. The maiden
  name of the lady with whom he was united in marriage was Caroline Thrasher. She
  was a daughter of Benjamin Thrasher and a native of Cherry township, now living
  in Colley. Fourteen children were born to them, of whom five are deceased. The
  living that now honor the community in which they reside are: Wilson, who lives
  with his father in Colley township, as do the two youngest children, Amanda and
  Levi; G. S., who is the subject of the biography; Annie E., the wife of Edward
  Hunsinger, of Colley township; Malinda, the wife of Howard Winslow, of Lovelton,
  Pennsylvania; W. H., a tinsmith of Wyalusing, this state; and Louis, a farmer,
  of Lovelton.
  
      G. S. Landback was born in this county, in Cherry township, January 6, 1865,
  and has since made it his home. His opportunities for a schooling were decidedly
  limited when he was a boy, but by comprehensive reading and intelligent
  observation he has stored his mind with varied and useful knowledge. When
  eighteen years of age he embarked in the manufacture of birch-oil in his native
  township, and carried on the business there for twelve years. In 1894 he engaged
  in the lumber business in Colley township, purchasing a plant which embraced a
  shingle, planing and grist mill. Here he does an extensive business, receiving
  work from three counties. He is a Democrat in general politics, but votes
  independently of party in local elections. He is a liberal member of the
  Lutheran church, and is esteemed for his upright walk in life. He is not an
  aspirant to office, but has served on the board of election.
  
      He was married in Waverly, New York, August 12, 1887, to Miss Euphius
  Shoemaker, a daughter of John and Sarah (McGardiner) Shoemaker. She died August
  22, 1898, when in the prime of life, having but recently reached her forty-third
  year. They were the parents of two children: Edna, born July 2, 1888; and Grover
  Benjamin, born January 9, 1894.
  
  
  Additional Comments:
      Extracted from: 
        
      History of Sullivan County Pennsylvania
      by Thomas J. Ingham
        
      Compendium of Biography
        
      The Lewis Publishing Company
      Chicago: 1899
  
  
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