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HERMANN, Elizabeth
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Name HERMANN, Elizabeth [1, 2] Birth 16 Jun 1846 Germany
[1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] Gender Female FamilySearch ID L77S-4YV FindaGrave Memorial ID 106494467 Immigration 12 Aug 1854 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[1, 2, 4] from Kreuznach, Rheinpreußen, Germany at the age of 8 with her mother and 2 siblings, departing Le Havre, France on the ship Denis, and arriving in New York, NY Occupation Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[8] Dressmaker Residence Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[1, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13] Death 5 May 1914 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[1, 9, 10] Cause: Stomach Cancer Age 67 years Burial 10 May 1914 Glenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[9, 10, 14] Address:
Glenwood Cemetery
27th St. & Ridge
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USA- Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #106494467.
Person ID I1269 Cochrane Genealogy Last Modified 22 Aug 2025
Father HERMANN, Nikolaus, b. Abt 1819, Germany
d. Between 1854 and 1857, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 35 years) Mother SCHEFFLING, Charlotte, b. Abt 1819, Germany
d. 17 Sep 1892, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 73 years) Family ID F521 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family LANDOLT, Lorenz, b. 11 Sep 1840, Gosheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
d. 11 Apr 1894, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 53 years) Marriage 17 Oct 1872 Salem Zion United Church of Christ, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[1, 7, 15, 16, 17] Address:
Salem Zion United Church of Christ
6101 Mascher St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USA- John RAPP, relationship unknown, and Henrietta HERMANN, Elizabeth's sister, were witnesses to the marriage.
"... I was 14 years of age, when my education ceased and I went to work to help my Parents out because there were 12 of us children, 8 of whom [names unknown] died before they were 4 years old." - John T. LANDOLT
The 1900 Census also confirms that there were 12 children, with only 4 living in that year, 3 of whom were John, William and Charlotte. There are 3 children that died young that have not been identified. - William Winston COCHRANE IV [1, 5, 7, 15]
Age at Marriage She : 26 years and 4 months - He : 32 years and 1 month. Church during the 1870s and 1880s Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[15] St. Paul's Luthern Church at the corner of St. John and Brown streets - "Both my Mother and Father were very religious and we children were regularly sent to Sunday School and Church services . . . I also attended their Saturday classes in the German language." - John T. LANDOLT
Disaster on the 11th and 12th of Mar in 1888 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[15, 18] A very memorable blizzard occurred
"It started with rain on the evening of the 11th, turning to snow by morning and accompanied by gale winds that drifted the snow badly. It was not the heaviest snow I have seen, but the worst in its effects. The entire coast was blocked for weeks, and while we had a good supply of food and fuel stored in the house and cellar, we had no water except what Mother made by melting snow, and no toilet facilities as there was no indoor plumbing in the homes of the poorer class of people. For two weeks, we had no milk, eggs, butter or fresh meat as there was no transportation.
The snow in the front of the house was piled up to the second story windows, and the court between two rows of houses which contained the one hydrant of water and the toilet houses, were eight feet deep in the snow. Father and I dug tunnels back and front trying to get out, the hydrant was frozen and the toilet houses were blown over so as to make them useless. This was a good lesson which Father drove home to us children 'to learn to prepare in advance of any emergency', because we would have suffered terribly only for Father's preparation." - John T. LANDOLT
Family Event during the 1880s and 1890s Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[15, 18] went on frequent picnics
"Later on as we grew older and street cars lines became more numerous our Parents took us to many places for family picnics, these werealways very enjoyable. There were quite a few places conveniently located, such as Lemon Hill, Georges Hill, Strawberry Mansion, Memorial and Horticulture Hall with a goodly display of tropical trees and plants, a collection of Paintings, Art objects, Mineral specimens and relics and were all visited on occasions.
These trips were made in Open type street cars drawn by either 1 or 2 horses and the trip was slow. The seats were crosswise in the car, and a running board on each side to enter or leave, and to enable the conductor to collect the fare, which was 5 cents, children under 12 free. Later, in the Nineties, we had buses with seats on top and drawn with 3 horses abreast, all of these were very pleasant riding in good weather, but if caught in a thunderstorm, you certainly were wet." - John T. LANDOLT
Family Event in the 1870s Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[15, 18] worked hard to assure a food supply
"Mechanical devices for the house were then very little known, and fresh vegetables were unknown during the long winter months, usually from the beginning of October to the end of March. We had a wooden ice chest to store about a week's supply of milk, butter, eggs and meat which you bought from the farmer at the door. Mother used to can vegetables, berries ad fruit during their regular season, so that we always had the work of preparation as our share.
In the spring when the berries were ripe, Dad would get us up at 3 o'clock in the morning on Sundays or Holidays, walk 5 miles into the country to pick wild strawberries, cherries and peaches. After filling our baskets, we would return home with about 25 to 30 quarts of fruit which was duly canned and stocked away.
In winter when we had our sandwiches and pie, we usually enjoyed them because we had worked for them and the trip out were not only enjoyable and healthy, but also educational, because we became familiar with all kinds of trees, birds and animals." - John T. LANDOLT
Residence Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
[1, 8, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25] - - 217 Poplar St. in 1870-1873 with her parents
- 1431 Wood St. in 1874
- 2345 Wright St. in 1880-1885
- 847 St. John in 1887
- 1421 Mascher St. in 1888-1891
Children + 1.
LANDOLT, John Theodore, b. 6 Sep 1874, Lorenz & Charlotta Armbruster Residence, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 2 Jan 1969, Cherry Hill Hospital, Cherry Hill Township, Camden, New Jersey, USA
(Age 94 years)2.
LANDOLT, Henrietta Johneatta, b. 4 Sep 1876, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
d. Yes, date unknown3.
LANDOLT, Henry, b. 1 May 1878, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 3 Jan 1880, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 1 year)4.
LANDOLT, Lawrence, b. 13 Jun 1880, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 13 May 1881, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 0 years)5.
LANDOLT, Katharine, b. 13 Aug 1881, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 14 Sep 1885, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 4 years)6.
LANDOLT, William, b. 23 Oct 1883, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
d. 21 Jul 1919 (Age 35 years)7.
LANDOLT, Carl, b. 8 Nov 1885, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
d. Bef 1890, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
(Age 4 years)+ 8.
LANDOLT, Charlotte, b. 2 Sep 1888, Pennsylvania, USA
d. Aft 1917 (Age 29 years)Family ID F519 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Aug 2025
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Notes - Elizabeth's surname before her marriage in the 1860 census is ARMBRUSTER. Also, on her son's (John) Social Security application her maiden name is ARMBRUSTER. She was either adopted or just began using the surname of her mother's second husband around 1856. On her death record, her father is listed as HERMAN ARMBRUSTER. [1]
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Sources - [S251] Ruth Roquitte, Research Report - Descendants - Armbruster, Charlotta Herman, 15 Oct 2011, p. 1-3.
- [S253] Ruth E. Roquitte, Research Report - The Landolt Family, 19 Oct 2011, p. 1.
- [S401] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City, Census - US - 1860 - PA - Philadelphia City (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 2 Sep 2012, M653, roll 1166, Philadelphia, p. 265 & 266 stamped, dwelling 288, family 306, Lorenz Armbruster, accessed 2 Sep 2012.

Census - US - 1860 - PA - Philadelphia - page 265 
Census - US - 1860 - PA - Philadelphia - page 266 - [S937] Passenger Lists - New York - 1820-1957 (Ancestry.com), (Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7488 : 2010), 22 Oct 2012, "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957" (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7488 : accessed 22 October 2012), manifest, Denis, 12 August 1854, Page 1, Lines 10-13, Charlotte Hermann.

Passenger Ship List - Denis - Charlotte Hermann - [S318] Pensylvania, Philadelphia County, Census - US - 1900 - PA - Philadelphia County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7602&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), 24 Oct 2012, T623, roll 1466, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 584, sheet 2 and 3, p. 2B and3A, dwelling 45, family 45, Elizabeth Ladolt [Landolt], accessed 24 Oct 2012.

Census - 1900 - US - PA - Philadelphia - page 2B 
Census - 1900 - US - PA - Philadelphia - page 3B - [S433] Stadtarchiv (City Archives), Email - Stadtarchiv, Bad Kreuznach, Germany, 28 Nov 2012, 23 Nov 2012>, "Re: Rekorde Forschung Anfrage (Re: Records Research Request),".

Re: Records Research Request
Stadtarchiv, Bad Kreuznach, Germany - [S434] Schiller, Rose, Email - Schiller, Rose, 3 Dec 2012, 27 Oct 2012>, "Re: Landolt - Translation,".
Translation to English of the marriage record in German from Ancestry.com Pennsylvania Church and Town Records.
Email, Rose Schiller - Cochrane - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Lawrence Landolt, 1881; Elizabeth Landolt, 1881; Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory, 1881, p 941.
Landolt Lawrence, turner, h 2345 Wright; Landolt Elizabeth, dressmaker, h 2345 Wright. - [S340] Pennsylvania. Philadelphia., Newspaper Article - Philadelphia Inquirer [PA], 21 Jan 2013, "Died," 9 May 1914, p. 7, col. 1-2; digital images, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 21 Jan 2013), Newspaper Archives, Historical Obituaries.

Philadelphia Inquirer - [S877] Death Records - PA - Death Certificates - 1803-1915 (FamilySearch), ((https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1320976 : 2006)), 22 Jan 2013, accessed 22 January 2013), Elizabeth Landolt, 5 May 1914; Death Certificate No. 8044.

Death Certificate - Landolt, Elizabeth Hermann - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Elizabeth Landolt, 1900; Jno T Landolt, 1900; Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory, 1900, p 1289.
Landolt Elizabeth, wid Lawrence, h 2817 E Venango; Landolt Jno T. (Rev.), h 2817 Venango. - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Elizabeth Landolt, 1908; Jno Landolt, 1908; William Landolt, 1908; Boyd's City Directory of Philadelphia, 1908, p 1112.
Landolt Elizabeth, wid Lawrence, h 3409 Richmond; Landolt Jno, engineer, h 3441 Ella; Landolt Wm., engineer, h 3409 Richmond. - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Elizabeth Landolt, 1911; William Landolt, 1911; Boyd's City Directory of Philadelphia, 1911, p 1080.
Landolt Elizabeth, wid Lawrence, h 3409 Richmond; Landolt Wm., lab, h 3409 Richmond. - [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 10 Mar 2013, accessed 10 Mar 2013<, Memorial #106494467, Elizabeth Herrman Landolt.
- [S255] Memoirs - Landolt, John T., 30 Oct 2011, "Memoirs - John T. Landolt," Jan 1956; Typewritten, carbon copy, 20 pages plus introduction and 2 pages of names and dates.
- [S397] Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City, Census - US - 1880 - PA - Philadelphia City (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=6742&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2010), 31 Aug 2012, T9, roll 1188, Philadelphia, enumeration district (ED) 634, p. 312A stamped, dwelling 123, family 131, Lawrane Landoll, accessed 31 Aug 2012.

Census - US - 1880 - PA - Philadelphia - [S722] Church & Town Records - PA & NJ - 1708-1985 (Ancestry), (Ancestry.com. Ancestry.com. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2451 : 2011.), 22 Oct 2012, "Salem-Zion United Church of Christ, Philadelphia, PA," Marriage, 1872, Lorenz Landolt & Elizabeth Hermann; accessed 22 October 2012.

MarriageRecord - Lorenz Landolt & Elizabeth Herman - [S253] Ruth E. Roquitte, Research Report - The Landolt Family, 19 Oct 2011, p. 4-8.
- [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Lorenzo Landolt, 1874; Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory, 1874, p 779.
Landolt Lorenzo, machinist, h 1431 Wood. - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Lawrence Landolt, 1877; Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory, 1877, p 839.
Landolt Lawrence, brassturner, h r 217 Popular. - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Lorenz Landolt, 1887; Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory, 1887, p 971.
Landolt Lorenz, locksmith, h 847 St John. - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Lawrence Landolt, 1882; Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory, 1882, p 894.
Landolt Lawrence, locksmith, h 2345 Wright. - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Lawrence Landolt, 1884; Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory, 1884, p 919.
Landolt Lawrence, turner, h 2345 Wright. - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Lawrence Landolt, 1888; Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory, 1888, p 1004.
Landolt Lawrence, machinist, h 1421 Mascher. - [S672] Ancestory.com, City Directories - US - 1822-1995 (Ancestry), ((http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 : 2011)), 25 Aug 2015, accessed 25 August 2015), Lawrence Landolt, 1891; Gopsill's Philadelphia City Directory, 1891, p 1058.
Landolt Lawrence, machinist, h 1421 Mascher.
- [S251] Ruth Roquitte, Research Report - Descendants - Armbruster, Charlotta Herman, 15 Oct 2011, p. 1-3.

