Harmon C. Landgraff

1846 - 1913

• Name	Harmon C. Landgraff  [1, 2]
  Born	Aug 1846	Center Street, Cleveland, Oswego, New York   [2, 3, 4]
  	According to the 1875 census, the approximate date of birth is indicated as 1850. [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	Albany, Albany, New York   [4]
  	Law School
  	Tiring of [glass cutting], he took up the study of law, for a time pursuing his studies while working in the factory. Later he entered the Albany, N.Y., law school, taking a full course; he graduated with honors in much less than the prescribed time. [4]
  Occupation	1875  [1, 4]
  	Glass Cutter
  	His grandfather, Anthony Landgraff, associated with three sons, one of whom was Francis Landgraff, built and operated the first window glass factory in Cleveland, this was also the first on the north shore of Oneida Lake. Born of a family of glassworkers, he early learned the business, taking up the line of a cutter; tiring of this, he took up the study of law, for a time pursuing his studies while working in the factory. [4]
  Education	1877  [4]
  	Admitted to the bar.
  Occupation	1877 - 1879	Cleveland, Oswego, New York   [4, 5]
  	Law Partnership with James Gallagher
  	H.C. Langraff attorney & counsellor, is now practicing at Cleveland. [5]
  Residence	1860 - 1880	Cleveland, Oswego, New York   [1, 2, 3]
  Occupation	1879 - 1880	Bennett & Landgraff, Oneida, Madison, New York   [4]
  	Law Office of Attorney James L. Bennett
  	Attorney H.C. Landgraff left here yesterday for his new business place at Oneida. The best wishes of the Press accompany him. [6] A new legal firm is announced in Oneida, that of Bennett & Landgraff. Mr. Landgraff comes from Cleveland, Oswego County, bearing the highest commendations to character and business qualifications. He has been most warmly greeted here by this political brethren of the republican party. [7]
  Occupation	1880 - 1882	New York City, New York   [2, 4]
  	Law Office of Attorney James L. Bennett
  Residence	Abt. 1883	Cleveland, Oswego, New York   [4]
  Occupation	Syracuse, Onondaga, New York   [4]
  	Law Office of Wm. Sanders
  Died	23 Feb 1913  [4]
  Awards and Recognitions	1926  [4]
  	Author, "Oneida Lake, Past and Present: An Historical Sketch" (Lakeside Press)
  Membership	F. and A. M. Lodge #613, Cleveland, Oswego, New York   [4]
  Buried	Cleveland Village Cemetery, North Street, Cleveland, Oswego, New York   [4]
  		Headstone - Harmon C. Landgraff Cleveland Village Cemetery Photo by Kiely Malone
  Person ID	I96	CHS Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Francis L. Landgraff,   b. Abt. 1810 - 1812, Germany ,   d. 10 Feb 1868, Cleveland, Oswego, New York
  Mother	Margaret L. Unknown,   b. 29 Mar 1817, Port Elizabeth, Cumberland, New Jersey ,   d. 7 Oct 1888, Cleveland, Oswego, New York
  Married	11 Jun 1840	Vernon, Oneida, New York   [8]
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S61] 1875 New York State Census, 16 (Reliability: 2), 5 Jun 1875. State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED No.: 1; ED Date: 06/05/1875; Page: 16; Lines: 17 [S21] 1880 United States Federal Census, 27 (Reliability: 2), 16 Jun 1880. State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED: #231; ED Date: 06/16/1880; SD: #8; Sheet No: 27; Line No: 31 [S32] 1860 United States Federal Census, 25 (Reliability: 2), 25 Jun 1860. State: New York; County: Oswego; Town: Constantia; Village: Cleveland; ED Date: 06/25/1860; Sheet No: 25 [S45] Landgraff and Cum(m)ins Obituaries, RootsWeb., http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyoswego/obits/cuminslandlandgraff.html (Reliability: 0). Obituary for Harmon C. Landgraff [S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 9 Feb 1878. [S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 2 Oct 1880. [S11] Cleveland Lakeside Press (Reliability: 1), 9 Oct 1880. [S45] Landgraff and Cum(m)ins Obituaries, RootsWeb., http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyoswego/obits/cuminslandlandgraff.html (Reliability: 0). Obituary for Mrs. Margaret L. Landgraff