In the 1860 US Fed Census, Lowhill Twp, Lehigh Cty, PA, I found a Benjamin Landis (age 12) living with the Knerr family. This Benjamin might be my g-grandfather, and I'd like to find what ties him to this family. Here's the household info:

Jonas (b. 1822) married to Juliann(a?) (b. 1822) with daughters Amelia (b. 1855) and Sarah (b. 1857). The second family in that residence is Jonas mother, Elizabeth (b. 1804) with son Aaron (b. 1830), daughter Abigaile (b. 1844) and Benjamin Landis (b. 1848). There's no indication what role Ben played in that family.

Further research indicates that Elizabeth Knerr was with wife of John Daniel Knerr (b. 14 Aug 1790, d. 14 Jan 1855) and that they had several other children.

Does anyone have knowledge of their connection to Landis?

My family stories are vague. Ben in my brick wall. Apparently, he never revealed much family info other than saying he came from Germany as a boy to live with his uncle in the Allentown area. All census records that include Ben have his birthplace as PA.

Any help is HUGELY appreciated!