Lewis David Lang

Brief Life History of Lewis David

When Lewis David Lang was born on 25 June 1842, in Morgan, Indiana, United States, his father, James Alexander William Lang, was 36 and his mother, Almira Elizabeth Deaton, was 25. He married Nancy Merting Edwards in 1866. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He died on 30 March 1901, in Allen Township, Warren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Avon Cemetery, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis David Lang
1842–1901
Nancy Merting Edwards
1847–1922
Marriage: 1866
Halleck William Lang
1867–1954
Roscoe Alfred Lang
1869–1956
Charles Franklin Lang
1872–1933
James Edward Lang
1873–1950
Jesse Blain Lang
1876–1953
Paul Logan Lang
1878–1918

Sources (27)

  • F D Long, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lewis V. Lang, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Lewis I Lang, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Polk, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Polk, Iowa, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Scottish, English, German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic); Swedish (also Lång): nickname for a tall person, from Older Scots, Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch, and Danish lang ‘long’, Swedish lång. The surname of (Middle High) German origin is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, and Slovenia.

Hungarian (Láng): from láng ‘flame’, hence probably a nickname for a passionate person, or a man with a fighting spirit. Alternatively, it may be an indirect occupational name for a smith or someone who worked with fire. This surname is also found in Slovenia, where it is spelled Lang, and in Slovakia, where it is spelled in both ways.

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 郎, an ancient term to refer to one's lover or son: (i) from the placename Lang (郎), the name of a city, the living place of Fei Bo, the grandson of the Duke Yi of Lu (ruler of the state of Lu, reigned 815–807 BC ). Some of his descendants later changed their original surname Fei to Lang (郎). (ii) borne by some families from the state of the South Huns (48–216 AD , located in northern China).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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