Brief Life History of Charles John
When Charles John Langston was born on 24 March 1895, in Rockville, Washington, Utah, United States, his father, Jacob Heathcote Langston, was 32 and his mother, Alice Maude Hall, was 30. He lived in Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 26 November 1918, in Tonga, at the age of 23, and was buried in Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.
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Sources (13)
- Chas John Langston in household of Jacob H Langston, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Charles John Langston, "Find A Grave Index"
- Charles J Langston, "Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
English (mainly West Midlands): habitational name from any of various places, for example Langstone in Devon and Hampshire, named with Old English lang ‘long, tall’ + stān ‘stone’, i.e. a menhir.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Elder Charles John Langston in Tongan Mission Journal of Christian James Larsen, November 1916 through March 1920
The Tongan Mission Journal of Christian James Larsen, Appendix 3, Page 3, second full paragraph: The Life Story of Christian James Larsen (excerpt regarding Elder Charles John Langston [KWVC-9HF], 24 …
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