Brief Life History of John Martin
When John Martin Lang was born on 15 April 1856, his father, Gottleib Lang, was 39 and his mother, Anna Barbara Föll, was 37. He had at least 3 sons and 6 daughters with Catherine Ann Hollabough. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Wayne Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 23 April 1898, in Deckard, Wayne Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Wayne Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John M Lang in household of Gottilieb Lang, "United States Census, 1880"
- John M. Lang, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
- John Lang in entry for Burton L Lang, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
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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