Brief Life History of David Watson
When David Watson Lang was born on 5 March 1925, in Hays Township, York, Nebraska, United States, his father, Watson Strickler Lang, was 35 and his mother, Alice Irene Hall, was 25. He married Leonore Fay Herrick on 21 January 1945, in McCool Junction, York, Nebraska, United States. He lived in Baker Township, York, Nebraska, United States for about 5 years and Washington Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1950. He died on 23 January 2016, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- David W Lany, "United States 1950 Census"
- David W Lang, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
- David Watson Lang, "Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1925–2016 Male
1926–2014 Female
Parents and Siblings
1890–1970 Male
1899–1981 Female
Siblings (3)
1918–1986 Male
1925–2016 Male
1927–1986 Male
World Events (8)
1927
Age 2
1944 · Congress Passes the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Project
Age 19
1949 · NATO is Established
Age 24
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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