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Benjamin Greenleaf Lang 1851–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1851

Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 29 Sep 1929

Death Location: Wapello, Iowa, USA

Father: John Lang

Mother: Paralee Taylor

Spouse(s): Mary Tharp

Children(s): Ola Lang, Oka Lang, Bertha Lang, Ethel Lang, Lena Lang, Lella Lang, Otis Lang, Cora Lang

The story of Benjamin Greenleaf Lang began in 1851 in Davis, Iowa, USA. Benjamin Greenleaf Lang married Mary Elizabeth Tharp, and had children including Bertha Lang, Cora Lang, Ethel Lang, Lella Lang, Lena Lang, Oka Lang, Ola Lang, Otis Lang. Benjamin Greenleaf Lang passed away in 1929 in Wapello, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Greenleaf Lang began in 1851 in Davis, Iowa, USA.
  • Benjamin Greenleaf Lang married Mary Elizabeth Tharp, and had children including Bertha Lang, Cora Lang, Ethel Lang, Lella Lang, Lena Lang, Oka Lang, Ola Lang, Otis Lang.
  • Benjamin Greenleaf Lang passed away in 1929 in Wapello, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lang
1820–1913
Birth Location: Veedersburg, Fountain, Indiana, USA
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Paralee Taylor
1825–1897
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Tharp
1855–1927
Birth Location: Salem, New Jersey, USA
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Children(s)

Ola Lang
1884–
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Oka Lang
1887–1964
Birth Location: Fountain, Indiana, USA
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Bertha Lang
1890–
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Ethel Lang
1892–
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Lena Lang
1893–
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Lella Lang
1897–
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Otis Lang
1877–1944
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Cora Lang
1880–
Birth Location: Davis, Iowa, USA
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Benjamin Lang's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Lang
1851–1929
Birth Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
Parents
John Lang
1820–1913
Veedersburg, Fountain, Indiana, USA
Paralee Taylor
1825–1897
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
William Lang
1797–1866
North Carolina, USA
Jincy Mize
1803–1873
Fountain, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Lang's Descendants

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Benjamin (Greenleaf) Lang (16 Mar 1851–29 Sep 1929) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tharp (11 Oct 1855–Aug 1927)
  1. 1. Ola Lang 1884–
  2. 2. Oka Lang 1887–1964 m. Clarence (G) Reeve 1887–
    1. 1. Harold (C) Reeve 1912–
    2. 2. Melvin (S) Reeve 1915–
    3. 3. Walter (Raymond) Reeve 1920–
  3. 3. Bertha Lang 1890–
  4. 4. Ethel Lang 1892–
  5. 5. Lena Lang 1893–
  6. 6. Lella Lang 1897–
  7. 7. Otis Lang 1877–1944
  8. 8. Cora Lang 1880–

Benjamin Lang's Timeline

2 Records

1851
16 Mar 1851
Birth of Benjamin Greenleaf Lang in Davis, Iowa, USA
Davis, Iowa, USA
1929
29 Sep 1929
Age 78
Death of Benjamin Greenleaf Lang in Wapello, Iowa, USA
Wapello, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Davis, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Green, Wapello, Iowa; Roll: T623_463; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 132.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1929
    Event Place: Wapello, Iowa, USA
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