James Elijah Lang (1873 - 1935)

Born 26 Dec 1873 in Madison, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Belle (McGough) Lang — married 11 Jan 1901 in Cordova, Walker, Alabama, United States

Died 24 Jul 1935 at age 61 in Hazel Green, Madison, Alabama, United States

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Biography

James was born on December 26, 1873, in Madison County, Alabama. He was the seventh child of John Samuel Lang and Mary A. Tuck.

In the 1880 census, at six years old, he lived in Beat 4 of Madison County, Alabama. There, his father was a farmer and his older siblings assisted with farm labor.^[1]

Later in his young adulthood, he moved to Cordova, Alabama, and met Rebecca Belle McGough. They were married at 10 a.m. on January 11, 1901, in her home by Z. J. Amerson.^[2] They had ten known children:

• James Andrew
• Harry L.
• Horace William
• Mamie Louise
• Thomas Henry
• Mattie B.
• Frank Wilson
• Bonnie
• Minnie Ray
• Jennette

James was preceded in death by four of his children. Jennette died at two years old in 1924 due to scarlet fever. Harry, Mattie, and Bonnie all died within a few days of each other in January, 1929. Harry had been paralyzed at 14 years old in 1920 or 1921 and died due to long-term complications from his injury on January 2nd. Mattie fell ill with influenza on Christmas Day, 1928, and later developed lobar pneumonia. She died on January 5th. Bonnie had contracted influenza from her older sister, also later developing lobar pneumonia, and died on January 10th.

James settled with his family in Brownsboro, Alabama, where he was located during the 1910 census. Brownsboro is located on the southwest outskirts of Huntsville, in what was then known as Colliers. There, he rented land and operated a farm with his wife.^[3] He was employed by W. E. Drake, as noted in his World War I draft card. This is likely the man he rented his land from. In the 1920 census, he was living on a farm on Huntsville Pike. His children were noted to have been working the farmland with him.^[4] He remained in the community until the 1920s.

In his World War I draft card, he was described as having medium height and build with blue eyes and black hair.^[5] His card was not pulled and he never served in the military.

By time the 1930 census was taken, James had moved to Drake Road in Meridianville, Alabama, renting a farm there.^[6]

In the early 1930s, James moved again to Hazel Green, Alabama. On February 24, 1935, he died due to a cerebral hemorrhage. He had been visited by a doctor ten days prior, but he was not present during his death. James was buried the same day he passed in Plainview Cemetery.^[7][8]

Notes

• Some trees on ancestry.com claim that he had two additional daughters: Mary C. Lang who was born on November 7, 1901, and died in 1902, and Janie Lang who was born on February 5, 1918, and died in 1918. The 1900 census backs up the possibility of Mary's existence, as Rebecca is shown with five children born and four living. However, there are no direct sources that show proof of either daughter.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4J1-Y1L : 13 January 2022), James Long in household of Samuel Long, Election Precinct 4 Clanton, Chilton, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 225, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ Daily Mountain Eagle; Publication Date: 16/ Jan/ 1901; Publication Place: Jasper, Alabama, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/321281151/?article=4d80a2ca-2b99-46d9-a52c-48bbc5c51cf2&focus=0.31691217,0.70997536,0.4494985,0.872681&xid=3398
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK7X-Q2N : accessed 19 August 2022), James O Lang, Colliers, Madison, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 124, sheet 3A, family 35, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 23; FHL microfilm 1,374,036.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX8R-43T : 31 January 2021), James L Lang, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PK-FJ8 : 25 December 2021), James Elijah Lang, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3J64-M6Z : accessed 19 August 2022), James E Lang, Meridianville, Madison, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 27, sheet 11B, line 52, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 37; FHL microfilm 2,339,772.
7. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD5K-VPB : 15 February 2018), James E. Lang, 24 Jul 1935; citing reference cn 17966, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 1,908,533.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197665965/james-elijah-lang: accessed 18 August 2022), memorial page for James Elijah Lang (26 Dec 1873–24 Jul 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197665965, citing Plainview Cemetery, Hazel Green, Madison County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by T. M. Wallner (contributor 49663341.)