Alvin Herman Frederick Lange (1901 - 1937)

Born 16 Nov 1901 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA

Husband of Selma Louise Emilie (Lohoefener) Lange — married 15 Aug 1926 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Alma, Lafayette, Missouri, USA

Died 25 Jul 1937 at age 35 in Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, USA

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Lori Light [send private message]

Biography

Al was born on 16 November 1901 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.^[1]

In the 1910 census Al (age 8) was living in Ward 5, Jackson, Jackson, Indiana, USA.^[2]

Education: Between 1916 and 1919 in Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, USA. Sexta through quarta (Freshman to Junior in High School).^[3]

Education: Between 1919 and 1922 in St. Paul's College, Concordia, Lafayette, Missouri, USA. Tertia to Prima (senior year of high school to second year of Junior College).^[3]

In the 1920 census Al (age 18) was living in Ward 4, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, USA.^[4]

Education: Between 1922 and 1926 in Concordia Seminary, St Louis, Missouri, USA. (includes a year of vicarage).^[3]

Event: Between 1924 and 1925 in Individual Note. Vicarage year. Pastor was Rev. Richard Jesse, a man Alvin admired.^[3]

In about July 1926 Al (age 24) was employed in McClusky, Sheridan, North Dakota, USA. Accepted a call to congregation as Lutheran pastor.^[3]

When Al was 24 he married Selma Louise Emilie Lohoefener on 15 August 1926 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Alma, Lafayette, Missouri, USA. Officiant: A. Griesse, Minister of the Gospel.^[5][6][7][8]

In July 1929 Al (age 27) was employed in Wimbledon, Barnes, North Dakota, USA. He accepts call to congregatino in Wimbledon after 2 1/2 years at McClusky.^[3]

In the 1930 census Al (age 28) was living in Wimbledon, Barnes, North Dakota, USA. Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.^[9]

Al died at the age of 35 on 25 July 1937 in Norborne, Carroll, Missouri, USA.^[10]

Al was buried on 27 July 1937 in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Alma, Lafayette, Missouri, USA.^[10][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: California, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," index and images (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K8XQ-6JP : accessed 30 Jul 2013), William Henry Lange and Ellen Irene Westendorf, 18 Sep 1955 Groom: William Henry Lange, 27, white, 0 previous marriages, born North Dakota, resides 847 Cerritos Ave, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California Groom Parents: Alvin Herman Lange, Ohio & Selma Louise Lohoefener, Missouri Bride: Ellen Irene Westnedorf, 26, white, 0 previous marriages, born Washington, resides 762 Orizaba Ave, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California Bride Parents: John C Westendorf, Nebraska & Hulda I Schleicher, Indiana License issued: 14 Sep 1955, Los Angeles County Marriage: 18 Sep 1955, Long Beach Officiant: Erich V Oelschlaeger, Pastor, First Lutheran Church Witness: George F Duerr, Downey, California Filed 20 Sep 1955
2. ↑ 1910 Census: 1910 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006,
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Jackson Ward 5, Jackson, Indiana; Roll: T624_357; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0069; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374370. Record for Emma Lange.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Employment: Lange, Robert, Documents and Correspondence NOTELange, Robert. Documents and Correspondence. Privately held by Robert Lange. : Notes received from Robert Lange from Robert Lange's notes: 1916 - 1919 Alvin attended Concordia College, Fort Wayne, Indiana beginning with Sexta and continuing through quarta (Freshman to Junior in High School) [unverified] 1919 - 1922 Alvin attended St. Paul's College, Concordia, Missouri, from Tertia to Prima (senior year of high school to second year of Junior College). 1922 - 1926 Alvin attended Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo. during these years including a year of vicarage. 1924 - 1925 Alvin spent a vicarage year at St. John Lutheran Church in Algoma, Wisconsin. The pastor was Rev. Richard Jesse, a man Alvin admired. Alvin's address in Algoma was simply "R 2". July or August 1925 - Alvin's family moved from 316 W. Brown Street to 321 W. Jackson Street in Seymour, Indiana. June 1926 - Alvin graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He accepted a Call to McCluskey, N.D. July 1929 - Alvin accepts call to Wimbledon, N.D. after serving 2 1/2 years at McClusky.
4. ↑ 1920 Census: 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010,
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Seymour Ward 4, Jackson, Indiana; Roll: T625_439; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 85; Image: 307. Record for Emma Lange.
5. ↑ Marriage: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri Marriage Records, Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives,
   Lafayette County. 1926. Record for AH Lange & Selma Lohoefener. Lafayette County, Missouri Groom: A.H. Lange, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, over 21 Bride: Selma Lohoefener, Alma, Lafayette, Missouri, over 21 License issued: 11 Aug 1926 Marriage: -8- Aug 1926, Alma, Lafayette, Missouri Officiant: A. Griesse, Minister of the Gospel Filed: 17 Aug 1926
6. ↑ Marriage: Page 24. Alumni of Alma High School Class of 1924. Selma Lohoefener
7. ↑ Marriage: Thursday 29 Mar 1951, page 1. From private collection of Carol Behm. "'Uncle Billy' Lohoefener, Merchant in Alma since 1883, is 90 Today" Friedrich Wilhelm Lohoefener, aka Uncle Billy Residence: Alma Bought store: Sep 1883, partnership with Peter Koppenbrink 90th bday: 29 Mar 1951 Open house celebration: 8 Apr 1951, Trinity Lutheran Church, Alma, Mo Parents: Herman and Anna Sahrhage Lohoefener Birth: 29 Mar 1861, Rothenhagen, Westphalia Parents residence at birth: Rothenhagen Education: public school Apprenticeship: 4 year at general merch store before leaving Germany Emigrated: 1880, age 18 Brother, August Lohoefener, emigrated with him. Later to Kansas and Texas Wife: Marie Schwentker Marriage: 4 Nov 1886, Alma, Mo Wife birth: Rothenhagen Wife emigrated: 1883 with a brother Wife death: 1927 Store manager: Selma Lohoefener Lange Town council for many years Five siblings, only FW and a sister in Germany still living Children: Selma (Concordia), Frieda (Alma), Theodore (Higginsville), Reinhold (Alma) Reinhold in Lexington Memorial hospital, operation early this week
8. ↑ Marriage: 19 Dec 1955. From private collection of Carol Behm. "'Uncle Billy' Lohoefener, Merchant at Alma since 1883, Dies at Age of 94" Friedrich Wilhelm Lohoefener, aka Uncle Billy Merchant: since 1883, Alma Death: 18 Dec 1955, Alma Funeral: 20 Dec 1955, RH Lohoefener home, Alma, then Trinity Lutheran Church, Alma Officiant: Rev AFC Pfotenhauer Burial: 20 Dec 1955, Alma Birth: 29 Mar 1861, Rothenhagen Parents: Herman & Anna Sahrhage Lohoefener Apprenticeship: 4 years at general merchandise store Emigrated: 1880, age 18 Brother, August, emigrated with him, then to Kansas and Texas Bought store: 1883 Wife: Marie Schwentker Marriage: 4 NOV 1885, Alma Wife emigrated: 1883, with a brother Wife death: 1927 Town Council, many years, Alma Survivors: Theodore Lohoefener, Higginsville Reinhold Lohoefener, Alma Mrs Frieda Moentman, Norborne Mrs Selma Lange, Concordia
9. ↑ 1930 Census: 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002; United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930,
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Wimbledon, Barnes, North Dakota; Roll: 1731; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 57; Image: 964.0; FHL microfilm: 2341465 Record for Rev AH Lange.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Burial: Missouri, Secretary of State, "Death Certificates," Database and images online Publication: Name: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/; Missouri. Secretary of State. "Death Certificates," Database and images online. Citing: Accessed 2013. Record for Alvin Herman Friedrich Lange. Death Certificate #26913. Death date: 25 July 1937 Norborne, Carroll, Missouri Alvin Herman Friedrich Lange Death Certificate #26913 Death date: 25 July 1937 Cause of death: General sepsis, lobor Pneumonia; pneumonia due to sepsis from con---- Male, white, married Wife: Selma Louise Emelie Lohoefener Birth: 16 Nov 1901, Zanesville, Ohio Age 35 yrs 8 mos 9 ds Occupation: Minister Father: Harry Lange, Aurora, Ind Mother: Emma Dierker, Augusta, Mo Burial: 27 Jul 1937, Alma Luth Cem Accessed 2013. Record for Alvin Herman Friedrich Lange. Death Certificate #26913. Death date: 25 July 1937; Missouri Digital Heritage, http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/.
11. ↑ Burial: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (near Alma, Missouri), Grave Markers Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (near Alma, Missouri); West of intersection of state highways 20 & 23. Grave markers. GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.10690, Longitude: -93.56190. 19 May 2001. Transcription by Lori Light & Bobby Poole. Rev. Alvin H.F. Lange, born 16 Nov 1901, died 25 Jul 1937; Husband of Selma. "Whoever lives and believes in me shall never die. St. John 11:26"
12. ↑ Burial: Tipton, Jim (compiler) "Find A Grave," database online. Citing: Accessed 2013. Record for Rev Alvin H. Lange. Created by: k75evad. Record added: May 29, 2012. Find A Grave Memorial# 90943022