Gottfried Lange Sr (1819 - 1898)

Born 10 Sep 1819 in Germany

Husband of Carolina (Ehrich) Lange — married [date unknown] in Germany

Descendants

Died 13 May 1898 at age 78 in Taylor, Wayne County, Michigan, USA

Gottfried Lange Sr has German Roots.

Biography

Birth

He was married with Carolina Ehrich. The couple had the following children:

• Wilhelmine (Lange) Gall * 11 Jun 1852 Sparau
• Caroline Lange * 15 Oct 1857 Klein Liebenau, + 10 Dec 1857 Klein Liebenau
• Wilhelm Lange * 21 Mar 1859 Klein Liebenau
• Ferdinand Lange * 9 Nov 1862 Klein Liebenau
• Julius Lange * 4 Aug 1865 Klein Liebenau, + 6 Nov 1868 Klein Liebenau

Death & Legacy

Gottfried died on the 13th of May 1898 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. In his probate papers, the heirs to his estate were listed as follows:^[1]

1. Godfried Lange, Jr (son)
2. August Lange (son)
3. Mary Genoski (daughter)
4. Minnie Goll (daughter)
5. William Lange (son)
6. August Lange (grandson)
7. Millie Kurtz Lalts? (daughter)
8. Henry Lange (grandson)
9. Ferdinand Lange (grandson)

All residing in Wayne County

Sources

1. ↑ Michigan, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1784-1980

   Name: Godfried Lange

   Probate Date: 1 Jul 1898

   Probate Place: Wayne, Michigan, USA

   Inferred Death Year: Abt 1898

   Inferred Death Place: Michigan, USA

   Case Number: 24505

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3G-S5Z : 19 February 2021), Godfry Long, Taylor, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 266, sheet 458D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,610. also 1880 United States Federal Census on Ancestry
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH47-ZY7 : 23 February 2021), Gutfred Lange, 1898.
• Memorial of Godfred Lange in Taylor Cemetery, Taylor, Wayne County, Michigan: Find A Grave: Memorial #222267817
• Michigan Probate records for Gottfried Lange Sr, deceased: Ancestry Record 8793 #444269
• Michigan, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995

Name: Gutfred Lange

Birth Date: abt 1819

Birth Place: Germany

Death Date: 14 May 1898

Death Place: Taylor, Wayne, Michigan

Death Age: 79

Occupation: Farmer

Race: White

Marital Status: Married

Gender: Male

FHL Film Number: 1377698

• U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

Name: Gottfried Lang

Gender: Male

Spouse:Caroline Lang

Publication Title: Detroit, Michigan, City Directory, 1906

• U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880

Name: Godfry Long

Enumeration Date: 10 Jun 1880

Place: Taylor, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Schedule Type: Agriculture

OS Page: 12

Line Number: 5

• Katherine's FamilySearch profile for Gottfried