Showing posts with label Lang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lang. Show all posts
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Albert James Ross & Rosalia Stella Lang Tombstone
Friday, February 3, 2012
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Rosalia Stella Lang's Timeline
30 Aug 1914 born to Ignatz LANG and Franziska (EIGNER) LANG in Ellis, Ellis Co., KS 1
10 or 20 Nov 1914 sister Katharina LANG marries Johann WEBER (less than 1 year old) 2
26 Jan 1915 brother Ignatz LANG, Jr. marries Rosa WEBER (less than 1 year old) 2
27 Mar 1916 sister Katharina (LANG) WEBER dies (1 year old) 2
3 Mar 1919 brother Ludwig Lou LANG marries Gisela LANDAUER (4 years old) 2
21 Jun 1921 brother Frank LANG marries Gisela SCHINDELAR (6 years old) 2
6 Jun 1927 brother Frank LANG dies in Ellis, Ellis Co., KS (12 years old) 2
5 Apr 1930 appears on the 1930 census with father, Ignatz LANG; mother Franziska (EIGNER) LANG; and brother, Michael LANG (15 years old) 11
25 Jan 1933 brother Michael LANG marries Bena BINDER (18 years old) 2
18 May 1938 marries Albert James ROSS in Ellis, Ellis Co., KS (23 years old) 1
25 Oct 1938 mother Franziska (EIGNER) LANG dies in Ellis, Ellis Co., KS (24 years old) 2
Abt. 1939 father Ignatz LANG travels back to Poiana Micului, Bukovina to bring a new bride back home. He married Rosalia (LANG)(FUCHS) (25 years old) 4
Abt. 1944 son Joseph ROSS born stillborn (30 years old) 5
8 Oct 1944 son Albert Joseph ROSS born in Hays, Ellis Co., KS (30 years old) 5
Oct 1944 son Albert Joseph ROSS died in Hays, Ellis Co., KS (30 years old) 5
11 Aug 1947 daughter Sheila Marie ROSS born in Hays, Ellis Co., KS (32 years old) 2
16 Dec 1951 daughter Mary Ann ROSS born in Hays, Ellis Co., KS (37 years old) 6
5 Jun 1954 father Ignatz LANG dies in Ellis, Ellis Co., KS (39 years old) 2
3 Aug 1968 daughter Mary Ann ROSS married John Charles WEDD in Great Bend, Barton Co., KS (53 years old) 7
4 Dec 1969 granddaughter Sheila Ann WEDD is born in Hays, Ellis Co., KS (55 years old) 7
Mar 1970 brother Ludwig Lou LANG dies (55 years old) 3
11 Mar 1972 granddaughter Jeanne Kay WEDD is born in Great Bend, Barton Co., KS (57 years old) 1
19 Jun 1976 daughter Sheila Marie ROSS married Bernard Matthew BOOS in Hays, Ellis Co., KS (61 years old) 1
10 Aug 1977 husband Albert James ROSS dies in Hays, Ellis Co., KS (62 years old) 1
28 Feb 1980 daughter Mary Ann (ROSS) WEDD’s marriage to John Charles WEDD annulled (65 years old) 7
2 Jun 1980 grandson Bernard Jason BOOS is born in Colby, Thomas Co., KS (65 years old) 1
18 Jul 1981 daughter Mary Ann (ROSS) WEDD marries Gerald Emmett HERBST in Russell, Russell Co., KS (66 years old) 9
2 Jun 1982 granddaughter Barbara Ruth HERBST born in Hays, Ellis Co, KS (67 years old) 8
5 Aug 1982 granddaughter Kristen Marie BOOS is born in Colby, Thomas Co., KS (67 years old) 1
8 Dec 1983 grandson John Ross BOOS is born in Oakley, Logan Co., KS (69 years old) 1
19 Jan 1984 grandson Lorenz Basil HERBST born in Hays, Ellis Co., KS (69 years old) 7
4 Mar 1987 brother Ignatz LANG dies (72 years old) 2
Nov 2000 moves to St. John’s nursing home in Hays, Ellis Co., KS (86 years old) 10
10 Jul 2001 dies in St. John’s nursing home, Hays, Ellis Co., KS (86 years old) 10
1. Ross. James. Descendants of Thomas Ross & Mary Ann McCormick. 1999.
2. Lang, Edward "Al". Bukowina families: 200 years. Ellis, KS: Almar Associates. 1993.
3. Social Security Death Index. http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/. 2007.
4. Lang, Edward "Al", Email message "RE: Ignatz Lang," to Barbara Ruther Herbst. 23 Jul 2002.
5. Herbst, Barbara Ruth, "Interview with Sheila Boos.," Hays, Ellis Co., KS, 2004.
6. Birth Certificate for Mary Ann Ross, File no. 042146, Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Certified copy in possession of author.
7. Herbst, Barbara Ruth. Personal knowledge. 2007.
8. Birth Certificate for Barbara Ruth Herbst, 2 June 1982, File No. 015909, Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Certified copy in possession of author.
9. Marriage Certificate for Gary E. Herbst and Mary Ann Wedd, 18 July 1981. Certified copy in possession of author.
10. Hays Daily News. “Rosalie S. Ross, 86, a resident of St. John’s Nursing Home in Hays since November, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001 at the nursing home.”
11. 1930 Federal Census, Ellis, Ellis Co., KS, 701, Page 4A, ED 5. Ancestry.com
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Ignatz Lang - Immigrations
The Konigen Louise
6 July 1901 my great-grandfather, Ignatz Lang, his wife, Franciska and their family landed on Ellis Island. They had just disembarked the Konigen Luise, which had left the Port of Bremen. Their ethnicity was listed as "Bukowrina" with their place of residence listed as "Pojanavictuli". Franciska was 6 months pregnant with her fourth child.
Ignatz Lang's Life in Historical Documents
Ignatz Lang and his wife, Franziska Lang (Eigner). Circa 1908.
Ignatz Lang Sr. was born in Poiana Micului, Bukovina which was a part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire at that time. Today his birthplace is apart of Romania. The nickname of the Lang family was `Maurer` Lang, this appears to be an aberration of the hometown of the Langs, `Maurenzer` The family immigrated in 1901.
Ignatz (age 32); his wife, Franciska (age 28); daughter, Katharina (age 4); and sons, Ignatz, Jr. (age 9) and Ludwig (age 11 months) arrived on Ellis Island on 6 July1901. They were passengers on board the Konigin Luise which left from Port Bremen, Germany. They listed their ethnicity as `Bukowrina` and place of residence as `Pojana Victuli`. Their destination was Ellis, Kansas. 1
From 1901-1908 the family flourished in Ellis, Kansas. Four more children were born to them during this time: Frank (1901), Franziska (1903), Joseph (1905), and Anna (1907). In January of 1909 a horrible diphtheria outbreak resulted in the deaths of little Franziska, Joseph, and Anna all within 9 days of each other. Family legend states that shortly before the childrens deaths, Ignatz Jr. was going to the well to get some water. He needed to pass by the barn to get there. As he walked passed, he thought he heard a rushing wind noise. He looked up and and saw three angels `dancing` around the barn steeple. It was shortly after this, that the three siblings died. Because of the epidemic, people were not allowed to attend the funeral, but Ignatz Lang Sr. refused to follow the rule and went. 2
According to the 1925 Kansas state census, the family was naturalized in 1910. I haven't been able to find these records, nor could I find the family in the 1910 federal census.
In the 1915 Kansas state census, the family is found in Riverside, Trego County, Kansas.
Ignatz (age 46), Francis (age 43), Ludwig (age 15), Frank (age 13), John (age 5), Mike (age 3), and Rosa (age 6 months) 3
I was unable to find the family in the 1920 federal census, but by 1925, the family had moved to the town of Ellis, Kansas. They lived at 506 Madison St.
Ignatz (56), Frances (53), John (16), Mike (14), and Rosa (11) 3
The 1930 federal census would find the family living in the same house 5 years later. Now they are listed as owning their home, which was worth $1500.
Ignatz (61), Frances (58), Mike (19), and Rosa (16). 4
In 1938, Franziska passed away at the age of 66. In 1940, Ignatz went back to Poiana Micului, Bukovina to find another wife. His grandson, Joseph G. Lang was asked by Ignatz to go along with him because he was of marrying age; but Joe declined the invitation. Ignatz' initial plan was to marry his brother`s widow, but she didn't want to go to the United States, so he married a woman by the name of Rosalia. His son, Ignatz, Jr. sent `ssmeargeld` (money used to grease palms) over to him in Poiana Micului help him pay the border guards to smuggle him out of Europe. Ignatz caught the last ship out of Italy before the ports closed. 1, 5
1. Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
2. Edward "Al" Lang, Barbara Ruth Herbst, email, 18 September 2002, "RE: 3 Lang children in 1909".
3. Ancestry.com.. Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.
4. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
5. Edward "Al" Lang. Barbara Ruth Herbst, email, 23 July 2002, "RE: Ignatz Lang",
Rosa Lang's Birth Certificate
My grandmother's birth certificate is a bit hard to read, and is probably more confusing than enlightening.
Her full name is listed as Rosa Lang, even though her whole life she went as Rosalia Stella or Rosalie Stella. Stella is not mentioned anywhere on her birth certificate. She was born August 30, 1914.
The location of birth is especially confusing. The birth certificate is hard to make out, but from what I can read it says she was born in Trego County, Riverside Township, city of Ellis, Kansas. The city of Ellis, Kansas is located in Ellis County, in Ellis Township. My family had always believed that she had been born in the city of Ellis, Kansas (and therefore, Ellis County, in Ellis Township). Either the person who filled out her birth certificate was totally wrong about the County and Township, or he had listed Ellis as the city only to indicate the nearest city.
Her father is 45 year old, Ignatz Lang, and Austrian Farmer and her mother is 42 year old, Frances Eigner, and Austrian housewife.
Another puzzling note, is "the number of children by this mother now living" is listed as 12. By my accounts, Frances had 10 children total: Ignatz, Jr. (b. 1892), Katharina (1896), Ludwig (1899), Frank, (1901), Franziska (1903), Joseph (1905), Anna (1907), John (1909), Michael (1911), and Rosa (1914). Three of these children, Franziska; Joseph; and Anna had died in 1909 from diptheria, which would make the answer 7. Did she include the the three children that died from diptheria and 2 possible still births and/or miscarriages in this count? Or am I missing 5 extra children (not likely)?
Albert Ross and Rosa Lang's marriage certificate
The Russell County probate court issued this marriage certificate to my grandparents on May 10, 1938. It lists the groom as Albert James Ross of Hays, Kansas age 29 and the bride as Rosalia Lang of Ellis, Kansas age 24. They were married May 18, 1938 in St. Joseph's Church in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas by Reverend Father Valerian Brungardt.
My grandparents in their engagement photo. Circa 1938.
*Picture of Paul Brungdart from: The Golden Jubilee of German-Russian Settlements of Ellis and Rush Counties, Kansas. August 31, September 1 and 2, 1926 http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/ethnic/german-russian/jubilee/antonino.shtml. 1999.
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