My Heritage - The Genealogy of Katherine Billings Palmer

Census Images for the Langs
1850-1880

My late uncle, Thomas Bertrand Lang, said that his grandfather was born in Plattsbug, NY. Here's the 1850 census from Black Brook Twp., Clinton County, New York, which is pretty close to Plattsburg. It took a lot of searching, but here's the payoff. It's the first record I have found of the Langs in this country. Patrick and Ann (Honora?) Lang were born in Ireland. Oldest son, James was born in New York in 1841. This helps narrow down when they came to America, but I haven't found any record of that yet. (James is shown here at 9, although most of his records said he was born in 1843.)

1850

1850 Census: New York, Clinton County, Town of Black Brook, page 65.

1860

I found them again in 1860, same location.
1860 Census: Clinton County, Black Brook Town, NY, page 1062.

1870

In 1870, they were in Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan [census page 46]. Here's Patrick, Ann, children Hugh, Michael, William, & Hanna [listed as Honora in other records]. Julia and James were married and their records follow.

1870 Census: Michigan, Houghton County, Franklin Twp, page 12. Daughter Julia Lang had married John McCormick.

Son James married Catherine Lawlor (Kate) in July 1969. Here they are in Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, Roll 674, Page 602.

1880

1880 Census: Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet Twp., ED9, page 50. James and Kate with their oldest children.
Lang, James, w, m, 38, engineer, born NY, parents Ireland
Catherine, w, f, 30, keeping house, born Ireland, parents Ireland
Mary Anne, w, f, 10, at school, MI, NY, Ireland
John, w, m, 8, MI, NY, Ireland
William, w, m, 6, MI, NY, Ireland
James, w, m, 4, MI, NY, Ireland
Catherine, w, f, 1, MI, NY, Ireland

1880 Census: Michigan, Houghton County, Calumet Twp., ED 10, page 2. John with his wife and children.
Lang, John, w, m, 33, laborer, born in NY, parents born in Ireland
Lang, Mary, w, f, 24, wife, keeping house, born in NY, parents born in Ireland
Lang, Mary Anne [sic], 11, daughter, born in Michigan, parents NY
Lang, Julia, w, f, 9, daughter, born in MI, parents NY
Lang, Patrick James, w, m 9/12, son, born in MI, parents NY

Go to Lang census records for 1900.

Go to 1920 Lang census records.

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