My grandparents, Rose Bertrand and Thomas Francis Lang on their wedding day, May 21, 1921, St. Anne Church, Laurium, Michigan

News item: BERTRAND-LANG Pretty Wedding is Solemnized at St. Anne's Church Today. The marriage of Miss Rose Bertrand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Bertrand of Montreal, Canada, and Thomas F. Lang, son of Mrs. Catherine Lang of Lake Linden avenue, was solemnized this morning at 9 o'clock at St. Anne's church. Reve, Fr. Paquet officiated. The attendants were Miss Catherine Lang and Hugh Lang, sister and brother, respectively, of the groom. The bride wore a beautiful blue suit with picture hat and a corsage bouquet of sweetheart roses. Following the ceremony a dinner was served. The groom, who is well known, is employed by the Houghton County Traction Co., while the bride, during her short residence here, has made a host of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Lang will leave today for Chicago where they will spend two weeks after which they will make their home on Lake Linden Avenue.

Photos

Not sure, but I think this is, Catherine Lawlor Lang Hugh Lang? (born 1883) Will Lang, c. 1887 (William was born in 1873 and died in 1892) Will, John, and Jim, c. 1887 James, Kate, and Florence, about 1888 Kathryn, Julia, Hugh, Margaret, about 1888 Mary Lang, about 1890 Mary Lang with diploma, c. 1890 Mary Lang Mollie Lang, date unknown

Mollie Lang, again, date unknown Patrick Lang (born 1879, son of John) Jim Lang with diplomas, c. 1892 Baby Thomas F. Lang, 1892 Florence Lang Livingway, circa 1910 Margaret Lang, around 1910 James as an older man Catherine--same time period John Lawlor and his nephews, Jim and Hugh Lang More to come. . .

This is my mother's family in about 1945. It may be the only picture in existence that shows the whole family together. James Francis; Katherine Virginia [my mother]; Patricia Rose; their mother, Rose Bertrand Lang; Thomas Bertrand; Mary Catherine Elizabeth; and their father, Thomas Francis Lang


Marriages

James and Kate, July 24, 1869

Death Records

These deaths were found online. They are recorded on the Genealogical Death Indexing System for Michigan, which covers deaths from 1867-1897.

Patrick Lang (1802-1875) Oldest Lang ancestor that I've found. He was born in Ireland and immigrated between his birth and 1841

Hanora Lang (1877) A daughter of Kate and James.

Hugh Lang (1880) A son of Kate and James.

Obituaries and Death Notices

Mary C. Lang Anglesey (1923-1972)

Rose Bertrand Lang (1892-1975)

Katherine Lang Billings (1930-1997)

Thomas Bertrand Lang (1925-2001)
 

Genealogy Reports and Family Group Sheets
The Lang report--last updated March 28, 2002. This is the entire descendant report for Patrick and Honora Lang from 1802 to this generation. Information about living persons has been privatized.

The family group sheet for Patrick and Honora Lang.

The family of James and Catherine Lawlor Lang.

John and Mary Hennessey Lang and their children.

Julia Lang and her McCormick clan.
 

Census Pages
The first census records of our family in America, beginning with Patrick and Honora Lang in Black Brook, Clinton County, New York, in 1850. The records from the next three decades show them and their children in Houghton County, Michigan.

The chldren of Patrick and Honora in Michigan census records in 1900.

The grandchildren of Patrick and Honora in 1920 Michigan census records.

Archives
Met with Therese Strucel, Rose Globke, Barbara and Joe Callahan. Story in the December 2001 archives.

Links

Houghton County, Michigan USGenWeb Project
Lots of Houghton County history here, including news articles.

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