Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-11-24
HE Is DEAD.
Judge Edwin James Langdon.

usual hour and ate hearty breakfast
and few moments after eight o'clock
he called his servants into the room
where his sick wife was asleep and en-
gagged in his usual morning devotional
exercises. He read the Goth Psalm
and prayed earnestly for the blessing
of bis God. After taking his seat and
opening his Sunday school papers to
prepare his lesson, the papers fell from
his hands to the floor and he was heard
to gasp. His wife hurried to him and
kissed him. He could not speak,
though he was trying TO push from his
mouth with his tongue his false teeth
which had become disarranged. He
opened his eyes and looked in the face
of his devoted companion and then
closed them in death. There was not a
mark of pain left upon his face. He
looked as he had often been seen laying
back in the same old arm chair asleep.
There was no one with him but his dear
wife and the servants, but his numer-
Gus friends soon gathered to pay the
last sad rites that could be shown him.
He had certainly lived a useful life
and lived to be aged. He was born in
Middleberry, Addison county, Vermont.
on the 9TH of August, 1919, and died
November 9th, 1892, His mother,
whose maiden name was Mary Doud,
died when Judge LangdOn was six
years of age. In the spring of 1882,
he. with his father, removed to Lick
ing county, Ohio. In the spring of
1910, having nearly reached his ma
jority, he started for Missouri settling
in this, Dunklin county, on the 10Th of
May of that year, He had previously
learned the carriage-making trade, and
for the first seven years in Missouri,
was engaged partly in farming
and partly in working upon wagons
and carriages. He married Miss
Sarah Glasscock on the 22d day
of June, 1S47. Two years after, he
commenced merchandising in a small
way, and has followed the same bust
ness pretty steadily ever SHINE, except
a few years ago when he quit business
almost entirely and devoted his time
in the service of God, and to the care
of his wife and the comfort and happi-
ness of his children. In 1855 he put
up cotton gin and press, and probab-
ly shipped the first cotton from Mis-
souri,. He sent cotton to Memphis
until the war. In 1862, he shipped
Missouri cotton, it is believed put upon
the market. it was sold for so cents
per pound. He was elected county
surveyor in 1847, and held the Office
until the war. In 1857, he was elected
school commissioner, holding that po-
sition also, until the rebellion. He
was appointed superintendent of public
works under the Swamp Land Recla-
nation law, to hold the Office until the
general election. He was member of
the Methodist Episcopal church. He
was Knight Templar and loved the fra
ternity. He was not in the late war,
but was a southern sympathizer He
worked diligently during the conflict
and fed hundreds of wives and child
rem of the men who were engaged in
the bloody struggle. His kindness and
his aid was felt during the conflict from
one end of the county to the other. In
1878 he was elected county judge hold
ing the Office up to 1886. There is no
county in the state ever had more
painstaking, industrious and careful
officer. and he leaves many entries upon
the records to show his ability and his
efforts to do his thorough duty. He
led an Industrious life and his labors
were fruitful. He gave away a large
fortune to the poor, to the church and
for other religious and charitable pur-
poses. He provided well for his
children during his life time and leaves
fair estate. His sudden death was
shock to his Iron county neighbors
who proved their friendship by the
many acts of kindness during his life
time and the efforts they could for him
They are good, kind, noble people,
worthy the friendship of any one
The death of no one could have caus-
death of Judge Langdon. Hundreds of
old friends followed him to his grave
at Cotton Plant and their cheeks were
bathed in tears. No death ever occur
red in this part of the State that caused
more sorrow and no min ever died
with more true. devoted friends among
a circle OF acquaintances than he had.
He was a remarkable man in many
ways. Endowed with unusually good
intellect, a high sense of honesty, a
great amount of human kindness and
endurance. He was never too busy
nor too poor to help the needy and was
always anxious to do his duty to all
men. He was good and kind to every
one and if he made any difference he
was better to the poor. But why should
We speak of his many virtues? He
was personally known to almost every |
man in the county and no man had
more warm. devoted friends whorknow
his worth than he had. He was as gem