Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-07-01

trlct school was quite an inspiring
institution for our American youth
and Mrs. Lang shared it's benefits
her education being farther pushed
in the academy at Elyria. In her
Years day, that is January 1, 1S4S
by uniting herself in marriage with
Jesse H. Lang, then of Huntington
he working the farm in summer and
teaching school in winter. In 1850
they went to Olmsted Falls and en-
gagged in business for some years.
In the spring of 1857 they removed
to Grand Rapids, Wis, where Mr..
Lang was in law and land agency
business, and also was clerk of court
county surveyor and county superin-
| tendent of schools. In order to edu-
cate their growing daughter they
came to Oberlin in 1870, where Mr.
Lang formerly studied, and actively
identified themselves with the inter
ests of the Oberlin community.
Six children were born to them
one boy and five girls-all of whom
died young. Carrie Rosalie, who
lived the longest, reaching only the
age of twelve years. Amy Joanna,
| who was born at Olmsted Falls, Sep
TENDER 2, 1850, died October 2, two
years later, and was buried at Shelf
field Ida Bell, born at the same
place January 8, 1853, died at Grand
Rapids, Wis, May 81, 1868, and was
buried there, thus reaching the age
of ten years. Elma Louise, born at
Grand Rapids, October 3, 1861, died
there June 6, 1863. Carrie Rosalie,
already mentioned, who was born at
Grand Rapids, April %, 1868, lived
until 1875, and July Z died at ODER
lin. Wallace Irving, their only boy,
born at Grand Rapids, July 8, 1865,
died at the same place July 5, a
year later. BERTHE Alice, who was
born at Saratoga Springs, N. Y, Feb
ruary 1, 1872, died there, reaching
the age of only seven months. All
who have been parents can realize
| the grave bereavements and deer
sorrow caused by the departure of
all these children. Little Carrie, who
| lived longest, was the center of large
hope as being the only remaining
child and heir, but she too, was
| taken.
"Mrs. Lang was brought up in a
| Congregational family of the old
school. Her first church connection
was at Olmstead Falls, where she
and her husband became charter
members of the Congregational
church there organized. After six
years in Olmsted Falls and their re-
moval to Grand Rapids, Mrs. Lang
again participated in the organiza-
ton of a Congregational church, of
which they were also charter mem
bers. Coming to Oberlin in 1870
she united with the Second church
and remained in this connection up
to the date of her death, a period
of forty years save one. She was a
woman of strong religious convic-
tions, and so far as her health
| would permit was active in every
good work. Clear to the last, even
after years of suffering and of con-
| finement, by reason of physical dis
ability, she retained a lively inter
/ est in everything pertaining to the
progress of the kingdom of heaven.
An instance of this interest appear
ed in connection with the issue of
the Oberlin General Catalog. To this
remarkably comprehensive volume Nj
Lang devoted a good share of his
time for about one year, and al
sit most of the time passive in her
chair, yet her mind was very active
in connection with the enterprise.
Her recollections and inquiries and
suggestions constituted a very val
liable contribution to the work.
Besides the activities of home and
church Mrs. Lang belonged to the
noble company of women to whom
Oberlin college is indebted for large
measure of it's world wide influence.
For twenty years her house was a
student home She did not keep
boarders, but rendered a service just