The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-09-12
THOMAS LANG, AN OLD AND
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF
FARMINGToN PASSES AWAY,

q native OF Wurtemburg, Germany,
and was born November 20, 1885. He
was the younger OF two sons, Rein
hardt aud Thomas. born to Francis
j, and Barbara (Mosbruger) Lang,
his father dying the year he was
born. His mother afterwards mar
ried Joseph Karcher, they immi-
grated to America in 1852 and settled
in Eyie county, n. Y. There he and
his brother Reinhardt learned the
carriage making and blucksmithing
trade respectively. In 1858 Rein
hardt came to Missouri and stopped |
In Pennington, where he went to
work at his trade of blacksmithing |
with W. 7. Gay, the late NJ. p.
Cayce being associated with them
financially in the business. The |
late A. J. Weber was subsequently |
associated with him in tho busi-
ness. Thomas went to Canada,
where ne lived four years, when he,
too, came to Pennington and en-
gagged in the wagon-making business
with the late G. Eggerman. In 1863
he entered the United States service
as wheel inspector at the St. Louis
Arsenal and later enlisted In Com
pany +, Forty-seventh Regiment
Missouri Volunteers, was orderly
of that company and served until
the close OF the civil war. After the
war he returned to Pennington, and
July |, 1868, the firm of Lang d
Bro, long SO we'll known through
out Southeast Missouri, was formed
and general blacksmitning and
wagon manufacturing business
started. A large and prosperous
business was built up in wagon and
carriage manufacturing. blacksmith
ing and lumber, until their plant is
the largest In this part of the State.
After the death of his brother, Rein-
, hardt, the business was continued
! tunder the old firm name for several
years, W. r. Lang, son Of the late
Reinhardt Lang, taking the place OF
, his father, and later the firm name
was changed to the Lang d Bro.
Manufacturing & Mercantile Com
pany.
While in Canada and before COM
! ing to Pennington, Thomas Lang
, married Miss Catherine Cantloin,
= June 26, 1865, at st. Michael's Ca
: thedral in Toronto. To them seven
I children were born, three of whom,
: Oliver, Franls and Rosie, with their
= mother, passed through the valley
5 of the shadow of death, and he is
= survived by three daughters and one
son-Miss Mary Lang, Mrs. John
T. (Ellen) Burks, Miss Emma Lang
and Thomas J. Lang-besides fout
= grandchildren: Reinhardt, son OF
] Frank Lang; Miss Irene, daughter
. of Thomas J d, and Thomas aud Mary
, Burks, children OF Mr.. and Mrs
John T. Burks.
g Few men not In public life were
more widely known In this section
. of the State than Mr.. Lang, and he
Q was recognized by all, not only as
: an enterprising and successful busi.
! ness man, but as one of upright and
honorable dealings, generous nature.
5 public spirit, and devoted adher-
: ent of the Catholic faith, and his
friends are legion. Pennington
e owes much to the enterprise of Lang
Q & Bro. In commercial sense and
other ways, and may have reason
to remember them gratefully for IA
vors shown and the opportunities
they opened up for employment t.
i, others.
For several years Mr.. Lang has
been In poor health, but unit! few
months ago his energetic nature
urged him on to give much attention
to his business, when his condition
forced him to remain at home, much
of the time confined to his bed. Hi
death, though IL had been expected
at any moment, is regretted by al
who knew him, and the sympathy
of all goes out to his bereaved fam
lily In their great sorrow.
The funeral will take place at II
O'Clock Friday morning, Septembel
II, at the Catholic Church.
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CAPT. Gustavus st. Gem died a
his home In Ste. Genevieie Septem
= Der 2, aged "a years. s months an,
IL days. He was born and reared Il
Ste. Genevieve county.
j. Perry Patterson, age z
d years, 4 months and 6 days, die.
9 suddenly OF heart failure at hi
2 home near Potosi. on Sunday
September /.
Charles d. Smith died at hi