On May 17, 2004, at 1:58 PM, Szafranski, Bryan wrote: > Do you have any other Langs you are connected to? That is one of my > main branches, mostly from Pittsburgh. They were predominantly in the > South Hills. > > Bryan. Hi Brian, Presently I have very little information on that line of the family tree, but I'll share with you what I know at this time. LANG DESCENDANTS as known at this time, May 2004 First Generation ————————————————————————————————————————————— 1. Peter LANG.1 Born on 11 Sep 1852. Peter died in Sharpsburgh, PA, on 6 Dec 1926; he was 74.2 Buried in St Mary's Cemetary, Sharpshill, PA.3 Peter married Magdalena ZWICK4, in (date unknown, city, unknown). Born on 22 Dec 1854. Magdalena died on 2 Feb 1928; she was 73.5 NOTE: Peter and Magdalena begat 11 children, as noted on the PA Allegheny message board of rootsweb.com They had the following children (plus about 8 more which I do not know the names of just yet): 2 i. Leo Edward (1879-1954) 3 ii. Al 4 iii. Marcella Mathilda Catherine Second Generation ————————————————————————————————————————————— 2. Leo Edward LANG. Born on 17 May 1879 in Pittsburgh PA.6 Leo Edward died in Pittsburgh, Penna., on 18 Oct 1954; he was 75. Buried in St Mary's Cemetary, Lawrenceville Pennsylvania.7 Occupation: Machinist, Fort Mort Co - on 1920 census. Religion: Catholic. Leo Edward married Dorthea K. BLANK, daughter of Valentine BLANK & Catherine UILSACK, in (date unknown, Pittsburgh, PA). Born on 2 Jul 1876 in Pittsburgh PA.6 Dorthea K. died in Pittsburgh, Penna., on 11 Aug 1961; she was 85. They had the following children: 5 i. Herman (1909-1943) 6 ii. Catherine (1911-1957) 7 iii. Madeline Clara (1915-1990) 8 iv. Leo 3. Al LANG. Born. Al married Dora ? (LANG), in (date unknown, city, and church unknown). Born ? . NOTE: I do know know any information on that line of the family at this time. 4. Marcella Mathilda Catherine LANG. Marcella Mathilda Catherine married Matthew Thomas RUNT8. NOTE: I do know know any information on that line of the family at this time. Third Generation ————————————————————————————————————————————— 5. Herman LANG. Born on 7 Mar 1909. Herman died in the Phillipines, on 13 Jul 1943; he was 34. NOTE: Herman was awarded the purple heart while serving his country, and was stationed in the Phillipines at the time of death. Herman married Mary Lou ? (LANG - HIESLER), in (church and city and date of marriage - unknown). Born ? . They had no children. 6. Catherine LANG. Born on 27 Oct 1911 in Pittsburgh PA. Catherine died in Pittsburgh PA, on 31 Jul 1957; she was 45. Buried in Mt Carmel Cemetary, near Pittsburgh PA. Religion: Catholic. On 5 Aug 1936 when Catherine was 24, she married William J. BREHM, in Pittsburgh, PA.6 Born on 7 Sep 1911 in Pittsburgh PA. William J. died in Pittsburgh PA, on 30 Dec 1981; he was 70. They had the following children: 9 i. William John Joseph (1939-1992) 10 ii. Marilyn Ann (1942-) 11 iii. John Edward Joseph (1943-) 12 iv. James Joseph John (1946-) 7. Madeline Clara LANG. Born on 24 Jan 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Madeline Clara died in Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, on 14 Feb 1990; she was 75. Buried in Saint Mary's of the Assumumption Cemetery, Pine Creek, PA. Religion: Catholic. On 29 Dec 1937 when Madeline Clara was 22, she married Frank John SCHOLL Jr., son of Frank Joseph SCHOLL Sr. & Margaret Rosalia "Stella" CLAUS, in Pittsburgh, PA. Born on 21 Sep 1913 in Pennsylvania. Frank John died in Pittsburgh, Penna., on 29 Apr 1984; he was 70. Note: Frank "Bud" Scholl Jr. was his name as shown on his prayer card. They had the following children: 13 i. Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (1938-) 14 ii. Robert Francis "Bob" (1945-) 15 iii. Paul John (1949-) 16 iv. Lawrence Joseph (1951-) 8. Leo LANG. Born. Leo died ? . died as a young child, 2-3 yrs of age - cause of death ? Sources 1. “Phone interview with Marily McAvoy,” May 2004, from family bible. 2. “rootsweb.com message boards.” Pennsylvania > Counties > Allegheny Message board - provided dates (http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec? htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.a llegheny&m=4021.1550). 3. St Mary's Cemetyer, Sharpshill PA - online, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/sec1e.htm, online cemetery records. 4. “Phone interview with Marily McAvoy,” names as written in May 2004, family bible. 5. “rootsweb.com message boards.” full dates of birth and death as noted on (http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec? htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.a llegheny&m=4021.1550). 6. “Phone interview with Marily McAvoy,” May 2004. 7. “St Mary's Cemetary, Lawrencevill, Penna,” http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~njm1/stmyo.htm, updated 2004, (online cemetery records for: SECTIONS "A, B, 2, 3") note Leo's death as 1954. 8. “rootsweb.com message boards.” Author: Thea J. King. 9. Paul J. Scholl, May 2004.