Susan White Langley, Allen Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Ethel Fontenot Sackler


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Susan White Langley
(April 1, 1839 - October 4, 1929)
 
Mrs. Susan Langley was possibly the oldest person in this section,
born April 1st, 1839, on Beaver Creek. She was one of five children
born to Meredith and Louisa Lee White. Other children were Martin 
White, Lucinda (Mrs. Wm. Jackson), Elizabeth (Mrs. Francis Peet),
and Emily (Mrs. Howell Myers), all deceased  Before the Civil War,
the family moved to Green Oak settlement and lived on the old Gidlow
place, north of the little church. About 1861, the deceased was married
to John Battiste Langley, son of John Battiste and Emily Reid Langley, 
and moved at once to the old home now occupied by their son Austin 
and his family. In this home they lived, raised their family, and died; the
husband dying October 22, 1914, and now the wife October 4th, 1929.
Of the children but two survive, Paul and Austin. The deceased were
Miss Clemence, Millie (Mrs. Narcisse Fruge), Andre, and Oscar, a twin
to Austin. In 1916 Mrs. Langley united with the Congregational Church 
at Green Oak and attended services till she was past ninty years old, as
long as health and strength permitted. For several months, old age and 
sickness confined her to her home and bed, during which time she 
suffered greatly, but in quiet resignation and trust. Her body was laid to 
rest in Green Oak Cemetery beside her husband and where many relatives
lie, on Saturday, October 5th, services being conducted by her pastor, Rev.
Paul Leeds. Another link with the vanishing past has been broken with, and
the Tribune shares in sympathy with the bereaved friends.
 
(Contributed by Ethel Fontenot Sackler)
 

Genealogy Note:
Meredith and Louisa Lee White and children are listed on the 1850 Calcasieu
 Parish Census. In the 1860 Calcasieu Parish Census, Susan White is 18 and 
still living at home in the Hickory Flat area.
Susan's husband, John B. Langley (1835-1914), was the grandson of Jean
Langley (abt. 1784-1820) and Marie Anne Olivier, widow of Nicholas Fruge'.  
They were both early settlers of the Opelousas District.
							
						Nancy Fruge'