BIO: Washington LANG, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 190-191.
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  WASHINGTON LANG, McConnellstown, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born at 
McConnellstown, December 23, 1833, son of Patrick and Elizabeth (Hohn) 
Lang. Patrick Lang was born in Pennsylvania and was of Scotch descent. 
He was a tanner, but as he owned about 400 acres of land in Huntingdon 
county, he also farmed and raised stock extensively. He built the first 
stone dwelling house, when the town was in its infancy, and was the 
first and only tanner in the town. He was an old line Whig, and a 
member of the Presbyterian church. He was married in McConnellstown, to 
Elizabeth Hohn, a Pennsylvanian. Their children are: George, harness-
maker of Johnstown, Pa.; Washington; William, of Altoona; James, 
McConnellstown; Franklin, a veteran, deceased; Silas Lang, who died in 
the west; Rosanna (Mrs. Simon Ake), of Williamsburg, Pa., deceased; 
John, deceased. Patrick Lang died in McConnellstown in 1873, and his 
wife in 1846.
  Washington Lang attended the subscription school of Mr. White, which 
was taught during the winter months in a little log school house with 
plank benches at the Branch. At the early age of eleven years, he began 
farm work with his father and remained with him in this occupation 
until his father's death. He then farmed for his mother until 1843. 
Then he went to Illinois and broke 120 acres of prairie land for John 
Fisher. He also worked at carpentry. After one year he returned to 
McConnellstown and took up the business of butchering, in which he was 
engaged for thirty years, besides farming. He built lime kilns in 
McConnellstown in 1875, and manufactured lime. He has a fine limestone 
quarry and a good farm of 240 acres, on which he has built a $2,000 
residence, and a barn, and made other improvements. As a stock raiser, 
Mr. Lang has also been successful. Mr. Lang is a Republican. He has 
served as judge of elections and assessor. He is a K. of G. E. He has 
been a most industrious citizen and well deserves his success.
  Washington Lang was married at Altoona in 1859, to Martha, daughter 
of John and Jane (Horre) Snyder. She was born in McConnellstown in 
1828. John Snyder was a shoemaker, of German and English descent. The 
children of Mr. and Mrs. Lang are: Annie (Mrs. A. Lloyd), of 
Huntingdon; Joseph H., of the Pennsylvania Reformatory; Harry, 
implement manufacturer, married Mary martin; Green, lime manufacturer, 
married Mary Ward, two children; Stewart, farmer at McConnellstown, 
Pa., aged twenty-two; Naomi (Mrs. John Ward); Whitmer, butcher; Maggie 
(Mrs. Thos. Heffner), has one child, Ralph; Galbraith, at home; Allen, 
deceased. Mrs. W. Lang died April, 1881. Mr. Lang is a member of the 
German Reformed church, in which he has been an elder for eight years. 
He formerly taught in the Sunday-school.