John married Martha Okey on 12 Oct 1871 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA. Martha (daughter of Woodman Okey and Eliza Ann Mason) was born on 25 Sep 1849 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; died on 22 Apr 1941 in Roseville, Warren County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Frank Rudolf Lang was born on 4 Mar 1873 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; died on 1 Oct 1932 in Illinois, USA.
2. Emma Louise Lang was born on 2 Apr 1875 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; died on 15 May 1966 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA.
3. Salome Okey Lang was born on 16 Jan 1878 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA.

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YOCKEY-LANG FAMILY - 1st Installment
YOCKEY-LANG families; My grandmother was Catharine Louise Lang Burkhart, and she was the daughter of Michael Lang and Elizabeth Yockey. He was a brewer and also one of the early members of St. Paul's Evangelical Church on south Main St. According to Hardesty's HISTORICAL HAND ATLAS OF MONROE CO. he was a leading farmer in Centre township and an extensive raiser of stock, beside[s] his brewing activities. He was born in Alsace, Germany April 11, 1818 and married in Pittsburgh, PA. Oct. 18, 1841 to Elizabeth Yockey, a native of Rumbach, Germany, who was born April 5, 1821. Their children were Margaret E. (married to a man named Rose) who was born in Pittsburgh April 25, 1842, and resided in 1882 in Riverside, Iowa; John H. born Pitts. PA. Sept. 6, 1843 - he married Martha Okey; Anna M. (Schumacher) born Fayette, Allegheny Co., PA. July 13, 1847; William b. July 10, 1849 - married Margaret Henthorne; Louis P. b. Oct. 26, 1851 - married Clara; Charlotte Fredericka Elizabetha Sophia born Aug. 26, 1855 who never married and was always called Aunt Lot by all her relatives and friends; and my grandmother, Catharine Louis[e], born May 10, 1859. John M. Lang served in the Civil War, including the battle of Vicksburg, and later moved to Roseville, Illinois.
Michael Lang was the son of Michael Lang, Sr. and Margaret Paul Lang. I imagine they are buried someplace in or near Pittsburgh, but I have never done any research on them. They had a daughter Catharine who married a Helfrich and a daughter Elizabeth who married a Straub. That family also engaged in brewing in Pittsburgh prior to the 20th century. There was supposed to have been a son, Henry, who went to California in the gold rush of 1849 and was never heard from again.
According to the sketch in Hardesty History, Elizabeth Yockey Lang was the daughter of Laurence and Elizabeth Brumbach Yockey. According to stories told me by my grandmother and Aunt Lot, Elizabeth Yockey lived near Miltonsburgh, and wanting a change of scene from rural to urban (probably she became tired of mil[k]ing cows all the time,) she walked to the river and took a boat for Pittsburgh, probably to visit some friends or relatives. It was there she met Michael Lang and married him. After living in that vicinity for a few years, she must have prevailed on him to move with her back to Monroe Co. They are both buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Woodsfield. The stone for Michael shows that he was born in Canton Neterbron, France, April 11, 1818, and died Mar. 21, 1896, and the stone for Elizabeth shows she was born Apr. 5, 1821, and died July 5, 1896. Their son, William is also buried there, b. July 10, 1849, died Feb. 26, 1890, and his wife, Margaret, born April 28, 1842, died May 20, 1925. He was a builder, and I seem to remember that he fell off the roof of a house he was repairing.
Elizabeth Yockey Lang met an untimely end too, as the horse she was driving down reservoir hill became frightened at something, and upset the carriage and she died of a broken neck.
Now if one is wondering at the apparent discrepancy between the birthplace on Michael's stone as Canton Neterbron, France, and the information in Hardesty's History as Alsace, Germany, one must again back-track to history. Alsace was a province that was the subject of much controversy between France and Germany, going back and forth between them much like a yo-yo. He was really a German but born in that province while it was under the domination of the French. I suspect that Canton Neterbron is part of the province of Alsace, although I have never checked this out either. The Michael Lang family lived in Woodsfield on the lot formerly the site of the Lucetta Keegan house, now owned by Supt. Devore, and later across the road from the Riley sub-division, on a farm formerly owned by the Belts and Okeys. There is a cave on that property which Roy Eddy and I once explored, probably used by Michael Lang to keep his beer cool. I have a beer glass that once belonged to him.
I have no idea when Michael Lang's parents came to this country, but tradition indicates he was about 9 years old at the time, or circa 1827. Stories in the Yockey family indicate that they probably came to this country in 1831.
To be continued.

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MICHAEL LANG ? is one of the leading farmers of Centre township, and an extensive raiser of stock; he is also engaged in brewing. He was born in Alsace, Germany, Apr 11 1818. He was married in Pittsburgh, PA, Oct 18 1841, to Elizabeth YOCKEY, who is a native of Rumbach, Germany, born Apr 5 1821. Their children are: Margaret E. ROSE, born in Pittsburgh, Apr 28 1842, resides in Riverside, IA; John H., born in Pittsburgh, PA, Sep 6 1843, resides at home; Anna M. SCHUMACHER, born in Fayette, Allegheny county, Jul 13 1847, resides in Woodsfield; William L., Jul 10 1849, resides in Woodsfield; Louis P., Oct 26 1851, resides in Centre township; Charlotte F., Aug 26 1855, resides at home; Catherine L., May 10 1859, resides at home; John H., Mr. LANG?s eldest son, was in the late war; he enlisted in Woodsfield. Mr. LANG?s parents, Michael & Margaret PAUL LANG, are both deceased. Laurence & Elizabeth BRUMBACH YOCKEY are the parents of Mrs. LANG; the formed died Nov 13 1874, the latter Nov 22 1877. Mr. LANG is at present trustee of Centre township, and has held the same office at intervals for eight years. His address is Woodsfield, Monroe county, OH.

Jean married Elisabetha Jacky on 18 Oct 1841 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. Elisabetha (daughter of Lorenz Jacky and Elisabetha Brubach) was born on 5 Apr 1821 in Rumbach, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 5 Jul 1896 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA; was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Johann married Margaretha Paul on 4 Apr 1804 in Uhrwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. Margaretha was born on 3 Jan 1780 in Uhrwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 24 Apr 1838 in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lawrence Yockey?s will is on file in the Probate Court at Woodsfield, Book 1, page 272. He left the bulk of his property, real and personal, to his wife, Elizabeth and at her death was to go to his 12 sons and daughters in equal portions as follows: Catharine (Yockey) Klouse; heirs of Frederick Yockey; heirs of Henry Yockey; Lawrence Yockey Jr.; Elizabeth (Yockey) Lang (1821-1896); Christian Yockey; Lewis Yockey; Charlotte (Yockey) Gambs (1833-1916); Charles Yockey; John Caper Yockey (born in Miltonsburg in 1838; and Edward Yockey.
According to stories handed down by the family, Lawrence Yockey decided to emigrate to America to avoid conscription in the Prussian Army. His son Lewis was born March 10, 1831, in Rumbach, Germany and when he was six weeks old, the family embarked for the New World, arriving in America when his child was 6 months old. Their journey was made in a sailing vessel. While Lawrence avoided German military service, five of his sons served in the Union Army during the Civil War. They were:* Charles Yockey, who was married to Melinda Okey* Phillip Yockey, born in Ohio, who died on the battlefield. His brother Lewis went to bring the body back to Ohio. (Neither Phillip nor his heirs is listed in his father?s will.)* Henry Yockey, born in Ohio, who died of yellow fever in Florida during the Civil War* John Yockey, born in 1839 in Miltonsburg, who served in Company G. 22 Regiment, Iowa for three years, including the siege of Vicksburg.* Edward Yockey, born in 1841 at Miltonsburg, was wounded in the Battle of Antietam and taken prisoner and interred at Andersonville Prison in Georgia. He survived the incarceration and died in 1919 in Smithland, Iowa.
Records show that on March 18, 1833 Lawrence Yockey and John Jacob Dorr came to court and made oath of their intention to become citizens of the United States (Journal 1, page 291) and Lawrence was officially naturalized at the April term of court in 1837 (Journal 2, Page 208). Lawrence Yockey, Jr. is listed in the 1880 census of Wayne County Illinois in Indian Prairie Township.
According to an account by Catherine Foreaker Fedorchak, Elizabeth Yockey, daughter of Lawrence and Elizabeth Yockey, lived near Miltonsburg and, wanting a change of scenery from rural to urban (likely she became tired of milking cows), walked to the river and took a boat for Pittsburgh, probably to visit some friends or relatives. It was there that she met and married Michael Lang (1818-1896). After living in Pittsburgh for a few years they moved to Monroe County and both are buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Woodsfield. Elizabeth died when the horse she was driving down the Reservoir Hill became frightened at something and upset the carriage, breaking her neck and killing her.

Lorenz married Elisabetha Brubach on 20 Mar 1814 in Rumbach, Pfalz, Bayern. Elisabetha (daughter of Johannes Jakob Brubach and Elisabetha Margaretha Neuhardt) was born on 2 Jul 1797 in Rumbach, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 26 Oct 1877 in Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Johannes married Anna Margaretha Bliess. Anna was born on 30 Jul 1747 in Uhrwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 17 Jan 1788 in Uhrwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Kaspar married Eva Margaretha Pflug on 19 Mar 1776. Eva (daughter of Joseph Pflug and Anna Stempfel) was born on 16 Jun 1756 in Cleebourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 5 Jul 1824 in Schönau, Pfalz, Bayern. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Johannes married Elisabetha Margaretha Neuhardt. Elisabetha (daughter of Johannes David Neuhart and Maria Apollonia Schäffer) was born in 1760 in Rumbach, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 17 Sep 1814 in Rumbach, Pfalz, Bayern. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]