Person:James Langley (15)

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James Weston Langley
b.17 Jan 1837 Erie Cty, Pennsylvania
d.22 Apr 1915 1100 19th Avenue, Seattle, King, WA
Parents and Siblings
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m. 5 Oct 1830
  1. Wilson Langley1831 - 1848
  2. John Weston Langley1833 - 1871
  3. George W Langley1834 - 1839
  4. James Weston Langley1837 - 1915
  5. Andrew Jackson Langley1837 -
  6. Eunice Mary Langley1838 - 1901
  7. David Porter Langley1840 - 1924
  8. Russell Langley1842 - 1893
  9. Franciva Langley1847 -
  10. Percy S Langley1848 - 1848
  11. Cynthia Langley1851 -
  12. Philip O Langley1852 - 1853
Spouse and Children
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m. 6 Jun 1860
  1. Mary Celeste Langley1863 - 1904
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Facts and Events
Name James Weston Langley
Gender Male
Birth? 17 Jan 1837 Erie Cty, Pennsylvania
Marriage 6 Jun 1860 ILto Jeanette Josephine Young
Alt Marriage 6 Jun 1860 to Jeanette Josephine Young
Occupation? Judge
Death? 22 Apr 1915 1100 19th Avenue, Seattle, King, WA

1 CEME Lot SW 1220, Lakeview Cem., Seattle, WA

Colonel Langley commanded the 125th Illinois Volunteer Regiment after the commander was killed at Kennesaw Mountain, GA. Turned down a brevet commision to Brig. General. Later was Superior Court judge in King County WA; invested in land on Whidbey Island (town of Langley named in his honor). The South Whidbey Historical Society has a wicker chair belonging to JW Langley in their museum.

His obituary (on file at Lakeview Cemetary) reads as follows:

Apr 23, 1915 LANGLEY--At the family residence, 1100 Nineteenth Avenue, April 22,1915, James Weston Langley, aged 79 years. Member of John F Miller Post, G. A. R., and Ionic Lodge, No. 90, F. and A. M. Funeral services will be held at the parlors of Bonney-Watson Company, Broadway at Olive street, opposite Broadway high school, today (Saturday) at 3:30 p.m., under the auspices of John F. Miller Post, G. A. R. Members of above societies and friends are invited to attend. Interment at Lake View cemetery. (Lot SW 1220)

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