Tombstone Tuesday~John and Sarah Lang

Tombstone Photo Courtesy of Julious Burr

Sarah Frances “Sallie Purvis and John Rufus Lang were married June 10, 1910 in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. ¹

They are my Grand Aunt and Uncle.

Sarah Frances is the daughter of William James Purvis and Mary Hulda Previtte. She was born on June 16, 1891 in Morven, Anson County, North Carolina. ²

John Rufus is the son of Margie Lang. John was born March 6, 1883 in Anson County, North Carolina.³
John R. and Sallie F. Lang had 9 children; five daughters and four sons.

Sarah Frances “Sallie Purvis Lang died May 22, 1951 at a hospital in Florence, South Carolina. John Rufus Lang died June 29, 1968 in Chesterfield, South Carolina. They are buried in the Campbell Family Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina^{. 4 5}




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[1] John Rufus Lang and Sarah Frances Purvis, (10 June 1910), Chesterfield County Marriage Index: ; Probate Office, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
[2] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Sarah Frances Purvis Lang; (16 June 1891–22 May 1951); Memorial # 40603587; Record of the Campbell Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 19 February 2013.
[3] Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for John Rufus Lang; (6 March 1883–29 June 1968); Memorial # 40603553; Record of the Campbell Family Cemetery; Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 19 February 2013.
[4] Sarah F. LANG, death certificate 005798 (22 May 1951), Vital Records, Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.
[5] John Rufus Lang obituary, The Chesterfield Advertiser, Chesterfield, South Carolina, 4 July 1968, Page 2.