Henry Langel

     Henry was born in Berks Co, PA, in 1828.^2,3,4
     They moved in 1836 to Violet Township, Fairfield Co, OH.^1,5,6
     He married Hannah Bright in Fairfield Co, OH, on Sep 16, 1849.^7,2,3,4
     Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Violet Township, Fairfield Co, OH. Henry was a farmer, whose real estate was valued at $3,000..²
     He bought property from John W. Ford and his wife in Fairfield Co, OH, on Aug 10, 1854. He paid $3,000 for land "known and distinguished by being the East part of the south west quarter of Section number thirty (30) Township Seventeen (17) Range Nineteen (19) beginning at the south East corner of said quarter Section running thence west on the South boundary Line of said quarter Section to the South East corner of an Eighty Acre Lot owned by Phillip Patterson thence North along Patterson's East line to the North boundary line of said quarter section thence East to the North East corner of said quarter section thence south to the place of beginning containing Eight Six acres more or less".⁸
     Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Liberty Township, Fairfield Co, OH. Henry was a farmer, with real estate valued at $8,000 and personal property valued at $2,000. Minerva and Samantha were infirm; Minerva was listed as idiotic. John and James worked on the farm. Rufus was in school. Moses Bright, probably Hannah's relative, also worked on the farm; his real property was valued at $4,000 and his personal property at $1,600. An Elizabeth Remphra (sp?), 31, lived with them as a domestic servant..⁹ Henry applied for letters of administration in Fairfield Co, OH, on Jul 19, 1876.¹⁰ Henry conducted a public sale of Elizabeth's estate, which generated a total of $517.61. Most of the buyers were family members.¹¹
     In September 1876, David Langel resigned as executor of Philip's estate, and Daniel and Henry applied for letters of administration, which were granted.^12,13
     They was the administrator of Phillip Langel's estate in Fairfield Co, OH, in Feb, 1877. In Feb, 1877, the administrators filed an accounting of estate income and expenses.¹⁴
     Henry was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census in Violet Township, Fairfield Co, OH. Henry and John were farmers, Henry Jr. was a farm laborer, Ida and Dora were in school. Elizabeth Pumphrey (sp?), 42, was living with the family as a servant..³
     He attested to the validity of an unknown person 's will on Jun 26, 1888 in at his home, Violet Township, Fairfield Co, Ohio.¹⁵
     Henry died between Jun 26, 1888 and Aug 15, 1888 in Liberty Township, Fairfield Co, OH.^1,4 He was buried in 1888 at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Fairfield Co, in OH.⁴