Martha F. Langan^[1]

1916 - 1940  (23 years)

• Name	Martha F. Langan  [2, 3]
  Birth	Aug 1916	Nebraska, USA   [4]
  Gender	Female
  Cause of death	Burns, accidental.
  _UID	B8181BB1003E444BB100BB58F3D078309852
  Burial	Feb 1940	St. Patrick's Cemetery, Platte Center, Platte, Nebraska, USA   [4]
  Death	12 Feb 1940	Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA   [4, 5]
  	Cause: Accidental burns
  Notes	Suffered severe burns 10 Feb 1940 when kerosene from a stove ignited her nightgown at her home in Platte Center. Deied midnight, 12 Feb 1940 in a Columbus, NE, hospital. Husband at that time a WPA foreman.
  Person ID	I7705	broderick
  Last Modified	26 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Edward David Langan,   b. 27 Oct 1895, Platte Center, Platte, Nebraska, USA d. 1963, Idaho, USA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Minnie Kamm   d. 12 Feb 1936, Nebraska, USA
  Marriage	15 Jul 1916	Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA
  Family ID	F2453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edward Everett Rogan,   b. 23 Apr 1907, Platte Center, Platte, Nebraska, USA d. 22 Dec 1968, , Platte, Nebraska, USA (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Patrick J. Rogan,   b. 1939, Nebraska, USA d. 1948, Prob Nebraska, USA (Age 9 years)
  Family ID	F2378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Aug 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Aug 1916 - Nebraska, USA Burial - Feb 1940 - St. Patrick's Cemetery, Platte Center, Platte, Nebraska, USA Death - Cause: Accidental burns - 12 Feb 1940 - Columbus, Platte, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Ancestry.com, Miscellaneous on-line databases and image collections at Ancestry.com (see text), The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) Mo, 12 Feb 1940, p 1, img 1 (Reliability: 3). Woman Critically Burned [S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Nebraska > Platte > Grand Prairie > District 190 > img 15, sht 8A, ln 37 (Reliability: 3). Name: Martha Langan Age: 3 [3 0/12] Birth Year: abt 1917 Birthplace: Nebraska Home in 1920: Grand Prairie, Platte, Nebraska Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Daughter Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Edward Langan Father's Birthplace: Nebraska Mother's Name: Minnie Langan Mother's Birthplace: Nebraska Household Members: Name Age Edward Langan 24 Minnie Langan 26 Martha Langan 3-5/12] Arnold Langan 2 -4/12 Harvey Langan 10/12 [S39] See text, Miscellaneous webpages, (See text), http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/index.htm (Reliability: 3). The History of Platte County, Nebraska By Margaret Curry MURRAY & GEE Culver City, California COPYRIGHT 1950 by MARGARET CURRY Printed and bound in the United States of America by MURRAY & GEE, INC., CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA * * * Biography * * * PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOHN P. LANGAN Private First Class John P. Langan, of the United States Marine Corps, was born on January 30, 1925, at Platte Center, Nebraska, and was killed while carrying water to trapped comrades in the Battle of Tarawa on November 23, 1943. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Langan, formerly of Platte Center, Nebraska. His father lived at Nanata, Idaho. His mother died February 12, 1936, and a sister, Martha, Mrs. Edward Rogan, died February 14, 1940. He had five brothers, three of whom served in World War II. They were: Arnold Langan, apprentice seaman, who was stationed at Farragut, Idaho; Private First Class Harvey Langan, who was also with the United States Marine Corps, stationed for a time in San Diego, California; Seaman First Class Alvin Langan, who served overseas; and Kenneth and Donald Langan. His sister, Dolores, is Mrs. Terence Lachnit of Columbus, Nebraska. Jack attended St. Joseph's High School in Platte Center, Nebraska. When seventeen years old, he enlisted in the Marines on November 22, 1942. He received his training at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, California, and left the west coast in February, 1943, for combat duty in the South Pacific. He died during the Battle of Tarawa on November 23, 1943. He went ashore and landed safely. At noon, he answered the call for a volunteer to carry water to a group of his trapped comrades. While performing this heroic duty, he was fired on by a machine gun, and died instantly. Private John P. Langan was buried overseas. The Gold Star and Purple Heart citations were awarded to him posthumously. Memorial services were held for Private First Class John P. Langan, United States Marine Corps, at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Columbus in January, 1944, with Reverend John Joseph Brogger, O.F.M., pastor, celebrant at the Requiem Mass, and Hartman Post No. 84 of the American Legion, in charge of the military rite. John P. Langan was a brother of Martha. [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Martha F Rogan Find A Grave Memorial# 42775623 (Reliability: 3). Martha F Rogan Birth: 1916 Death: 1940 Burial: Saint Patricks Cemetery Platte Center Platte County Nebraska, USA Created by: Anonymous Record added: Oct 06, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42775623 [S22] Ancestry.com, Miscellaneous on-line databases and image collections at Ancestry.com (see text), The Nebraska State Journal (Lincoln, Nebraska) Th, 15 Feb 1940, p 2, img 2 (Reliability: 3). Burns Kill Woman.