Langston, Charles J. (Charles John), 1895-1918
Dates
- Existence: 1895 - 1918
Biography
Charles John Langston (1895-1918) was a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who died from Spanish influenza while on his mission in Tonga.
Charles John Langston was born on March 24, 1895, in Rockville, Utah, to Jacob Heathcote Langston and Alice Maud Hall. While living in Lynndyl, Utah, he received and accepted the call to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Tonga. He was set apart on December 13, 1916, and entered the field shortly thereafter. He spent almost two years serving the people of Tonga when he contracted Spanish influenza. Because of the disease, his body couldn't be transported back to Utah and he died and was buried in Tonga.
He died on November 26, 1918.
Citation:
UPB files, February 3, 2015 (born on March 24, 1895, in Rockville, Utah; Jacob Heathcote Langston and Alice Maud Hall; while living in Lynndyl, Utah, he received and accepted the call to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Tonga; set apart on December 13, 1916, and entered the field shortly thereafter; spent almost two years serving the people of Tonga; contracted Spanish influenza; body couldn't be transported back to Utah and he died and was buried in Tonga; died on November 26, 1918.Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles J. Langston papers
Materials include photographs, letters, and documents related to Charles J. Langston's mission to Tonga from 1916 to 1918 and his death in Tonga in 1918. There is a letter to the family from the First Presidency and signed by Heber J. Grant, a photograph of Langston's tombstone in Tonga taken in 2002, letters from his mission president, and a letter home written by Langston himself. Dated 1916-2002.
Charles John Langston diaries
A photocopied diary documenting Charles John Langston's LDS mission to Tonga, 1916-1918.