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.

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