Langen Coal Mine

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Old Abandoned Underground Coal Mines can be Very Dangerous,
Due to Collapse, and Mine Gases (Noxious and Flammable).
Extreme Care should be taken around them, due to Falls, Sudden Ground Collapse, and Bad Air,
and in NO Circumstances should People enter into ANY Mine Openings, or Associated Caves.

The Material Contained on my Sites, is NOT to Encourage Personal Investigation of these Mines,
But only as a Historical Record of these Long Abandoned Mines.
Please View these Mines from a Far, Safe and Legal Distance.
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Langen Coal Mine

located at Section 13, Township 1, Range 7, W2

Owned by Jens Langen, on land he homesteaded on
when he moved from Minnesota in 1902.

Jens Langen
   b- Sept 1856 in Norway
   d- Nov 30, 1926 - (69 yrs, 2 months, 17 days old)
   buried in Emmanuel Cemetery south of Roche Percee
Married Maria Langen, nee ?
b- Nov 1862 in Sweden
d- Oct 18, 1922
buried in Emmanuel Cemetery south of Roche Percee
Immigrating in 1885 to USA, 1902 to Canada

They had 7 children:
Ole, Julius, Peter, Clara, Martin, Selma and Leander

I think Jens immigrated in 1883, with his oldest son Ole, to US

Son- Ole Langen
    b- Mar 1882 in Norway
    d- 1958 in Sudbury ON
   married in 1908 to Mary Ann Kiser
   Ole had a Dairy Farm in Estevan area at one time.

Son- Peter (Pet) Langen
   b- May 1889 in Minnesota USA
   d- before 1919
    buried in Emmanuel Cemetery, single, died in his teens

Son- Julius Langen
   b- Sept 18,1891, McIntosh, Minn, USA
   d- July 6, 1957
   buried in Bienfait Cemetery
   WWI veteran - Reg #3353263, Lutheran religion
   Living in Taylorton when he enlisted in May 1918
   Honorary Lignite Louie in 1977

Daughter- Clara A. Langen
   b- Sept 1896 in Minn, USA
   d- Aug 19, 1970, possibly in Billings, Montana
   married Arthur Hoehne in 1913

Son- Martin Langen
    b- Mar 30, 1899 in Minn, USA
    d- June 1975 possibly in Hazen, Mercer, ND, USA
    married in 1923 to DeEtta , nee ?

Daughter- Selma Langen
b-
d- 1955 possibly in Billings Montana

Son- Leander Langen
   b- Mar 7, 1901 in Minn, USA
   d- Feb 1, 1981
   buried in Bienfait Cemetery
   married Flora Knight in 1924

Brother ? -Peter Langen
   b- 1858 in Norway probably?
   d- July 23, 1938, age 80 yrs, 4 months
   buried in Emmanuel Cemetery
1900 Minnesota census in Polk county, Lessor Township
1895 also in US, so names above born in Norway,
per 1911 Canada Census are possibly born in USA
1911 family in Roche Percee

Julius, Leander and Jens Langen
bought the Riverside Hotel In Roche Percee
Jens was a trustee of the Short Creek School, #768
He homesteaded on Section 14-1-7-W2