The Lang's
The Lang’s are ancestors of the Kaess family and hail from mainly around the Neckar Valley,
Germany. Like the Kaess’, the Lang's are one of the ‘older’ families in Benningen. The Lang's are
connected to the Kaess Family via the marriage of Andreas Kaes (1824-1896) to Johanna Karoline
Lang (1850-1932) on Nov 2 1879. This was her 2nd marriage. She had earlier married Jacob Eisenmann (b.1846) on Nov 18 1875, but their marriage did not last. Andreas Kaes had five children with Johanna Karoline (or Caroline) Lang, including Friedrich Emil Kaess (1889-1968).
The parents of Johanna Caroline (or Karoline) Lang (1850-1932) are Georg Adam Lang Jr. (1819-1880) and Margarethe Knoll (1819-1878), both born and died in Benningen. The Grandparents of Johanna Caroline Lang (b. 1850) are Georg Adam Lang Sr. (1790-1861) and Anna Katharina Schreyer (1786- 1829), both born and died in Benningen. The parents of Georg Adam Lang Sr. (1790-1861) are Johann Conrad Lang (1755-1831) and Anna Catharina Busch (1762-1831), both born and died in Benningen. These are all direct ancestors of Gerd Edwin Paul Kaess (1947-1972).
The parents of Anna Katharina Schreyer (1786-1829) are Johann Martin Schreyer (1752-1823)
and Anna Maria Zimmer (1755-1836), both born and died in Benningen. The parents of Johann
Martin Schreyer (1752-1823) are Georg Friedrich Schreyer (1726-1799) and Rosina Margarethe
Vogel (1724-1794), both born and died in Benningen. These are all direct ancestors of Gerd Edwin Paul Kaess.
Family surnames that include direct ancestors to the Kaess/Lang Family found in the Benningen
area include: Knoll, Seyboard, Schreyer, Zimmer, Vogel, Heppler, Edelin, Kloepfer, Hueber, Busch,
Maier, Clock, etc.; Towns dwealt in by these ancestors include Benningen, Kirchberg,
Metterzimmern, Poppenweiler- all not far from the Neckar River.
L. Johann Conrad Lang (1755-1831), m. to Anna Catharina Busch (1762-1831), Res. of Benningen,
Württemberg, Germany. Gerd Edwin Paul Kaess' 4th Great Grandparents
L.1. Georg Adam Lang Sr. (1790-1861), m. to Anna Katharina Schreyer (1786-1829), Res. of
Benningen, Württemberg, Germany , Gerd Edwin Paul Kaess’ 3rd Great Grandparents
L.1.1. George Adam Lang Jr. (1819-1880), m. to Margarethe Knoll (1819-1878), Res. of Benningen,
Wuerttemburg, Germany , Gerd Edwin Paul Kaess' 2nd Great Grandparents
L.1.1.1. Johanna Karoline (or Caroline) Lang (1850-1932), m. to Andrea Kaes (1824-1896), five children. Parents of Friedrich Emil Kaes (1889-1968), Res. of Benningen, Württemberg, Germany.
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