Langston, Charles J. (Charles John), 1895-1918

Charles John Langston was born on 24 March 1895 in Rockville, Utah, to Jacob Heathcote Langston and Alice Maud Hall. While living in Lynndyl, Millard County, 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 13 December 1916 and entered the field shortly thereafter. He spent almost 2 years in this field of labor, bearing his testimony to the truth of the gospel, when he was stricken with the Spanish influenza. He died on 26 November 1918 in Tonga from the effects of the disease.

From the description of Charles J. Langston diary, 1916-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367903187

Charles John Langston (1895-1918) was an LDS missionary who died from Spanish influenza while on his mission in Tonga.

Charles John Langston was born on 24 March 1895 in Rockville, Utah, to Jacob Heathcote Langston and Alice Maud Hall. While living in Lynndyl, Millard County, 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 13 December 1916 and entered the field shortly thereafter. He spent almost two years in this field of labor, bearing his testimony to the truth of the gospel, when he was stricken with the Spanish influenza. He died on 26 November 1918 in Tonga from the effects of the disease.

From the guide to the Charles John Langston diaries, 1916-1918, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)