Langston Family
Genealogy
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| Samuel Rodolphus Langston
and new wife Eevi Elisabeth Taipalus --
with a couple of friends (1936) |
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John Mercer Langston -
first African American: elected to the US
Congress from VA, elected to public office
by popular vote. Ambassador to
Haiti.
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To My Fellow Langstons,
Many of us Langstons are related, sharing
ancestors from generations past; many of us can
trace our Langston ancestors into early American
history. Many of us, like my parents
pictured above, are of European descent
(my mother was of Finnish descent).
But the Langston surname is as diverse as
America. Many Langstons are of African
American descent, or Native America descent, or
a combination of two, or three (John Mercer
Langston pictured above, was of African
American, Native American, and European
descent), or even more backgrounds.
The Langston family truly represents the
American 'melting pot', but in a way seldom
explored. Not only did our ancestors live
through and experience every major event in our
country's history, but also our ancestors lived
on both sides of every issue that has challenged
our country. Langstons led the way for
white settlers, yet we subjugated our brothers
and sisters and destroyed their way of life;
we fought to bring freedom and democracy
to our country and the world, yet we enslaved
our sons and daughters.
Our collective Langston family history
encompasses the width and breadth of America's
history -- what an extraordinary story we have
to tell, and I wish to record it.
I have found much through genealogical and
historical research, but piecing together the
personal lives of our ancestors is most
difficult; history rarely records the ordinary
heros and heroines. I suspect that many of
us had oral histories handed down to them.
I am searching for these priceless nuggets
of history.
I invite Langstons of all backgrounds to share
their stories with me, to participate in
recording our story for history.
If this project interests you, please
contact me -- I would love to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Charles (Chip) Langston
chiplangston3@comcast.net
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Follow this link to an
1887 article on how Langston's
Well, CA -- in the Mojave Desert --
was named. It's a heart-felt account
of the seen-better-times families of
Benjamin and son Charley Langston.
Many thanks to Don Thompson for
contributing this rare Langston article. |
| Follow this link to read
an account of the Murder of Nancy
Langston of Wabash
Point, IL in 1873. This line of
Langston family ascendency has been
corrected based on the input of a kind
fellow researcher! |
| Follow this link to my Langston
Family Tree.
This will be of interest to Langston
researchers as I am a descendent of James
Langston, son of the elder Jechonias.
To date, I have never uncovered a
history of this line of Langstons.
There are lots of Georgia Langstons
in this tree. If anyone has
information on any of the missing items,
please contact me. |
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This link will lead you to
an article about the rise and fall of the
Langston
Plantation in
Sandersville, Georgia. It also
contains an abundance of early Georgia and
Washington County history starting about
1776, ending in 1836.
It also contains informations on the
natural disasters that befell American the
years of 1811/12 and 1816 - their
impact upon America is rarely reported.
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| Follow this link to a nest
of sites concerning the extraordinary life
of John
Mercer Langston.
Follow the link 'John Mercer
Langston birthplace historic highway
marker' on the next site to see
photographs of his living descendants.
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| Follow this link to the
home page of Langston
University located
in Langston, OK. Both were named in
honor of John Mercer Langston. |
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