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, admitted to law school, lawyer.
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
clangston@megapipe.net
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I've updated my family line based on new information
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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.
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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!
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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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This link will lead you to The Langston Ancestry Homepage, a fact-filled site with information
on Revolutionary War Heroine 'Dicey' Langston and lots of other Langston history.
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