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Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Una Wolf and John Langston? - Betty BB
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 18:23:52 -0500


Ahh, another Langston mystery solved.

thank you Betty and also Dorothy.
Kathryn
On Wed, 9 May 2007 15:27:38 -0500 "Betty BB" <>
writes:
> Dorothy sent this to me so I need to go in and change my file.
> Betty BB
>
> The John Langston b, 1878 who married Una is from another line of
> Langstons. His father was George M. Langston born in LA in 1851 and
> his
> mother was Martha Uniknown maybe Gilliland. HIs grandparents were
> James and
> Susan Unknown Langston.
> I know it is the right line as the George M. Langston was living
> with
> Lucy Langston Fletcher for that 1930 census. I do NOT know exactly
> why he
> was with them - Una was deceased but the son John was still alive as
> he did
> not die till 1940 according to what I have. I have that he is
> buried in the
> DeSota Cemetery near Sylva in Tomahawk Townshihp I think - I guess
> in Marion
> Co.
>
> for Marion Co book
>
> "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" pub 1997.
> JOHN LANGSTON (son of George M & Martha (___) Langston) b MCAR May
> 1878 d 2
> June 1940 bu DeSoto Cemetery m (license issued, not recorded) UNA
> WOLF
> (daughter of Martin Jefferson & Mary Jane [Jeffreys] [Nichols] Wolf)
> b
> MCAR 1 April 1882 d 13 March 1921. Both were of Sylva, near
> Tomahawk. In
> DeSotoTownship 1900.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 10:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Una Wolf and John Langston? - Betty BB
>
>
> > John bn 1820 to Nathan and Patty Weir Langston, died b/4 1850, as
> stated,
> > this John only had 4 girls. One died before 1850 believe that was
> Sarah
> > Jane,
> > she was bn 1846, so John one would assume was still living as late
> as Dec
> > 1845
> > since Sarah was bn in Aug 1846. One of the daughters Peggy
> married
> > Allen
> > Whitfield and this is Fern's line.
> >
> > There was also a John bn 1820 and died 1856 he was married to
> Rebecca
> > Potts
> > this John is a son of Absolom and Dorcas Young Langston. I will
> have to
> > dig up
> > some of those hidden files but I believe that it is this line that
> the
> > John that married
> > Una Wolf comes from. Barbara Allen's husbands line came, really I
> think
> > there were
> > 2 Langston lines involved, but at any rate Benjamin Franklin bn
> 1852 had
> > a son John
> > Mason bn 1884 that fits the right age to be marrying Una, but I
> don't
> > have John's marriage
> > in my database (I know you'll get tired of hearing me say that,
> sorry)
> > but I'll do some
> > looking in this pile behind me that I keep promising myself to
> reorganize
> > and see if I can
> > find something on him. Its beginning to come back to me, but
> there are
> > so many John's
> > in the Langston clan that I'm hesitant to put my neck on the
> chopping
> > block.
> >
> > Kathryn
> >
> > On Tue, 8 May 2007 16:24:42 -0500 "Betty BB"
> <>
> > writes:
> > > Bernie,
> > > I'm not sure who John Langston is or his age or could there
> may be
> > > two John Langston. The information I sent was taken from the
> Wolf
> > > Family File.
> > > I'm not sure about the dates. If his mother died in 1840 he
> could
> > > not have been born in 1879. This in from the notes on him.
> > > John was born in 1820. The land sale places his parents in AR
> in
> > > May 1820. John's mother Patti, died in 1840-1. John and his
> wife
> > > Maldred Livingston are thought to have been living with
> Nathan's
> > > household at the 1840 census.
> > >
> > > Reference: Excerpts from Langston Family History by Barbara
> Allen
> > >
> > > The notes on Maldred says her husband died between 1840 and 50.
> > >
> > > I'm confussed , I think we need to get in touch with Ms Allen
> or
> > > Dorothy Boynton maybe they can help.
> > >
> > > Betty BB
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Bernie Moore-Knowles <>
> > > To: <>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 2:05 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Una Wolf and John Langston? - Betty BB
> > >
> > >
> > > > . <<Una WOLF (b.01 APR 1883-AR probably;d.13 MAR 1931)
> > > > sp: John LANGSTON (b.1820-AR probably,land sales places his
> > > parents in Ar
> > > > in 1820)
> > > >
> > > > Oh dear, Betty?
> > > >
> > > > Who is the Langston man? Somewhere along the way, kid - I
> have
> > > his dates as
> > > > 1879-1940. No family or burial information. Their first
> child
> > > was born in
> > > > Marion County in 1907. There were Langstons in Marion
> County?
> > > >
> > > > Just curious, as always!
> > > >
> > > > Bernie Moore-Knowles
> > > > Papa'aloa, Hawai'i
> > > >
> > > > "I have Indian blood in me. I have just enough White blood for
> you
> > > to
> > > > question my honesty." ........Will Rogers
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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