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From: albert kirkland <>
Subject: Tucker/ Langston
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 20:53:54 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <200607032242.k63MgaPF025840@lists5.rootsweb.com>


Bernie, I am researching my wifes side of family, which is the Tuckers and notice that there was some Langstons in with them. Are these your Landstons?
Albert

wrote:

ARIZARD-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 384

Today's Topics:
#1 Elizabeth Langston [Don Ott ]
#2 Cemeteries near Independence Co. [Dennis Kowallek #3 Problems, mail is returning? [Don Ott ]
#4 Re: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston [Pat Miller
]
#5 Re: [ARIZARD-L] Crow and Langston ["Bernie Moore-Knowles" #6 Re: [ARIZARD-L] Crow and Langston [Don Ott ]
#7 Re: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston ["Bill Dunn" #8 Re: [ARIZARD-L] Crow and Langston ["J. Cooper Walker" #9 Re: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston [Don Ott ]

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______________________________Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:02:36 -0500
From: Don Ott <>
To:
Subject: Elizabeth Langston

Elizabeth Langston b. ca 1814 IL, daughter of Absolom and Dorcas
Langston is shown in the 1850 Census living next to her parents in
North Fork, Izard AR. as Elizabeth Crow. Her youngest son Thomas Crow
is about 4 years old. Her husband Thomas was shown in the 1840
Census. What happened to him, and an older son shown in the 1840
Census is missing in 1850, what happened to him?
Any Help
Don

______________________________Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:12:21 -0400
From: Dennis Kowallek <>
To:
Subject: Cemeteries near Independence Co.

Which cemeteries would be located in the part of the Izard Co. that used
to be Independence Co.?

Thanks,

--

Dennis Kowallek
Cincinnati, Ohio


******************

______________________________Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:49:50 -0500
From: Don Ott <>
To:
Subject: Problems, mail is returning?

Can't seem to post a message to the list, it comes back asking what
to do. Anyone else had problems?
Don

______________________________Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:06:36 -0500
From: Pat Miller <>
To:
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston

This was received on the list. BTW, the Langston family from Izard
Co., is some how related too the one in Oregon County, MO. I talked to
Robert Langston about a month ago and he said both lines came from the
same place, but he hasn't kept tract of how it all happened. He lives in
Oregon County, MO. He would probably love to talk too you about the
families. I don't have a way to contact him, but the Library at Alton,
MO could put you in touch with him. They have a web page and their
email is on there.

Another, BTW. Where do your Ott's come from. A friend who lives in
Springfield, MO asked me to look into his Ott family, but he couldn't
give me enough information to get started.

Pat Miller

Don Ott wrote:
> Elizabeth Langston b. ca 1814 IL, daughter of Absolom and Dorcas
> Langston is shown in the 1850 Census living next to her parents in
> North Fork, Izard AR. as Elizabeth Crow. Her youngest son Thomas Crow
> is about 4 years old. Her husband Thomas was shown in the 1840 Census.
> What happened to him, and an older son shown in the 1840 Census is
> missing in 1850, what happened to him?
> Any Help
> Don
>
>
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______________________________Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 07:18:58 -1000
From: "Bernie Moore-Knowles" <>
To:
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Crow and Langston

Hi Don

Not sure that I can really help with these particular Langstons - as
Elizabeth's Crows are tough to research. As you said, her hsuband is
deceased by 1850 and I have been curious as to if Thomas Crow might be
connected to the Crows in Lawrence County that my father's Smith family
intermarried with? These particular Crows spent some time in Laclede Co.,
Missouri before coming to our research area in Arkansas. Then, as you will
see below - following the death of Rachel Smith in Arkansas; Henry Clay Crow
removes back to Missouri and remarries to a Nancy Arnold - from Izard
County. Nancy Arnold's sister; Sarah Arnold was married to Rachel Smith's
brother; Spenser Smith - and these Smiths were siblings to my Eliza Jane
Smith Moore - my father's grandmother.

Descendants of Elizabeth Langston



1 Elizabeth Langston b: 1814 in Illinois

. +Thomas Crow d: Bet. 1840 - 1850

........ 2 Dorcas Crow b: 1838 in Illinois

........ 2 Nancy Crow b: 1841 in Arkansas

........ 2 Absolom Crow b: 1843 in Arkansas

........ 2 Thomas J. Crow b: 1846 in Arkansas



Descendants of Andrew Crow



1 Andrew Crow b: 1804 d: Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Giles Co., Tennessee

. +Elvira Hahn b: 1808 d: Bet. 1860 - 1870

........ 2 Sarah Crow b: 1831

........ 2 Permelia Carter Crow b: 1832

........ 2 William Andrew Crow b: 1834

........ 2 Robert Bruce Crow b: 1836

............ +Nancy Phillips

........ 2 William Marin Crow b: November 11, 1836 in Tennessee d: 1919

............ +Sarah Bolles b: 1837 in Pennsylvania d: 1869

........ *2nd Wife of William Marin Crow:

............ +Sarah ? b: 1834 in Pennsylvania

........ *3rd Wife of William Marin Crow:

............ +Mary Ellen Sweitzer b: 1856 d: 1926

........ *4th Wife of William Marin Crow:

............ +Sarah J. Sylvester b: 1822 d: 1899

........ 2 Isaac Crow b: 1838 in Tennessee d: 1850

........ 2 James Richard Crow b: 1838

........ 2 Julia Fields Crow b: 1840

........ 2 Mary Love Crow b: 1842

........ 2 Henry Clay Crow b: 1843 in Tennessee

............ +Rachel J. Smith b: 1841 in Tennessee m: 1860 d: Bef. 1910 in
Lawrence Co., Arkansas

........ *2nd Wife of Henry Clay Crow:

............ +Nancy J. Arnold b: 1864 m: Aft. 1910 d: in Springfield, Greene
Co., Missouri

........ 2 Ann Zachary Y. Crow b: 1847

........ 2 Samuel Crow b: 1849

........ 2 John Crow



So, what happened to Elizabeth Langston Crow and children? Anyone know?



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

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Ott"
To:
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 6:02 AM
Subject: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston


> Elizabeth Langston b. ca 1814 IL, daughter of Absolom and Dorcas
> Langston is shown in the 1850 Census living next to her parents in
> North Fork, Izard AR. as Elizabeth Crow. Her youngest son Thomas Crow
> is about 4 years old. Her husband Thomas was shown in the 1840
> Census. What happened to him, and an older son shown in the 1840
> Census is missing in 1850, what happened to him?
> Any Help
> Don
>
>
> ==== ARIZARD Mailing List ====
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http://www.usgenweb.com/
>
> ==============================
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> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months.
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______________________________Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 14:09:02 -0500
From: Don Ott <>
To:
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Crow and Langston

Bernie,
I have not looked extensively for this family but they
should show up somewhere in the 1830 census, because in the 1840
census they have a boy over 10 years old. I find only one suspect, in
MO in 1830, Thomas H. Crow who lives in Cape Girardeau Mo, he is
30-40 but has a son 15-20 and one 20-30. One problem the child that
would be over 10 in the 1840 census is not in the house nor is a girl
the age of Elizabeth. Guess that won't work. There is no Thomas Crow
in AR or IL for 1830. I have not explored CROWE.
Don

At 12:18 PM 03-07-06, you wrote:
>Hi Don
>
>Not sure that I can really help with these particular Langstons - as
>Elizabeth's Crows are tough to research. As you said, her hsuband is
>deceased by 1850 and I have been curious as to if Thomas Crow might be
>connected to the Crows in Lawrence County that my father's Smith family
>intermarried with? These particular Crows spent some time in Laclede Co.,
>Missouri before coming to our research area in Arkansas. Then, as you will
>see below - following the death of Rachel Smith in Arkansas; Henry Clay Crow
>removes back to Missouri and remarries to a Nancy Arnold - from Izard
>County. Nancy Arnold's sister; Sarah Arnold was married to Rachel Smith's
>brother; Spenser Smith - and these Smiths were siblings to my Eliza Jane
>Smith Moore - my father's grandmother.
>
>Descendants of Elizabeth Langston
>
>
>
>1 Elizabeth Langston b: 1814 in Illinois
>
>. +Thomas Crow d: Bet. 1840 - 1850
>
>........ 2 Dorcas Crow b: 1838 in Illinois
>
>........ 2 Nancy Crow b: 1841 in Arkansas
>
>........ 2 Absolom Crow b: 1843 in Arkansas
>
>........ 2 Thomas J. Crow b: 1846 in Arkansas
>
>
>
>Descendants of Andrew Crow
>
>
>
>1 Andrew Crow b: 1804 d: Bet. 1850 - 1860 in Giles Co., Tennessee
>
>. +Elvira Hahn b: 1808 d: Bet. 1860 - 1870
>
>........ 2 Sarah Crow b: 1831
>
>........ 2 Permelia Carter Crow b: 1832
>
>........ 2 William Andrew Crow b: 1834
>
>........ 2 Robert Bruce Crow b: 1836
>
>............ +Nancy Phillips
>
>........ 2 William Marin Crow b: November 11, 1836 in Tennessee d: 1919
>
>............ +Sarah Bolles b: 1837 in Pennsylvania d: 1869
>
>........ *2nd Wife of William Marin Crow:
>
>............ +Sarah ? b: 1834 in Pennsylvania
>
>........ *3rd Wife of William Marin Crow:
>
>............ +Mary Ellen Sweitzer b: 1856 d: 1926
>
>........ *4th Wife of William Marin Crow:
>
>............ +Sarah J. Sylvester b: 1822 d: 1899
>
>........ 2 Isaac Crow b: 1838 in Tennessee d: 1850
>
>........ 2 James Richard Crow b: 1838
>
>........ 2 Julia Fields Crow b: 1840
>
>........ 2 Mary Love Crow b: 1842
>
>........ 2 Henry Clay Crow b: 1843 in Tennessee
>
>............ +Rachel J. Smith b: 1841 in Tennessee m: 1860 d: Bef. 1910 in
>Lawrence Co., Arkansas
>
>........ *2nd Wife of Henry Clay Crow:
>
>............ +Nancy J. Arnold b: 1864 m: Aft. 1910 d: in Springfield, Greene
>Co., Missouri
>
>........ 2 Ann Zachary Y. Crow b: 1847
>
>........ 2 Samuel Crow b: 1849
>
>........ 2 John Crow
>
>
>
>So, what happened to Elizabeth Langston Crow and children? Anyone know?
>
>
>
>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
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Don Ott"
>To:
>Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 6:02 AM
>Subject: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston
>
>
> > Elizabeth Langston b. ca 1814 IL, daughter of Absolom and Dorcas
> > Langston is shown in the 1850 Census living next to her parents in
> > North Fork, Izard AR. as Elizabeth Crow. Her youngest son Thomas Crow
> > is about 4 years old. Her husband Thomas was shown in the 1840
> > Census. What happened to him, and an older son shown in the 1840
> > Census is missing in 1850, what happened to him?
> > Any Help
> > Don
> >
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______________________________Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 14:15:32 -0500
From: "Bill Dunn" <>
To:
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston

Hi List,

I can shed a little light on how some of the Oregon Co., MO (and Howell
Co., MO) Langstons connect to the Izard/Fulton Co., AR family.

Zachary Thomas (b. 1874), Robert Taylor (b. 1881) and Mangrum Elvis (b.
1883) Langston are three sons of Zachary Taylor Langston and Clara Crisp.

Z.T. and Clara Langston were married in Howell Co., MO in 1872 and spent
some time there. Clara is buried in New Salem Cemetery in Couch, MO as are
Zachary Thomas and Robert Taylor Langston.

Zachary Taylor (b. 1849) Langston and John Ragland (b. 1850) Langston were
sons of Mangrum Ephraim Langston and Elizabeth Martin. M. E. Langston
emigrated with his family from Greene Co., MO to Howell Co., MO before the
Civil War along with his brother, Ragland Morton Langston (my GGGG
Grandfather). R.M. Langston brought his second wife, Sarah McGinty and their
family including sons, Samuel Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, John C. and Walter
J.

Here are some excerpts from a 1980 West Plains Gazette article about my GGGG
grandfather:

"Ragland Morton Langston died Intestate. He was bushwhacked by a rebel while
in Willow Springs. He had his son Jeff with him on a wagon when he was
shot."
"It was 1859 when Ragland Morton "Mote" Langston brought his family to
Howell County, leaving a farm in Greene County which he had homesteaded when
he came to Missouri in the 1840's. With his 2nd wife Sarah (McGinty), a
daughter, and four young sons, he settled about four miles east of West
Plains on 200 acres of rich valley farmland which he "cash entered" from the
government. Here a home was built and a farm established, and soon the
industrious Langston family was prospering. The following year, the youngest
child, Walter, died of scarlet fever. When Mote Langston dug a grave near
the family home as a resting place for the little son, he could not have
foreseen that just three years later his own would be added, nor that one
day the same spot would become one of the most beautiful and well-kept rural
cemeteries in all South Missouri."

"The Langston family had not been settled long when the Civil War erupted.
Mote was too old, and his sons too young to serve in the military, but he
did have two older sons by a former marriage who still lived in Greene
County and who enlisted in the Union Army. This, coupled with the fact that
Mote himself supported the North, caused their Howell Valley farm to become
the target of raiders who supported the Confederacy. Threats were made, and
all their cattle and horses were taken from the farm by marauders. Fearing
for their lived, the family decided to go to Rolla, the nearest refuge for
Union families". "It was the first day of July, 1863, when Mote and his nine
year old son Jeff went to a neighbor's blacksmith shop to have repairs made
on their wagon before starting the journey. As they returned home, the
father was shot out of the wagon-seat by bushwhackers, who also tried to
ride their horses over the terrified boy. Jeff escaped by diving under some
rails stacked in the front yard of the Langston home". "Mote Langston
lingered for ten days before he died, days seemed an eternity to the panic
stricken family. After the father was hastily buried near his son Walter,
the family including an aged grandfather and grandmother, set out for Rolla
with the eldest son, Sam, a lad of just fourteen, as their leader. As the
new head of the family, Sam was a marked man, forcing them to leave their
home under cover of night." "All of their horses were gone, and they had
only an ox-team and wagon with which to make the long journey. War
conditions made it necessary for them to proceed slowly and with great
caution. To make matters worse, one of their oxen hung itself in the yoke,
leaving only one beast to pull their heavily loaded wagon, making their
progress even slower. Their misfortune was multiplied when John, the son
between Sam and Jeff in age, died along the route. His burial place is now
unknown." "They returned at the end of the Civil War to reclaim their farm.
All improvements had been completely destroyed. Through hard work by Sam and
Jeff as well as the rest of the family, the farm was restored and was soon
prospering again."

The aforementioned brothers, Ragland Morton Langston and Mangrum Ephraim
Langston were sons of Ragland Merritt Langston (b. 1774) and Laodicea
Maulding. Ragland Merritt Langston was the son of Joseph Langston and Agnes
Ragland. Joseph Langston was the son John Langston and Mary Agnes Mangum and
the brother of Absolom Langston, the progenitor of the Izard County
Langstons.

I apologize for this disjointed offering but I will gladly answer any
questions anyone might have on this Missouri line of Langstons.

Bill




----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Miller"

To:
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston


> This was received on the list. BTW, the Langston family from Izard
> Co., is some how related too the one in Oregon County, MO. I talked to
> Robert Langston about a month ago and he said both lines came from the
> same place, but he hasn't kept tract of how it all happened. He lives in
> Oregon County, MO. He would probably love to talk too you about the
> families. I don't have a way to contact him, but the Library at Alton,
> MO could put you in touch with him. They have a web page and their
> email is on there.
>
> Another, BTW. Where do your Ott's come from. A friend who lives in
> Springfield, MO asked me to look into his Ott family, but he couldn't
> give me enough information to get started.
>
> Pat Miller
>
> Don Ott wrote:
> > Elizabeth Langston b. ca 1814 IL, daughter of Absolom and Dorcas
> > Langston is shown in the 1850 Census living next to her parents in
> > North Fork, Izard AR. as Elizabeth Crow. Her youngest son Thomas Crow
> > is about 4 years old. Her husband Thomas was shown in the 1840 Census.
> > What happened to him, and an older son shown in the 1840 Census is
> > missing in 1850, what happened to him?
> > Any Help
> > Don
> >
> >
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______________________________Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 16:49:14 -0500
From: "J. Cooper Walker" <>
To:
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Crow and Langston

Hi don...There is a John CROW b. Ar. age 25 with wife Sarah b. Tn. age 26 in
the 1850 iz. county census, North Fork twp #323. Could this be the missing
son from the 1840 census? Maybe a first marriage for Thomas Crow?? As
Elizabeth was too young to be his mother...

Later...Joyce


Elizabeth Langston b. ca 1814 IL, daughter of Absolom and Dorcas
>> > Langston is shown in the 1850 Census living next to her parents in
>> > North Fork, Izard AR. as Elizabeth Crow. Her youngest son Thomas Crow
>> > is about 4 years old. Her husband Thomas was shown in the 1840
>> > Census. What happened to him, and an older son shown in the 1840
>> > Census is missing in 1850, what happened to him?



----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Ott"
To:
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 2:09 PM
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Crow and Langston


> Bernie,
> I have not looked extensively for this family but they should show
> up somewhere in the 1830 census, because in the 1840 census they have a
> boy over 10 years old. I find only one suspect, in MO in 1830, Thomas H.
> Crow who lives in Cape Girardeau Mo, he is 30-40 but has a son 15-20 and
> one 20-30. One problem the child that would be over 10 in the 1840 census
> is not in the house nor is a girl the age of Elizabeth. Guess that won't
> work. There is no Thomas Crow in AR or IL for 1830. I have not explored
> CROWE.
> Don

______________________________Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 17:25:25 -0500
From: Don Ott <>
To:
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston

Bill thanks so much for this information, that added a lot
to what I had on the Langstons of that day. I do have a question.
Down in the newspaper article it indicates that Agnes Ragland married
Joseph Langston. I have that Agnes Merritt married Joseph Langston
and they had a son Ragland Merritt Langston. (Could she have been
previously married to a Ragland, that was what I understood.) Can you
or anyone help me on this?
Don



At 02:15 PM 03-07-06, you wrote:
>Hi List,
>
>I can shed a little light on how some of the Oregon Co., MO (and Howell
>Co., MO) Langstons connect to the Izard/Fulton Co., AR family.
>
>Zachary Thomas (b. 1874), Robert Taylor (b. 1881) and Mangrum Elvis (b.
>1883) Langston are three sons of Zachary Taylor Langston and Clara Crisp.
>
>Z.T. and Clara Langston were married in Howell Co., MO in 1872 and spent
>some time there. Clara is buried in New Salem Cemetery in Couch, MO as are
>Zachary Thomas and Robert Taylor Langston.
>
>Zachary Taylor (b. 1849) Langston and John Ragland (b. 1850) Langston were
>sons of Mangrum Ephraim Langston and Elizabeth Martin. M. E. Langston
>emigrated with his family from Greene Co., MO to Howell Co., MO before the
>Civil War along with his brother, Ragland Morton Langston (my GGGG
>Grandfather). R.M. Langston brought his second wife, Sarah McGinty and their
>family including sons, Samuel Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, John C. and Walter
>J.
>
>Here are some excerpts from a 1980 West Plains Gazette article about my GGGG
>grandfather:
>
>"Ragland Morton Langston died Intestate. He was bushwhacked by a rebel while
>in Willow Springs. He had his son Jeff with him on a wagon when he was
>shot."
>"It was 1859 when Ragland Morton "Mote" Langston brought his family to
>Howell County, leaving a farm in Greene County which he had homesteaded when
>he came to Missouri in the 1840's. With his 2nd wife Sarah (McGinty), a
>daughter, and four young sons, he settled about four miles east of West
>Plains on 200 acres of rich valley farmland which he "cash entered" from the
>government. Here a home was built and a farm established, and soon the
>industrious Langston family was prospering. The following year, the youngest
>child, Walter, died of scarlet fever. When Mote Langston dug a grave near
>the family home as a resting place for the little son, he could not have
>foreseen that just three years later his own would be added, nor that one
>day the same spot would become one of the most beautiful and well-kept rural
>cemeteries in all South Missouri."
>
>"The Langston family had not been settled long when the Civil War erupted.
>Mote was too old, and his sons too young to serve in the military, but he
>did have two older sons by a former marriage who still lived in Greene
>County and who enlisted in the Union Army. This, coupled with the fact that
>Mote himself supported the North, caused their Howell Valley farm to become
>the target of raiders who supported the Confederacy. Threats were made, and
>all their cattle and horses were taken from the farm by marauders. Fearing
>for their lived, the family decided to go to Rolla, the nearest refuge for
>Union families". "It was the first day of July, 1863, when Mote and his nine
>year old son Jeff went to a neighbor's blacksmith shop to have repairs made
>on their wagon before starting the journey. As they returned home, the
>father was shot out of the wagon-seat by bushwhackers, who also tried to
>ride their horses over the terrified boy. Jeff escaped by diving under some
>rails stacked in the front yard of the Langston home". "Mote Langston
>lingered for ten days before he died, days seemed an eternity to the panic
>stricken family. After the father was hastily buried near his son Walter,
>the family including an aged grandfather and grandmother, set out for Rolla
>with the eldest son, Sam, a lad of just fourteen, as their leader. As the
>new head of the family, Sam was a marked man, forcing them to leave their
>home under cover of night." "All of their horses were gone, and they had
>only an ox-team and wagon with which to make the long journey. War
>conditions made it necessary for them to proceed slowly and with great
>caution. To make matters worse, one of their oxen hung itself in the yoke,
>leaving only one beast to pull their heavily loaded wagon, making their
>progress even slower. Their misfortune was multiplied when John, the son
>between Sam and Jeff in age, died along the route. His burial place is now
>unknown." "They returned at the end of the Civil War to reclaim their farm.
>All improvements had been completely destroyed. Through hard work by Sam and
>Jeff as well as the rest of the family, the farm was restored and was soon
>prospering again."
>
>The aforementioned brothers, Ragland Morton Langston and Mangrum Ephraim
>Langston were sons of Ragland Merritt Langston (b. 1774) and Laodicea
>Maulding. Ragland Merritt Langston was the son of Joseph Langston and Agnes
>Ragland. Joseph Langston was the son John Langston and Mary Agnes Mangum and
>the brother of Absolom Langston, the progenitor of the Izard County
>Langstons.
>
>I apologize for this disjointed offering but I will gladly answer any
>questions anyone might have on this Missouri line of Langstons.
>
>Bill
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Miller"

>To:
>Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 12:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Elizabeth Langston
>
>
> > This was received on the list. BTW, the Langston family from Izard
> > Co., is some how related too the one in Oregon County, MO. I talked to
> > Robert Langston about a month ago and he said both lines came from the
> > same place, but he hasn't kept tract of how it all happened. He lives in
> > Oregon County, MO. He would probably love to talk too you about the
> > families. I don't have a way to contact him, but the Library at Alton,
> > MO could put you in touch with him. They have a web page and their
> > email is on there.
> >
> > Another, BTW. Where do your Ott's come from. A friend who lives in
> > Springfield, MO asked me to look into his Ott family, but he couldn't
> > give me enough information to get started.
> >
> > Pat Miller
> >
> > Don Ott wrote:
> > > Elizabeth Langston b. ca 1814 IL, daughter of Absolom and Dorcas
> > > Langston is shown in the 1850 Census living next to her parents in
> > > North Fork, Izard AR. as Elizabeth Crow. Her youngest son Thomas Crow
> > > is about 4 years old. Her husband Thomas was shown in the 1840 Census.
> > > What happened to him, and an older son shown in the 1840 Census is
> > > missing in 1850, what happened to him?
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