William Hiram Langston bn 1841-43 census records show in Ar, but family stories say that he was about 6 and living in IL and went to get water at the river or well?, and when he returned to the house his parents and a couple of siblings had been killed by Indians. A family passing by took Wm Hiram in and took him to Ar with them. He knew his name was Langston

William Hiram Langston married Nancy Langston who was bn ca 1838 to Caleb and Martha Ragsdale Langston in Izard Co AR. Caleb was son of John and Nancy Ware/Weir Langston one of the original 5 Langston brothers that went to Izard Co Ar in 1814 from Union Dist. SC by way of Ky and IL, they were the sons of Caleb and Elizabeth ? Langston. William Hiram Langston died in 1910.

William Hiram and Nancy Langston had 6 children, my direct ancestor is William Jasper (Jaff) Langston bn 1870 d. 1951 married Margaret Hively she was bn 1874 and died 1914, they had 6 known children, of whom my grandfather was William Walker Langston bn 1893 died 1986. He married Gracie Hand i 1915 she was bn 1899 and d. 1984. They had seven children. My dad was one of 6 sons.

kit 93076 is a grandson of William Walker Langston