Biographical Sketch of W. W. Langston, Springfield, Greene County, MO >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Mr. Langston is the son of Jackson P. C. and Mariel (Gallian) Langston, and was born Jan. 1, 1842, three miles southeast of Springfield, Mo. He remained at home until the civil war, and in August, 1861, he en- listed in Holland's company, three months' service. He was afterwards appointed second sergeant of the 26th Missouri infantry, Col. John S. Phelps. He served with that regiment six months, and in July, 1862, enlisted in Company D, 8th Missouri cavalry. He was first lieutenant, but was afterward promoted captain. They were mustered out at St. Louis in August, 1865. He returned to Greene county, and farmed upon the old homestead. In 1880 he was elected to represent the eastern district of Greene county in the Legislature, and is now deputy inter- nal revenue collector for his brother, Bryant H. He lives upon the farm where he was born. He was married August 15, 1862 to Miss A. Ingram. Their union has been blest with two sons and four daughters. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================