Union County, Ohio Biographies Project - Asa Langstaff
ASA LANGSTAFF
Asa Langstaff, a farmer and stock-raiser, is a son of J. H. and
Catherine (Dixon) Langstaff, the former a native of New York; and. the
latter of Virginia. They came to Ohio, and settled in Union
County. His father was a wealthy and successful farmer, and owned
about 400 acres of land in this county. Our subject was born May
24, 1836, and was raised on a farm, receiving his education in the
district schools. He has been a farmer and stock dealer nearly
all his life, and raises cattle that rank high in the grade of stock
cattle. some of them having taken several premiums at the fairs.
He owns 200 acres of land, well stocked and thoroughly equipped, and a
herd of the best short-horn cattle in this section. He was
married, in 1858, to Hannah Lockhart, a native of New York, by whom he
has four children, viz.: Marshall, James C., Lawrence and Minnie.
Mrs. Langstaff is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr.
Langstaff is a Republican in politics, and has been Trustee of his
township. In 1864, he enlisted in the One Hundred and
Seventy-Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Capt. Robb, of Marysville, and
served with that company.
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