Union County, Ohio Biographies Project - James H. Langstaff
JAMES H. LANGSTAFF
James H. Langstaff, deceased, was born in New Jersey March 4, 1809, and
died in Claibourne Township in 1869. When nine years of age, he
came to Ohio with his father, who was a farmer, and in 1838 he came to
Claibourne Township, where he resided until his death, at that time
owning 360 acres of land. He was a prominent and influential
citizen, a member and class leader of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and a successful farmer. He had a family of nine children, viz.:
Lana A., widow of the late Nelson McCallister, a member of Company C,
One Hundred and Seventy-Fourth Ohio Infantry, who died in the service;
Asa, a farmer in this township; Lemuel, also a farmer; Margaret, wife
of Calvin Richards; Lamanda; Martha, wife of Isaac Stafer; William,
Kendrick; and Oscar, deceased. The survivors are all married and
doing well. Two sons, Lemuel and Asa, were in the Union army
during the war of the rebellion. Mrs. Catharine Langstaff, the
widow of our subject, is a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and now resides in Richwood.
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