History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 478. [Bourbon County] [Paris City and Precinct] ROBERT LANGSTON, Sr., deceased; is a descendant of one of the oldest settlers in the County. This gentleman was born November 19, 1807, in this precinct, on the farm owned by Robert Clark. His parents were Abraham and Isabella (Clark) Langston. Jacob, the grandfather of Robert was a Virginia; he emigrated with his family to Kentucky, about 1790, locating on the farm now owned by John B. Kennedy. Jacob has six children, viz: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Obadiah, Kate and Mary. All of the boys, save Abraham, went South and settled in Georgia. The children of Abraham were eleven in number, five daughters and six sons, viz: William, Jacob, Elizabeth, Mary, Robert, John, Polly A., Amanda, Isaac, Abe and Jane. William was born in this precinct, about the year 1797, and resides in Missouri. Jacob is also a native of Missouri, in Boone County, and there died. Elizabeth married John Tate, and settled in Clark County, Ky; Mary married John D. Bratton and settled in Calloway County, Mo. John died a young man. Polly married Johnson Robertson, she resides in Mo., Lafayette Co.; Amanda married Granberry Reid. Isaac settled in Clay County, Mo.; Abe, in Clark Co. Jane died young. Mr. Robert Langston married Sarah Parish, a native of Pendleton Co., Ky. She died leaving three children, Eliza, Martha and Robert L. Mr. Langston has been engaged in farming for several years; run a distillery and a mill, which was one of the first built in the country; he now is retired from active life, and resides with his son Robert L., who was born Jan. 20, 1846. March 27, 1873, he married Fannie Deavers, daughter of John Deavers of this precinct. Robert L. has four daughters: Sarah M., Lizzie, Alice and Elvira. He is engaged in farming, and walnut lumber trade. Rob't [sic] Langston died at the residence of his son, Jan. 24, 1882, of short illness; a man highly respected in the community. Langston Clark Tate Bratton Robertson Reid Parish Deavers Kennedy = Clark-KY Pendleton-KY Lafayette-MO Calloway-MO Clay-MO Clark-MO Boone-MO VA GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/langston.r.txt