Carroll Napier Langston (1881 - 1972)

Born 11 Aug 1881 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 7 Mar 1972 at age 90 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Carroll Langston is a part of US Black heritage.

Carroll Napier Langston was born in 1881 in St Louis, Missouri, the son of Ida M Napier and Arthur Dessalines Langston.

In the 1900 census, he was 18 years old and living with his parents and older brother John in St Louis, Missouri. He was attending college.^[1]

In 1903, he graduated from Oberlin College. Carroll and his brother John were the third generation from the same family to have graduated from Oberlin.^[2][3]

He married Vivian Cashin on 31 July 1906 in Morgan County, Alabama.^[4]

In 1918 he registered for the World War I draft. He was 37 years old and working as an assistant cashier at the One Cent Savings Bank in Nashville. He was described as medium height, medium build, with brown eyes and hair.^[5]

In the 1930 census, Carroll and Vivian were living in Chicago, Illinois, with their son Carroll Jr and Vivian's brother James B Cashin. Carroll was working as a bank vice president. James was working as a junior partner in a law firm.^[6]

In the 1940 census, he and Vivian were living in Chicago. He was working as a lawyer.^[7]

In 1942, Carroll registered for the World War II draft.^[8] His son served as a Tuskegee airman and was killed in action in Italy in 1944.

In the 1950 census, Carroll and Vivian were living in Chicago. He was working as a lawyer.^[9]

Carroll Napier Langston passed away in 1972 in Huntsville, Alabama. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census - "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M38T-RND : Thu Oct 05 21:00:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Arthur D Langston and Ida M Langston, 1900.
2. ↑ Plain Dealer, 23 Jun 1903, pg.1.
3. ↑ St. Louis Negro Receives Sheepskin at Oberlin
4. ↑ Marriage Record - "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRVD-GC9 : Fri Oct 20 02:58:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Carroll N Langston and Minnie V Cashin, 31 Jul 1906.
5. ↑ World War I Draft Card - "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6X-RTK : 24 December 2021), Carroll Napier Longston, 1917-1918.
6. ↑ 1930 Census - "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSTQ-LL7 : Fri Oct 06 23:15:02 UTC 2023), Entry for Carrol N Langston and Vivian C Langston, 1930.
7. ↑ 1940 Census - "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWT5-13V : Tue Nov 28 18:57:06 UTC 2023), Entry for Carroll N Langston and Vivian Langston, 1940.
8. ↑ World War II Draft Card - "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1VJ-MN2 : Tue Nov 14 00:07:03 UTC 2023), Entry for Carroll Napier Langston, Sr, 1942.
9. ↑ 1950 Census - "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6J4H-FVHP : Tue Oct 03 01:33:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Camell N Langston and Vivian C Langston, 6 April 1950.

• Source: S-738308690 Repository: #R-1193790093 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc
• Repository: R-1193790093 Ancestry.com
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #27346416 (accessed 8 December 2022)
  Memorial page for Carroll Napier Langston Sr. (11 Aug 1881-7 Mar 1972), citing Greenwood Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Taneya (contributor 46908256).