Descendants of Dicey Langston Unite
May 24th, 2007
The funnest part about writing this book (besides researching and getting to know this great heroine) is getting to know her descendants. So many people email me and tell me how they are connected to Dicey and Thomas. And so I’m opening this discussion thread for Dicey Langston descendants and relatives. Please chime in and tell us how you relate to Dicey and what her story means to you.
I am related to Dicey though her brother Bennett.
Bennett had a son Henry, who had a son Ambrose, who had a son Elmer, who had a son Maurice, who had a son Mark and myself Darla.
Mark died in Viet Nam.
I became interested in my family history a couple of years ago.
My aunt was into genalogy and started researching our history 40 yrs ago.
We have files full and pictures back east that one day I will be able to go though.
Meanwhile I have had alot of fun finding so much about our family on the web.
My aunt spoke of Dicey and I have found web-sites going back to 1375 England.
I would love to hear from other family members.
It is facinating to think that we share the same blood.
I would love to know what Dicey looked like.
Sincerely,
Darla
Comment by Darla Langston Stewart — June 11, 2007 @ 10:40 pm
I am the mother of Jacob Tucker Springfield. (b 1976).
His father is James Thomas Springfield. (b 1952).
His father is was Worley Thaxton Springfield. (b Nov. 20, 1915).
His father was Worley Talmadge Springfield. (b Sept. 25, 1883)
His father was Thomas Jefferson Springfield. (b Jan. 26, 1849)
His father was Thomas Walker Springfield. (b June 6, 1825)
His father was Samuel Aaron Springfield. (b May 25, 1786)
His parents were Thomas H. Springfield (July 15, 1766) and Dicey
Langston (May 14, 1766)
Comment by Brenda F. Springfield — July 30, 2007 @ 1:45 pm
Brenda…
Nice to meet you.
So we are related in a distant way.
How and when did you learn about our history? Where do you live and do you have old family photo’s?
I live in Vancouver, Washington.
Sincerely, Darla
Comment by Darla Langston Stewart — August 7, 2007 @ 8:08 pm
My mother was Margaret Ann Lacy (Weir).
Her mother (my gm) was Ona Mae Springfield (Lacy).
Her father (mygreat gf) was John Langston Springfield.
His father (my gg gf) was Bennett Springfield.
His mother (my ggg gm) was Laodicea Langston Springfield.
This is how I am related to ‘Dicey.’
I have photos of John Langston Springfield and his obituary. He and his wife moved to Texas and both died and are buried about 6 miles from where I live.
This is my introduction and I am still attempting to do a lot of research to obtain photos and documentation.
Nice to meet all.
Comment by kathy renfro — August 18, 2007 @ 7:14 pm
My Grandfather was John Franklin Langston. He lived in the Spartanburg area. He had a brother Miles Langston. My father was Henry Ell Langston and had two brothers Marion and John Earl. Three sisters, Annie Mae, Margaret and Billie. My immediate family was Henry Ell (father) Lou Ellen Wofford Langston, Ann Louise Langston, and a twin brother Jeremiah Wofford Langston.
Comment by John Franklin Langston — August 21, 2007 @ 1:46 am
My grandfather was Franklin Langston from the Pickens County area of South Carolina. He was married to Hattie Kay of Six Mile, South Carolina. He died in 1941. No other information about my grandfather. Do you know any of the Langston’s from this area.
Comment by Nancy Nasim — September 24, 2007 @ 1:56 pm
I am related to Dicey and Thomas Springfield through their son James Langston Springfield…and James’ wife Nancy Stiles.
Nancy Stiles was James first cousin as her mother was Dicey’s sister Selah Langston who married Samuel Stiles.
Everyone related to Dicey and Thomas should have the 2 volumes “Springfield Family 1739-2001″ by Joyce Howard Ellis and Ann Pollard, a compilation of many Springfield researchers.
Comment by Lois Harris Taylor — October 6, 2007 @ 6:26 pm
I am trying to figure out where Little Eden, Elder Settlement was. There is a John Elder settled that early in Union Co. near Monarch Mills. But could she have traveled across the river there taking in 20 mi and then traveled back to Laurens Co. in one night? Did she live where Langston Road is or where Langston Church is or somewhere else? Where do you think she lived and where was the Elder settlement?
Comment by Lois Harris Taylor — November 1, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
Hi to all my relatives I’ve not had the pleasure of meeting.
Thomas Springfield and Laodicea “Dicey” Langston Springfield were my 3rd great paternal grandparents.
Their son, Bennett Springfield my 2nd great paternal grandfather.
His son, James Bennett Springfield was my great grandfather.
His son, John Walter Springfield my grandfather.
His son, John Harold Springfield was my father.
My father was the only son of John Walter & Jennie Maude Jinkins Springfield.
He died in 1957 at the age of 34 years old, with me being his only child.
My aunt did some extensive research years ago into our “Family Tree”. She even visited Traveler’s Rest, SC years ago to see “where we came from”, so to speak!
I was born and raised in Murray County, Georgia, as were my father & grandfather. I still live there today.
I would love to see any pictures of my Springfield/Langston ancestors. I’m especially interested in a picture of the house which Thomas & Dicey lived. I bet, if by some miracle, we could have a family reunion…we would fill up a lot of space or should I say States!
Comment by Janice Springfield Miles — December 12, 2007 @ 9:56 am
Hey!…Man i just love your blog, keep the cool posts comin..holy Sunday
Comment by Jennie Finch — December 30, 2007 @ 11:17 pm
Hello family,
Im related but I have a road block. My Great Grandfather Barney Walter Springfield was born in Dalton Ga. in 1872 the first child of RB Springfield and Nancy Wrinkle. RB is my roadblock. He is on the 1880 federal census however none of his known information matches any of the known Roberts in the area at that time and all of the other Roberts are accounted for in the 1880 census. Can one person be two places at once ? With two seperate lives.
I am ordereing the Springfield books now thanks to this string with the information I needed to get the ball rolling and maybe they will give more clues. In the meantime if anyone knows more information or how I may obtain more information please let me know.
springfield2@bellsouth.net
Thanks for your time
Comment by Jimmy Springfield — January 26, 2008 @ 11:43 am
My daughter is doing a project on Dicey Langston, we’re in California but her big brother is in Greenville, SC as we speak so it’s given that her project be on a young Revolutionary War hero as Dicey. Can anyone tell me how to pronounce her first name not her nick name of Dicey?
Comment by Tena — April 22, 2008 @ 8:58 pm
Tena,
If you go to Google and search for Bible Basic Word Pronunciatons, it will take you to a screen where you click on the letter L, then click on Laodicea.
There will be a written and an oral pronunciation of her name.
Hope this helps.
Kathy
Comment by Kathy Renfro — May 3, 2008 @ 5:31 pm