Gladys Sipe

Female11 December 1903–25 June 1988

Brief Life History of Gladys

When Gladys Sipe was born on 11 December 1903, in Randolph, Indiana, United States, her father, Lorenzo Oliver Sipe, was 26 and her mother, Mary Myrtle Pratt, was 24. She had at least 2 daughters with Charles Norval Long. She lived in Allen, Indiana, United States in 1935 and Saint Joseph Township, Allen, Indiana, United States in 1940. She died on 25 June 1988, in Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Allen, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Norval Long
1903–1986
Gladys Sipe
1903–1988
Thelma Irene Long
1923–2021
Ruby Long
1926–1993

Sources (13)

  • Gladys Long, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Gladys Sipe Long in entry for Elmer Edward Long, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Gladys Long in household of Charles Long, "United States Census, 1940"

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Children (2)

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Siblings (10)

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World Events (8)

1904

Age 1

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

Age 3

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1927

Age 24

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Seip .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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