William Long

Brief Life History of William

When William Long was born in 1835, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas Long, was 28 and his mother, Mary Polly Lee, was 21. He married Julia Anna Forkum in 1858, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Jackson, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Civil District 2, Jackson, Tennessee, United States for about 30 years.

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William Long
1835–
Julia Anna Forkum
1837–1892
Marriage: 1858
Thomas A. Long
1858–
Julian Long
1862–
Margrett L Long
1862–
Sidney S Long
1863–
Margaret F Long
1864–1946
Joanne A. Long
1869–
James Long
1860–1870
Janna A. Long
1861–
James L. Long
1866–
Sam Long
1868–
Sarah Elizabeth Long
1869–1955
Mary B. Long
1871–
Alice E Long
1872–1949
William Rufinus Long
1875–1931

Sources (12)

  • Wm Long, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Will Long in entry for Alice Long Wilson, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
  • William L Long in household of Fine Long, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

English and French: nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long, tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus). Compare Dulong and Lelong .

Irish (Ulster and Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan ).

German: variant of Lang ‘long’ and, in North America, also an altered form (translation into English) of this.

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

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