Rachel Lindsey Long

Brief Life History of Rachel Lindsey

When Rachel Lindsey Long was born on 4 November 1888, in Yoncalla, Douglas, Oregon, United States, her father, Henry Clay Long, was 36 and her mother, Florence Applegate, was 31. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with John Carl Ballance. She lived in Hamilton, Grant, Oregon, United States in 1900 and Grant, Oregon, United States in 1910. She died on 25 November 1969, in Mountain View, Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Carl Ballance
1886–1948
Rachel Lindsey Long
1888–1969
Veva Ballance
1911–1996
Wilma Ballance
1914–2001
Carl John Ballance
1919–1977

Sources (9)

  • Rachel Long in household of Henry C Long, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Rachel Lindsey Long Hartshorne, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Rachel Long Balance in entry for Wilma Flynn, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1898 · Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

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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