Brief Life History of Joseph H.
When Joseph H. Long was born on 24 February 1854, in Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio, United States, his father, George Henry Long, was 20 and his mother, Nancy Elisabeth Van Vleet, was 18. He married America Blair on 15 May 1884, in Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Delaware Township, Defiance, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Mark Township, Defiance, Ohio, United States for about 40 years. He died in 1930, at the age of 76, and was buried in Defiance, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Joseph H Long in household of Geo H Long, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph H Long, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Joseph Homer Long, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
Spouse and Children
1854–1930 Male
1858– Female
Children (3)
1885–1959 Male
1889– Female
1892– Male
Parents and Siblings
1833–1905 Male
1835–1907 Female
Siblings (10)
1854–1930 Male
1856–1858 Male
1858–1860 Female
1860–1924 Male
1863–1945 Female
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World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 6
1863
Age 9
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 21
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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