Harvey Merritt Long

Brief Life History of Harvey Merritt

When Harvey Merritt Long was born on 8 October 1887, in Pemberville, Wood, Ohio, United States, his father, Henry Elonza Long, was 28 and his mother, Cora Mable Calkins, was 24. He married Nellie R Neal on 10 January 1906, in Pemberville, Wood, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Wood, Ohio, United States in 1887 and Clay Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died on 22 September 1955, in Genoa, Clay Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Clay Cemetery, Genoa, Clay Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harvey Merritt Long
1887–1955
Nellie R Neal
1885–1956
Marriage: 10 January 1906
Clarence Ray Long
1911–1980
Romayne F Long
1922–2002

Sources (14)

  • Harvey Long, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Harvey W. Long, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Harvey H. Long, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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1890 · Woman's Suffrage

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1906 · Saving Food Labels

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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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