Susannah Lou Sasser

18 May 1871–22 September 1952 (Age 81)
Nakina, Columbus, North Carolina, United States

The Life of Susannah Lou

When Susannah Lou Sasser was born on 18 May 1871, in Nakina, Columbus, North Carolina, United States, her father, William Calvin Sasser, was 44 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Long, was 39. She married Henry Ezekial Long on 20 June 1897. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bogue Township, Columbus, North Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 22 September 1952, in Bug Hill, Columbus, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Gore Cemetery, Columbus, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Ezekial Long
1872–1956
Susannah Lou Sasser
1871–1952
Marriage: 20 June 1897
Mary Eliza Long
1898–1976
Long
1906–1906
Long
1911–1911
Louvania Long
1900–1992
Retha Lola Long
1901–1992
Lewis Jayson Long
1904–1986
Henry Edison Long
1909–1968
Almon Gertrude Long
1914–1993
Baby Long
1931–1931

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
20 June 1897
children

(9)

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Parents and Siblings

siblings

(13)

    Rebecca A Elizabeth Sasser

    Female1848–1940Female

    Francis Adaline Sasser

    Female1849–1940Female

    Mary Polly Sasser

    Female1851–1944Female

    Sara Jane Sasser

    Female1854–1920Female

    Darcus Caroline Sasser

    Female1856–1932Female

+8 More Children

World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 1

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · Last Troops Leave

Age 6

In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 25

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

1 North German: derivative of Sasse ‘Saxon’, + -er, suffix of agent nouns.2 habitational name for someone from any of several places named Saasen in the Rhineland, Hesse, and Pomerania.

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

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Sources (3)

  • Lula Sassen in household of Calvin Sassen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Susan Sassen in household of Calvin Sassen, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Susana Long in household of Henry E Long, "United States Census, 1930"

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