Philip Asberry DeLong

Brief Life History of Philip Asberry

When Philip Asberry DeLong was born on 10 February 1846, in Perry, Ohio, United States, his father, William Francis DeLong, was 33 and his mother, Joanna “Susannah” Pace, was 27. He married Lucinda Riffey on 13 January 1870, in Marshall, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Madison Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Clarke, Iowa, United States in 1895. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 4 February 1897, in Osceola, Clarke, Iowa, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Osceola Township, Clarke, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Philip Asberry DeLong
1846–1897
Lucinda Riffey
1848–1915
Marriage: 13 January 1870
Hattie Agnes Delong
1870–1873
Alice May DeLong
1872–1948
David William DeLong
1875–1956
Alvin Ogustus DeLong
1878–1949
Zetta Ethel DeLong
1881–1881

Sources (15)

  • Philip Delong, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Phillip A Delong, "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949"
  • Philip A Delong, "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"

World Events (8)

1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made

The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

Name Meaning

French: habitational name, with fused preposition de ‘from’, denoting someone from a place called Long, of which there are examples in Cher, Dordogne, and Somme.

Americanized form of Dutch and Flemish De Lange 1 and of its Flemish cognate De Langhe, which is also found in France (Nord and Pas-de-Calais).

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

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