Theodore Roosevelt Long

17 November 1901–30 May 1957 (Age 55)
Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, United States

The Life Summary of Theodore Roosevelt

When Theodore Roosevelt Long was born on 17 November 1901, in Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, United States, his father, Joseph Arthur Ben Long, was 41 and his mother, Mary Josephine Waldrom, was 21. He married Etta Avanga Meriwether on 17 April 1927, in Moffat, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Axial, Moffat, Colorado, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 4 Hamilton, Moffat, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died on 30 May 1957, in Riverton, Fremont, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Craig, Moffat, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theodore Roosevelt Long
1901–1957
Etta Avanga Meriwether
1910–2009
Marriage: 17 April 1927
Benjamin Arthur Long
1928–2008
Robert Alton Long
1930–2005
Norma Jean Long
1932–2000
Theodore Roosevelt Long Jr
1933–1957
Ronald Dean Long
1935–1993

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 April 1927Moffat, Colorado, United States
    • Children

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    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1902 · So Much Farm Land
    Age 1
    A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
    1905
    Age 4
    Historical Boundaries - 1905: Fremont, Wyoming, United States
    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
    Age 15
    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Dulong
    Longs
    Lung
    Lelong
    Tall
    Liang

    Sources (5)

    • Theodore R Long, "United States Census, 1930"
    • Theodore R Lang, "Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995"
    • Theodore Long, "United States Census, 1940"

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