Hiram Ransom Long

1833–1912 (Age 78)
Jackson, Ohio, United States

The Life of Hiram Ransom

When Hiram Ransom Long was born on 9 July 1833, in Jackson, Ohio, United States, his father, Christopher Ware Long, was 31 and his mother, Mary Jane McBride, was 26. He married Barbara Ann Cronkhite on 2 November 1853, in Walnut Grove, Scott, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Rochester, Cedar, Iowa, United States in 1885 and Center Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States in 1900. He died on 9 February 1912, in Cedar, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Masonic Cemetery, Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hiram Ransom Long
1833–1912
Barbara Ann Cronkhite
1838–1934
Marriage: 2 November 1853
Jacob Rodell Long
1854–1929
Martha Jane Long
1857–1950
Christopher Ware Long
1860–1940
Leonard Ransom Long
1862–1933
Annie Elizabeth Long
1864–1947
Abraham Lincoln Long
1867–1928
Frank Sidney Long
1868–1870
Sarah Katherine Long
1870–1917
Benjamin Barber Long
1872–1962
Moses Long
1875–1880
Earl Chattem Long
1879–1958
Honor Long
1881–1960

Spouse & Children

  • Hiram Ransom Long

    Male1833–1912Male

  • Barbara Ann Cronkhite

    Female1838–1934Female

MARRIAGE
2 November 1853
Walnut Grove, Scott, Iowa, United States
children

(12)

  • Jacob Rodell Long

    Male1854–1929Male

  • Martha Jane Long

    Female1857–1950Female

  • Christopher Ware Long

    Male1860–1940Male

  • Leonard Ransom Long

    Male1862–1933Male

  • Annie Elizabeth Long

    Female1864–1947Female

+7 More Children

Parents & Siblings

  • Christopher Ware Long

    Male1801–1865Male

  • Mary Jane McBride

    Female1806–1892Female

siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 3

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

Age 3

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Age 27

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

1 English and French: nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).2 Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin ( see Langan ).3 Chinese 龙: from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun ( 2257–2205 bc ). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan ( see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei , who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia ( 1879–1849 bc ). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Hiram R Long, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
  • Hiram R Long, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hiram R Long, "United States Census, 1860"

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