John J Long

Brief Life History of John J

When John J Long was born in April 1852, in Edinburgh, Blue River Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States, his father, Cornelius Enoch Long, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Coffman, was 27. He married Martha Ann Merrick on 4 February 1876, in Edinburgh, Blue River Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Blue River Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Magisterial District 3, Boone, Kentucky, United States in 1900.

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John J Long
1852–
Martha Ann Merrick
1861–1937
Marriage: 4 February 1876
William Clay Long
1877–1937
Rhoda Ellen Long
1878–1943
Clarence C Long
1882–1941
Lula Long
1889–1966
Theodore Long
1895–1961
Chester Cornelius Long
1898–1966
James Long
1900–1918

Sources (17)

  • John I Long in household of Cornelius Long, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Long, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"
  • John Long in entry for William Long and Ida V Colyar, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1953"

World Events (8)

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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