Michael M Long

1 August 1844–5 December 1897 (Age 53)
Hampshire, Virginia, United States

The Life Summary of Michael M

When Michael M Long was born on 1 August 1844, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States, his father, Isaac Long Sr, was 30 and his mother, Charity Blue, was 20. He married Sarah Louise Stickley about 1872. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Western District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States in 1860. He died on 5 December 1897, in Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Oldtown, Allegany, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael M Long
1844–1897
Sarah Louise Stickley
1845–1897
Marriage: about 1872
Ida Long
1874–
Edward Long
1882–1886
Frances Long
1884–1886
Virgil Long
1884–1886
Memberence Long
1885–1886
Charity Mae Long
1883–1960
Michael Humbird Long
1888–1969

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1872Virginia, United States
    • Children

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 2
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
    Age 3
    Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
    1861 · The Battle of Manassas
    Age 17
    The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

    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 (4)

    • Michael Long in household of Isaac Long, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Michael Long in household of Isaac Long, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Michael M Long, "Find A Grave Index"

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