Samuel Walter LongAge: 88 years1868–1956
- Name
- Samuel Walter Long
- Given names
- Samuel Walter
- Surname
- Long
 Birth | February 2, 1868 35 31 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell July 26, 1869 (Age 17 months) |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 28, 1880 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas S Long June 21, 1887 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | Frances Louise “Fannie” Stallings — View this family March 4, 1897 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ura Leo Long January 3, 1898 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 30 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Matthew “Bill” Long October 23, 1899 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Clara Elizabeth Long August 31, 1901 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Catherine Cleone Long December 8, 1903 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Robert Mallette Long September 4, 1906 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | William Nevins Long January 8, 1907 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Samuel Hugh “Sammy” Long April 20, 1909 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Clara O Melton July 18, 1910 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Martha Lee Long October 26, 1911 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Lucille Nancy Long September 4, 1917 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 48 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 49 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 22, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Matthew “Bill” Long — Thelma Jane Biggerstaff — View this family about 1922 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Leonard Long October 7, 1923 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Dorothy Jane Long December 22, 1924 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Elvin Durant Long November 8, 1928 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 10, 1930 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Rebecca Louise Patterson February 8, 1931 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Hugh “Sammy” Long — Dessie Pansy Waters — View this family September 10, 1934 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Wilma J “Bobbie” Long November 8, 1934 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Harold Edwin Long December 6, 1936 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Frances Elizabeth Long November 15, 1938 (Age 70 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1940 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a son | Ura Leo Long April 11, 1948 (Age 80 years) |
| Census | April 24, 1950 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | May 23, 1956 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove United Methodist Church |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Nevins Long Birth: February 12, 1832 34 33 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 8, 1907 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Clara O Melton Birth: August 23, 1836 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 18, 1910 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: December 25, 1860 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years himself |
Samuel Walter Long Birth: February 2, 1868 35 31 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1956 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Frances Louise “Fannie” Stallings |
| himself |
Samuel Walter Long Birth: February 2, 1868 35 31 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1956 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Frances Louise “Fannie” Stallings Birth: August 11, 1873 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 1, 1957 — Bostic, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1897 — Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States |
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10 months son |
Ura Leo Long Birth: January 3, 1898 29 24 — Bostic, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: April 11, 1948 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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22 months son |
William Matthew “Bill” Long Birth: October 23, 1899 31 26 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1968 — Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Clara Elizabeth Long Birth: August 31, 1901 33 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 26, 1982 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Catherine Cleone Long Birth: December 8, 1903 35 30 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 25, 1989 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Robert Mallette Long Birth: September 4, 1906 38 33 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: December 17, 1967 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Samuel Hugh “Sammy” Long Birth: April 20, 1909 41 35 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: September 10, 1976 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Martha Lee Long Birth: October 26, 1911 43 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 22, 1991 |
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6 years daughter |
Lucille Nancy Long Birth: September 4, 1917 49 44 — Bostic, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: October 13, 2007 |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Long - Household
Logans Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Long - Household
Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Walter Long - Household
Carson Mill Road Logan Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Walter Long - Household
Logan Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Walter Long - Household
Sunshine to Rutherford Logan Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Walter Long - Household
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Samuel Walter Long - Household
Logan Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
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