The Shemwell Family

Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Jr.Age: 51 years19071959

Name
Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Jr.
Given names
Ellison Wilburn
Surname
Long
Name suffix
Jr.
Nickname
Ellie
Birth March 19, 1907 25 24
Birth of a brotherAlton Los Long
January 5, 1909 (Age 21 months)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherVerner James Long
March 31, 1911 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterKatherine Florence Long
June 12, 1913 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 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 sisterEthel Dahna Long
January 28, 1917 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 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 10 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 9, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterDorothy Grace Long
April 28, 1922 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherRobert Allen Long
June 7, 1924 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann McGehee
November 7, 1927 (Age 20 years)
MarriageAlice Margaret GentzView this family
estimated 1928 (Age 20 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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 7, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ellie Wilburn Long III
October 4, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHarvey Harrison Rushing
May 11, 1936 (Age 29 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Death of a fatherEllison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr.
April 14, 1941 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Michael Walter Long
February 14, 1954 (Age 46 years)
MarriageEmma Ward KelsoView this family
August 27, 1954 (Age 47 years)
Death of a sisterLila Mary Long
February 7, 1955 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 February 16, 1959 (Age 51 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 19, 1902Tom Green, Texas, United States
7 months
elder sister
Lila Mary Long
Birth: September 4, 1902 20 20Maverick, Runnels, Texas, United States
Death: February 7, 1955New York, New York, United States
3 years
elder sister
Lois Lovie Long
Birth: March 22, 1905 23 22Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, United States
Death: April 29, 1987Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
himself
22 months
younger brother
Alton Los Long
Birth: January 5, 1909 26 26Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States
Death: January 9, 1966Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Katherine Florence Long
Birth: June 12, 1913 31 30Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Death: October 25, 1970Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ethel Dahna Long
Birth: January 28, 1917 34 34Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States
Death: October 29, 2016Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
younger sister
Dorothy Grace Long
Birth: April 28, 1922 40 39Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States
Death: February 25, 2005McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Robert Allen Long
Birth: June 7, 1924 42 41Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States
Death: January 23, 1993Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
Family with Alice Margaret Gentz - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: estimated 1928
3 years
son
Ellie Wilburn Long III
Birth: October 4, 1930 23 24Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Death: July 2, 2014Aurora, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States
Family with Emma Ward Kelso - View this family
himself
wife
Emma Ward Kelso
Birth: about 1910Texas, United States
Death: October 6, 1984Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States
Marriage: August 27, 1954Jefferson, Texas, United States

Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Jr. has 10 first cousins recorded

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr. - Household

Limestone, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Long, Ellie WheadMW28M8TXGAGAFarnerFarm
Long, LoviewifeFW27M844TXARTX
Long, LiladaughterFW7STXTXTX
Long, LoisdaughterFW5MTXTXTX
Long, ElliesonMW3MTXTXTX
Long, AltonsonMW1STXTXTX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr. - Household

2412 Washington St. Waco, McLennan, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Long, Ellis WheadMW37MTXGAGAAgentLife Insurance
Long, Lovie JwifeFW37MTXGAMO
Long, Lila MarydaughterFW17STXTXTX
Long, Lois LdaughterFW14MTXTXTX
Long, Ellis W JrsonMW12MTXTXTX
Long, ?? (Katherine)daughterFW6MTXALTX
Long, Doris (Ethel D)daughterFW2STXALTX
Dawson, Allen Ason in lawMW33MTXALALSalesmanRetail Grocery
Dawson, Ina Mdaughter in lawFW39MTXALAL
Sparks, Wallace HnephewMW16STXTXTX
Sparks, Willie MnephewFW14STXTXTX

Alton & Verner are missing - Katherine is ??? and Ethel Dahna is Doris? - Who are the Dawsons & Sparks -b

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Jr. - Household

2587 Liberty Ave Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Long, Elliie WheadMW23M21TXTXTXSalesmanLife Insurance
Long, Alice MwifeFW24M22ILILTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr. - Household

Henderson St South Hiway 64 Rusk, Cherokee, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Long, Elliie WheadMW58MTXRuskCherokeeTXLife Insurance
Long, Lovie JXwifeFW59MTXJacksonvilleCherokeeTX
Long, Elliie W JrsonMW33DTXWacoMcClellanTXSalesmanLife Insurance
Long, Verner JsonMW29STXJacksonvilleCherokeeTXManagerLife Insurance
Long, DorothydaughterFW17STXJacksonvilleCherokeeTX
Long, Robert AsonMW15STXJacksonvilleCherokeeTX