Verner James LongAge: 73 years1911–1984
- Name
- Verner James Long
- Given names
- Verner James
- Surname
- Long
 Birth | March 31, 1911 29 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Katherine Florence Long June 12, 1913 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 sister | Ethel Dahna Long January 28, 1917 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 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 6 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/ |
| Birth of a sister | Dorothy Grace Long April 28, 1922 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Allen Long June 7, 1924 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Ann McGehee November 7, 1927 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 2, 1930 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Harvey Harrison Rushing May 11, 1936 (Age 25 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Verner James “Jimmy” Long Jr. February 12, 1941 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr. April 14, 1941 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 wife | Sydna LaVelle Dodd December 21, 1946 (Age 35 years) Cause: Auto Accident |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 |
| Death of a sister | Lila Mary Long February 7, 1955 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Jr. February 16, 1959 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a brother | Alton Los Long January 9, 1966 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lovie Jane Rushing February 11, 1967 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Katherine Florence Long October 25, 1970 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 2, 1984 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr. Birth: February 9, 1882 — Kosse, Limestone, Texas, United States Death: April 14, 1941 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Lovie Jane Rushing Birth: July 23, 1882 29 28 — McKinney, Collin, Texas, United States Death: February 11, 1967 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: January 19, 1902 — Tom Green, Texas, United States |
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7 months elder sister |
Lila Mary Long Birth: September 4, 1902 20 20 — Maverick, Runnels, Texas, United States Death: February 7, 1955 — New York, New York, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Lois Lovie Long Birth: March 22, 1905 23 22 — Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, United States Death: April 29, 1987 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Jr. Birth: March 19, 1907 25 24 — Ballinger, Runnels, Texas, United States Death: February 16, 1959 — Vidor, Orange, Texas, United States |
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22 months elder brother |
Alton Los Long Birth: January 5, 1909 26 26 — Groesbeck, Limestone, Texas, United States Death: January 9, 1966 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years himself |
Verner James Long Birth: March 31, 1911 29 28 — Mart, McLennan, Texas, United States Death: May 2, 1984 — Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Katherine Florence Long Birth: June 12, 1913 31 30 — Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States Death: October 25, 1970 — Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Ethel Dahna Long Birth: January 28, 1917 34 34 — Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States Death: October 29, 2016 — Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Dorothy Grace Long Birth: April 28, 1922 40 39 — Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States Death: February 25, 2005 — McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Robert Allen Long Birth: June 7, 1924 42 41 — Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States Death: January 23, 1993 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| Family with Sydna LaVelle Dodd |
| himself |
Verner James Long Birth: March 31, 1911 29 28 — Mart, McLennan, Texas, United States Death: May 2, 1984 — Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Sydna LaVelle Dodd Birth: December 8, 1920 — Ennis, Ellis, Texas, United States Death: December 21, 1946 — Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States |
| son |
Verner James “Jimmy” Long Jr. Birth: February 12, 1941 29 20 — Texas, United States Death: June 29, 2007 |
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| Family with Charlene Chapman |
| himself |
Verner James Long Birth: March 31, 1911 29 28 — Mart, McLennan, Texas, United States Death: May 2, 1984 — Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Charlene Chapman Birth: December 9, 1919 — Wells, Cherokee, Texas, United States Death: October 10, 1989 — Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr. - Household
2439 Broadway Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Ellison Wilburn “Ellie” Long Sr. - Household
Henderson St South Hiway 64 Rusk, Cherokee, Texas
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