The Shemwell Family

Albert LongAge: 67 years18671935

Name
Albert Long
Given names
Albert
Surname
Long
Birth April 1867
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 21 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 10 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
MarriagePrudence Evelyn RitterView this family
September 14, 1890 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaret May Long
April 1891 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Clifford Long
May 9, 1894 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Iva Zella Long
December 20, 1897 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 31 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 daughter
#4
Fern Blanch Long
1900 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Clarence A Long
1902 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Alma Fayette Long
May 16, 1906 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Roy Kenneth Long
June 12, 1909 (Age 42 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Gerald Arthur Long
May 7, 1914 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 48 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 49 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 50 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 20, 1920 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 62 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 8, 1930 (Age 63 years)
Death 1935 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kintz Cemetery
Family with Prudence Evelyn Ritter - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 14, 1890Jasper, Iowa, United States
7 months
daughter
3 years
son
Clifford Long
Birth: May 9, 1894 27 22Mingo, Jasper, Iowa, United States
Death: 1963Polk, Iowa, United States
4 years
daughter
Iva Zella Long
Birth: December 20, 1897 30 25Iowa, United States
Death: June 1981Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
3 years
daughter
3 years
son
Clarence A Long
Birth: 1902 34 29Missouri, United States
Death: October 9, 1938Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
4 years
daughter
Alma Fayette Long
Birth: May 16, 1906 39 34Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death:
3 years
son
Roy Kenneth Long
Birth: June 12, 1909 42 37Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
Death: August 7, 1967Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
5 years
son
Gerald Arthur Long
Birth: May 7, 1914 47 42Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Death: October 13, 1960Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Albert Long - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Long, AlbertheadMW43M120IACanadaCanadaYesTeamsterWYes0YesYesRH
Long, PrudawifeFW38M12087INOHINYesNoneYesYes
Long, MaydaughterFW19SIAIAINYesSales LadyDept StoreWNo12YesYesNo
Long, CliffordsonMW16SIAIAINYesOfficeTelegraphWNo8YesYesNo
Long, IvadaughterFW13SIAIAINYesNoneYesYesYes
Long, FerndaughterFW10SIAIAINYesNoneYesYesYes
Long, ClarencesonMW8SMOIAINYesNoneYesYesYes
Long, FaydaughterFW4SIAIAINYesNoneNo
Long, KennethsonMW0 years 10 monthsSIAIAIN
Gurley, Berthasister-in-lawFW28WDIAOHINYesInspectorWollen MillsWNo0YesYes
Gurley, GladysnieceFW4SMOMOIAYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Long - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Long, AlbertheadRMW52MYesYesIACanadaScotchScotlandScotchYesFiremanSteam BoilerW
Long, PrudywifeFW44MYesYesINOHINYesNone
Long, CliffordsonMW25SYesYesIAIAINYesBrakemanSteam RailroadW
Long, IvadaughterFW23SYesYesIAIAINYesOperatorTelephpne CoW
Long, FernedaughterFW20SNoYesYesIAIAINYesOperatorTelephoneW
Long, ClarencesonMW17SNoYesYesMOIAINYesTeamsterContractorsW
Long, FaydaughterFW13SYesYesYesIAIAINYesNone
Long, RoysonMW10SYesIAIAINNone
Long, GeraldsonMW5SYesIAIAINNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Long - Household

Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Long, AlbertheadR20NoMW63M24IACanadaIAYesDay LaborCityWYes
Long, EvelynwifeFW58M18INUnited StatesUnited StatesYesNone
Long, ClarencesonMW27SMOIAINYesDay LaborTruck DriverWYes
Long, RoysonMW20SIAIAINYesDay LaborTruck DriverWYes
Long, GeraldsonMW15SIAIAINYesNone