William Matthew LongAge: 68 years1899–1968
- Name
- William Matthew Long
- Given names
- William Matthew
- Surname
- Long
 Birth | October 23, 1899 31 26 |
 Census | June 15, 1900 (Age 7 months) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | William Nevins Long January 8, 1907 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Clara O Melton July 18, 1910 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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/ |
 Marriage | Thelma Jane Biggerstaff — View this family about 1922 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 brother | Ura Leo Long April 11, 1948 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 father | Samuel Walter Long May 23, 1956 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a mother | Frances Louise “Fannie” Stallings November 1, 1957 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 28, 1968 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Samuel Walter Long Birth: February 2, 1868 35 31 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 23, 1956 — Rutherfordton, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 himself |
William Matthew Long Birth: October 23, 1899 31 26 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1968 — Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Thelma Jane Biggerstaff |
| himself |
William Matthew Long Birth: October 23, 1899 31 26 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1968 — Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Thelma Jane Biggerstaff Birth: July 17, 1907 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: July 3, 1986 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1922 — |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Nevins Long - Household
Sunshine, Rutherford, North Carolina
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