The Shemwell Family

Dorothy Jane LongAge: 63 years19241988

Name
Dorothy Jane Long
Given names
Dorothy Jane
Surname
Long
Married name
Dorothy Jane Berry
Birth December 22, 1924 25 17
MarriageBaine Theodore BerryView this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherElvin Durant Long
November 8, 1928 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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 5 years)
Census May 16, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 16 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 25 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 paternal grandfatherSamuel Walter Long
May 23, 1956 (Age 31 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherFrances Louise “Fannie” Stallings
November 1, 1957 (Age 32 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Leonard Long
June 1, 1962 (Age 37 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Matthew “Bill” Long
May 28, 1968 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 of a husbandBaine Theodore Berry
November 17, 1978 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherThelma Jane Biggerstaff
July 3, 1986 (Age 61 years)
Death February 4, 1988 (Age 63 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Burke Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
William Matthew “Bill” Long
Birth: October 23, 1899 31 26Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 28, 1968Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
mother
Thelma Jane Biggerstaff
Birth: July 17, 1907Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 3, 1986Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: about 1922
21 months
elder brother
15 months
herself
Dorothy Jane Long
Birth: December 22, 1924 25 17Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 4, 1988Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger brother
Elvin Durant Long
Birth: November 8, 1928 29 21Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: August 12, 2006Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Family with Baine Theodore Berry - View this family
husband
Baine Theodore Berry
Birth: June 25, 1916Burke, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 17, 1978Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States
herself
Dorothy Jane Long
Birth: December 22, 1924 25 17Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 4, 1988Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States
Marriage:

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Matthew “Bill” Long - Household

Sunshine to Rutherford Logan Store, Rutherford, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Long, WilliamheadMW30M22NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Long, ThelmawifeFW22M15NCNCNC
Long, LeonardsonMW6SNCNCNC
Long, Dorothy JdaughterFW4-3mSNCNCNC
Long, DurantsonMW1-4mSNCNCNC

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Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Matthew “Bill” Long - Household

Cool Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Long, WilliamheadMW40MNCRRutherfordNCLaborerSaw Mill
Long, ThelmaXwifeFW32MNCRRutherfordNC
Long, LeonardsonMW16SNCRRutherfordNCLaborerFarm
Long, DorothydaughterFW14SNCRRutherfordNC
Long, DurantsonMW11SNCRRutherfordNC
Biggerstaff, Boycebrother in lawMW30SNCRRutherfordNCWeaverCotton Mill