Elvin Durant LongAge: 77 years1928–2006
- Name
- Elvin Durant Long
- Given names
- Elvin Durant
- Surname
- Long
 Birth | November 8, 1928 29 21 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 10 months)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 17 months) |
| Census | May 16, 1940 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 13 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 21 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 grandfather | Samuel Walter Long May 23, 1956 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Frances Louise “Fannie” Stallings November 1, 1957 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Leonard Long June 1, 1962 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a father | William Matthew “Bill” Long May 28, 1968 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 17 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 mother | Thelma Jane Biggerstaff July 3, 1986 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a sister | Dorothy Jane Long February 4, 1988 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | August 12, 2006 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Burke Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Matthew “Bill” Long Birth: October 23, 1899 31 26 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: May 28, 1968 — Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
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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21 months elder brother |
William Leonard Long Birth: October 7, 1923 23 16 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 1, 1962 — Valdese, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
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15 months elder sister |
Dorothy Jane Long Birth: December 22, 1924 25 17 — Forest City, Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: February 4, 1988 — Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years himself |
Elvin Durant Long Birth: November 8, 1928 29 21 — Rutherford, North Carolina, United States Death: August 12, 2006 — Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Matthew “Bill” Long - Household
Sunshine to Rutherford Logan Store, Rutherford, North Carolina
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - William Matthew “Bill” Long - Household
Cool Spring, Rutherford, North Carolina
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