Hello. Well as I said I'll post some more info for you on the Long family. I'll start with my grandmothers parents, siblings and marriages.
Thomas Melvin Long - B. 29 Aug 1868 hearsay say in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa BUt recently I found a 1885 Iowa Census that has Fremont County,Iowa. The one thing that everybody agrees on it was in Iowa.
D.13 Jul 1942 Melrose, Cherokee County, Kansas (have Death Certificate)
M.Abt. 1891 possible in OK or KS as they lived along the border. Married his 1st cousin, Mary Delana Moore B. 28 Apr 1876 Osage City, Kansas (hearsay on place, have never found written proof), D.15 Sep 1929 either in OK or Chetopa, KS
Both are buried in Russel Creek Cemetery in Craig County,OK Family reunions use to be held at what was once the one room school room their kids attended it is in front of the cemetery sometime in the 1980's it was sold and converted to a house. But it had been deeded to the Long family for $1 a year as long as they held their family reunions there and the last one took place sometime in mid to late 1980's after they didn't hold it there it was able to be sold. The Long's didn't own it but had been having the reunions there for several decades because of the aggrement betweent the owners and the Longs but I have no idea who the owner was when the aggrement was made or when excatly.
Children: 17
1. Ethan Wilburn Long B. 04 Apr 1892 Indian Territory,OK present day Craig County,Oklahoma or Nowatta County,OK D. 06 Nov 1982 Chautauqua, Kansas? (not sure of the place) Services held at Graves Memorial Chapel in Caney, Kansas. Burial in Havana Cemetery. He was blind and deaf/hard of hearing. I knew him not as well as others but did know him.
M. 31 Mar 1920 Bartlesville, Washington Co., Oklahoma to Mary Elsie Brown B. ? D. 15 Jul 1977
2. James Alfred Long B. 08 Feb 1894 Chetopa, Kansas per draft card D.06 Jan 1985 Eureka, California. I don't remember ever meeting him. He may have been a WWl vet but I'm not sure.
M.21 Sep 1923 to Grace Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell B.06 Feb 1900 D.24 Jun 1981 Eureka, California
3. Philip Melvin Long B.29 Jul 1895 Indian Territory, Oklahoma D.10 Oct 1896 Buried in Russel Creek Cemetery in Craig County,OK
4.Effie Ellen Long B.14 Feb 1897 Indian Territory, Oklahoma D. 02 Oct 1899 Buried in Russel Creek Cemetery in Craig County,OK
5.Warren William Long B.06 Nov 1898 Indian Territory, Oklahoma D.05 Nov 1983 Wichita, Kansas Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery Chautauqua,Chautauqua County,Kansas, USA
I think I wrote you before that he was born in 1896 but I was wrong by two years. I remember him he was a quiet man almost shy, he was nice I remember that. He was a WWll vet.
M. don't know
He was a WWl or WWll vet, I've seen his draft cards, two of them on one he had a broken foot and not taken then.
6.Emanuel Lesly Long B.17 Aug 1900 Indian Territory, Oklahoma D.23 Mar 1977 KS
M.Ruth Dorothy Winters
I don't remember him at all.
7.Nettie Emma Long B.04 Feb 1902 Indian Territory, Oklahoma D.1989 might have been in Wyandotte, KS or OK don't know.
M.Albert Gerald Daniel
I met her several times but don't remember her very well.
8.John Christopher Long B.17 Nov 1903 Indian Territory,Oklahoma D. Bet. 04 - 14 Dec 1971 (Ithink on KS but not sure). He may have been a WWl or WWll vet but can't remember excatly right now. His funeral was the first one I remember going to I know it was the first held when I was little but it was the 1st one I remember.
9.Alma Elzora Long (she was a twin) B. 04 Nov 1906 Indian Territory, Oklahoma D. 24 Aug 1974 Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. I knew her and loverd her she was a nice lady.
M. 1st.? Deckman
2nd. Lenny ?
10.Elma Lavora Long B.04 Nov 1906 Indian Territory, Oklahoma D.21 Sep 1943
M.30 Apr 1930 Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri to Alfred Harold Daniel (he may be brother to Nettie's husband but haven't checked it out). B.12 Apr 1902 Altamont, Kansas D.16 Feb 1953 Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma. His second marriage was to my grandmother Mary Enoma, her second marriage as well.
11. Hattie Eclare Long B.18 Mar 1908 Nowata County, Oklahoma (Oklahoma became a state in 1907) D.Jan 2000. I met her several times but didn't know her well enough.
M. 3 times not sure I have them in the right order.
1st. Allen Jack Kilough
2nd. Lou Wesley Hamlin
3rd. Charles Orval Livingston B.1901 (Ibeleive this was the man she was last married to as I recall she was called Mrs. Livingston). 14 Dec 1928 Nowatta County, Oklahoma
12. Thomas Henry Long (He was called Uncle Henry) B.04 Oct 1910 Nowata County, Oklahoma D. 25 Aug 1990 Picher,Ottawa County,Oklahoma Buried in Baxter Springs, KS but not sure what cemetery.
M.03 Jul 1942 Juanita Dust (we called her Aunt Nita) B. 30 Jun 1923 Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri D. 04 Apr 1992 Picher, Ottawa COunty,Oklahoma Buried in Baxter Springs, KS by Uncle Henry.
Uncle Henry was my favorite uncle, he was tall over 6" I remember one of his hand was twice the size of mine. He was a kind gentle man, I adored him as a child and I still feel that way when I think of him.
13. Robert Samuel Long B.29 Nov 1912 Nowata County, Oklahoma. D.13 Jun 1944 Buried in Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot: Plot G Row 9 Grave 35
After his death the military present Aunt Dora with the Purple Heart awarded to him but I don't know what happened to it after her death. He was in the Tough Ombra (not sure I spelled that correctly) Division. He survived the D-Day landing but was killed a few days later while advancing through France.
M. Family (his brothers and sisters) said no, BUT my mom (she rememebered him) said she thought he had been and I found a WWll draft card where he told them he was married but that is the only evidence I have, my mother thought the ladies name was Thelma that is all she rememebred.
14. Mary Enoma Long (my grandmother) B. 14 Jul 1914 Nowata County, Oklahoma D. 29 Jan 1984 Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Buried in GAR Cemetery in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
M. wasn't married the first time, this is the man have been told was grandfather by one of my Aunts, his name was Charles Scott Welch. The only man I found with that name in census records for the place and time was a really old man about 50 years older than my grandmother and in a differnet area of the county, at that time so I don't think it was him, also my Aunt Dora told me she knew the man as he was a ranch hand on the adjoining farm to their father's land.
1st. M. 26 Oct 1935 Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma to Howard Ransel Yeubanks 24 Feb 1908 24 Missouri D. June 1983
2.Abt. 18 Dec 1943 to Alfred Harold Daniel (see above notes for Elma #10 my be brother to Nettie's #7 husband but haven't research that yet)
3rd. M. 10 May 1968 Columbus,Cherokee County,Kansas to Eugene Richardson B.01 Apr 1903 Granby,MO D.15 May 1971 Miami,Ottowa County,Oklahoma
This is the man we called grandpa Gene. I loved him very much and the only grandfather I knew.
15.Lahoma Lecretha Long B.04 Feb 1916 Nowata County, Oklahoma D.28 Mar 2010 Commerce, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Buried in Gar Cemetery in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma.
M: 1st time not marred had a daughter 8 months after my mother was born hearsay she and my mother had same father Charles Scott Welch no one spoke of it in front og my grandmother or my Aunt. I saw a picture of her daughter Lela Long once and she and my mother looked very much a like the only difference was my mom was dark skin, dark hair-black, prominent Indian features where Lela had blonde hair and alittle lighter in skin tone. Lela died 5 months before her tenth birthday in a auto accident, long story.
M.1st.22 Apr 1939 Nowata County, Oklahoma. Charles Edwaard Deiley B.19 Dec 1912 D.02 Dec 1989 Picher,Ottawa County,Oklahoma.
Aunt Lahoma wasn't my favorite Aunt but I knew her well enough. Her husband Charles I wasn't to fond of and didn't like at all.
16. Dora Delana Long B.24 Dec 1918 Nowata County,Oklahoma D.06 Jul 2004 Picher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Buried in GAR Cemetery Miami,Ottawa County,Oklahoma
M.1937 Afton,Oklahoma to Johnny Louis Southworth B.1906 D. 15 Dec 1966 Picher,Ottawa County,Oklahoma
Aunt Dora was my favorite Aunt. She was kind, sweet and gentle and didn't mind hearing or telling a few off colored jokes I think she got a kick out of making people blush sometimes, a church lady too never had a bad word to say about anyone and didn't judge anyone. She loved and adored children, her nieces and nephews and others she knew even if they were not family. She had one child but it didn't survive when she went into premature labor with him and she never had another one.
17. Mina Augusta Long B.30 Aug 1920 Nowata County, Oklahoma D.03 Oct 2007 Coffeyville, Kansas
M. 27 Oct 1939 Tyro, Kansas in the Tyro Christian parsonage to Kenneth William Casswell B.01 Sep 1918 Havana,Kansas D. 12 Nov 2000 Peru,Kansas
I hope this helps. If you need more I have several generations but like said just this family was/is large and I have some of their children and grandchildren of the sisters and brothers. I do have census records and some other paper forms for some people but not on all and in differnet generations. But I do hope this will get you started and if you need more let me know.