Life History
2nd Nov 1873 |
Born in Arkansas County, Arkansas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
3rd Sep 1891 |
Married Henry F LONG in Arkansas County, Arkansas.8,1,4 |
11th Sep 1892 |
Birth of son Arthur Roy LONG in DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas.10,11,12,4,13 |
21st Sep 1897 |
Birth of son Edward Collise LONG in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4,6,7,10,2 |
17th Aug 1900 |
Birth of daughter Bertha LONG in Arkansas County, Arkansas.4,1,7 |
24th Jul 1925 |
Death of Henry F LONG in El Paso, White, Arkansas.7 |
17th Dec 1967 |
Died in Judsonia, White, Arkansas.2,4,7 |
after 17th Dec 1967 |
Buried in Childers Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas.7 |
Notes
- "Mary Elizabeth Harris, Theresa's daughter is my 2nd ggrandmother. She married a Henry Long, Point Deluxe [Point DeLuce]. If I'm not mistaken Therese was baptized at the fort. My understanding is that there is interesting history about a fort there and our people."
-- Timothy Merle Flynn, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 15 June 2018
An entry in the 1880 census for George and Teresa seems to match Mary. But it not clear what was intended. It at first looks like MargE (written together with no space between the name and the initial). But then there is a writeover, which looks more like MaryE. The name Mary E matches the name reported by Timothy Flynn.
1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 10 June, LaGrue, District 3, page 15 (scan 41C), Hse #124, Fam #133
Harris, George W M 28 Head Farm Laborer AR NC TN [b abt 1852]
Harris, Terrisa W F 27 Wife Keeping House AR AR AR [b abt 1853]
Harris, Mary E W F 6 Dau AR AR AR [abt 1874]
Harris, William W M 4 Son AR AR AR [abt 1876]
Harris, Olonzo [sic] W M 10mos b Jul 1859 Son AR AR AR
The age on the following index marriage record matches the age reported for Mary E Harris in 1880. Her husband's name here, however, is only the initials N F, not Henry. But I suspect the original had H F, which was misread by the transcriber. From the 1600s till roughly 1900, it was common to write H with an upstroke from the bottom of the first stem to the top of the lst stem. It looked different from an N, however, with the inner stroke going up to the left, oppostie the N. We have no access to the original handwritten record.
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Mary E Harris
Age 17 (born abt 1874)
Residence De Luce, Arkansas, Arkansas
Spouse's Name N F [H F] Long
Spouse's Age 32 (born abt 1859
Spouse's Residence De Luce, Arkansas, Arkansas
Marriage 3 Sep 1891 Arkansas County
Marriage License Date 3 Sep 1891
In their marriage record, both Mollie and Henry reported their residence as DeLuce Township of Arkansas County. In the 1900 census they were enumerated in the Point DeLuce Township. Note that the date of the marriage is September 1891, and their son Athur is reported n 1900 as born in June 1891. I expect that, as usual, the 1900 census is one year off on the year of birth, and Arthur's actual birth date was in 1892. This indeed does turn out to be the case from later records, which also has a different month, reporting the full date as 11 September (not June) 1892.
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 June, Point DeLuce, District 4, page 21A, Hse #408, Fam #415
Long, George W M Apr 1870 30 Married 9 yrs [mar abt 1881] AR TN OH Farmer Rents
Long, Mollie Wife W F May 1874 26 Married 9 yrs 2 children/1 living AR AR AR
Long, Arthur Son W M June 1891 8 Single AR AR AR
Her parents In 1900 George and Teresa were enumerated in Point DeLuce Township of the same county.
1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 June, Point DeLuce, District 4, page 21A, Hse #407, Fam #414
Harris, Henry W M June 1852 47 Married 24 yrs [mar abt 1876] AR MO MO Farmer Rents
Harris, Theresa Wife W F Aug 1852 47 Married 24 yrs 6 children/3 living AR AR AR
Harris, Ethel Dau W F Mar 1899 12 Single AR AR AR
Harris, Gertrude Dau W F Oct 1890 9 Single AR AR AR
Note that the oldest chld reported in 1910 was reported as age 12. Yet he did not show up in the 1900 census. Only Arthur, age 8. Where was Edward in 1900?
1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 April, Point DeLuce Township, District 11, page 9A, Hse/Fam #155
Long, Henry F Head M W 51 2nd Marriage Married 17 years AR TN OH Farmer
Long, Mollie Wife F W 36 1st Marriage Married 17 years Borne 4 children, 3 living AR AR AR
Long, Arthur Son M W 17 Single AR AR AR Home [b abt 1893]
Long, Edward C Son M W 12 AR AR AR Home [b abt 1898]
Long, Bertha Dau F W 9 (?) AR AR AR Home [b abt 1901]
1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 23 March, Point DeLuce, District 195, page 1A, Unnamed Local Road, Hse/Fam #1
Long, Henry F Head Rents M W 60 Married AR TN OH Farmer (abt 1860)
Long, Mollie Wife F W 45 Married AR AR AR No occupation (abt 1875)
Long, Edward C Son M W 22 Married AR AR AR Rice Farmer (abt 1898)
Long, Mattie Dau-in-law F W 18 Married AR KY AR (abt July 1902)
Henry died some time between 1920 and 1940. No record has been found for them in the 1930 census.
1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 6 April, DeWitt, District 1-16, page 5B, Cross Main St, Hse #134, Rents $4
Long, Mollie H Head F W 67 M widow Grade 7 b Arkansas same place in 1935 seamstress [b abt 1873]
Long, Marvin Gradson M W 16 Single Grade H3 b Arkansas same place in 1935 [b abt 1824]
The following appears to be the correct Social Security record for our Mary Ellizabeth Harris Long. The middle initial matches her maiden name.
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Mollie H Long
Born 2 Nov 1873
Died 15 Aug 1967
Last Residence Judsonia, White, Arkansas 72081
SSN 431-05-4514 issued Arkansas (Before 1951)
Note that the date of birth reported on her grave is a year earlier than what she reported to Social Security.
Mollie Long
Birth Nov 2, 1872
Death Dec 17, 1967
Spouse Henry F Long (1859 - 1925)
Son Edward C Long (1897 - 1988)
Burial Childers Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Created by Rosie Nov 03, 2017
-- Find A Grave Memorial #184888226, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184888226/mollie-long
Sources
- 1. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
- 2. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
- 3. 1900 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 27 June, Point DeLuce Township, District 4, page 21A, Hse #408, Fam #415
- 4. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 27 April, Point DeLuce Township, District 11, page 9A, Hse/Fam #155
- 5. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 6 April, DeWitt, District 1-16, page 5B, Cross Main St, Hse #134, Rents $4
- 6. 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 23 March, Point DeLuce, District 195, page 1A, Unnamed Local Road, Hse/Fam #1
- 7. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 8. Ancestry Messaging
- 9. 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 10 June, LaGrue, District 3, page 15 (scan 41C), Hse #124, Fam #133
- 10. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- 11. RootsWeb -- Paul Rudd, Dumond-Long Family
- http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2429531&id=I519531870
- 12. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
- 11 May, LaGrue Township, District 1-17, Burks-Almyra Rd, page 20B, Hse #383, Owns $1000
- 13. Social Security Death Index
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