U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Long, John Clarkson (1869-1945) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Upshur County West Virginia From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by W. B. Cutright Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907 Page 501 JOHN CLARKSON LONG was born June 20, 1869. Was married September 2, 1894, to Stella Williamson, who was born February 14, 1874, a daughter of Lemuel Williamson and Adaline (Swick) Williamson. Lemuel Williamson was a son of John Williamson and Rebecca (Rector) Williamson of Taylor County. Lemuel came to this county about the year 1876, and settled near Holly Grove. The subject of this sketch is a son of Lafayette Long and Ann E. (Moore) Long. Lafayette Long was a son of James Long of Canaan, who settled in that country in an early day. John Clarkson Long has had three brothers and two sisters: Thomas L. was killed in a coal bank April 6, 1900; James W., Ruben L., Alice and Myrtle. The subject of this sketch is a farmer and owns ninety acres of land and makes a specialty of growing fruits. His farm is that which is known as the Thomas Gawthorp farm, near Holly Grove. He is a member of the Baptist Church. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate, Upshur County, WV #6053 FULL-NAME: John Clarkson Long BIRTH-DATE: June 20, 1868 BIRTH-PLACE: Holly Grove, Upshur Co., W.Va. DEATH-DATE: May 5, 1945 (at age 76y-10m-15d) DEATH-PLACE: Buckhannon Hospital, Buckhannon, Upshur County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed (Stella Williamson Long) OCCUPATION: Farmer / own farm FATHER: Lafayette Long (born in Va.) MOTHER: Anne Moore (born in Va.) CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Apoplexy INFORMANT: Leslie E. Gillom (of Frenck Creek W.Va. Rt.1) BURIAL: Salem Cemetery, Gaines, W.Va. ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Upshur County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/upshur/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------