Eli B Long (1838 - 1900)

Born 18 Sep 1838 in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Anna Margaret (Wagoner) Long — married 1865 in Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1900 at age 61 in Clay Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Eli was born in 1838.

Pvt Eli Long served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 1 September 1864
Mustered out: 31 December 1864
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Co G 202 Regt

Eli was a Union soldier in the American Civil War.^[1] He enlisted under a 100 day contract.

At the time of the 1900 US Census, Eli and Annie Margaret Wagoner stated they had been married for 35 years, which infers a marriage date of 1865.^[2]

Children born to Eli & Annie:

1. Burdine Blake Long (1866-1909)^[3]
2. Samuel E Long (1868-1930)^[4]
3. David John Long (1869-1898)^[5]
4. Margaret Belle Long (1871-1949)^[6]
5. Robert Milton Long (1873-1957)^[7]
6. Serepta Long (1878-unk)^[8]
7. Clara Annie Frankenberry Long (1880-1959)^[9]
8. Emma Elizabeth Long (1882-1962)^[10]
9. Amanda Green Long (1886-1958)^[11]

Eli passed away in 1900. He is buried at Shore Valley Cemetery in Three Springs, Pennsylvania.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSSJ-MP5 : 4 December 2014), Eli Long, Private, Company G, 202nd Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M554 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 72; FHL microfilm 882,407.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3SB-92J : accessed 25 July 2021), Eli Long, Clay Township Saltillo Borough, Three Springs borough, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 7A, family 122, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,414.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPH-L8P : 29 May 2021), Burdine Long in entry for Eli Long, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPH-L85 : 29 May 2021), Samuel E Long in entry for Eli Long, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZPH-L8R : 29 May 2021), David J Long in entry for Eli Long, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFJ-J4R : 14 January 2022), Maggie Long in household of Eli Long, Clay Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFJ-J4T : 14 January 2022), Milton Long in household of Eli Long, Clay Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFJ-J4Y : 14 January 2022), Serepta Long in household of Eli Long, Clay Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWFJ-J4B : 14 January 2022), Clara Long in household of Eli Long, Clay Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1R-SG14 : 5 August 2020), James Otis Fleming and Emma Elizabeth Long, 2 Oct 1924; citing Marriage, Three Springs, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania. also citing: Father - Eli, Mother - Annie Wagner.
11. ↑ "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1R-MSPS : 5 August 2020), Robert F Gerd and Amanda G Long, 4 Nov 1909; citing Marriage, Three Springs, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania. also citing: Father - Eli Long, Mother - Annie M Wagner.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29403196/eli-long : accessed 05 July 2022), memorial page for Eli Long (18 Sep 1838–3 Jun 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29403196, citing Shore Valley Cemetery, Three Springs, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Thompson (contributor 46988183) .