Lemuel Long Sr. (1878 - 1953)

Born 20 Mar 1878 in Baltimore Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Estella (Polite) Long — married 14 Dec 1905 in Sussex County, Delaware

Died 31 Mar 1953 at age 75 in Selbyville, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Biography

Lemuel Long was born 20 Mar 1878 (Baptism, Williamsville, Sussex, Delaware) of Lemuel Long and Mary C Long. Known as Lemuel Sr., he married 14 Dec 1905 to Estella M Palite (sic); he was 27 and she was 23, her father: George, her mother: Ruth. ^[1]

In 1942 at age 64 in Sussex, Delaware he registered for the draft ^[2]

He died 31 Mar 1953 and was buried in Red Men's Cemetery in Selbyville, Delaware.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Delaware, Marriage Records, 1806-1933 [database on-line] Collection and Roll: Marriage Records - 10 Ancestry Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Delaware Vital Records. Microfilm. Delaware Public Archives, Dover.
2. ↑ The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Delaware; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1936. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #111255580 (accessed 18 January 2024)
   Memorial page for Lemuel Long Sr. (20 Mar 1878-31 Mar 1953), citing Selbyville Redmens Cemetery, Selbyville, Sussex County, Delaware, USA.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to John Long for starting this profile.