Mary C (Long) Moore (abt. 1846 - 1904)

Born about May 1846 in Selbyville, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1904 at about age 57 in Selbyville, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Biography

Mary C Long was born abt 1846 near Selbyville, Delaware, daughter of Joshua Long and Elizabeth Campbell. Mary C's family was recorded in the 1850 census as (Joshua P Long 28, Elizabeth Long 38, Mary C Long 4 (b. 1846) Ruth Long 2, Robert Long 1, Matthias Willesson 11, Elizabeth Hickman 19, Nathaniel Hudson 20) ^[1]

She married 2 times, 1st to Lemuel Long (1844-1877) with whom she had 2 children: Joseph A Long (b1871-1877) and Lemuel Long Sr. (b. 20 Mar1878-1953); 2nd to Elias T. Moore on Nov 18, 1878. ^[2]

She died in 1904 and is buried in Joe Long Cemetery, Selbyville, Sussex, Delaware; Mary C. on stone; inscription: "widow of Lemuel Long and wife of Elias T. Moore; age 55 yrs, 8 mos. 13 days.^[3] The Tombstone birth calculator gives birth as 23 May 1848 but for this profile the 1850 census age of 4 has been used. ^[4]

Research Notes

Adams-16917 13:59, 19 December 2017 (EST)

• I find 4 Lemuel Longs in Sussex in this time period: the very first Lemuel was b. of Armwell in 1785. He married aft 1810 and had 3 children but do not have names or exact dates.

• Then there was a line of 3 consecutive Lemuel Longs: the first in the series was b1844 (of Benjamin); this Lemuel b.1844 was the one who married Mary C Long (b1846 of Joshua Long). The first Lemuel was not designated Sr. but his son (b1878) was, because he had a son Lemuel who was designated as Jr. (b1915.)

• Unable to verify Mary's middle name of C: Campbell?

(According to an email dated 20 Dec 2017 from Lloyd Matthews, another Long researcher of Sussex Longs, stated it was "Mary Charlotte Long of Joshua Long but this was another Mary C. Long who married John A. Clogg about 1865 and was still his wife when he died in 1915. She died in 1916."

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, Baltimore Hundred, Sussex, Delaware;Roll: M432_55; Page: 139A; Image: 280 [database on-line] Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ Delaware; Marriage Records, 1744-1912; (Bond:18 Nov 1878) Record Group: RG1325.003.004. Online, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data - Public Archives Commission, Delaware Public Archives; Dover, Record Group # RG 1325; Subgroup # 003; Ser ...
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #17198244 (accessed 31 January 2024)
   Memorial page for Mary C. Long Long (May 1846-5 Feb 1904), citing Joe Long Cemetery, Selbyville, Sussex County, Delaware, USA (plot: Row 4, #2).
4. ↑ http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html

See also:

• Find-A-Grave Memorial# 17198236 for Lemuel Long, birth: Sep. 5, 1844, Death: Oct. 26, 1877

Acknowledgments

Thanks to John Long for starting this profile. Adopted by Marj Adams.