Eliza Doniphan (Cook) Longan (1853 - 1939)

Born 11 Jun 1853 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Bowles Longan — married 24 Dec 1873 in St Clair County, Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Nov 1939 at age 86 in Wyandotte, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Eliza Doniphan Cook was born on 11 Jun 1853 in Snow Creek, Franklin County, Virginia, United States, to Benjamin Franklin Cook & Susan Ann Frances (Meredith) Cook.

She married John Bowles Longan on 24 Dec 1873 in St Clair County, Missouri, United States. They had 8 children together:

1. Emma Bell Longan
2. Martha Ann Longan
3. Benjamin "Ben" Bartlett Longan
4. William Robert "Bob" Longan
5. Florence E Longan
6. Doris Frances Longan
7. Alta G Longan
8. Jacob "Jake" Chisholm Longan

John Bowles Longan family. Front row, seated: John Bowles Longan & Eliza Doniphan (Cook) Longan. Back row, left to right: Jake, Bob, Ben, Doris, Florence, Alta, and Emma, likely Oklahoma, perhaps sometime after 1915. Not pictured: Martha.

From the Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 28 Aug 1935:

"Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Longan of Peoria are visiting their daughter, Mrs. T. A. Captain, and family. They visited last week with their other daughters, Mrs. Dorris [sic] Bluejacket and Mrs. Em Simpson." ^[1]

From the Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 10 Jan 1939:

"Mrs. Alta Graham of Peoria and son, Armel [sic] Graham and family, Mrs. T. A. Captain of No. 5 district, Mrs. Lucy Stoner of Peoria district, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Longan of Peoria town and Mr. and Mrs. Lee Simpson were all called to the bedside of their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Eliza Longon [sic], who is critically ill at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Doris Bluejacket." ^[2]

Note that there is no mention of Eliza's husband, John Longan. There is a conflict on his death date that needs more research to be resolved.

From the Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 28 February 1939:

"Mrs. Finley and Mrs. Charles Fine are unimproved. Andy Wyrick remains about the same. Rev. Hiram Scott is ill at his home. Mrs. Bessie Sparlin is reported very ill. Mrs. J. B. Longan is no better. Many people are complaining of severe colds." ^[3]

From the Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 08 August 1939:

"R. L. Clay, Mrs. C. P. Roberts, Mrs. J. B. Longan, Mrs. Bessie Sparlin, and Mrs. Henry Harmon are still unimproved." ^[4]

Eliza passed away 21 November 1939.^[5]

Her funeral was the next day, 22 November 1939. From the Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 27 November 1939:

"Funeral rites were held Wednesday, Nov. 22, at the No. 6 Community house at 2:30 p. m. for Mrs. J. B. (Grandmother) Longan, who passed away Tuesday at the age of 86, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W. L. Bluejacket, following a year's illness. The Rev. James Miller of Quapaw officiating. The No. 6 singing class in charge of music. Mrs. Ralph Johnson at the piano. Pallbearers were R. L. Clay, Claud Hollandsworth, Clyde Bluejacket, Sam Richardson, Alfred Hollandsworth, and Leroy Clay. Burial was made in the Wyandotte cemetery. Lane funeral home was in charge." ^[6]

Note that the obituary states that Marshall Longan is a son, but further evidence has been revealed that he is the grandson of Eliza and John. See the profile for Marshall for more information.

Eliza (Cook) Longan, obituary.[5]

She is buried in Wyandotte Indian Cemetery, Wyandotte, Oklahoma.^[7] Her gravestone shows a death year of 1941 for her and 1939 for her husband, John Bowles Longan. But it is suspected that the gravestone was put in place a few years later and the years were accidentally swapped. More research is needed.

John B. & Eliza Longan, gravestone.

Research Notes

From previous research ^[8], Eliza's parents are Benjamin Cook and Susan Meredith. Benjamin Cook's parents are John Cook and Aura Belcher. Susan Meredith's father is James Meredith. No birth or death data came with these names.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confident by an AncestryDNA test between Eric Weddington and JN, 3C2R. MRCA = Benjamin Franklin Cook & Susan Ann Frances (Meredith) Cook. Sharing 26 cM across 1 segment.
• Paternal relationship is confident by an AncestryDNA test between Eric Weddington and Stephen Howard French, 3C2R. MRCA = Benjamin Franklin Cook & Susan Ann Frances (Meredith) Cook. Sharing 27 cM across 1 segment.

Sources

1. ↑ Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 28 August 1935, Wednesday, page 3, column 3.
2. ↑ Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 10 January 1939, Tuesday, page 8, column 7, "Wayside".
3. ↑ Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 28 February 1939, Tuesday, page 3, column 2, "Wayside".
4. ↑ Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 08 August 1939, Tuesday, page 6, column 4, "Wayside".
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Obituary, Miami News Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 21 November 1939, page 2, column 5; Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/901998389 : accessed 30 August 2023).
6. ↑ Miami News-Record (Miami, Oklahoma), 27 November 1939, Monday, page 6, column 4, "Longon [sic] Funeral".
7. ↑ Find A Grave memorial.
8. ↑ Given to Eric Weddington by family.

• "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6236-3TZD : Wed Nov 15 07:32:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Eliza Cook and Benjamin F, 22 Jun 1853.
  • Note that this is an index. Slight conflict on birth date, and slight conflict on mother's first name, but her mother's middle initials are correct.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZT-173 : 30 December 2015), Eliza D Cook in entry for Benjamin F Cook, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4XK-LDT : 17 October 2014), Eliza Cook in household of B F Cook, Missouri, United States; citing p. 10, family 62, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,306.

• "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2DV-H3M : accessed 24 April 2016), John B. Longan and Eliza D. Cook, 24 Dec 1873; citing , , St Clair, Missouri; FHL microfilm 945,453.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQ5-65X : 29 October 2015), Eliza Longan in household of John B Longan, Wyandotte, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 167, sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,281.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJMH-V29 : 14 December 2015), Eliza D Longan in household of John B Longan, Wyandotte, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States; citing sheet 3B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,481.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC4S-PH8 : 8 December 2015), Eliza Longan in entry for John Longan, 1930.

• Longan Family Reunion, Oklahoma, 1933. Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, 15 June 1933.

• Longan Family Reunion, Oklahoma, 1934. Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States, 12 June 1934.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143402858/eliza-doniphan-longan: accessed 14 February 2023), memorial page for Eliza Doniphan Cook Longan (11 May 1853–1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 143402858, citing Wyandotte Indian Cemetery, Wyandotte, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Wes T. (contributor 48190645).

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7X-SF2M : 10 February 2023), Liza Cook in entry for Ben B Longan, .

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K7N-V774 : 10 February 2023), Eliza D Cook in entry for Martha Ann Butterfield, .

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LZV6-76K