Jim Longstreet Jr

Ancestors

Son of James Russell Longstreet and [private mother (1890s - 1970s)]

Descendants

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Biography

James was born in 1922. James Longstreet ... He passed away in 1985. ^[1]

EARLY LIFE MILESTONES

James' birth was a difficult one. His mom attended her dad's funeral about the time he should have been born. The result was a birth time, which had been predicted by his mother's doctors, came two weeks later. He was ten and a half ounces at birth.

At the age of five, James fell from his bicycle and broke his arm. At the time, his parents were practicing Christian Scientists and his father put his arm in a sling until he healed himself. Later, his older brother Charles had a debilitating disease, and as there seemed no other path to healing Charles, his parents left the Christian Science church to save the life of his brother.

James' mother was from a wealthy family in Newburyport, Massachusetts, but the cost of saving his brother ran any inheritance dry. She was eccentric ^[2] and James was often called home from school to perform strange favors for her. One notable example occurred when she needed him to plug the vacuum cleaner into the electric socket.

James took piano lessons and could perform well, occasionally surprising others with this hidden talent.

James initially attended a college in Ohio until he was drafted in World War II.

WORLD WAR TWO VETERAN

James is an Army veteran of World War II. He applied to the Navy during the beginning of the war, but was rejected because he wore glasses. He, like many others, left college for the draft. He served in the Army for the remainder of the war, where he operated a flight simulator. Based on his service, he completed his education at Brown University [on the GI Bill] where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.

GRADUATE OF BROWN UNIVERSITY

James graduated Summa Cum Laude (Mechanical Engineer) in 1948 from Brown University. As a veteran, he managed to attend Brown under the GI Bill post World War II. There he met Carolyn Swanson (Pembroke graduate) and they were married, April 2nd, 1949 at the Rehoboth Congregational Church.

AFTER COLLEGE

James first position after graduating from Brown University (Summa Cum Laude) was with Corning where he worked on the development of the early thermos bottle (Thermos). He spent some time with Gorman, later with Metals and Controls which was purchased by Texas Instruments. After a brief stint as a teacher, he took on a position with the government as a civilian.

HOBBIES

Carpentry and Architectural Design He finished building a home in 1953 with the help of his wife's father (a carpenter/farmer by trade and later the Rehoboth postmaster). Along with help from his master-carpenter father in law, he built his own home from designs he created using his mechanical drawing skill. The design centered around a hall way with four doors that opened into four rooms. Politics He became chairman of the Republican Town Committee until beginning a position with the government as a civil servant. ^[3]

In 1979, he retired from Civil Service where he had worked as a department head at the Newport Naval Weapons station for nearly twenty years.

DNA

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Jamie Longstreet and My first cousin, his 1st cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are James Longstreet and Lillian Simpson, the grandfather of Jamie Longstreet and grandparents of My first cousin. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: First Cousin, based on sharing 11.58% cM (11.58% DNA shared) across 33 segments.

Sources

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1. ↑ Entered by J Longstreet, Jan 5, 2012
2. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Simpson-1835
3. ↑ https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140213/news/140217614
4. ↑ https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140213/news/140217614

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