James Russell Longstreet (1897 - 1965)

Born 11 Mar 1897 in Wall Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1965 at age 67 in Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States

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Biography

James was born in 1897. James Longstreet Brielle, Monmouth, NJ ... James writes Mar 11, 1897 as his birthdate in h his employment record for Warner Swasey, he used this date for his draft card during WWI, When he was roughly 13, his mother sent him to live with his aunt in East Orange City, New Jersey due to issues at home with his dad. James became a leading expert on turret lathes. He maintained his skills later in life using a Shopsmith ^[1].

James was a senior engineer at Warner and Swasey in Cleveland, Ohio. ^[2]

In the early sixties (1960's), James and Rupert corresponded on a genealogy of the Langestraet family (Longstreet)

In 1910, there were some problems on the home front and James was sent to live with his aunt (Rebecca's sister - Isadora, possibly). At the time, James was 8 years younger than Ralph, his next eldest sibling, and the rest of his family had moved out of the house. Ralph was 21 at the time.

He passed away in 1965 In Bradenton Florida. He is buried in the Village Cemetery, Rehoboth, Mass. next to his son, James Jr.^[3]

Census

Brothers and Sisters in the home in 1900

• Blanche V Longstreet | Age 19
• Mamoey J Longstreet| Age 19
• Archie L Longstreet| Age 15
• Louis F Longstreet| Age 13
• Ralph C Longstreet| Age 11
• James R Longstreet| Age 3

Census 1900 (Andrew 42 - Rebecca 46) ^[4]

Brother in the home in 1910

• Ralph C Longstreet| Age 11
• James R Longstreet| Age 3

^[5]

Link to family genealogy written by Rubert with help from James ^[6]

Marriage

James was tutoring Lillian Simpson who was a student at Radcliff in 1918. Her math skills were not the best and he decided she could not be taught math. In frustration, he left her his math exam. Lillian had a gift for memorization and as it turned out, the exam he left behind was the one she was given at Radcliffe. She passed the class with an A. It was soon afterward that they were married.

Military Records

• Name: James Russell Longstreet
• Residence Place: Manasquan, N J
• Death Date: 24 Jan 1965
• Birth Date: 11 Mar 1897
• Event Type: Military Service
• Event Date: 19 May 1919

His Commission aboard the USS Westerdijk as an Ensign ended in 1919 ^[7]

James wrote a book on lathes which can be found at the Minnesota University library collection. He authored of "Turret lath operator's manual" (1952 - initial publication 1940) ^{[8] [9]}

His daughter, Ane, initially submitted the book to the University of Wisconsin at Madison. ^[10]

Overseas Travel

James won an Engineering award (ASME) and flew with his wife to Paris (10 Nov 1938) to be awarded with the honor.

Passport Information

• Issued July 2nd 1938
• Date of Birth: Brielle, New Jersey, 11 Mar 1897
• Occupation: Engineer

^[11]

James is an Naval veteran of World War I. He was drafted in 1917 and left the service as an Ensign.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.shopsmith.com/
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_%26_Swasey_Company
3. ↑ Death Certificate
4. ↑ Census 1900
5. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census
6. ↑ http://sites.rootsweb.com/~longstrt/history.html
7. ↑ US Naval Auxiliary Reserve Discharge Papers
8. ↑ https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001616106
9. ↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89089665293&view=1up&seq=11
10. ↑ Main Author: Longstreet, James Russell, 1897-1965 Language(s): English Published: Cleveland : Operators' Service Bureau of the Warner & Swasey Co., [1952, c1951]. Subjects: Lathes. Physical Description: 240 p. : illus. ; 27 cm. Locate a Print Version: https://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog?search_field=advanced&keyword=563226
11. ↑ Passport No. 564339

See also:

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167447101/james-r-longstreet