Henry W Adlong (1890 - 1941)

Born 31 May 1890 in Jennings, Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States

Husband of Frances (Wolcik) Adlong — married 18 Mar 1915 in Harris County, Texas, United States

Husband of Ella Dero Lofton — married 23 Feb 1926 in Harris County, Texas

Died 29 Sep 1941 at age 51 in Liberty, Liberty, Texas, United States

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Biography

Henry Adlong was born 31 May 1890 to parents Otto Carl and Wilhelminnie (Derks) Adlong in Jennings, Louisiana.

In an extract from They Came To Texas; The Adlong, Derks, Sandards, Cox, Calvery, Holder, Hudgins, Garber And Harlan Families^[1]:

When Frances married Henry, she was Roman Catholic. Henry told his son, Frank,

"The priest would not marry us in the church period, not even on the front steps of the church. They were married in Grandpa Wolcik's house by a Lutheran preacher^[2]. Mama died from Typhoid Pneumonia in St. Joseph's Hospital in Houston."

Frank remembered the ambulance coming to their house to get her,

"It parked in the barnyard. Mama's funeral was held in the Methodist Church in Crosby. She was told as she was dying in St. Joseph's

Hospital that because she had been married outside the Roman Catholic Church, she would not go to Heaven unless she had a priest remarry her and Daddy. She was told on her deathbed that if she didn't, her children would be considered illegitimate. She did not want to be remarried by a priest, but Daddy insisted, and the ceremony was performed." According to Frank Adlong,

"Frances' father, Grandpa Wolcik, who was Roman Catholic, was so upset by the situation, he left the Catholic Church."

Frances died from Typhoid Pneumonia. After her death, the children went to live with their grandparents, Otto and Wilhelmina Adlong until Henry remarried in 1926.

After Frances' untimely death in 1921, Henry married his second wife Ella D Lofton on 23 Feb 1926,^[3] and had 5 children:

• James Richard (b. 06 Jun 1932)^[4]
• Marshellet Adlong (b. 23 Feb 1936)^[5]
• Thelma Lee (b. 27 Oct 1933)^[6]
• Floyd Ray (b. 03 Jan 1940) twin to Lloyd ^[7]
• Lloyd Gene (b. 03 Jan 1940) twin to Floyd^[8]

Henry died 29 Sep 1941 in Liberty, Texas.^[9][10]

Research Notes

No information can be found to support a child with Frances between 1915 when they were married and 1921 when Frances passed away, much less before 1917 when the WWI Draft Registration was submitted.

The Registrar's report is signed by J.A. Clawson, who is believed to be John Anderson Clawson, Frances' father (Henry's Father-in-law).^[11] Is it possible that John and Henry falsified the WWI Draft Registration?

• Fact: Residence (1900) Justice Precinct 1, Jefferson, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Justice Precinct 3, Harris, Texas, United States
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1917-1918) Harris County, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Crosby, Harris, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Precinct 3, Harris, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Rural, Harris, Texas
• Fact: Residence (1940) Justice Precinct 3, Harris, Texas, United States
• Fact: Burial (1941) Highlands, Harris, Texas, United States of America

Sources

1. ↑ (Adlong) Harlan, Delia. 2006. They Came To Texas; The Adlong, Derks, Sandards, Cox, Calvery, Holder, Hudgins, Garber And Harlan Families. Houston, Texas: Delia (Adlong) Harlan.
2. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-7R62 : 4 November 2017), Henry Adlong and Frances Walcek, 18 Mar 1915; citing Harris, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 25,236.
3. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-C3N5 : 5 November 2017), H. W. Adlong and Ella Lofton, 23 Feb 1926; citing Harris County, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 25,253.
4. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6G6-871 : 13 March 2018), Henry Adlong in entry for James Richard Adlong, 06 Jun 1932; citing Crosby, Harris, Texas, United States, certificate 46017, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,281,859.
5. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V87J-HB3 : 1 January 2015), Henry Adlong in entry for Marshellet Adlong, 23 Feb 1936; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
6. ↑ "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6P9-GSK : 13 March 2018), Henry W Adlong in entry for Adlong, 27 Oct 1933; citing Crosby, Harris, Texas, United States, certificate 80759, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,283,232.
7. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDMB-2B4 : 1 January 2015), Henry Adlong in entry for Floyd Ray Adlong, 03 Jan 1940; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
8. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDGL-L18 : 5 December 2014), Henry Adlong in entry for Loyd Gene Adlong, 03 Jan 1940; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
9. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K39W-YZZ : 13 March 2018), Henry W Adlong, 29 Sep 1941; citing certificate number 42698, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,746.
10. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZNR-MW8 : 5 January 2015), Henry W. Adlong, 29 Sep 1941; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 42698, Liberty, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
11. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXD-2G2 : 13 March 2018), Henry W Adlong, 1917-1918; citing Harris County, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,953,523.

See Also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 September 2018, 03:01), entry for Henry Adlong (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LY1S-TTW); contributed by various users.