John
Benjamin
Long
Born in Decatur Alabama
Ancestors 
Son of Solomon Scott Long
and Mary Ann G (Jones) Long
Brother of
J.d.r. Long [half], Elizabeth Ann Long [half], Sarah Ann (Long) Young [half], William W.j. Long [half], Elvira Ann Lucinda (Long) Nesmith [half], Samira Ann Malinda (Long) Brewton [half], Evaline F.a.g. (Long) Royer, James Winston Long and Soloman Winton Long
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 20
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2019
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Biography
He was member of the home guard during the civil war and killed by local union supporters. HIs father put on his tombstone "killed by Tories", a phrase used to describe local people who supported the union. His younger brother Soloman Winston's wife's family had members that rode with the first Alabama Federal/Union Calvary. They protected Sherman as his personal bodyguard and were made up by men from North Alabama who were Union supporters , one was my great great great grandfather Stover(Stauffer). Robert Long , a cousin was a captain with the unit .
Sources
- Family Bible Soloman Scott Long , gravestone chestnut grove cemetery , personal knowledge of great great nephew great grandson of Soloman Winston Long and Sarah (Sallie)Mae Pucket gramddaghter of Elijah Stover.
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Robert Long Jr
The history of our ancestors is uncommon they were extraordinary people who divided then healed a lesson for today
posted 30 Mar 2019 by Robert Long Jr
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~6.25%
Robert Long
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Joyce (Moore) Hodges :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T449786 [compare], Ancestry member jehodges2
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T449786 [compare], FTDNA kit #351187
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Living DNA, GEDmatch T449786 [compare]
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~0.39%
Sarah (Swafford) Ewry :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A676243 [compare], Ancestry member eardancer21
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