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Virgil Buford Long 1921–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 APR 1921

Birth Location: Kettle, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 16 JUN 2012

Death Location: Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States

Father: William Long

Mother: Sophronia Coop

Spouse(s): Jerelene Carter, Mary Foster, Ruth Phillips

Children(s):

Virgil Buford Long was born in 1921 in Kettle, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States, the child of William Freeman Long And Sophronia Coop. In 1930, Virgil Buford Long resided in District 4, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States. In 1935, Virgil Buford Long resided in Rural, Cumberland, Kentucky. Virgil Buford Long married Jerelene Carter, Mary Alma Baley Foster, Ruth Hannah Phillips, and had children including Michael Todd Long. Virgil Buford Long passed away in 2012 in Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Virgil Buford Long was born in 1921 in Kettle, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States, the child of William Freeman Long And Sophronia Coop.
  • In 1930, Virgil Buford Long resided in District 4, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States.
  • In 1935, Virgil Buford Long resided in Rural, Cumberland, Kentucky.
  • Virgil Buford Long married Jerelene Carter, Mary Alma Baley Foster, Ruth Hannah Phillips, and had children including Michael Todd Long.
  • Virgil Buford Long passed away in 2012 in Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Long
1866–1948
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Kentucky
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Sophronia Coop
1877–1954
Birth Location: Peytonsburg, Kentucky
SC

Spouses(s)

Jerelene Carter
1923–2010
Birth Location: Millwood, KY.
JC
Mary Foster
1918–1988
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Ruth Phillips
1906–1975
Birth Location: –
RP

Children(s)

Virgil Long's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Long
1921–2012
Birth Place: Kettle, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
Parents
William Freeman Long
1866–1948
Cumberland County, Kentucky
Sophronia Coop
1877–1954
Peytonsburg, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Dutchman) Long
1820–1890
Indiana (said to be from Wabash County), no documentation
Elizabeth (Dulworth) Spear
1836–1847
Peytonsburg, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Long
1799–1845
Ailcey Prewitt
1803–1883
William Speer
1810–1831
Hannah Dulworth
1811–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Speer
1784–1876
Elizabeth Atkins
1788–1868

Virgil Long's Timeline

6 Records

1921
28 APR 1921
Birth of Virgil Buford Long in Kettle, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
Kettle, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
1930
1930
Age 9
Virgil Buford Long resided here in District 4, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
District 4, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
1935
1935
Age 14
Virgil Buford Long resided here in Rural, Cumberland, Kentucky
Rural, Cumberland, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 19
Virgil Buford Long resided here in Magisterial District 1, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
Magisterial District 1, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
2012
2012
Age 91
Burial of Virgil Buford Long in Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, United States
Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, United States
2012
16 JUN 2012
Age 91
Death of Virgil Buford Long in Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States
Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 APR 1921
    Event Place: Kettle, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 12:58), entry for Virgil Buford Long(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L62M-S6P
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Virgil B Long, 1921; citing Birth, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 July 2019), Virgil Long in household of Freeman Long, Magisterial District 1, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-3, sheet 6A, line 16, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1297.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 3 September 2019), Virgel Long in household of Freeman Long, District 4, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 9B, line 93, family 188, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 740; FHL microfilm 2,340,475.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 June 2019), Virgil Buford Long, ; Burial, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, United States of America, Riverview Cemetery; citing record ID 92001256, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 1, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 12:58), entry for Virgil Buford Long(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L62M-S6P

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2012
    Event Place: Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 12:58), entry for Virgil Buford Long(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L62M-S6P
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 June 2019), Virgil Buford Long, ; Burial, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, United States of America, Riverview Cemetery; citing record ID 92001256, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 JUN 2012
    Event Place: Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 12:58), entry for Virgil Buford Long(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L62M-S6P
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 June 2019), Virgil Buford Long, ; Burial, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, United States of America, Riverview Cemetery; citing record ID 92001256, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Cumberland, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 12:58), entry for Virgil Buford Long(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L62M-S6P

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cumberland, Kentucky
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 09 February 2019, 12:58), entry for Virgil Buford Long(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID L62M-S6P
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