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Walter Ray Long 1918–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 AUG 1918

Birth Location: Hartford, AR

Death Date: 30 Nov 1987

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Father: James Long

Mother: Mary Slakard

Spouse(s): Elaine Reisener

Children(s):

Walter Ray Long was born in 1918 in Hartford, AR, the child of James Edward Long And Mary Ethel Slakard. Walter Ray Long married Elaine Olive Reisener, and had children including Claudia Beth Long, Douglas Charles Long. Walter Ray Long passed away in 1987 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Walter Ray Long was born in 1918 in Hartford, AR, the child of James Edward Long And Mary Ethel Slakard.
  • Walter Ray Long married Elaine Olive Reisener, and had children including Claudia Beth Long, Douglas Charles Long.
  • Walter Ray Long passed away in 1987 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Long's Ancestors

Self
Walter Long
1918–1987
Birth Place: Hartford, AR
Parents
James Edward Long
1881–1966
Midland, Sebastian Co., AR
Mary (Ethel) Slakard
1887–1923
Cabool, MO
Grandparents
Isaac (Matthew) Long
1857–1890
Mississippi
Lavica (Catherine Bean) Loudermilk
1862–1903
Arkansas
Great-Grandparents
James Long
1836–1862
Caroline Goar
1838–1869
John Bean
1836–1864
Analiza Smith
1834–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Long
1815–1859
Elizabeth Long
1818–1880
Goar
1823–
Elizabeth
1824–
Elizabeth Awalt
1799–

Walter Long's Timeline

2 Records

1918
26 AUG 1918
Birth of Walter Ray Long in Hartford, AR
Hartford, AR
1987
30 Nov 1987
Age 69
Death of Walter Ray Long in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 AUG 1918
    Event Place: Hartford, AR
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] Michigan, Death Index
    [3] Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 307; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)
    [4] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1987
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [2] Michigan, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

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