Long, Clark Levi
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 33, credited to Mendon, VT Unit(s): 1st VT CAV Service: enl 9/6/64, m/i 9/6/64, Pvt, Co. D, 1st VT CAV, m/o 6/21/65 See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 06/02/1831, Highgate, VT Death: 01/08/1919 Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Rutland, VT Marker/Plot: Section 6 Gravestone researcher/photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 9/10/1891, VT Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
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Clark L. Long
St. Albans Daily Messenger
January 11, 1919
Old Veteran Dies
Clark Levi Long, a resident of this city for about 80 years, and the oldest member of Roberts post, G.A.R., of Rutland, died at about 4 o'clock yesterday at his home on West street, after along period of failing health. Mr. long was a veteran of the Civil war, having served in Co. D, 1st Vermont cavalry. He was a blacksmith by trade and for many years was the owner of a shop on Wales street, retiring some time ago.
Mr. Long was born June 2, 1831 at Highgate, coming to this city to live with his parents when a boy of eight years and having made his home here ever since. In 1857 he was married to Martha E. Merriam, who died in 1912. He is survived by three daughters and a son, William J. Long of Independence, Mo; Mrs. William A. Andrus of Syracuse, N.Y., J.C. Jones of Rutland and Mrs. Charles N. Thorpe of Duluth, Minn.
Contributed by Tom Boudreau.