William Stevens Long

(1831-1870)

At a Glance

William Stevens Long was originally from Caswell County but apparently lived in Johnston County following his marriage to Laura Sanders. She died in 1866 and he died in 1870, leaving two surviving children, Will and Liliian. They are buried together in the Ransom Sanders Family Cemetery in Johnston County, NC.

Biographical Data

William was called Will.

Important Dates

William Stevens Long was born on October 19, 1831, in Caswell County, NC. He died on May 1, 1870, and was buried in Ransom Sanders Cemetery.

Places of Residence

• Caswell County, NC [1].
• Johnston County, NC.

Relatives

• Spouse: Lauretta Winifred Sanders  (1842-1866), married on May 22, 1861. In 1861, Laura Sanders married William Stevens Long of Caswell County, but died a few years later in 1866 at the age of twenty-four [1].
  Children:
  
  • two sons, William Ransom Long (1862-1921) and William Ransom Long (1862-1921).
  • four daughters, Lillian Lee Long (1864-1936), Lauretta Long (1866-1868), Lillian Lee Long (1864-1936) and Lauretta Long (1866-1868).
• Other children: one son (William Ransom Long (1862-1921)) and two daughters (Lillian Lee Long (1864-1936) and Lauretta Long (1866-1868)).
• Others: Ransom Sanders (father-in-law, 1797-1844) [1], Sarah Campbell (mother-in-law, 1814-1882) [1], Edwin Smith Sanders (brother-in-law, 1835-1864) [1], Sarah Elizabeth Sanders  (sister-in-law, 1840-1900) [1] and Carolyn Ihrie Pou (great-granddaughter, 1922-1991).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).