James LONG
Donation Land Claim, #2901
Census: US Federal Census - 1850, Jackson Twp., Elkhart County, Indiana, page 152
Census - US Federal Census - 1860, Lower Mollala, Clackamas County, Oregon p. 189
Ancestry World Tree Project
Internet IGI, Dec 2008
Marriage Records of Elkhart County, Indiana 1830-1867
Cemeteries of Elkhart County, Indiana, Vol 1 (1990, revised 1991)
1870 Census Umatilla Co.,Oregon
New.familysearch.org, Aug 2010
Arrived in Oregon 22 Sept 1853, Settled Claim 6 Sept. 1854.
Signed Oath of Allegance 15 Dec. 1863.
All info - 1850 Census - Elkhart Co., Indiana, Jackson Township.
Donation Land Claim # 4449. #2901.
1860 Census lists family in lower Molalla Precinct in Clackamas Co., Oregon.
Loyd D. Hale, 19905 Bellevue Way, West Linn, Oregon, 503-657-9444
1989: Information from Kent Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
"James Long, was born in (the Fall of) 1789 in Orange County, Virginia. His second marriage was on November 2, 1844 to a Zenith "Asenath" ________, in Elkhart County, Indiana. Asenath was born in Ohio in 1811/12
The family is found in the 1850 Indiana census in Jackson Township, Elkhart County. They moved to Oregon, arriving September 22, 1853. James received a donation land claim (#2901) in Clackamas County, Oregon. He settled the claim September 6, 1854.
The 1860 census lists the family in the Lower Molalla Precinct in Clackmas County, Oregon.
Sometime between when the 1860 census was taken for Clackamas County, and November of 1864, James died. "Asseneth" married James S. Vinson on November of 1864 in Clackamas County. The family later moved to an area between Pendleton and Willow Creek in Umatilla County, where they are found in the 1870 census.
James Vinson was born in 1808/9 in Ohio, and has a son listed with the family named George M. Vinson, who was born in 1846/7 in Iowa. With "Asenath" are four of her sons and two of her daughters."
Lloyd D. Hale, 503-657-9444.
Note from Brenda Corbin "Our Orange Co. Records (Virginia) show no evidence of a marriage bond being issued to James Long, during the tiime you specified."
1989: Information from Kent Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
"The couple arrived in Oregon in September of 1852. John received a donation land claim (#2907) in Clackamas County, Oregon. They settled it that November or December."
His first name has been spelled Baunfield and Bamfield.
1989: Information from Kent Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
"The couple arrived in Oregon September 22, 1853. William received donation land claim (#8078) in Clackamas County, Oregon. They settled it September 9, 1854."
Lloyd D. Hale, 503-657-9444.
1989: Information from Kent Haldorson, 4860 SW Laurelwood Dr., Portland, Oregon 97225.
"He died in the Sand Hollow area near Heppner, Oregon. He is buried in the Charles Long Cemetery in the Sand Hollo0w area."
Lloyd D. Hale, 503-657-9444.
1975-79: From Richard Duran, Spokane, Washington.
"Charles M. Long b. in Virginia, came to Oregon with his parents, James Long in 1852; Rebecca Garrett with her parents John D. Garrett, in 1847, they were found at Weston, Oregon in 1870. They moved to Heppner some time after that when they moved to LaGrande, Oregon after 1893. They are buried at the Grand View Cemetery at LaGrande.
Sandra Hale, 19905 Bellevue Way, West Linn,.OR, 503-657-9444.
He married Elizabeth Abt 1810 at Virginia . Elizabeth was born at of Virginia Abt 1792 .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Thomas Long
born Abt 1811.
Elizabeth Long
born Abt 1814.
John Long
born 15 May 1819.
Brumfield Long
born 24 Apr 1820.
James B. Long
born 13 Feb 1823.
William Perry Long
born 1826.
Andrew Harrison Long
born 10 Mar 1827.
Jacob Long
born Abt 1829.
Isabel Long
born 10 Jul 1831.
Charles Marion Long
born 10 Jun 1835.
Caroline Long
born 6 Feb 1837.
Jane Koeli Long
born 1838/39.
James Long died 1860/61 at Marion, Oregon .
Elizabeth died 9 Apr 1843 at Jackson Twp., Elkhart, Indiana .