William Francis Long

The Long brothers' great-grandfather.

How they’re connected
  1. William Francis Long
  2. ↓ John Joseph Long
  3. ↓ John Patrick Long
  4. ↓ John, Perry and Patrick Long

b. 6 Oct 1897 · d. 1970

Great-grandfather of John, Perry and Patrick Long (generation 3)

Descent to the Long Brothers

Every generation, from the recorded chain. Each link shows its confidence; “record pending” marks a link that rests on the FamilySearch tree, with no record attached yet.

  1. great-grandfatherWilliam Francis Long1897 – 1970KLCB-RH1●Verified
    link●Verified
  2. grandfatherJohn Joseph Long1927 – 1989GGL9-JC6●Verified
    link●SourcedHis obituary names his parents, the late State Representative John J. Long and Clare (Coogan) Long[1]
  3. fatherJohn Patrick Long1951 or 1952 – 2020GGL9-891●Verified
  4. John, Perry and Patrick Long

Sources for the marriages

  1. Obituary of John Patrick Long, The Herald News (Fall River, Mass.), 12 May 2020, legacy.com.

What the Records Show

William Francis Long was born at Fall River, Massachusetts, on 6 October 1897, the son of Thomas Long and Annie L. Sullivan. [1] He grew up in Ward 6 of Fall River, where the census found him with his parents in 1900, 1910 and 1920. [2] [3] [4] In 1920, aged 22, he was a teamster for a contractor; his father, Thomas, was a teamster for the City. [4] He registered for the First World War draft at Fall River. [5]

By 1940 he headed his own household in Ward 6, with his wife, Susanna, and their three sons, among them John Joseph Long. [6] The Social Security Death Index records his death at Fall River in December 1970. [7]

Open questions

  • FamilySearch's tree gives his death as 21 December 1970 and his burial at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River; no death record or gravestone index has been read yet. [8]
  • The 1900 census indexes the family as "Song" and gives his birth as October 1896. [2]

Notes

  1. “Massachusetts Births, 1841–1915,” database, FamilySearch, William F. Long, 6 October 1897, Fall River; father Thomas Long, mother Annie L. Sullivan.
  2. “United States Census, 1900,” database, FamilySearch, William F (indexed “Song”), age 4, born October 1896, son, in the household of Thomas (indexed “Song”), Fall River Ward 6.
  3. “United States Census, 1910,” database, FamilySearch, William F Long, age 12, son, in the household of Thomas Long, Fall River Ward 6.
  4. “United States Census, 1920,” database, FamilySearch, William F Long, age 22, single, son, in the household of Thomas Long, Fall River Ward 6; image read on NARA microfilm T625, roll 684, ED 77, sheet 11A, line 33. archive.org
  5. “United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918,” database, FamilySearch, William Francis Long, born 6 October 1897, registered at Fall River.
  6. “United States Census, 1940,” database, FamilySearch, William F Long, age 42, head, Ward 6, Fall River, with his wife Susanna and three sons.
  7. “United States Social Security Death Index,” database, FamilySearch, William Long, born 6 October 1897, died December 1970, Fall River.
  8. “William Francis Long (KLCB-RH1),” FamilySearch Family Tree, read 17 October 2026, familysearch.org.

Life

Residence:
Ward 6, Fall River, all his recorded life: with his parents in 1900, 1910 and 1920, and as head of his own household in 1940.[1][2][3][4]
Event:
Registered for the First World War draft at Fall River.[5]
Occupation:
Teamster for a contractor, 1920.[3]
  1. “United States Census, 1900,” database, FamilySearch, William F (indexed “Song”), age 4, born October 1896, son, in the household of Thomas (indexed “Song”), Fall River Ward 6.
  2. “United States Census, 1910,” database, FamilySearch, William F Long, age 12, son, in the household of Thomas Long, Fall River Ward 6.
  3. “United States Census, 1920,” database, FamilySearch, William F Long, age 22, single, son, in the household of Thomas Long, Fall River Ward 6; image read on NARA microfilm T625, roll 684, ED 77, sheet 11A, line 33. archive.org
  4. “United States Census, 1940,” database, FamilySearch, William F Long, age 42, head, Ward 6, Fall River, with his wife Susanna and three sons.
  5. “United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918,” database, FamilySearch, William Francis Long, born 6 October 1897, registered at Fall River.

Family

Parents:
Annie Sullivan (1866-1910) 96B2-NCD; Thomas Long (1863-1938) 9N29-8WD
Spouse:
Susanna G. Daley (1891-1956) GYDG-LP3
Child on the line to the brothers:
John Joseph Long (1927-1989) GGL9-JC6

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