John J. Longfellow

Co., A, 21st Regiment Missouri Volunteers

Residence was not listed;

Enlisted as a Corporal (date unknown)

"E" Co. MO 21st Infantry

Mr. Longfellow was a son of Jonathan and Martha Longfellow and he was born Jan. 4, 1842, in Ohio.

After returning from the war Mr. Longfellow was married Feb. 7, 1867, to Miss Mary Ann Grant.

Obituary:

John J. Longfellow of southwest of Edina, 87 years old, Civil War veteran and for many years a livestock feeder and quite an extensive farmer of Knox County, died at his home at 4 o'clock yesterday morning. He had been ill of flu for two weeks and death resulted from complications and infirmities incident to old age.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the home by the Rev. C.S. Young, pastor of the Community Church in Edina. Burial will be in the Linville cemetery beside the grave of Mr. Longfellow's wife, who died April 13, 1928.

Members of Cyril A. Graham Post No. 261, American Legion, of Edina, of which Russell Longfellow a son of Mr. Longfellow, is a charter member, are to be pall bearers. Mr. Longfellow himself was a member of Co. A, 21st Missouri Regiment, and served four years in the Civil War, until its close, returning without an injury. His oldest son, Perry Longfellow, served all through the Spanish-American War, and his youngest son, Russell, until the close of the World War, and they, too, returned without a scratch.

Nine children survive: Perry Longfellow of Butte, Mont.; Mrs. Frank Hustead, Mrs. N.A. Adams and Mrs. George W. Carter of near Rutledge; Mrs. Margaret Harrington of Plymouth, Wisc.: Mrs. G.D. Adams of Lemoyne, Nebr., and Oke and Russell Longfellow at the home place and Joe Longfellow of near the home, southwest of Edina.

Besides these Mr. Longfellow leaves two brothers, Robert Longfellow of Elk Falls, Kan., and Dan Longfellow of Rutledge, and three half-sisters, living in the West. A brother, Weller Longfellow, of east of Edina, died in April.

Mr. Longfellow was a son of Jonathan and Martha Longfellow and he was born Jan. 4, 1842, in Ohio. In 1848 his parents moved to Knox County, settling on a farm near Millport, which was Mr. Longfellow's home until he was grown.

After returning from the war Mr. Longfellow was married Feb. 7, 1867, to Miss Mary Ann Grant. They went to housekeeping on a farm a half mile from the old Longfellow homestead, near Millport, and lived there until in 1881, when they moved to a farm two and a half miles southwest of Rutledge. From there they moved to the present home in 1902. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Longfellow, two of whom, Thomas and Johnnie, have been dead for some years.

Source:http://mo21infantry.tripod.com/21bio_longfellow.htm

(All above bio contributed by Bev)

Occupation: Farmer

MO d/c 21898

(Contributed by Pam Witherow)

Couple at Edina Married 60 Years Ago Last Sunday

BY JEWELL CAIN. (Herald-Whig Correspondent.)

Edina, Mo., Feb. 15.—Mr. and Mrs. John Longfellow celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary Sunday at their home, southwest of Edina. Their nine living children and most of their families were present for the anniversary, which was broadcast over the radio from Davenport. Iowa, and a song was sung appropriate for the occasion as dinner was being served to the family.

Participants in three wars were represented in the gathering. Mr. Longfellow being a Civil war veteran, one son, Perry Longfellow, of Butte. "Mont., fought in the Spanish-American war, and the youngest son, Russell Longfellow, living at home, was a soldier in the World war.

Mr. Longfellow was 85 years old January 4. Mrs. Longfellow will be 80 years old March 10. They are the parents of ten children, nine of whom are living. They are: Mrs. G. A. Adams, of Lemoyne, Neb.; Mrs. Frank Husted, Mrs. George Carter and Mrs. N. A. Adams, of Rutledge; Joe F. Longfellow, living south of town; Perry Longellow, of Butte, Mont.; Russell and Oaw Longfellow, living at home, and Mrs. Margaret Boone, of St. Louis. There are nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Seven of the grandchildren and the great-grandchild were present. A large wedding cake with sixty candles, one for each year of married life, formed the centerpiece of the table as dinner was served.

The Quincy Herald Whig, Quincy, Illinois, Tuesday, February 15, 1927; Page: 8

(Contributed by Pam Witherow)