5-2-2-1-4 JAMES DELONG b. VA prob. ca. 1806; md. Barbara Elizabeth Fair.

JAMES (5-2-2-1-4) b. VA, prob. ca 1806.

1810 - The middle of three males age 0-9.

1816 - Taken to Miami Co., OH about this time.

1820 - The middle of three males age 10-15.

1830 - Gone from home.

1833 - Md. (Miami Co., OH?) 11 Nov. 1833 Barbara Elizabeth Fair. She b. prob. 1813-4 in MD per 1860 census (1850 census says 1816-7 and the History of DeKalb Co. (1914) says b. PA.)

1838 - The History of DeKalb Co. says he settled Butler Twp., DeKalb Co. IN when son Henry (b. 1836) was 2. This correlates with probably settlement dates in DeKalb for older brothers G.W. & Jos. Jr. It adds he later settled in Fairfield Twp. No mention is made of Perry Twp., Allen Co. where we find him by 1840.

1840 - Perry Twp., Allen Co. 100001/01001.

1850 - Perry Twp. age 40, b. VA and she 33, b. MD. Too young for him (see 1860) so perhaps a bit too young for her.
1850 - census Perry Twp., Allen Co., IN Oct 23, 1850 p. 261:
2653 2666 James DeLong....40...Carpenter VA (must be)
......................Elizabeth..."...........33....................Maryland
......................Philina........"...........16........................Ohio
......................Henry........."...........14............................"
......................David.........".............7..........................Ind

1860 - Perry Twp. age 54, b. VA which seems the best approximation for him based on father's 1810 and 1820 censuses. Wife was 46, b. MD, suggested as best approximation for her.
1860 - census Perry Twp., Allen Co., IN: (Jun 29, 1860)(image 5 of 29)
667 649 James.......Delong....54 m Ms. Carpenter 800 130 Pennsylvania. (age/bp in err./rwd)
..................Barbara E. ...."...........46 f.................................................Maryland.
..................Henry F. ........."...........23 m Carpenter..................30........Ohio.
..................David D. ........"...........16 m Farmer.................................Indiana.
..................Emalissa J. .."..............8 f........................................................".
..................Catharine Fair............14 f........................................................". (a relative of wife Barbara)

1867 - Thelma Palmer had his death as 1867, age 68-8-2, which is far too old compared to all censuses. Perhaps it was a misreading of a t.s. which might have read age 63-8-2.

1870 -

1878 - She d. 3 Sep 1878 (source?).

Children:

5-2-2-1-4-1 PHILENA ELLEN b. 25 Sep 1834 in OH, 16 in 1850; d. 25 Oct 1923, age 93-1-0. Md. 1st _____Jones and moved to Kansas (Hist. DeKalb Co.). Perhaps he was Joseph A. "Bird" Jones (see sister Emmalissa, below).
(RWD: found Allen Co., IN marriage record: DeLong Philena E. Joseph A. Jones Nov 28, 1854 bk 3, p. 244)

5-2-2-1-4-1-1 James Jones md. 1923 Ella___ . Either James or Ella d. 23 Aug 1943

*5-2-2-1-4-2 HENRY FAIR b. 1836 in OH, age 14, b. OH in 1850; md. Jane McCrum.

5-2-2-1-4-3 LOUISA SOPHIA b. 2 Jul 1841 in IN; where is Louisa in 1850?; d. 19 Oct 1858.

*5-2-2-1-4-4 DAVID DENMON b. 1842; age 7, b. IN in 1850; md. Climera Green.

5-2-2-1-4-5 EMMALISSA JANE b. 6 Oct 1851, md. DeKalb Co., Jan 21, 1869 as Emily J. to John H. Bangs. History of DeKalb Co. calls her Emma Bangs who moved to Montana. An old source says she md. Joseph A. "Bird" Jones b. 23 Nov 1854. This may rather be the Jones who married Philena above, though Bird was reportedly much younger than Philena

5-2-2-1-4-5-1 John Ray Bangs b. 28 Jul 1935.
5-2-2-1-4-5-2 Ray Bangs (sounds suspiciously like the same person).
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Is this the James Delong as described in INDIANA SOURCE BOOK VI (Ref. Gen. 929.3 Ind. in Speedway Library.)?

Original Land Purchases Wabash County p124.
Delong, James , W(arranty deed), 4-1-1848 (date of deed), 160 a(cres), 10-25-1853 (date recorded), 0 (bk), 370 (page).

Note: James' bro. Alexander in nearby Wells Co., IN.

Following from JDB's Vol 8 book:
INDIANA REFERENCES ALLEN CO.: JAMES (5-2-2-1-4) b. ca 1806, of Perry Twp. by 1840.
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Following copied from USGenWeb: (REUNIONS-1912)
DeLong Family
The DeLong family, residing in the vicinity of Corunna, held a very successful and interesting reunion at the home of James DeLong (5-2-2-1-4), Thursday, Aug. 29, to which nearly one hundred relatives and friends were in attendance. This was the first formal reunion of the family and an organization was effected by the election of Marion S. DeLong (5-2-2-1-4-2-1) as president, Miss Opal DeLong (5-2-2-1-1-2-4-1 single, married in 1915) as secretary and it was decided to hold the reunion next year at the home of Murl DeLong (5-2-2-1-4-4-5 MYRL JOSEPH) half a miles west of Sedan. The entertainment committee, composed of Rose DeLong (?), Ruth Warring (?), of Flint, Ind., and Mrs. Folick (?), of Churubusco, presented the following program, which was carried out to the credit of those mentioned. An address on the value of organization in the family reunions, by the president elect, M. S. DeLong, Song by Ila DeLong (perhaps (5-2-2-1-4-4-3-5) ILAH IRENE b. 12 Feb 1907), Declamation Keith DeLong (?); Recitation, Helen DeLong; Recitation, Mary Wittig, Hicksville; Duet, Mr. Hovarter, of Sturgis and Mrs. Clark, of Elkhart; Declamation, Marie DeLong of Flint; and a recitation by Ruth DeLong. A social hour was spent renewing acquaintances and forming new ones. Of course a dinner "fit for a king" was served from long tables prepared for the occasion and it was in evidence that none forgot to bring a well sharpened appetite. The oldest person present was Mrs. Philema Jones (5-2-2-1-4-1 PHILENA ELLEN DeLONG JONES b. 25 Sep 1834) of Coffeyville, Kan., and the youngest, Norma Edna Hovarter (likely dau. of Gay M. DeLong Hovarter 5-2-2-1-1-2-4-2) of Kalamazoo, four months old. (Re: Waterloo Press - Sept. 5, 1912)