Mervy Long was born December 21, 1918 in Lewistown,MT the son of John and Leona C (Phillips) Long. Mervy was raised on a homestead 11 miles north of Winnett, MT. He and his family moved from the family homestead in the early 30's to Gallatin Gateway, MT.
Mervy graduated from Holy Rosary High School in 1937, he attended Montana State College for a year before moving to Washington DC to work for the Civil Service Commission.
Mervy served in the Army during WW2 from 1942 -1945, serving in the Bismark archipelago, New Guinea and the southern Phillipines. Following his honorable discharge he returned to the Civil Service Commission in Washington DC were he met Eileen Ennion. They were married June 26, 1948 in North Billerica, MA. They lived in Washington DC until 1950.
In 1950 Mervy and Eileen moved to the Gallatin Valley and took over the operation of his father's dairy farm near Gallatin Gateway.
Mervy and Eileen raised 4 children; Rosemary, Ray,Ellen and John on the family dairy farm.
Mervy was a dairy farmer until the late 70s; he then worked at the sawmill in Belgrade and at the Gallatin Farmers Co-Op in Belgrade and Bozeman.
Mervy and Eileen moved to Bozeman in 1986 after his retirement. They lived together in Bozeman until Eileen's death Nov 12, 1991.
Mervy married RoseMary Schwab Keenan, a life long friend, on July 18, 1992 at Ressurection Catholic Parish in Bozeman.
Mervy graduated from Holy Rosary High School in 1937, he attended Montana State College for a year before moving to Washington DC to work for the Civil Service Commission.
Mervy served in the Army during WW2 from 1942 -1945, serving in the Bismark archipelago, New Guinea and the southern Phillipines. Following his honorable discharge he returned to the Civil Service Commission in Washington DC were he met Eileen Ennion. They were married June 26, 1948 in North Billerica, MA. They lived in Washington DC until 1950.
In 1950 Mervy and Eileen moved to the Gallatin Valley and took over the operation of his father's dairy farm near Gallatin Gateway.
Mervy and Eileen raised 4 children; Rosemary, Ray,Ellen and John on the family dairy farm.
Mervy was a dairy farmer until the late 70s; he then worked at the sawmill in Belgrade and at the Gallatin Farmers Co-Op in Belgrade and Bozeman.
Mervy and Eileen moved to Bozeman in 1986 after his retirement. They lived together in Bozeman until Eileen's death Nov 12, 1991.
Mervy married RoseMary Schwab Keenan, a life long friend, on July 18, 1992 at Ressurection Catholic Parish in Bozeman.
Mervy Long was born December 21, 1918 in Lewistown,MT the son of John and Leona C (Phillips) Long. Mervy was raised on a homestead 11 miles north of Winnett, MT. He and his family moved from the family homestead in the early 30's to Gallatin Gateway, MT.
Mervy graduated from Holy Rosary High School in 1937, he attended Montana State College for a year before moving to Washington DC to work for the Civil Service Commission.
Mervy served in the Army during WW2 from 1942 -1945, serving in the Bismark archipelago, New Guinea and the southern Phillipines. Following his honorable discharge he returned to the Civil Service Commission in Washington DC were he met Eileen Ennion. They were married June 26, 1948 in North Billerica, MA. They lived in Washington DC until 1950.
In 1950 Mervy and Eileen moved to the Gallatin Valley and took over the operation of his father's dairy farm near Gallatin Gateway.
Mervy and Eileen raised 4 children; Rosemary, Ray,Ellen and John on the family dairy farm.
Mervy was a dairy farmer until the late 70s; he then worked at the sawmill in Belgrade and at the Gallatin Farmers Co-Op in Belgrade and Bozeman.
Mervy and Eileen moved to Bozeman in 1986 after his retirement. They lived together in Bozeman until Eileen's death Nov 12, 1991.
Mervy married RoseMary Schwab Keenan, a life long friend, on July 18, 1992 at Ressurection Catholic Parish in Bozeman.
Mervy graduated from Holy Rosary High School in 1937, he attended Montana State College for a year before moving to Washington DC to work for the Civil Service Commission.
Mervy served in the Army during WW2 from 1942 -1945, serving in the Bismark archipelago, New Guinea and the southern Phillipines. Following his honorable discharge he returned to the Civil Service Commission in Washington DC were he met Eileen Ennion. They were married June 26, 1948 in North Billerica, MA. They lived in Washington DC until 1950.
In 1950 Mervy and Eileen moved to the Gallatin Valley and took over the operation of his father's dairy farm near Gallatin Gateway.
Mervy and Eileen raised 4 children; Rosemary, Ray,Ellen and John on the family dairy farm.
Mervy was a dairy farmer until the late 70s; he then worked at the sawmill in Belgrade and at the Gallatin Farmers Co-Op in Belgrade and Bozeman.
Mervy and Eileen moved to Bozeman in 1986 after his retirement. They lived together in Bozeman until Eileen's death Nov 12, 1991.
Mervy married RoseMary Schwab Keenan, a life long friend, on July 18, 1992 at Ressurection Catholic Parish in Bozeman.
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
