...the "Clock Man", 'Vic' could fix any clock or watch brought to him.
Son of Dennis 'Dee' Long & Eva Mae Newland.
He married Thelma Willoughby, the first time 12 May 1930 & they two sons; Victor, 'Billy', & Robert, 'Bobby'.
In 1935 Vic was charged & served 13 years in prison for statutory rape. During this time Thelma divorced him.
After his release in 1949 Vic moved to Indiana to live with and aunt & uncle, Harold & Marion(Newland) Willoughby, then with Thelma being sick 'Billy' & 'Bobby' were sent to their dad (that's the pic to the right, Bob on right & Bill on left) & later that year, Thelma followed. At that time Cornelius & Thelma remarried Nov 1949. *The pic to the right was from that wedding.
(Harold Willoughby was Thelma's uncle & Marion Newland was Cornelius' aunt.)
About 1963-64 Cornelius & Thelma adopted their first grandchild, Linda, who was born from their son Victor & first wife. Linda had Cerebral Palsy.
1930 Census, 1223 Hayward, Independence, Jackson, MO
Temple, Eva M, 38, Head (divorced)
Long, Callie, 58 mother (widow)
Newland, Rodrick, 28, brother
Long, Victor, 17, son
1940 Census, Jefferson City, Cole, MO
Long, Victor C., 28
*my grandpa
...the "Clock Man", 'Vic' could fix any clock or watch brought to him.
Son of Dennis 'Dee' Long & Eva Mae Newland.
He married Thelma Willoughby, the first time 12 May 1930 & they two sons; Victor, 'Billy', & Robert, 'Bobby'.
In 1935 Vic was charged & served 13 years in prison for statutory rape. During this time Thelma divorced him.
After his release in 1949 Vic moved to Indiana to live with and aunt & uncle, Harold & Marion(Newland) Willoughby, then with Thelma being sick 'Billy' & 'Bobby' were sent to their dad (that's the pic to the right, Bob on right & Bill on left) & later that year, Thelma followed. At that time Cornelius & Thelma remarried Nov 1949. *The pic to the right was from that wedding.
(Harold Willoughby was Thelma's uncle & Marion Newland was Cornelius' aunt.)
About 1963-64 Cornelius & Thelma adopted their first grandchild, Linda, who was born from their son Victor & first wife. Linda had Cerebral Palsy.
1930 Census, 1223 Hayward, Independence, Jackson, MO
Temple, Eva M, 38, Head (divorced)
Long, Callie, 58 mother (widow)
Newland, Rodrick, 28, brother
Long, Victor, 17, son
1940 Census, Jefferson City, Cole, MO
Long, Victor C., 28
*my grandpa