Following from Ova O. DeLong's book: "Auxier - Delong - Brown - Allied Families". Ova was Estill's younger brother.
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ESTILL CLARK & ANNA LILLIAN (STEPHENS) DELONG
Page 67 - Estill Clark Delong, 30 July, 1903, Keeton branch, Matthew - November 1964, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, the 7th child and the 4th son born to Jeff & Maggie (Brown) Delong. He was the first of their children to be born on Keeton Branch, on what was later known as the Ernest Elam Farm. The family had just moved across Licking River on the Winter before, and a permanent home was under construction farther up the branch. The lead carpenter on the job was Jim Ross, a distant cousin.
Vergie was 11 years of age; Cletus was 10; Vernie was 7 and Rollie was two years and five months of age. Seven of eleven children, two girls and five boys, grew to adults in that house built in 1903, on that mostly hillside farm. Sister Bertie Mae was lost to Diptheria. But for the Grace of God, and an elder father who recognized the symptoms as being the same as those earlier in the illness of Sister Bertie this writer would not be typing today.
Estill was a loving, and much loved brother. He was never given to idle talk, but when something needed to be said he said it. I never knew him to lose his temper. The nearest I ever knew him to do so was one Sunday morning in the hay-loft when he and Green Nickel were sleeping-off a "hangover" resulting from their over indulgence the night before of a spirit called "white-lightning". Moma had sent me for the third time to call the boys to breakfast. To stop my tugging, and annoyance he gave me a sound slap. My heart was broken. Estill had never scolded, or laid an angry hand on me before that day. After the age of twelve, when Estill began working on construction, and trapping in the coal mines at Muddy Branch at Thealka, Johnson County, Estill's work on the farm was intermittent. Those early years also included a short hitch in a steel mill at New Boston, Ohio during which time he boarded with Popa's sister, Mary Louise Arrowwood, and on that occasion he brought with him home for Christmas his cousin, Everett Arrowwood.
While working in the coal mines at Thealka, Estill boarded with his older brother and sister-in-law, Cletus & Vada Delong who lived on Road Branch. From Muddy Branch Estill found employment with the North-East Coal Mining Company at Auxier, Kentucky. While there he boarded with our Uncle Kennis & Cyntha Delong for a while; then with our Uncle Ben & Sarah Delong.
About 1920 Estill found employment with the Hard Burlingham Mining Company, Hardburley, Perry County, Kentucky, as did three brothers, a brother-in-law, and several other young men from the community of Matthew, Morgan County, Kentucky.
Estill's employment at Hardburley progressed from motorman to running a coal-cutting machine to Night foreman. When he was promoted to the latter another employee, who was disappointed that the promotion didn't come to him, threatened to kill Estill. Estill, for security, went out and purchased an automatic hand-gun, the same which later killed Ernie McGraw, a dear friend, and much loved by all who knew him.
Ernie and Estill were room-mates at the Richie Boarding House. On a day off from work, Estill had gone before Ernie had finished breakfast and had sat down, to enjoy the sunshine, on the outside stairs. Ernie had arisen, had seen Estill's hand-gun lying on their dresser, had picked it up and was on his way up the stairs, to...
Page 68 ...- the dining room. Ernie stopped in front of, and below, Estill and, holding the gun by the muzzle, jabbed Estill in the chest, with the handle of the gun (as though to say, "Estill, here is your gun". The gun discharged and Ernie was fatally wounded. Ernie was brought home for burial in the Tom McGraw Cemetery. Several of his friends, including his good friend, Mrs. Richie, came for the funeral. It was my privilege to take horses to the O&K Railroad at Well's Station to pick-up his friends.
In 1927 Estill quit the coal mines, went directly to Ashland, Kentucky and found employment with the American Rolling Mill Company.
In that same year Estill met, courted and entered into marriage to Miss Ann Lillian, a pretty daughter, one of eight, and I think, the youngest child of Jim & Louraine (Haywood) Stephens. Anna was born 7 October 1908, Greenup County, Kentucky and died 4 August 1981. Estill and Anna were laid to rest in Ashland cemetery and share a common headstone with B. F. "Ben" and Anna Brown, our Uncle and Aunt.
In September 1927 I was attending school at Morehead, Ky., when Estill brought his bride of about two months to Morehead for me to meet and to take me to Ashland for the week-end. They were living on Bellefont, in the home of Anna's parents. It was my first privilege to meet that wonderful couple. I later had the privilege of meeting each of their honorable children, and their families. Some of Anna's nephews and niece were my friends at Morehead. Moreover, one Winder, Anna's Brother Reuben secured for me employment in the Greenup County School System. I boarded with the "Big Man" & Lizzie (Stephens) Johnson family (Anna's sister). On some occasions when the snow was deep my good friend, Mr. Johnson, would hitch his mules to a log and drag it to the school to provide a walk-way for the children to walk to school.
Estill loved and was loved by Anna's Family, and Anna loved and was loved by Estill's Family. It is my understanding that Estill never drank after he and Anna were married. They reared two wonderful daughters. The whole family became "pillars" of the Old Orchard Church of Christ, and helped to build a new building.
Estill was a "dipper" in the Galvanizing department of the American Rolling Mill for many years before a weakened heart brought on the Emphysema caused by working in coal dust forced him to transfer to the electrical department where he worked several years until his failing health forced him to take a disability retirement. He suffered long until he could endure no more. God called and Estill answered, "God's will be done". I understand that those were his last words. His & Anna's children were reared & educated in Ashland, Ky. and still worship at the Old Orchard Church.
They are:
Magdalene Ione (DeLong) Sexton, born 1 May 1828, an RN Staff Nurse at Kings Daughter's hospital, Ashland, Ky. She married Henry Herbert Sexton, born 20 January 1927, son of Virgil James & Emma (Mayberry) Sexton.
Ruby Irene (Delong) Preston-Litteral, born 8 May 1929, Ashland, a longtime employee of General Telephone, married Wallace Preston, son of ? & Gladys (Borders) Preston. One daughter was born to this union, Terry (Preston) Hicks.
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ESTILL CLARK & ANNA LILLIAN (STEPHENS) DELONG
Page 67 - Estill Clark Delong, 30 July, 1903, Keeton branch, Matthew - November 1964, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, the 7th child and the 4th son born to Jeff & Maggie (Brown) Delong. He was the first of their children to be born on Keeton Branch, on what was later known as the Ernest Elam Farm. The family had just moved across Licking River on the Winter before, and a permanent home was under construction farther up the branch. The lead carpenter on the job was Jim Ross, a distant cousin.
Vergie was 11 years of age; Cletus was 10; Vernie was 7 and Rollie was two years and five months of age. Seven of eleven children, two girls and five boys, grew to adults in that house built in 1903, on that mostly hillside farm. Sister Bertie Mae was lost to Diptheria. But for the Grace of God, and an elder father who recognized the symptoms as being the same as those earlier in the illness of Sister Bertie this writer would not be typing today.
Estill was a loving, and much loved brother. He was never given to idle talk, but when something needed to be said he said it. I never knew him to lose his temper. The nearest I ever knew him to do so was one Sunday morning in the hay-loft when he and Green Nickel were sleeping-off a "hangover" resulting from their over indulgence the night before of a spirit called "white-lightning". Moma had sent me for the third time to call the boys to breakfast. To stop my tugging, and annoyance he gave me a sound slap. My heart was broken. Estill had never scolded, or laid an angry hand on me before that day. After the age of twelve, when Estill began working on construction, and trapping in the coal mines at Muddy Branch at Thealka, Johnson County, Estill's work on the farm was intermittent. Those early years also included a short hitch in a steel mill at New Boston, Ohio during which time he boarded with Popa's sister, Mary Louise Arrowwood, and on that occasion he brought with him home for Christmas his cousin, Everett Arrowwood.
While working in the coal mines at Thealka, Estill boarded with his older brother and sister-in-law, Cletus & Vada Delong who lived on Road Branch. From Muddy Branch Estill found employment with the North-East Coal Mining Company at Auxier, Kentucky. While there he boarded with our Uncle Kennis & Cyntha Delong for a while; then with our Uncle Ben & Sarah Delong.
About 1920 Estill found employment with the Hard Burlingham Mining Company, Hardburley, Perry County, Kentucky, as did three brothers, a brother-in-law, and several other young men from the community of Matthew, Morgan County, Kentucky.
Estill's employment at Hardburley progressed from motorman to running a coal-cutting machine to Night foreman. When he was promoted to the latter another employee, who was disappointed that the promotion didn't come to him, threatened to kill Estill. Estill, for security, went out and purchased an automatic hand-gun, the same which later killed Ernie McGraw, a dear friend, and much loved by all who knew him.
Ernie and Estill were room-mates at the Richie Boarding House. On a day off from work, Estill had gone before Ernie had finished breakfast and had sat down, to enjoy the sunshine, on the outside stairs. Ernie had arisen, had seen Estill's hand-gun lying on their dresser, had picked it up and was on his way up the stairs, to...
Page 68 ...- the dining room. Ernie stopped in front of, and below, Estill and, holding the gun by the muzzle, jabbed Estill in the chest, with the handle of the gun (as though to say, "Estill, here is your gun". The gun discharged and Ernie was fatally wounded. Ernie was brought home for burial in the Tom McGraw Cemetery. Several of his friends, including his good friend, Mrs. Richie, came for the funeral. It was my privilege to take horses to the O&K Railroad at Well's Station to pick-up his friends.
In 1927 Estill quit the coal mines, went directly to Ashland, Kentucky and found employment with the American Rolling Mill Company.
In that same year Estill met, courted and entered into marriage to Miss Ann Lillian, a pretty daughter, one of eight, and I think, the youngest child of Jim & Louraine (Haywood) Stephens. Anna was born 7 October 1908, Greenup County, Kentucky and died 4 August 1981. Estill and Anna were laid to rest in Ashland cemetery and share a common headstone with B. F. "Ben" and Anna Brown, our Uncle and Aunt.
In September 1927 I was attending school at Morehead, Ky., when Estill brought his bride of about two months to Morehead for me to meet and to take me to Ashland for the week-end. They were living on Bellefont, in the home of Anna's parents. It was my first privilege to meet that wonderful couple. I later had the privilege of meeting each of their honorable children, and their families. Some of Anna's nephews and niece were my friends at Morehead. Moreover, one Winder, Anna's Brother Reuben secured for me employment in the Greenup County School System. I boarded with the "Big Man" & Lizzie (Stephens) Johnson family (Anna's sister). On some occasions when the snow was deep my good friend, Mr. Johnson, would hitch his mules to a log and drag it to the school to provide a walk-way for the children to walk to school.
Estill loved and was loved by Anna's Family, and Anna loved and was loved by Estill's Family. It is my understanding that Estill never drank after he and Anna were married. They reared two wonderful daughters. The whole family became "pillars" of the Old Orchard Church of Christ, and helped to build a new building.
Estill was a "dipper" in the Galvanizing department of the American Rolling Mill for many years before a weakened heart brought on the Emphysema caused by working in coal dust forced him to transfer to the electrical department where he worked several years until his failing health forced him to take a disability retirement. He suffered long until he could endure no more. God called and Estill answered, "God's will be done". I understand that those were his last words. His & Anna's children were reared & educated in Ashland, Ky. and still worship at the Old Orchard Church.
They are:
Magdalene Ione (DeLong) Sexton, born 1 May 1828, an RN Staff Nurse at Kings Daughter's hospital, Ashland, Ky. She married Henry Herbert Sexton, born 20 January 1927, son of Virgil James & Emma (Mayberry) Sexton.
Ruby Irene (Delong) Preston-Litteral, born 8 May 1929, Ashland, a longtime employee of General Telephone, married Wallace Preston, son of ? & Gladys (Borders) Preston. One daughter was born to this union, Terry (Preston) Hicks.
Following from Ova O. DeLong's book: "Auxier - Delong - Brown - Allied Families". Ova was Estill's younger brother.
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ESTILL CLARK & ANNA LILLIAN (STEPHENS) DELONG
Page 67 - Estill Clark Delong, 30 July, 1903, Keeton branch, Matthew - November 1964, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, the 7th child and the 4th son born to Jeff & Maggie (Brown) Delong. He was the first of their children to be born on Keeton Branch, on what was later known as the Ernest Elam Farm. The family had just moved across Licking River on the Winter before, and a permanent home was under construction farther up the branch. The lead carpenter on the job was Jim Ross, a distant cousin.
Vergie was 11 years of age; Cletus was 10; Vernie was 7 and Rollie was two years and five months of age. Seven of eleven children, two girls and five boys, grew to adults in that house built in 1903, on that mostly hillside farm. Sister Bertie Mae was lost to Diptheria. But for the Grace of God, and an elder father who recognized the symptoms as being the same as those earlier in the illness of Sister Bertie this writer would not be typing today.
Estill was a loving, and much loved brother. He was never given to idle talk, but when something needed to be said he said it. I never knew him to lose his temper. The nearest I ever knew him to do so was one Sunday morning in the hay-loft when he and Green Nickel were sleeping-off a "hangover" resulting from their over indulgence the night before of a spirit called "white-lightning". Moma had sent me for the third time to call the boys to breakfast. To stop my tugging, and annoyance he gave me a sound slap. My heart was broken. Estill had never scolded, or laid an angry hand on me before that day. After the age of twelve, when Estill began working on construction, and trapping in the coal mines at Muddy Branch at Thealka, Johnson County, Estill's work on the farm was intermittent. Those early years also included a short hitch in a steel mill at New Boston, Ohio during which time he boarded with Popa's sister, Mary Louise Arrowwood, and on that occasion he brought with him home for Christmas his cousin, Everett Arrowwood.
While working in the coal mines at Thealka, Estill boarded with his older brother and sister-in-law, Cletus & Vada Delong who lived on Road Branch. From Muddy Branch Estill found employment with the North-East Coal Mining Company at Auxier, Kentucky. While there he boarded with our Uncle Kennis & Cyntha Delong for a while; then with our Uncle Ben & Sarah Delong.
About 1920 Estill found employment with the Hard Burlingham Mining Company, Hardburley, Perry County, Kentucky, as did three brothers, a brother-in-law, and several other young men from the community of Matthew, Morgan County, Kentucky.
Estill's employment at Hardburley progressed from motorman to running a coal-cutting machine to Night foreman. When he was promoted to the latter another employee, who was disappointed that the promotion didn't come to him, threatened to kill Estill. Estill, for security, went out and purchased an automatic hand-gun, the same which later killed Ernie McGraw, a dear friend, and much loved by all who knew him.
Ernie and Estill were room-mates at the Richie Boarding House. On a day off from work, Estill had gone before Ernie had finished breakfast and had sat down, to enjoy the sunshine, on the outside stairs. Ernie had arisen, had seen Estill's hand-gun lying on their dresser, had picked it up and was on his way up the stairs, to...
Page 68 ...- the dining room. Ernie stopped in front of, and below, Estill and, holding the gun by the muzzle, jabbed Estill in the chest, with the handle of the gun (as though to say, "Estill, here is your gun". The gun discharged and Ernie was fatally wounded. Ernie was brought home for burial in the Tom McGraw Cemetery. Several of his friends, including his good friend, Mrs. Richie, came for the funeral. It was my privilege to take horses to the O&K Railroad at Well's Station to pick-up his friends.
In 1927 Estill quit the coal mines, went directly to Ashland, Kentucky and found employment with the American Rolling Mill Company.
In that same year Estill met, courted and entered into marriage to Miss Ann Lillian, a pretty daughter, one of eight, and I think, the youngest child of Jim & Louraine (Haywood) Stephens. Anna was born 7 October 1908, Greenup County, Kentucky and died 4 August 1981. Estill and Anna were laid to rest in Ashland cemetery and share a common headstone with B. F. "Ben" and Anna Brown, our Uncle and Aunt.
In September 1927 I was attending school at Morehead, Ky., when Estill brought his bride of about two months to Morehead for me to meet and to take me to Ashland for the week-end. They were living on Bellefont, in the home of Anna's parents. It was my first privilege to meet that wonderful couple. I later had the privilege of meeting each of their honorable children, and their families. Some of Anna's nephews and niece were my friends at Morehead. Moreover, one Winder, Anna's Brother Reuben secured for me employment in the Greenup County School System. I boarded with the "Big Man" & Lizzie (Stephens) Johnson family (Anna's sister). On some occasions when the snow was deep my good friend, Mr. Johnson, would hitch his mules to a log and drag it to the school to provide a walk-way for the children to walk to school.
Estill loved and was loved by Anna's Family, and Anna loved and was loved by Estill's Family. It is my understanding that Estill never drank after he and Anna were married. They reared two wonderful daughters. The whole family became "pillars" of the Old Orchard Church of Christ, and helped to build a new building.
Estill was a "dipper" in the Galvanizing department of the American Rolling Mill for many years before a weakened heart brought on the Emphysema caused by working in coal dust forced him to transfer to the electrical department where he worked several years until his failing health forced him to take a disability retirement. He suffered long until he could endure no more. God called and Estill answered, "God's will be done". I understand that those were his last words. His & Anna's children were reared & educated in Ashland, Ky. and still worship at the Old Orchard Church.
They are:
Magdalene Ione (DeLong) Sexton, born 1 May 1828, an RN Staff Nurse at Kings Daughter's hospital, Ashland, Ky. She married Henry Herbert Sexton, born 20 January 1927, son of Virgil James & Emma (Mayberry) Sexton.
Ruby Irene (Delong) Preston-Litteral, born 8 May 1929, Ashland, a longtime employee of General Telephone, married Wallace Preston, son of ? & Gladys (Borders) Preston. One daughter was born to this union, Terry (Preston) Hicks.
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ESTILL CLARK & ANNA LILLIAN (STEPHENS) DELONG
Page 67 - Estill Clark Delong, 30 July, 1903, Keeton branch, Matthew - November 1964, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, the 7th child and the 4th son born to Jeff & Maggie (Brown) Delong. He was the first of their children to be born on Keeton Branch, on what was later known as the Ernest Elam Farm. The family had just moved across Licking River on the Winter before, and a permanent home was under construction farther up the branch. The lead carpenter on the job was Jim Ross, a distant cousin.
Vergie was 11 years of age; Cletus was 10; Vernie was 7 and Rollie was two years and five months of age. Seven of eleven children, two girls and five boys, grew to adults in that house built in 1903, on that mostly hillside farm. Sister Bertie Mae was lost to Diptheria. But for the Grace of God, and an elder father who recognized the symptoms as being the same as those earlier in the illness of Sister Bertie this writer would not be typing today.
Estill was a loving, and much loved brother. He was never given to idle talk, but when something needed to be said he said it. I never knew him to lose his temper. The nearest I ever knew him to do so was one Sunday morning in the hay-loft when he and Green Nickel were sleeping-off a "hangover" resulting from their over indulgence the night before of a spirit called "white-lightning". Moma had sent me for the third time to call the boys to breakfast. To stop my tugging, and annoyance he gave me a sound slap. My heart was broken. Estill had never scolded, or laid an angry hand on me before that day. After the age of twelve, when Estill began working on construction, and trapping in the coal mines at Muddy Branch at Thealka, Johnson County, Estill's work on the farm was intermittent. Those early years also included a short hitch in a steel mill at New Boston, Ohio during which time he boarded with Popa's sister, Mary Louise Arrowwood, and on that occasion he brought with him home for Christmas his cousin, Everett Arrowwood.
While working in the coal mines at Thealka, Estill boarded with his older brother and sister-in-law, Cletus & Vada Delong who lived on Road Branch. From Muddy Branch Estill found employment with the North-East Coal Mining Company at Auxier, Kentucky. While there he boarded with our Uncle Kennis & Cyntha Delong for a while; then with our Uncle Ben & Sarah Delong.
About 1920 Estill found employment with the Hard Burlingham Mining Company, Hardburley, Perry County, Kentucky, as did three brothers, a brother-in-law, and several other young men from the community of Matthew, Morgan County, Kentucky.
Estill's employment at Hardburley progressed from motorman to running a coal-cutting machine to Night foreman. When he was promoted to the latter another employee, who was disappointed that the promotion didn't come to him, threatened to kill Estill. Estill, for security, went out and purchased an automatic hand-gun, the same which later killed Ernie McGraw, a dear friend, and much loved by all who knew him.
Ernie and Estill were room-mates at the Richie Boarding House. On a day off from work, Estill had gone before Ernie had finished breakfast and had sat down, to enjoy the sunshine, on the outside stairs. Ernie had arisen, had seen Estill's hand-gun lying on their dresser, had picked it up and was on his way up the stairs, to...
Page 68 ...- the dining room. Ernie stopped in front of, and below, Estill and, holding the gun by the muzzle, jabbed Estill in the chest, with the handle of the gun (as though to say, "Estill, here is your gun". The gun discharged and Ernie was fatally wounded. Ernie was brought home for burial in the Tom McGraw Cemetery. Several of his friends, including his good friend, Mrs. Richie, came for the funeral. It was my privilege to take horses to the O&K Railroad at Well's Station to pick-up his friends.
In 1927 Estill quit the coal mines, went directly to Ashland, Kentucky and found employment with the American Rolling Mill Company.
In that same year Estill met, courted and entered into marriage to Miss Ann Lillian, a pretty daughter, one of eight, and I think, the youngest child of Jim & Louraine (Haywood) Stephens. Anna was born 7 October 1908, Greenup County, Kentucky and died 4 August 1981. Estill and Anna were laid to rest in Ashland cemetery and share a common headstone with B. F. "Ben" and Anna Brown, our Uncle and Aunt.
In September 1927 I was attending school at Morehead, Ky., when Estill brought his bride of about two months to Morehead for me to meet and to take me to Ashland for the week-end. They were living on Bellefont, in the home of Anna's parents. It was my first privilege to meet that wonderful couple. I later had the privilege of meeting each of their honorable children, and their families. Some of Anna's nephews and niece were my friends at Morehead. Moreover, one Winder, Anna's Brother Reuben secured for me employment in the Greenup County School System. I boarded with the "Big Man" & Lizzie (Stephens) Johnson family (Anna's sister). On some occasions when the snow was deep my good friend, Mr. Johnson, would hitch his mules to a log and drag it to the school to provide a walk-way for the children to walk to school.
Estill loved and was loved by Anna's Family, and Anna loved and was loved by Estill's Family. It is my understanding that Estill never drank after he and Anna were married. They reared two wonderful daughters. The whole family became "pillars" of the Old Orchard Church of Christ, and helped to build a new building.
Estill was a "dipper" in the Galvanizing department of the American Rolling Mill for many years before a weakened heart brought on the Emphysema caused by working in coal dust forced him to transfer to the electrical department where he worked several years until his failing health forced him to take a disability retirement. He suffered long until he could endure no more. God called and Estill answered, "God's will be done". I understand that those were his last words. His & Anna's children were reared & educated in Ashland, Ky. and still worship at the Old Orchard Church.
They are:
Magdalene Ione (DeLong) Sexton, born 1 May 1828, an RN Staff Nurse at Kings Daughter's hospital, Ashland, Ky. She married Henry Herbert Sexton, born 20 January 1927, son of Virgil James & Emma (Mayberry) Sexton.
Ruby Irene (Delong) Preston-Litteral, born 8 May 1929, Ashland, a longtime employee of General Telephone, married Wallace Preston, son of ? & Gladys (Borders) Preston. One daughter was born to this union, Terry (Preston) Hicks.
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