Roswell Long [1]
Additional Information:
Age at Death: no
Home Address: Matthews
Disability: no
Image Source: Davidson College annual 1912
Biographical Notes:
He could have been exempt from the service because he was studying ministry, but he returned from his studies in Chicago and reported to the Mecklenburg County draft board and did not claim exemption. He was the first man drawn in the Mecklenburg County lottery and one of the first ten men to enter the national army.
Date of Birth:
10/4/1893
Birthplace:
Unionville, North Carolina
Military Branch:
Army
Citizenship:
Natural Born
City/County:
Mecklenburg
Education Details:
Davidson CollegeM. A. from University of VirginiaMoody Bible Institute, Chicago, Illinois-1 yearUnion Theological Seminary, Richmond, VA-3 years
Exemption:
no
Eye Color:
Blue
Family Details:
Spouse: Frances Long
Children:
Dependents: no
Parents:
Siblings:
Extended Family:
First Name:
Roswell
Hair Color:
Light
Height:
Medium
Last Name:
Long
Marital Status:
single
Middle Name:
Curtis
Military Details:
Camp Jackson, SC;
6/5/1917
24*
Occupation:
Occupation: student, Moody Bible Institute
Employer: Presbyterian pastor in Nicholas Co., WV in 1920Secretary in Presbyterian Church in Atlanta in 1930, claimed not a veteran.
Location:
Precinct:
Clear Creek
Race / Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Source:
The Charlotte Observer 8/31/1917, 1920 WV census, 1930 GA census
State:
NC
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