Preston N. LONG / Hannah COWAN

   Husband: Preston N. LONG        (Ancestor Chart, Descendant Chart)
      Born: 20 JUN 1818            in: 
   Married:                        in: 
      Died: 13 JAN 1901            in: 
    Buried: Golden Valley Methodist Church, Rutherford County, NC
    Father: William LONG
    Mother: Jane SMART
      Wife: Hannah COWAN           (Descendant Chart)
      Born: 9 MAY 1821             in: 
      Died: 4 JUL 1886             in: 
    Buried: Golden Valley Methodist Church, Rutherford County, NC
    Father:
    Mother:
  Children:
1     Name: William L. LONG
M     Born: 3 AUG 1841             in: 
      Died: 6 FEB 1904             in: 
   Married: 2 JAN 1862             in: Rutherford County, NC
    Spouse: Susannah C. SIMS

Preston N. Long

Census Records

• The 1850 Census of Rutherford County, NC lists a P. N. Long (age 32, farmer) as head of household number 895 in the Cain Creek section of the county. Also listed in the household are Hannah (age 29), Susan (age 11), Jane (age 9), William (age 8), John (age 5), Malinda (age 2), and William (age 80). All are listed as being born in N.C.
• The 1860 Census of Rutherford County, NC lists a P. N. Long (age 42, farmer) as head of household number 457 in the Whiteside Settlement section of the county. Also listed in the household are Hanah (age 40), Jane (age 20), Wm (age 19), John (age 15), Mary (age 10), Elmira (age 9), James (age 8), and Hulda (age 1). All are listed as being born in NC.
• The 1870 Census of Rutherford County, NC lists a P. N. Logan (age 52, farmer) as head of household number 132 in the Golden Valley township. Also listed in the household are Hannah (age 49), Jane E. (age 29), Elmina A. (age 20), James H. (age 17), Hulda (age 11), Jane [?] (age 9), Fany F. (age 7), Susan Blankinship (age 37), Lueda (age 5), and Robt Scok (age 18). All are listed as being born in NC.
• The 1880 Census of Rutherford County, NC lists a Preston N. Long (age 61, farmer) as head of household number 80 in the Golden Valley township. Also listed in his household are Hannah Long (age 59, wife), Susan Blankinship (age 41, daughter), Laurany J. Blankinship (age 15, granddaughter), Huldah C. Long (age 20, daughter), Frances M. Long (age 17, daughter), and Jonas C. Johnston (age 9, servant). All are listed as being born in N. Carolina.

Sources:

1. Philbeck, Miles S. "Longs of Cane Creek", Bulletin of The Genealogical Society of Old Tryon County, Forest City, NC. Nov 1990, p.156-164. [ Preston Nevins Long is listed as the son of William Long (b.22 Dec 1769, d. 8 Sep 1853) and Jane Smart (b. 22 Sep 1774, d. 10 Feb 1849). ]
2. [Will of P. N. Long (1901)]. Rutherford County loose wills, file C.R.086.801.22, North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, 4 p. (Photographs of original made 12 Nov 2010 (3.4 Mbytes)).