Family Group Sheet
NameRobert Stephen Delong
Birth29 Aug 1893, Pulaski Co., Missouri
FatherJames Madison Delong (1847-~1898)
MotherViolet McCorkle (1857-1929)
Marriage12 Jun 1915, Putnam Co., Indiana
SpouseMary Jane Ferrand, Half 2C4R
Birth6 Oct 1899, Putnam Co., Indiana
Death5 Oct 1921, Putnam Co., Indiana
FatherHarvey Franklin Ferrand (1870-1938)
MotherSarah Ellen Lewis (1874-1951)
Children
1 FSarah Mildred Delong, Half 3C3R
Birth15 Jun 1917, Putnam Co., Indiana
2 MWalter Robert Delong, Half 3C3R
Birth9 Jan 1919, Putnam Co., Indiana
Notes for Robert Stephen Delong
His WWI draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917 in Warren township, Putnam Co., Indiana, records Robert Steven Delong, age 23, residence RFD 1, Greencastle, Indiana, born 29 Aug 1893 in Waynesville, Missouri, laborer on farm, employed by W. W. Garner, Putnamsville, married supporting a wife, physical description medium height and build, dark brown hair and eyes.
Census
1910 census of Pulaski Co., Missouri, Cullen township, enumerated 19 April, lists Robert Delong, age 16, b. Missouri Ind Ind, as a hired farmhand with the family of Henry Speckman (age 58 b. Missouri Germany Germany)
Notes for Robert Stephen & Mary Jane (Family)
Putnam Co. Indiana marriage book 15, p. 243, records the marriage on 12 June 1915 of Robert Delong, age 22, b. 29 Aug 1893, to Mary J. Ferrand, age 17, b. 6 Oct 1898.
Census
1920 census of Putnam Co., Indiana, Warren township, enumerated 19 Jan, lists on p. 6B as family #151:
Delong, Robert S., 26, b. Missouri Ind Ind, laborer at cement plant; Marry J., wife, 20, b. Ind Ind Ind; Walter R., son, 1 0/12, b. Ind Ind Ind.
1930 census of Marion Co., Indiana, Center township, Indianapolis ward 14, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 18A as family #302/323, at 623 Warren Ave:
Delong, Robert, 35, at at first marriage 21, b. Missouri U.S U.S., laborer at creosite plant; Metina (or Metura?), wife, 24, age at first marriage 22, b. Ind Ind Ind; Walter, son, 10, b Ind Ind Ind; William, son, 4 5/12, b. Ind Missouri Ind; Goldie, dau, 1 3/12, b. Ind Missouri Ind; Henry, brother, 33, age at first marriage 26, b. Arkansa U.S. U.S., laborer at power & light; Nancy, sister-in-law, 24, age at first marriage 16, b. Ind Ind Ind; Catherine, niece, 6, b. Ind Ind Ind; Stanley, nephew, 4 5/12, b. Ind Ind Ind.
Delong, Robert S., 26, b. Missouri Ind Ind, laborer at cement plant; Marry J., wife, 20, b. Ind Ind Ind; Walter R., son, 1 0/12, b. Ind Ind Ind.
1930 census of Marion Co., Indiana, Center township, Indianapolis ward 14, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 18A as family #302/323, at 623 Warren Ave:
Delong, Robert, 35, at at first marriage 21, b. Missouri U.S U.S., laborer at creosite plant; Metina (or Metura?), wife, 24, age at first marriage 22, b. Ind Ind Ind; Walter, son, 10, b Ind Ind Ind; William, son, 4 5/12, b. Ind Missouri Ind; Goldie, dau, 1 3/12, b. Ind Missouri Ind; Henry, brother, 33, age at first marriage 26, b. Arkansa U.S. U.S., laborer at power & light; Nancy, sister-in-law, 24, age at first marriage 16, b. Ind Ind Ind; Catherine, niece, 6, b. Ind Ind Ind; Stanley, nephew, 4 5/12, b. Ind Ind Ind.
