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Martha Ellen Wilson Long
March 28, 1855 - November 22, 1928
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The daughter of George and Elizabeth Jane Hughes Wilson. Ella was born at Elkdale, near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Wilson is buried in the City Cemetery, Cherokee County, Kansas near the town of Columbus. There is also a marker for Mr. Wilson and his name is on the large stone with Mrs. Wilson. However he is buried in Pennsylvania unless Martha's husband, R. A. Long, brought him back and had him buried with his wife.
Ella's father died when she was 14 years of age. Her mother was Quaker and a woman of great courage and foresight. She moved her nine children to the new and primitive town of Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas following her husband's death.
Robert A. Long had left his Shelby County, Kentucky farm home, near the village of Simpsonville, at the age of twenty-two. He settled in the small town of Columbus, Kansas where he met Martha Ellen Wilson and friendship soon grew into love. They were married on December 16, 1875.
Three children were born to this union;
George Robert was born on April 24, 1877 and died on May 7, 1877. He is buried in the Columbus City Cemetery in Cherokee County, Kansas.
Sallie America was born in Columbus on November 6, 1878. She was educated in Washington, D. C. and married Hayne Ellis, an officer of the United States Navy.
The youngest daughter, Loula, was born on January 30, 1881 in Columbus. She adored horses from an early age and made her debut in 1896 in Kansas City, Missouri. She became known as the queen of the American Royal, which is held in Kansas City, MO. each Fall. Loula married Robert Pryor Combs, who encouraged his wife to continue her career in the show ring. Loula won acclaim throughout the United States and Canada.
Loula later wrote in her book "My Revelation," that she never heard her Mother call her Father anything but "Mr. Long," which was a custom of the Old South and a mark of respect of one sex for the other.
Mr. & Mrs. Long began married life living in a 3-room cottage erected in one corner of the lumber yard. Mrs. Long did the family wash and in later years, Mr. Long referred to this period as the happiest in his career.
The Longs were members of the First Christian Church in Columbus, Kansas. Mr. Long was one of the organizers of the church in 1871 and he was a charter member. When the small frame church was replaced by a big brick church in 1912, Mr. and Mrs. Long were there for the dedication.
Mr. Long built a mansion in Columbus for his family and they moved into it in the summer of 1885. The Long family moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1891, and in 1911 moved into Corinthian Hall, a 72-room mansion at 3218 Gladstone Boulevard, the first million dollar home built in Kansas City, MO. The mansion was given to Kansas City in 1940 and is now the Kansas City Museum.
Mr. W. S. Norton later purchased the mansion in Columbus, and when he died in 1917, in his will he left the mansion to the city of Columbus to be used as a hospital, and memorial for his daughter, Maud, who drowned in 1905. The Maud Norton Memorial Hospital was razed in July 1951 after a new hospital was built on the grounds.
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Martha Ellen Wilson Long
March 28, 1855 - November 22, 1928
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The daughter of George and Elizabeth Jane Hughes Wilson. Ella was born at Elkdale, near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Wilson is buried in the City Cemetery, Cherokee County, Kansas near the town of Columbus. There is also a marker for Mr. Wilson and his name is on the large stone with Mrs. Wilson. However he is buried in Pennsylvania unless Martha's husband, R. A. Long, brought him back and had him buried with his wife.
Ella's father died when she was 14 years of age. Her mother was Quaker and a woman of great courage and foresight. She moved her nine children to the new and primitive town of Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas following her husband's death.
Robert A. Long had left his Shelby County, Kentucky farm home, near the village of Simpsonville, at the age of twenty-two. He settled in the small town of Columbus, Kansas where he met Martha Ellen Wilson and friendship soon grew into love. They were married on December 16, 1875.
Three children were born to this union;
George Robert was born on April 24, 1877 and died on May 7, 1877. He is buried in the Columbus City Cemetery in Cherokee County, Kansas.
Sallie America was born in Columbus on November 6, 1878. She was educated in Washington, D. C. and married Hayne Ellis, an officer of the United States Navy.
The youngest daughter, Loula, was born on January 30, 1881 in Columbus. She adored horses from an early age and made her debut in 1896 in Kansas City, Missouri. She became known as the queen of the American Royal, which is held in Kansas City, MO. each Fall. Loula married Robert Pryor Combs, who encouraged his wife to continue her career in the show ring. Loula won acclaim throughout the United States and Canada.
Loula later wrote in her book "My Revelation," that she never heard her Mother call her Father anything but "Mr. Long," which was a custom of the Old South and a mark of respect of one sex for the other.
Mr. & Mrs. Long began married life living in a 3-room cottage erected in one corner of the lumber yard. Mrs. Long did the family wash and in later years, Mr. Long referred to this period as the happiest in his career.
The Longs were members of the First Christian Church in Columbus, Kansas. Mr. Long was one of the organizers of the church in 1871 and he was a charter member. When the small frame church was replaced by a big brick church in 1912, Mr. and Mrs. Long were there for the dedication.
Mr. Long built a mansion in Columbus for his family and they moved into it in the summer of 1885. The Long family moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1891, and in 1911 moved into Corinthian Hall, a 72-room mansion at 3218 Gladstone Boulevard, the first million dollar home built in Kansas City, MO. The mansion was given to Kansas City in 1940 and is now the Kansas City Museum.
Mr. W. S. Norton later purchased the mansion in Columbus, and when he died in 1917, in his will he left the mansion to the city of Columbus to be used as a hospital, and memorial for his daughter, Maud, who drowned in 1905. The Maud Norton Memorial Hospital was razed in July 1951 after a new hospital was built on the grounds.
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