Council Bluffs Nonpareil
December 28, 1930
Rev. H. DeLong's Sister is Dead
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She Came To Kanesville With Brigham Young In 1846
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Separated From Kin
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Mrs. Amanda DeLong McLaughlin, 95, believed to be the oldest resident of Piatt county, Ill., a sister of the late Rev. Henry DeLong, died Dec. 20 at the home of her son, W. P. McLaughlin, at Cerro Gordo , Ill., according to word received Saturday by Henry DeLong jr., 214 Merriam block. Funeral services were held Dec. 23 at Milmine, Ill., with burial there.
Mrs. McLaughlin was born Nov. 20, 1845, in a log house on Lake Erie, a mile above Beaver Dam, Brighton, Beaver county, Pa. In 1844, she went with her parents to Nauvoo, Ill., landing there the day that Joseph and Hyrum Smith were buried. One year later, her parents, another brother, William G. DeLong, and a baby sister died from privations.
The children were taken by different families, which scattered out and they were lost to each other for the time being. In July, 1846, Brigham Young, and his followers, with whom were the families having Amanda, Henry, and Albert DeLong came to Council Bluffs which was then known as Kanesville.
In August of that year the Mormon settlement moved across the river into Nebraska territory and established winter quarters at what is now Florence. Two years later Henry DeLong herding cattle along the bluffs of the river often noticed a girl who was also herding cattle, but never realized she was his sister.
In the fall of that year, the lad was getting water from the river and saw the girl trying to get a bucket of water. "I will get it for you" he said. the girl noticed a scar on his forehead. Inquiring what his name was, she explained that she had a brother with a scar like that. The disclosure led to brother recognizing sister for the first time since their separation.
A short time later, a woman bound for St. Louis, Mo., on a steamboat, prevailed upon Amanda to accompany her on the trip. it was several years later before Henry DeLong was able to locate his sister again. A strolling peddler came along one day and told him he knew a girl in Illinois that resembled him. He immediately started for the steamboat bound for St. Louis, missed it by a few hundred yards and set out on foot for St. Joseph, Mo., 150 miles away. He arrived in that town ahead of the boat, which had gotten stuck on a sandbar, boarded it and continued his trip to St. Louis. He saw his sister, who was living in Scott county, not far from Quincy, Illinois.
In 1848, his brother, Albert, left for Salt Lake City, Utah, and it was years before they met again. In 1890, a family reunion was held in Council Bluffs and here they met after forty years separation, the brothers, Henry, Albert and Edgar and the sister Amanda. Edgar died in 1909, Albert about 1911 and Rev. Henry DeLong in May 1927. Mrs. McLaughlin's husband Daniel McLaughlin, died about forty years ago. Besides her son, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren survive.
December 28, 1930
Rev. H. DeLong's Sister is Dead
_____________________________
She Came To Kanesville With Brigham Young In 1846
_______________________________________________________
Separated From Kin
__________________
Mrs. Amanda DeLong McLaughlin, 95, believed to be the oldest resident of Piatt county, Ill., a sister of the late Rev. Henry DeLong, died Dec. 20 at the home of her son, W. P. McLaughlin, at Cerro Gordo , Ill., according to word received Saturday by Henry DeLong jr., 214 Merriam block. Funeral services were held Dec. 23 at Milmine, Ill., with burial there.
Mrs. McLaughlin was born Nov. 20, 1845, in a log house on Lake Erie, a mile above Beaver Dam, Brighton, Beaver county, Pa. In 1844, she went with her parents to Nauvoo, Ill., landing there the day that Joseph and Hyrum Smith were buried. One year later, her parents, another brother, William G. DeLong, and a baby sister died from privations.
The children were taken by different families, which scattered out and they were lost to each other for the time being. In July, 1846, Brigham Young, and his followers, with whom were the families having Amanda, Henry, and Albert DeLong came to Council Bluffs which was then known as Kanesville.
In August of that year the Mormon settlement moved across the river into Nebraska territory and established winter quarters at what is now Florence. Two years later Henry DeLong herding cattle along the bluffs of the river often noticed a girl who was also herding cattle, but never realized she was his sister.
In the fall of that year, the lad was getting water from the river and saw the girl trying to get a bucket of water. "I will get it for you" he said. the girl noticed a scar on his forehead. Inquiring what his name was, she explained that she had a brother with a scar like that. The disclosure led to brother recognizing sister for the first time since their separation.
A short time later, a woman bound for St. Louis, Mo., on a steamboat, prevailed upon Amanda to accompany her on the trip. it was several years later before Henry DeLong was able to locate his sister again. A strolling peddler came along one day and told him he knew a girl in Illinois that resembled him. He immediately started for the steamboat bound for St. Louis, missed it by a few hundred yards and set out on foot for St. Joseph, Mo., 150 miles away. He arrived in that town ahead of the boat, which had gotten stuck on a sandbar, boarded it and continued his trip to St. Louis. He saw his sister, who was living in Scott county, not far from Quincy, Illinois.
In 1848, his brother, Albert, left for Salt Lake City, Utah, and it was years before they met again. In 1890, a family reunion was held in Council Bluffs and here they met after forty years separation, the brothers, Henry, Albert and Edgar and the sister Amanda. Edgar died in 1909, Albert about 1911 and Rev. Henry DeLong in May 1927. Mrs. McLaughlin's husband Daniel McLaughlin, died about forty years ago. Besides her son, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren survive.
Council Bluffs Nonpareil
December 28, 1930
Rev. H. DeLong's Sister is Dead
_____________________________
She Came To Kanesville With Brigham Young In 1846
_______________________________________________________
Separated From Kin
__________________
Mrs. Amanda DeLong McLaughlin, 95, believed to be the oldest resident of Piatt county, Ill., a sister of the late Rev. Henry DeLong, died Dec. 20 at the home of her son, W. P. McLaughlin, at Cerro Gordo , Ill., according to word received Saturday by Henry DeLong jr., 214 Merriam block. Funeral services were held Dec. 23 at Milmine, Ill., with burial there.
Mrs. McLaughlin was born Nov. 20, 1845, in a log house on Lake Erie, a mile above Beaver Dam, Brighton, Beaver county, Pa. In 1844, she went with her parents to Nauvoo, Ill., landing there the day that Joseph and Hyrum Smith were buried. One year later, her parents, another brother, William G. DeLong, and a baby sister died from privations.
The children were taken by different families, which scattered out and they were lost to each other for the time being. In July, 1846, Brigham Young, and his followers, with whom were the families having Amanda, Henry, and Albert DeLong came to Council Bluffs which was then known as Kanesville.
In August of that year the Mormon settlement moved across the river into Nebraska territory and established winter quarters at what is now Florence. Two years later Henry DeLong herding cattle along the bluffs of the river often noticed a girl who was also herding cattle, but never realized she was his sister.
In the fall of that year, the lad was getting water from the river and saw the girl trying to get a bucket of water. "I will get it for you" he said. the girl noticed a scar on his forehead. Inquiring what his name was, she explained that she had a brother with a scar like that. The disclosure led to brother recognizing sister for the first time since their separation.
A short time later, a woman bound for St. Louis, Mo., on a steamboat, prevailed upon Amanda to accompany her on the trip. it was several years later before Henry DeLong was able to locate his sister again. A strolling peddler came along one day and told him he knew a girl in Illinois that resembled him. He immediately started for the steamboat bound for St. Louis, missed it by a few hundred yards and set out on foot for St. Joseph, Mo., 150 miles away. He arrived in that town ahead of the boat, which had gotten stuck on a sandbar, boarded it and continued his trip to St. Louis. He saw his sister, who was living in Scott county, not far from Quincy, Illinois.
In 1848, his brother, Albert, left for Salt Lake City, Utah, and it was years before they met again. In 1890, a family reunion was held in Council Bluffs and here they met after forty years separation, the brothers, Henry, Albert and Edgar and the sister Amanda. Edgar died in 1909, Albert about 1911 and Rev. Henry DeLong in May 1927. Mrs. McLaughlin's husband Daniel McLaughlin, died about forty years ago. Besides her son, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren survive.
December 28, 1930
Rev. H. DeLong's Sister is Dead
_____________________________
She Came To Kanesville With Brigham Young In 1846
_______________________________________________________
Separated From Kin
__________________
Mrs. Amanda DeLong McLaughlin, 95, believed to be the oldest resident of Piatt county, Ill., a sister of the late Rev. Henry DeLong, died Dec. 20 at the home of her son, W. P. McLaughlin, at Cerro Gordo , Ill., according to word received Saturday by Henry DeLong jr., 214 Merriam block. Funeral services were held Dec. 23 at Milmine, Ill., with burial there.
Mrs. McLaughlin was born Nov. 20, 1845, in a log house on Lake Erie, a mile above Beaver Dam, Brighton, Beaver county, Pa. In 1844, she went with her parents to Nauvoo, Ill., landing there the day that Joseph and Hyrum Smith were buried. One year later, her parents, another brother, William G. DeLong, and a baby sister died from privations.
The children were taken by different families, which scattered out and they were lost to each other for the time being. In July, 1846, Brigham Young, and his followers, with whom were the families having Amanda, Henry, and Albert DeLong came to Council Bluffs which was then known as Kanesville.
In August of that year the Mormon settlement moved across the river into Nebraska territory and established winter quarters at what is now Florence. Two years later Henry DeLong herding cattle along the bluffs of the river often noticed a girl who was also herding cattle, but never realized she was his sister.
In the fall of that year, the lad was getting water from the river and saw the girl trying to get a bucket of water. "I will get it for you" he said. the girl noticed a scar on his forehead. Inquiring what his name was, she explained that she had a brother with a scar like that. The disclosure led to brother recognizing sister for the first time since their separation.
A short time later, a woman bound for St. Louis, Mo., on a steamboat, prevailed upon Amanda to accompany her on the trip. it was several years later before Henry DeLong was able to locate his sister again. A strolling peddler came along one day and told him he knew a girl in Illinois that resembled him. He immediately started for the steamboat bound for St. Louis, missed it by a few hundred yards and set out on foot for St. Joseph, Mo., 150 miles away. He arrived in that town ahead of the boat, which had gotten stuck on a sandbar, boarded it and continued his trip to St. Louis. He saw his sister, who was living in Scott county, not far from Quincy, Illinois.
In 1848, his brother, Albert, left for Salt Lake City, Utah, and it was years before they met again. In 1890, a family reunion was held in Council Bluffs and here they met after forty years separation, the brothers, Henry, Albert and Edgar and the sister Amanda. Edgar died in 1909, Albert about 1911 and Rev. Henry DeLong in May 1927. Mrs. McLaughlin's husband Daniel McLaughlin, died about forty years ago. Besides her son, two grandchildren and three great grandchildren survive.
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