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Blanche <I>Secor</I> Longman

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Blanche Secor Longman

Birth
Greene County, Illinois, USA
Death
22 Dec 1978 (aged 84)
Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Wife of Rev. Claybourne Willis LONGMAN.

Son - William "Bill" Arthur LONGMAN.

Blanche Secor Longman was born on a farm near Carrollton, IL, Aug. 14, 1894. She was a graduate of the University of Illinois and was a teacher of teachers for some years. She married her husband while enrolled at Northwestern where she got a Masters degree, with two sisters having also married ministers. Her main interests besides Christian education in churches was birding, writing and later painting. After C. W.'s death she served as director of Christian education and also traveled extensively in several continents. She died Dec. 22, 1978, and both she and her husband are buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, IL, a lovely plot near the Lincoln Memorial.
Wife of Rev. Claybourne Willis LONGMAN.

Son - William "Bill" Arthur LONGMAN.

Blanche Secor Longman was born on a farm near Carrollton, IL, Aug. 14, 1894. She was a graduate of the University of Illinois and was a teacher of teachers for some years. She married her husband while enrolled at Northwestern where she got a Masters degree, with two sisters having also married ministers. Her main interests besides Christian education in churches was birding, writing and later painting. After C. W.'s death she served as director of Christian education and also traveled extensively in several continents. She died Dec. 22, 1978, and both she and her husband are buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, IL, a lovely plot near the Lincoln Memorial.


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  • Created by: Candice xo
  • Added: Sep 7, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21417602/blanche-longman: accessed ), memorial page for Blanche Secor Longman (14 Aug 1894–22 Dec 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21417602, citing Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Candice xo (contributor 13003043).