DeLong Cemetery, Tom Green County by Gloria B. Mayfield

Golda Foster, James De Long, Jim Hal DeLong, Jim D. De Long, have applied for a Historical Marker (April 2009)

George Washington De Long was born to James and Elizabeth Ward in Kentucky. He and his brothers, David, William, Samuel J. and John came to Texas and stayed. A sister, Arminta De Long Austin would later come to Texas with her family and settle in Sanco, Tx George was in Ft Belknap, Palo Pinto before coming to Lipan Springs.

In Ft Belknap, he met and married the daughter of Frances E. Williams, Sylvinia Paralee Williams. They got into a wagon made by her father and left for Lipan Springs.

They would have landed near what was once called De Long which is now called Christoval, TX He and his brother would make a dam there and also be County Commissioners. The De Longs also had a school. They were Indian fighters (Dove Creek Battle), and also John De Long was a Scout for Ft. McKavitt. David De Long was a veteran of the Confederacy. G. W. was a member of the Oddfellows and an overseet of Roads in Christoval.

Last Name	First Name	Birth	Death	Comments
De Long	David D	Mar 03 1841	Apr 24 1919	Second CSA
De Long	Edna F.	1877	1898	M: Mason , died in childirth
De Long	Early J.	1885	1887	d/o G. W. & Silvina
De Long	G. W.	Mar 12 1839	Feb 10 1889	h/o Silvina
De Long	James Hansford	1870	1949	Father s/o G. W. & Silvina, h/o Reva E. Clark and had two sons, James Henry buried here and later remarried and had son Jim Hal DeLong
De Long	James Henry	1905	1940	Son
De Long	John Edward	Jul 29 1835	Apr 10 1889	Unknown, 2009 placing a Memorial Marker
De Long	James Jackson	-	1881	s/o Sam DeLong. Maybe buried here but have no proof
De Long	Mary Florence	1874	1893	d/o G. W. & Silvina
De Long	Minerva Ann	71 years old	Oct 29 1905	"Rest Mother-Rest in Quiet Sleep while friends in Sorrow thee weep"
De Long	Reva E.	1884	1908	"Our Happy Souls have gone the way to a Pure eternal Day"
De Long	Samuel Marion	Mar 24 1868	Jan 24 1906	"Gone but not Forgotton" s/o G. W. & Silvina, great grand father of Tina DeLong
De Long	Silvina	1845	1933	At Rest w/o G. W.
Gibson	John R.	Feb 06 1819	Apr 13 1899	Veteran of the Mexican War in the Navy
McCarthy	Henry A	Sep. 17 1805	Jul. 30 1895	Married Nancy Levina Adams from Mercer County, Kentucky. Died in Coke County or Tom Green County, Texas. In the O'Lord, Have I put my Trust
Sims	James J.	Oct 02 1874	Jan 02 1896	To Him, we Trust, a place is given Among the Saints with Christ in Heaven
Stidham	J. W.	May 11 1848	Apr 26 1890	"Farewell my wife, my children all from you g father, Christ doth call"
Stidham	Martha Ann	Jun 18 1853	May 31 1894	"Rest Mother Rest, Sleep while friends in Sorrow Thee Weep"

De Long Cemetery

Tom Green Co., Cemeteries of Texas