Norton Thurston LONGWELL

  General Notes:

Baskins 1880 History of Delaware County

NORTON T. LONGWELL, farmer; P. O. Kilbourne; is a descendant of one of the early settlers and pioneers of the county ; born in this township April 20, 1842, and a son of Ralph S. and Elizabeth (Thurston) Longwell ; born in New York in 1804. Ralph Longwell was born in 1792 in Maryland, and emigrated to this State in 1806 ; located in Berkshire, and participated in the war of 1812 ; he died June 8, 1872, in this township. Norton T. was the tenth of a family of thirteen children, nine are living; there were but two boys, one who was a surgeon in the army with the rank of Major, and died at Camp Chase. Norton was the youngest boy, and has always remained at home; Oct. 7, 1861, he enlisted in Co. D, 20th O. V. I., and served three years ; he was Orderly on the General's staff ; since his return home, he has been engaged in farming ; has 164 acres situated immediately north of Eden. April 9, 1867, married Ella E. Hyde, who was born in 1848 ; she is a daughter of Udney and Olive (Hunter) Hyde, the former a native of Vermont, the latter of Connecticut ; have two children-Carrie, born Sept. 29, 1872, and Raymond, June 21, 18 74.

The early training of the pioneers of Brown Township soon made itself felt after their settlement in the wilderness. Though their trials and cares were heavy, they found time to read a chapter from the old Bible, and return thanks to God for preservation and protection. The first society formed in the neighborhood was in 1828, and of the Methodist Episcopal denomination. It was organized at Mr. Thurston's, and consisted of himself and wife, Joseph Thurston and wife, Zenas Leonard and wife, and Phoebe Thrall. Once a week they would meet together, and, as they were without a shepherd, prayer-meetings only were held. Soon after the Methodists got well into the harness, the Presbyterians commenced work. They organized a society at Mr. Thurston's, as his cabin seems to have been a kind of religious headquarters. For a number of years, these two societies continued their meetings under these limited circumstances. At length, a society of the New School Presbyterians was formed, with the following members: John Hestwood and wife, Hugh Lee and wife, Robert Kinkaid and wife, James Kinkaid and wife. They built a church of hewed logs, in which they worshiped for several- years; the Methodists also occupied it on special occasions. In 1841, a frame church building was erected by the congregation near the same spot. But they allowed their imagination to run away with them, and laid their foundation on such an extensive scale, that they were unable to complete the building. Finally they tore it down, and of the material erected a smaller one upon the same site. This building was superseded by a more pretentious one in 1855, and the old church converted into a residence, which is now occupied by Norton T. Longwell. The first Pastor of this congregation was Rev. Mr. Jenks, who had charge of a church in Kingston Township at the same time. see scrapebook.

LONGWELL, Norton T. Death date: 2//1930, Franklin County Volume #6219, Certificate #38796

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Brown, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: T9_1012; Family History Film: 1255012; Page: 376.2000; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 0254.

Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Delaware, Ohio; Roll: T623 1263; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 25.
Prospect Monitor July 7 1904
Norton T. Longwell and wife to Oscar Baker and wife, part of out-lot No. 58 in the City of Delaware, $3,000.

Name: Norton T. Longwell
Rank: Prvt.
Company: D
Regiment: 20
State: Ohio
Arm of service: Infantry
Event date: 1913
State/Arm of service: Ohio Inf.
Company/Regiment: D,20
Publication title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
NARA publication number: T289
Publisher: National Archives and Records Administration
Collection title: Civil War Pensions
Collection: Civil War Pension Index Cards

Name: Norton T. Longwell
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 10 Feb 1930
Burial Place: Kilborn, Ohio
Death Date: 07 Feb 1930
Death Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio
Age: 87
Birth Date: 20 Apr 1842
Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Retired Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Ella Estell Longwell
Father's Name: Ralph Longwell
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Thurston
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07383-3
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
Source Film Number: 2032729
Reference Number: 1930 fn 532
Collection: Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military Award: Watch given to NT Longwell - picture from Charles Raymond Longwell, 1865, Kilbourne, Brown, Delaware, Ohio.

• Personal Photo: Young Norton T. Longwell from Barbara Longwell Murphy, Abt 1865, Ohio.

• Photo: N.T. Longwell & Ella seated. At Clay’shome on Howard Rd, 1908, Howard Rd., Brown twp., Delaware Co.OH. Picture taken by Glenn Clay, Ora Bell (Sheets) Clay standing on right.

• Photo: NT Longwell Barn from Barbara Longwell Murphy, Bef 1917, Kilbourne, Brown, Delaware, Ohio.

• Burial: N.T. Longwell, 1930, Green Mound Cem., Kilbourne, Delaware, Ohio, USA.

• Obituary: NT. Longwell, 1930, Kilbourne, Brown, Delaware, Ohio.

Norton married Ella Estelle HYDE, daughter of Udney Hay HYDE and Olive Hunter, on 8 Apr 1867 in Champaign County, Ohio. (Ella Estelle HYDE was born on 24 Apr 1848 in Mechanicsburg, Union, Ohio, died on 25 Dec 1926 in Franklin Co., Ohio and was buried on 27 Dec 1926 in Green Mound Cem., Kilbourne, Delaware, Ohio, USA.)

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Marriage Date: 08 Apr 1867
Marriage Place: Champaign County, Ohio
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75302-3
System Origin: Ohio-VR
Source Film Number: 0295229
Reference Number: 2:3PSB1D2
Collection: Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958