John Benjamin Long, birth date 9/8/1843 in Nacogdoches; death date 4/27/1924 in Rusk, Cherokee County; newspaper (retired).
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
John B. Long, birth date 9/8/1843, death date 4/27/1924, burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Rusk, Cherokee County.
Find a Grave .
Biographical sketch, John B. Long, pp. 381-382. Cherokee County Historical Commission, Cherokee County History, copyright 1986, second printing 2001, Jacksonville, Texas, crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission.
Biographical sketch, John Benjamin Long, pp. 129-136; mentioned throughout. Whitehead, Marie Hall. A History of The Rusk Cherokeean, 1847-1973, 2009, Lufkin, Texas, crediting Singletary Memorial Library.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . A History of The Rusk Cherokeean, 1847-1973Cherokee County History
Biographical sketch and finding aid, John Benjamin Long Papers, 1852-1924. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Texas Archival Resources Online 2010.
Confederate States Army, Private, Company C, 3rd Texas Infantry. John Benjamin Long, birth date 9/8/1843, death date 4/24/1924 in biographical sketch and 4/27/1924 on headstone.
Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide 2002.
Mentioned on historical marker, The Rusk Cherokeean, Rusk, Cherokee County. "Among its significant publishers have been: . . . John Benjamin Long, a U.S. Congressman, state legislator and mayor of Rusk; and state representative Wallace M. Ellis."
Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .