Julia Long
- Born: 16 Jul 1862, Winn Parish, LA
- Marriage: Thomas Harrison Nugent on 1 Dec 1880
- Died: 14 Mar 1960 at age 97
- Buried: Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Williana, Grant Parish , LA
Noted events in her life were:
• census, 1870, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA. Name: Julia Long Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863 Age in 1870: 7 Birthplace: Louisiana Home in 1870: Ward 1, Winn, Louisiana Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: Winnfield
• census, 1880, Winnfield, Winn Parish, LA. Name: Julia Long Home in 1880: 1st Ward, Winn, Louisiana Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1864 Birthplace: Louisiana Relation to Head of Household: Daughter Father's Name: John M. Father's birthplace: Ohio Mother's Name: Mary E. Mother's birthplace: Mississippi Occupation: At Home Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female
• Obituary, 1960. Obituaries: Julia Long Nugent, 1960, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
From: March 17, 1960 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American
Last Rites for Mrs. Julia Long Nugent At Liberty Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Long Nugent, 97, who died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in an Alexandria hospital, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday from the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Alexandria.
Burial followed services in the Liberty Chapel Cemetery at Williana, with Dr. Guy Hicks and Rev, James Jones officiating.
Mrs. Nugent was the last of the nation's oldest set of twins and an aunt of two Louisiana governors, Earl Long and the late Huey Long, and the late Congressman George S. Long. She was also the mother of the late Albert Nugent of Winnfield.
Her twin sister, Mrs. Olive Wright Long, of Winnfield, died on Jan. 10, this year.
Mrs. Nugent was the daughter of John and Mary Wingate Long who came to Winn Parish from Mississippi before the Civil War.
The twins were born in Louisiana and were the last survivors of 13 children.
Mrs. Nugent was born near Winnfield but had made her home in Alexandria for many years.
Survivors include five children, Jesse M. Nugent of Baton Rouge, O. H. Nugent and Mrs. M. T. Cappel, Sr., of Alexandria and Mrs. Dennis Bocock (Babcock?) and Mrs. Lula Higdon of Winnfield; 15 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren.
Julia married Thomas Harrison Nugent, son of Matthew William Nugent and Julie Ann Mackie, on 1 Dec 1880. (Thomas Harrison Nugent was born on 31 May 1857, died on 10 Jul 1899 and was buried in Liberty Chapel Cemetery, Williana, Grant Parish , LA.)
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