George Isaac LONG (1846 –1920) Rebecca Ann PORTER (1854 –1936)

Effie Edith LONG (1888 –1956)

 

Family Links Spouses & Children 1. Berton ROBERTSON William Townsend ROBERTSON+ George Robert ROBERTSON+ Ida Rebecca ROBERTSON+ Everett Burton ROBERTSON Effie Edith LONG 1 Born: 25 February 1888, Moweaqua, Shelby County, Illinois, USA Marriage (1): Berton ROBERTSON on 18 June 1906 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA 1 Died: 31 December 1956, Riverton, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA at age 68 Buried: Williams Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA   General Notes 2nd husband:  Thomas AVOLT (b: 10 Apr 1874 in Moweaqua, Shelby, Illinois); married in Illinois Children    1.  Christopher AVOLT (b: 27 Jun 1924 in Riverton, Sangamon, Illinois; died 25 Apr 1996)    2.  Living AVOLT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OBITUARY: Mrs. Effie E. Avolt, of Riverton, died at 8 p.m. at St. John's Hospital. She was 68 years old. Mrs. Avolt was a member of the Riverton Christian church and the Rebekah lodge of Riverton. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Mileham, Riverton, and Mrs. Rebecca Elmore, Springfield; three sons , William T. Robertson, Springfield, George Robertson, Riverton and Chris Avolt, U.S. Air Force, Omaha, Neb.; one brother, Bert Long, Spaulding, and 10 grandchildren. Remains were taken to the Ellinger & Kunz Funeral home. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Burial Notes Wolf Creek Cemetery

Effie married Berton ROBERTSON, son of James Sisk ROBERTSON Jr. and Ida May FORTNER, on 18 June 1906 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA.¹ The marriage ended in divorce in January 1923. (Berton ROBERTSON was born on 30 October 1885 in Bethany, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA, died on 3 March 1966 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA and was buried on 5 March 1966 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA.)

  Recorded Events about their Marriage

• They were divorced in January 1923 in Riverton, Sangamon County, Illinois, USA. ¹

  Marriage Notes

The Moweaqua IL paper carried this item: "Last Monday, June 18, 1906, occurred the marriage of Berton Robertson and Effie Long of Springfield IL, Judge OW Smith officiating. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mr & Mrs. George Long and has every accomplishment for a good wife. The groom is an enterprising young man who has control of one of the electrical machines in the coal mine and receives one of the highest salaries at the shaft." ¹