JAY MERACLE LONGLEY |
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Jay Longley was a farmer for about seven years and then became a buttermaker. For many years he worked in creameries in the Dousman, Ottawa Township, Waukesha County, and Sullivan areas. At one time he worked in the same creamery where his grandfather, Jacob Meracle, delivered mail. Soon after moving to the Village of Sullivan, he became custodian of the Village Hall and continued in that work until his death. He was a loyal member of the Sullivan Volunteer Fire Department. Jay and Jessie settled permanently in the Village of Sullivan shortly before the birth of their last child in 1912. Fifty-six years of married life was theirs to enjoy. On April 30, 1941 they celebrated their 5oth wedding anniversary. Jay died of a heart attack January 7, 1947. Burial was in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery.
The following resolutions of sympathy, a much treasured tribute to a beloved husband and father, were written to his wife and children after his death:
"In as much as it has pleased Almighty God to summon from our midst the soul of Jay M. Longley, devoted member of the Sullivan Fire Department; be it hereby resolved that the Sullivan Fire Department extend to his wife and children their deepest and most heartfelt sympathy. A member such as Jay was a credit to the organization. The absence of his gay wit and pleasant personality, will be deeply felt by all. It is further resolved that a copy of this letter be spread upon the minutes of our organization that it may perpetuate the memory of him among us. It is the sincere wish of the undersigned committee and all members of the Sullivan Fire Department that the pleasant memories of your life with your husband and father remain with you and provide solace in this your hour of grief."
ABOUT JESSIE TINUS
Jessie's father, Henry Tinus, was born in Wisconsin April 20, 1849. His father, Thunis and his wife Caroline, came to America from Holland. He died Oct. 29, 1918. On April 4, 1871 he married Mary Jane Dawe, born Trengune, Warkstow, District of Launceston, County Cornwall, England, Feb. 12, 1853. Mary Jane came to America when she was four years old.
Mary Jane's father, John Dawe, was born in Cornwall June 12, 1826. He married Caroline Hutchings there and they came to America in 1857, settling in the Town of Sullivan, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Caroline was born in Cornwall Nov. 7, 1821, the daughter of William Hutchings. John died June 29, 1893 and Caroline died June 29, 1893.Jessie Tinus Longley was a faithful member of the Sullivan Methodist Church and active in their Ladies Aid. She belonged to Dousman Chapter No. 257, Order of the Eastern Star, and was a charter member of the Wenzel-Longley American Legion Auxillary, and a member of the Gold Star Mothers and Royal Neighbors. She passed away Sept. 14, 1963 and is buried with her husband and son, Warren, in the beautiful Pleasant Valley Cemetery where many of her loved ones are at rest.
| Rev. John Longley | William Longley | William Longley | John Longley |
| William Longley | William Longley | Ezekiel Longley | Joseph Longley |
| Warren Longley | Jay Longley | Carl Longley | Epilogue |
