Reinterment of William Preston "Wild
Bill" Longley, 19 July 2001, Giddings, TX
after exhumation by Smithsonian
Institution for DNA comparison with great-niece proved their kinship
Photographs
Courtesy of Mary Chella Alford Gordon
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Pallbearer nephews/great-nephews
remove casket: Left to Right (backs to camera), David C. Hannes
(black hat) descendant of Bill's uncle Caleb B. Longley, James
Edward Mahlmann (grey hat) descendant of Bill's aunt Mary
Longley Dotson, Lance Leon Longley descendant of Bill's
younger brother Alexander Campbell Longley;
End of coffin, Mayor Paul Kipp, to right of mayor, Pastor
Dale Burris who delivered the sermon; (facing camera): Charles
G. Maddox, Jr. (white hat) descendant of Mary Longley Dotson,
James Posey Alford (bare head) descendant of Bill's aunt
Martha Jane Alford Longley, Houston Voy Marchman (white
hat & shades) descendant of Bill's uncle John Posey Longley
Facing camera, Four
pallbearers and Dr. Owsley. Left to Right:
(1) Lance Leon Longley (son of Alvis Leon, son of Alexander
Leon, son Alexander Campbell "Cammie" Longley (II)
1867-1943, beloved young brother of Bill, lived with Alexander
in his old age and told his grandson Alvis stories of Bill firsthand.
Alvis, closest link to Wild Bill in our family, attended the
service; (2) James Edward Mahlmann; (3) Charles Gordon
Maddox, Jr.; (4) Anthropologist Dr. Doug Owsley of
Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History had not planned
to stay for the reinterment or speak, but changed his mind; said,
"I was overcome to say something"; (5) Houston V.
Marchman.
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End of coffin, Mayor Paul Kipp, to right of mayor, Pastor Dale Burris who delivered the sermon; (facing camera): Charles G. Maddox, Jr. (white hat) descendant of Mary Longley Dotson, James Posey Alford (bare head) descendant of Bill's aunt Martha Jane Alford Longley, Houston Voy Marchman (white hat & shades) descendant of Bill's uncle John Posey Longley |
(1) Lance Leon Longley (son of Alvis Leon, son of Alexander Leon, son Alexander Campbell "Cammie" Longley (II) 1867-1943, beloved young brother of Bill, lived with Alexander in his old age and told his grandson Alvis stories of Bill firsthand. Alvis, closest link to Wild Bill in our family, attended the service; (2) James Edward Mahlmann; (3) Charles Gordon Maddox, Jr.; (4) Anthropologist Dr. Doug Owsley of Smithsonian Institution's Museum of Natural History had not planned to stay for the reinterment or speak, but changed his mind; said, "I was overcome to say something"; (5) Houston V. Marchman. |
Pallbearer grand-
and great-nephews place the handmade coffin: Left: James Posey
Alford of Gonzales (gr-grandson of Martha Jane Longley Alford),
Houston Marchman of Ft. Worth (gr-gr-grandson of John Posey Longley),
Charles G. Maddox Jr. of Caldwell (gr-gr-gr-grandson of Mary
Longley Dotson), Michael A. Reese of Houston (gr-gr-gr-grandson
of Mary Longley Dotson), David C. Hannes of Giddings (gr-gr-gr-grandson
of Caleb Longley)
Dr. Doug Owsley &
James Posey Alford of Gonzales, TX
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There was a PBS Program about this event, narrated
by Alan Alda. See
SCRIPT.
Bill's brother James Stockton "Jim" Longley, was a Lawman Their father, Campbell Longley, was a Texas patriot, soldier, churchman Their grandfather, Joseph Longley, and great-uncles served in the War of 1812 Their great-grandfather, William Longley, served in the American Revolution Sons of William Longley & wife Mary Ann Bodine: Jonathan, Joel, James, Joseph, John C. Daughters of William Longley & wife Mary Ann: Mary, Abigail, Sarah LONGLEY Family & Photos
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