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Born 1842
From The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884)
HENRY LONG, proprietor of the " Gier House," Old Tymochtee, Ohio, was born December 15, 1842, in McCutchenville, Ohio, and is the son of Jacob and Lydia (Eyler) Long, natives of Pennsylvania. They emigrated to Ohio in about 1837, and settled in McCutchenville, Ohio, where he followed the trade of shoe-making for several years. In 1845, he purchased fifty-six acres of land in Tymochtee Township, this county, upon which he settled, after clearing and building a log cabin, etc., in 1849. He reared a family consisting of four sons and five daughters — James, Margaret, Harriet, Mary, John, Lucinda, Henry, Elizabeth and Wilson, of whom all are living with the exception of the two latter. The mother died in 1867, and the father in 1872. Oar subject was married, in 1862, to Lydia C. Freet, of Tymochtee Township, this county, who was born in Loudoun County, Va., her parents being Henry D. and Lydia C. (Clise) Freet, natives of Virginia and of German descent. They emigrated to Ohio and settled in McCutchenville, this county, where he followed the blacksmith trade, afterward moving to "Old Tymochtee." They raised a family of twelve children, of whom only four are living: Amanda A., Henry C, Lydia C. and George W. The parents are deceased, both interred in the Dunn Graveyard. To the union of Henry and Lydia C. Long have been born one son and one daughter — Carl Grant and Vistio A., both of whom are living. Our subject rented farms for several years, then purchased property in "Old Tymochtee," subsequently purchasing the old tavern stand known as the Gier House in the above town, where he still lives, and his present occupation is farming and grain threshing. In 1882, he purchased 114 acres of land, which he is now improving, and which he values at $50 per acre. Politically, he is a Democrat.
As printed in The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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