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Born 1820, Adams County
From The history of Wyandot county, Ohio, containing a history of the county: its townships, towns, churches, schools, etc.; (1884)
JAMES LONG was born in Adams County, Penn., May 18, 1820. His parents were Jacob and Lydia (Eyler) Long, who were both natives of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to this county in 1835. James Long was engaged in shoe-making up to the year 1859, when he purchased land in this township, and engaged till the year 1865 in agricultural pursuits. He was married, in 1856, to Sarah J. Freet, of Tymochtee Township, and two sons were born to them, viz., Franklin and Scott. In 1865, Mrs. Long died, and Mr. L., disposing of his farm and chattels, spent three years in "roaming," marrying his second wife, Diantha Crow, December 6, 1868. Their only child, Mary Alice, died at the age of nine months. In 1870, Mr. Long again purchased land (forty-nine acres) in this township, and since that time has been actively employed in improving the same, now valuing the farm at $65 per acre. Mr. Long cast his first vote for Harrison, and is yet a stanch Republican.
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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