Samuel B. Long

As printed in 1881

SATVIUEL B. LONG, farmer; P. O. Uniontown; born Nov. 15, 1830, in Center Co., Penn.; the son of Samuel and Eva (Hersberger) Long. Johannes Hersberger, his grandfather, was born Oct. 3, 1770, and Miss Christina Elizabeth Fehler, daughter of John Jacob Fehler, was born in 1773; they were married in 1795, and became the parents of ten children — George, Eva, Leonard, Susanna, Catharine, Thomas, Johannes, John Henrich, Christina and Maria Hersberger; only two of these are living. Eva, the oldest daughter, was born Dec. 9, 1798, and, on Dec. 17, 1822, married Samuel Long, who was also born in Center Co. Feb. 22, 1792; the result of this union was nine children, viz., Mary, married Michael Laney, and died while a resident of Copley Township; Rachel, now Mrs. Simon McLean, of Grundy Co, Ill.; Leah, now Mrs. Samuel Baum, of Venango Co., Penn.; Rebecca, now Mrs. Joseph Weikeal, of Ashland Co., Ohio; Samuel B., subject of this sketch; Reuben, died aged 3; Johnson, now of Meadville, Penn.; Elias, now of Akron, Ohio; Daniel N., of Copley Township. Samuel B. Long was educated in the schools of Venango Co., Penn., where his parents removed when he was about 6 years of age. After leaving school he worked at painting steadily for about fifteen years, and then at different times for some five years, following this business at Venango, Oil City, Petroleum and other places in Pennsylvania. In 1854, he removed to South Bend, Ind., and remained there about twelve months, then returned to the Keystone State. During the oil excitement, he was engaged for a short time in buying and selling oil lands, and his operations at this were generally successful. He has also worked at cabinet-making for several years; March 28, 1867, he removed to Green Township and settled upon the farm now owned by William Henry, near East Liberty; after eight years he sold this to Henry, and purchased of Andrew Shanafelt the 118 acres upon which he now resides. During the summer of 1880, he erected upon this a very neat dwelling house. Mr. Long was married, Feb. 21, 1854, to Miss Louisa Thomas, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Rhodes) Thomas, who was born July 1, 1839; they are the parents of the following children: Thomas, Newton, Sylveen, Frank M., Etta, Eva, Byr-on S., Ernest, Ervin, Jennie, Addie, Delia and Emma. They are all living; the oldest daughter, Sylveen, was married, Oct. 18, 1878, to Charles Schnee, of Springfield Township, and is the mother of two children — Nellis and Matilda. Mr. and Mrs. Long are members of the Methodist Chiu'ch at Uniontown.

As printed in History of Summit County, with an outline sketch of Ohio (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.