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BIOGRAPHIE: "CONCORD CEMETERY, SMITH TOWNSHIP, WHITLEY CO., INDIANA, WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES ON FAMILIES REPRESENTED, By Nellie M. Raber and Christobel Hazen. (Continued from Volume XXXIII, December 1945, page 122).LONGReuben and Martha (Witt) Long were buried in this cemetery. (Reuben's grave is said to have been the first in this place. He died in 1838.)In Memory of / Jesse W. Long / Died / Jan. 26, 1863 / Aged / 63 years, 8 Mo's / & 13 DaysIn Memory of / Hannah / Wife of / Jesse W. Long / Died / Nov. 22, 1845 / Aged 37 years, 2 mo's / & 15 Days/Emily Angeline / Daughter of / Jesse W. & Hannah / Long / Died / January 26, 1840 / Aged 11 months/Isabel / Wife of D. M. Long / Died / July 16, 1867 / age / (?) years, 8 mo. /Susannah / Wife of / D.M. Long / Died May 24, 1862 / Aged 34 yrs., 5 Mo's / & 16 Days /David M. Long/ Born / Apr. 6, 1825 / Died Nov. 2, 1873Children of A.M. & M.S. Long / Cassius F. / 1860-1868 / Infant, Mar. 12, 1872."National Genealogical Society Quarterly, p. 20Internet Download: www.genealogy.comLONG FAMILY: Ware Long, b. 1691 in Wales, came to America in 1716, m. in 1744, had eight sons and two dau. Six of his sons served in the Rev. War. Ware Long d. in Culpeper Co., Va., in 1803, aged 112 yr. Christopher Long, his oldest son, m. Sarah ___, and in 1821, located in Henry Co., Indiana, where he died in 1829; she d. in 1822. Their graves are five miles east of New Castle, Ind. Their son Reuben had four sons: Reuben, Jesse Witt, Christopher, and David. Of these, David Long became the first postmaster in what is now Columbia City, Ind.; Christopher Ware Long (father of David M. Long) moved to Iowa in 1853; Reuben P. Long moved to Ark., where he died.Jesse Witt Long and Hannah Hagler where m. 24 Feb. 1825 in Greene Co., O. After her death, he m. Anna Maria Ruch (daughter of Jacob) on 12 Aug. 1847; license issued in Whitley Co., Ind. His will dated 28 Sep. 1854 was prob. 17 Feb. 1868 (Will Book 1, p. 145, Whitley Co., Ind.) and named son Noah Salathiel; wife Ann Maria Long; my children ("nine in number") Marry Effa Cleveland, Edna J. Long Anderson, H. Long (Anderson H.), Joseph Orr Long, Nelson Compton Long, Naomi Elizabeth Long; Noal Salathiel Long, Alice Ardella Long, Alexander McCoy Long, and James F. Long. Wit: Mary Long, Rachel E. Carrick, and William McBride.Naomi Elizabeth was daughter of Jesse Witt and Hannah (Hagler) Long."National Genealogical Society Quarterly, p. 23Internet Download: www.genealogy.comNote: I believe the information quoted above is in error as it pertains to Ware Long's longevity. Court testimony in the case of Ware Long v. Turberville suggests that he was the oldest son of John Long, who was the oldest son of Richard Long."Reuben Long (No. 12) who leads the Third Generation was born in Culpepper County, Virginia, in the year 1773. He married Martha Witt, daughter of Jesse and Martha (Chatham) Witt, in the state of Virginia. Their children were six in number and were named Jesse Witt, Christopher Allen, Reuben, David Ellis, Martha and Sarah, the girls being twins.He settled in Whitley County, Indiana and engaged in farming for the term of his life. He died in September 1838, aged 65 years."Source: John Turner Long, Genealogy of the Descendants of Ware Long of Culpeper County, Virginia (1908).Land Patents:LONG, REUBEN 32-N 10-E 11/10/1840 22193 IN3610.112LONG, REUBEN 30-N 9-E 08/01/1837 9932 IN3360.234

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