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John Kennedy Long b. Jan. 29 1795 in Hawkins Co. TN d. Dec 5 1866 bur. Ketchem Cemetery , Elnora, IN next to Sibby. Father is probably John Long of Hawkins Co. TN. Found in IN 1850 census. Given land grant in Elmore Twp. Daviess Co. 1826. More land in Sect 13 in 1833. m. Sabilla (Sibby) Ball b. Apr 23 1799 in TN d. Mar 22 1858 bur. Ketchem Cemetery Elnora, IN ;Father Moses Ball, Mother Mary. Possible second wife Eliza Thompson d. Nov 11 1895 age 83.

Children of John K. and Sibby:

*l. John Rogers Long b. 1814 or 1820 in Hawkins Co TN? m.

1.Alice Jane Dillon b. ? d. Dec 17 1843 m. Dec10 1842 bur.

Ketchum Cemetery near mother (no stone). Father William

Dillon b. Feb 25 1789 d. May 31 1876 ;Mother Nancy Dillon d.

Feb 28 1839.

2. Adeline Townsend (2nd wife)(John isn't with her and boys in

1870 Census)

2. Mary A. b. 1818

3. Elizabeth b. 1819

4. Bennet b. 1824-27

5. Reubena (twin) b. 1832 d. 1835

6. Hardena (twin) b. 1832 d. 1893

7. Tabitha b. 1834 m. William J. Wallingsford

8. Sibby b. 1835 m. Joseph Meyers

9. George H. b. Feb 12 1839 m. 1. Lucia Olivia Boyd 2. Mary L.

Strange

10. Louisa b. 1841 m. Joseph M. Boyd

11. Julia b. 1850

12. William S. b. 1855

Children of John Rogers Long and Alice Jane Dillon

*1. Amos Tom Long b. Dec 17 1843 Owl Prarie Daviess Co

IN d. Dec 12 1900 bur. Greenbrier Cemetery, Greenbrier

MO (near iron fence) Civil War vet. Battle of Pilot Knob

m. Sarah Ellen Sanders(Saunders)

b. Aug 8 1847 in Martin Co Shoals,IN d. May 4 1905 bur.

Balch Cemetery ;Bollinger Co, MO m. Dec 30 1863

Daviess Co IN ;Father William C. Sanders;Mother Mary

M. Fisher.

Children of John Roger Long and Adeline Townsend

1. Alfred b. 1856 Daviess Co IN

2. Wesley b. 1856

Children of Amos Tom Long and Sarah Ellen Sanders

1. Mary Allas b. Jul 5 1865 m. William (Bill) Borders

Children: Wesley, Luviede, Myrtle(Richards)

2. William I. b. Nov 12 1870

*3. John Wesley b. Aug 3 1872 in IN d. Apr 10 1946 St.

Clair Co Cahokia, IL at dau.Minnie's home, bur.

Balch Cemetery near Zalma, MO Bollinger Co MO

m. Margaret Matilda Ann Borders Dec 20 1894

Bollinger Co in home of bride near Zalma, MO;

minister was W.C. Bess; b. Apr 3 1873 in Zalma d.

Jan 28 1958 in Bollinger CoMO near Advance,MO

bur. Balch Cemertery Bollinger Co MO ;Father

David Green Borders; Mother Sophia Ann

Virgin(Virden).

4. Sarah L. b. Aug 25 1874 m. Jim Hinkel

5. Jacob (Jake) Korneilus b. Oct 8 1875 in Zalma,MO

m. Apr 29 1900 Eliza Jane Thompson b. Jan 10

1862 d. Jun 12 1939; Children: Henry B. b.Aug 20

1905 m. Ethyl McDowell

6. Charley D. b. Feb 4 1879 Died young.

7. Baby b. Mar 9 1880 d. Mar 10 1880

8. Rosa B. Long b. Mar 15 1881 m. Dan Borders Child:

David

9. Emma R. Long b. Mar 16 1884 m. Roy Harris

Children: Paul, Pauline (twins) and other children

who did not live.

10. Martha b. Jul 20 1893 m. Jess Green

Children of John Wesley Long and Matilda (Tildy) Long

1. Mary Clola b. Oct 11 1895 d. Oct 31 1954 St.

Clair Co IL in Cahokia. bur. Valhalla

Cemetery Belleville,IL m. Lymann Royal

Children Gerland (Rusty) m. Mary Lynn, Lyle

m. Margaret. Children of Gerland: Janet,

Steven b. Aug 7 1949 d. Jun 16 1953, JoAnn.

Children of Lyle: Elaine, Cecelia

2. Minnie Ann b. Jun 2 1898 in Greenbrier MO

d. May 6 1983 bur. Valhalla Cemetery

Bellevile,IL; member of First Baptist Church

in Dupo, IL m. Oct 15 1915 to Thomas

Alexander Poe in Brownwood,MO Children:

Paul Alvin (1.Margaret Pilloto 2. Gwen

Campbell), Richard (died at age 3),Gladys

Helen (Leon Stepp), Carol

Ann( Frederick Albert Hotz). Children of Paul

and Margaret: Thomas(Tom) m. Meow, Jon m.

Mary, James (Jim) m. Fran. Children of Jon

and Mary: Jim, Ashley. Children of Jim and

Fran: Kelly, Kimberly, Kyle. Children of Paul

and Gwen: David.

Children of Helen and Leon: David m. Judy

Hans, Barbara Ann m. 1. Gary Wells 2. Paul

Yancey. Children of David and Judy: Amy

Elaine, Carrie Elaine, Curt. Children of

Barbara and Gary: Thomas (Tom) Wells.

Children of Barbara and Paul: Benjamin

(Bennie), Abigal (Abbie).

Children of Carol and Fred: Michael F.(Mike),

Cathy Ann m. Chris Gaby.

3. Alfred (lived a few years) bur. Brownwood

Cemetery; Brownwood MO

Elmore Township Census in Elnora, IN

1850 Census

Household 807 Elmore Township

John K. Long Age 30 b. TN

Wife Adeline Age 31 b. Ohio

Amos T. Age 6

1860 Census

Household 1369 Elmore Township

John K. Long Age 46 farmer b. TN

Wife Adeline Age 43 b. Ohio

Amos Age 16

Alfred Age 7

Wesley Age 4

1870 Census p.14 Elmore Township Elnora, IN

Household 92

Amos T. Long Age 26

Wife Sarah (Sanders)

Mary Age 5

William Age 7

Clyde Kelch, a rich bachelor from Ohio, started a saw mill in Brownwood, MO, Bollinger Co., and resided in the Pond Lilly Hotel. He provided company housing with free firewood for his workers and he also started a general store. Paul Harris, remembers his father�s (Roy Harris; Emma Long) wages were 50 cents per day. John Long and his wife Margaret Matilda Ann(Tildy) married in December of 1894 and came to Brownwood where John worked as a book-keeper for Kelch. John was tall, thin, and bald very early with a fringe of brown(?) hair and brown eyes. Matilda had reddish hair and was short and stocky and may have had blue eyes (not sure). John was known to be very bright and had beautiful penmanship with shaded letters, although he had little formal education. His sister Emma and Roy Harris (Paul Harris� parents) also lived in a company house in Brownwood where Roy worked for the sawmill. At a later time Kelch gave John and Matilda a larger house in Brownwood with a dining room and a large back porch where they were known to have large family gatherings and home-made ice cream. Three children were born to John and Matilda--Mary Clola(oldest), Minnie Ann and Alfred. Alfred lived only a few years and is buried in the Brownwood Cemetery. Minnie and Mary never learned to swim. Minnie talked of forming human chains out to the middle of the river which is on the edge of town and in her older years felt she was lucky she didn�t drown.

When the timber was cut in the Brownwood area Kelch closed and sold the store. The generous Kelch gave his workers a farm. John and Matilda chose several acres on high ground near Advance, MO. They resided there until their deaths. Roy Harris and Emma (Emmie) chose an adjoining plot. When John left the store Kelch gave him a Regulator clock which had hung in the store. The clock now belongs to Carol(Poe)Hotz, Minnie�s youngest. John and Matilda raised hogs, a few milk cows, chickens, and a team of horses for farm work. Matilda was a member of the Camolite religion, now called the Church of Christ. Because she was sickly, Paul Harris doesn�t recall her attending regularly. She did read her Bible at home. Minnie spoke of riding the Frisco Railroad handcar to church and remembered other gatherings at home where they made and pulled taffy and danced. The girls also enjoyed singing songs such as �Go Tell Aunt Rhodie�, �Red River Valley�, �Red Wing� and other songs. John started a blacksmith�s shop in a small building on his farm where he fixed farm machinery. John was also good with wood and is known to build coffins. Minnie recalled lying down in a coffin to try it out when no one was around. John was a Justice of the Peace and married couples in his home. Matilda and sometimes Minnie and Mary were witnesses. Matilda was known as a good cook and always had a cake or pie ready in case of company. Carol recalls a corn and tomato dish she made. She cooked on a wood stove (later kerosene) and there was a pump from a deep well on the back porch. Electricity and running water were not available until the middle 1950�s. Matilda saved material scraps and made beautiful pieced quilts. Each of her daughters received a wedding ring quilt when they married. Paul Harris remembers when he came to visit as a small boy �Aunt Tildy� would take him into the kitchen and reach on top of the cabinet to get him a quarter out of a jar she had hidden there. She cautioned him not to tell Uncle John. John was very thrifty and Matilda was very generous.

Helen, Minnie�s middle child, recalls Christmas at the farm. John made toy wooden furniture for her ( a doll bed, and a wooden cabinet). John and Matilda�s home had a large bedroom at the front of the house and a front room with a warming stove. A kitchen extended the length of the house. A porch extended across the front and a back porch with two storage rooms were attached in back. The outhouse was nearby as well as the chicken house and another shed and a barn. The cellar underneath was used to store the fruits, vegetables, wild blackberries and jellies Matilda canned. The Longs had a large black dog named Scottie.

Minnie and Lettie Corey were first cousins as well as companions of Minnie and Mary Long. At one time Minnie Corey was engaged to Thomas Alexander Poe (Alex). This did not discourage Minnie Long; she liked him too. John Long warned his daughter that she might be hurt. Minnie at the age of 16 married Alex in Brownwood, MO. They lived in Brownwood and Alex worked on the section gang for the railroad. Mary Long married Lymann Royal.

John Long died at Minnie�s home in Maplewood (now Cahokia), St. Clair Co, IL after a brief illness. After being a widow for many years, Matilda married Richard Reed of Advance MO and was married to him when she died on the farm.

Amos Thomas Long--Civil War

Dictated by Mack James from Cape Girardeau, MO on August 28, 1988 to Helen Stepp

In early 1861 when General Fremont came to Cape Giradeau, Mo he was head of the armies of this district. He wanted to fortify Cape Girardeau and Cairo to protect the river traffic. He appointed a man from Dallas, MO which is now Marble Hill MO to Colonel and he got men from Bollinger Co, Wayne Co., and Perry Co. Most of the men were from Bollinger Co. because the other counties were under the protection of the Confederate States or they were gorillas. There were 1100 gorillas in Jackson alone. Freemont had a Colonel Murdock to bring mostly the Zalma men to Cape Griardeau and start building those forts and that is where they started training them.

Gov. Gamble got nervous before the year was over and he ordered Fremont�s rangers disbanded. It was because of that he was appointed a captain and started drawing in the troops called the Twelfth MO State Militia. That went on for a few months and they were to protect Southeast Mo, Southern Illinois, and Northeast Arkansas. They went in that for a few months and then they went to the 3rd MO State Militia. They were in Company I. (Amos T. Long and Randolph James (Mack James� grandfather) Eric Pape was their commanding officer with rank of lieutenant. Mack James� grandfather Unger was also a Sergeant in that outfit.

Amos Long fought all over in Southeast MO, or otherwise they kept Jeff Thompson�s gorillas run out of Southeast MO for quite some time. Amos Long was in the Battle of Cape Girardeau and then in the Battle of Pilot Knob. During the Battle of Pilot Knob, General Ewing ordered them to vacate that night, but Long and an unidentified soldier were tired and they gave out and went to sleep along the inside of the perimeter of the fort. They had a large building in the center of the fort and 40 feet under that was all the black powder in the district was stored. They were ordered to evacuate and blow the fort but Long and the other soldier did not hear the orders. They were lying there and the whole area blew up and it covered them with fresh earth several inches but they clawed their way to the surface and they crawled over the levee of the fort and out on the field. There were some 1500 dead Confederate men and officers out there. They put on Confederate States uniforms and stayed with the Confederate troops for 3 or 4 days until they could escape. This is a longer story but this is the main part of it.

This information was found in the Morman Library in Salt Lake City, Utah in September 1994. Unfortunately the book title and the author was not recorded.

European Ancestry

Lang- Schnebele

Lang

John Long, the emigrant ancestor of this branch of the Long family, was born in Germany and was baptized Johannes Lang, a name anglacized to LONG within a few years after he emigrated to Pennsylvania.

From notes left by Joseph Long, his son, it is known that Johannes Lang was born 10 June 1693 in Zennern, Hesse, Germany. Zennern is a small village, located approximately two miles east of Fritzlar, in the north-east part of West Germany.

Records of the Reformed Church in Zennern show that Langs have been members as early as 1600. These records give some information about the Lang it seems fairly certain was the father of Johannes Lang.

A. Johannis Lang, the son of Johannes Lang, was

baptized 12 July 1663

confirmed 1676

married (m.) Anna Elizabeth Korlen (dau. of John Korle, Jr.

11 Sept. 1688

bapt. 12 Aug 1673

conf. 1686

1. Johannes Lang (the emigrant ancestor)

born 10 June 1693 Zennern

Godfather Johannes Korle

conf. 1703

m. Anna Schnebele 1722

born 1706 Boesenbiesen,

Alsace

Schnebele

Anna Schnebele, wife of Johannes Lang, was born in the small village of Boesenbiesen, Alsace, in 1706.

Her father, Johann Jacob Schnebele, was born in 1659, probably in Baldenheim or Boesenbiesen. The name of his wife is ot known. About 1714 he emigrated to Lancaster County, PA, and his name was anglacized to Snavely or Snively.

Anna's grandfather, Jacob Schenbele, was born in 1624 at Affoldern, near Zurich, Switzerland. The name of his wife is not known. Sometime after the Thirty Years' War ended in 1648 he moved with his family to Baldenheim, not far from Boesenbiesen, in Alsace.

The small villages of Boesenbiesen and Baldenheim are approximately five miles east of Selestat, Alsace, France. At the time of the birth of Anna Schnebele, however, Alsace was a part of Germany.

The author of the book I found in the Morman Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, found the above information about the Schnebele family by corresponding with Mons. Auguste Baldensperger of Guebwiller, Alsace, France, a town not far from Boesenbiesen. Mons. Baldensperger, whose mother was a Schnebele, is a retired Professor of History who celebrated his 80th birthday in 1971.

John Long - The Emigrant

John Long

b. 10 June 1693

Zennern, Hesse, Germany

d. 5 Feb 1767

Manheim Township

Lancaster Co. PA

m. Anna Schnebele 1722

d. after 1764

Manheim Township

Lancaster Co. PA

The above vital statistics are from a record left by their son, Joseph Long.

John Long arrive in 1722 in this country, presumably at Philadelphia. No record has been found of his arrival nor the name of the ship on which he sailed. He has not been found in Stares burger and Staresburger Pennsylvania German Pioneers list of passengers or in Harold Lancour's Bibliography of Ship Passenger Lists 1538-1825.

Like many of the German immigrants of that time, he soon moved west from Philadelphia to the area now known as Lancaster County (erected from Chester, one of the three original counties in Pennsylvania, in 1729). There a few miles NE of the present city of Lancaster, Hans (an abbreviation of Johannes) Long is shown on the assessment rolls for the Conestoga Township in 1724-25. He probably chose the Conestoga area because Anna Schnebele's father had already settled on Conestoga creek in 1714.

Although he was baptized Johannes Lang, his name was anglicized within a few years since the first land warranted to him by the Proprietaries of Pennsylvania in 1733, on a branch of the Conestoga Creek, was to John Long.

He became a substantial landholder in Lancaster County with the passage of time, aquiring more than 700 acres of land by patents over a long period of time. The first warrant granted to him was for 325 acres in Manheim Township and the last patent granted him was for 149 acres, also in Manheim Township, in 1761.

Through patents and other purchases John Long owned some 950 acres of land by 1764 as noted in his will which was drawn that year.

It is probable that he had some education beyond the rudimentary level since we know he could write, quite legibly, from his signature witnessing a will, not probated, of John Schnebele in 1747.

Although baptized in the Reformed Church in Germany, John Long became a Mennonite. This change in religious affiliation may well have been due to his wife's influence since Anna's father, Johann Jacob Schnebele, and her grandfather, Jacob Schnebele, were of the Mennonite faith.

The date and place of the marriage of John Long and Anna Schnebele is not known. In fact, I wonder how they happened to meet and how they carried on their courtship since the villages of their birth, Zennern in Hesse, and Boesenbisen in Alsace, are two hundred miles apart. In his record, Joseph Long tells us only that "in the year 1722 my father Johannes Lang moved into this country and sent for my mother in the year 1723".

From one genealogy it is learned that Anna's father, Johann Jacob Schnebele, was born in 1659 and came to Lancaster County in 1714, several years in advance of his daughter's arrival. Just why his daughter remained in Euroe until 1723 is not clear. He built a home on the Conestoga creek, a few miles NE of the present city of Lancaster in 1728, still standing, and said to be the "oldest house of continuous occupation in Lancaster County, and perhaps west of Philadelphia.

The date of Anna Schnebele's death is not known, but she was still living in 1764 since she was mentioned in John Long's will drawn that year.

In passing, it is interesting to note that there are directional arrows in a number of places in the Lancaster area pointing the way to the "Isaac Long Barn". In 1764 at the time John drew his will, a son, Isaac Long, was living on one of the farms zjohn Long owned in Manheim Township. In the barn on this property which John Long had built in 1754 and which is still standing, and in use, the famed Otterbein-Boehm "Great Meeting" took place sometime between 1766 and 1769. It was here, in the building known locally as the "Isaac Long Barn" that the church of the United Brethren in Christ was organized at the time of the "Great Meeting", the first American-born denomination.

The initials, HL 1754 AN, are carved on the lintel on the SW corner of the barn. While one can only speculate at this late date, knowing that the carving of relatively large size initials is not easy for the amateur, and recognizing that there had been some doubling -up in carving HL, the next entry might conceivably be a combination of the letters "ad" and the number "1". Possibly AN was intended to be an abbreviation of his wife's name, Anna.

Another interesting aside is the fact that this barn is depicted in a stained glass window in the Methodist Church in Neffsville, a few miles away.

Children of John and Anna(Schnebele)Long

(All born in Lancaster Co, PA)

Johannes b. 11 Nov 1723 d. 1727

Joseph b. 14 Feb 1727

Eva b. 20 Dec 1728

Johannes b. 1 Sept 1730 d. 1817

Jacob b. Dec 1731 d. 6 Aug 1749

Christian b. 15 Mar 1734 d. 1781

Anna b. 27 Nov 1736

Maria b. 14 Nov 1738

Abraham b. 4 Dec 1740 d. 1794

Isaac b. 1742 d. 1802

Barbara b. 25 Jan 1745

Benjamin b. 21 Sept 1748 d. 1823

Long Genealogy

The author calls attention to William Gabriel Long's History of the Long Family of Pennsylvania, a genealogy found in a number of libraries. The descendants of John Long and Anna Long are given. The Joseph Long line appears to be incomplete and in some cases inaccurate. This may be because Joseph Long appears to be the only child of John and Anna who moved away from the Lancaster area and it was not as easy for William Gabriel Long to follow. The author believes a major error occurs when William Gabriel Long assumes Christian Long was the emigrant ancestor and that John Long was Christian's son. The error may have been made because he did not have Joseph Long's record where he gave specific information about the birthdate and birthplace of his father in Hesse, Germany. He did not have information about the emigration date of John Long indicating he was the emigrant ancestor. Nor did he have available the information from the Reformed Church records in Zennern, Hesse, Germany which indicates the father of John Long was Johannis Lang and that John Long's grandfather was Johannes Lang.

References

a. From a longhand record in German script, noted by Joseph Long within the cover and on the fly leaves of his copy of Van Braght's Martyr's Mirror.

b. Ellis and Evans, History of Lancaster Co, PA, 1883 p.21

c. Bureau of Land Records, State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA. Warrant 6.

d. Will Book B-1, p 540, Lancaster PA

e. Will of J.W. Snevely, Jan. 1747.

f. Mennonite Research Journal, Oct, 1961, Vol II, p 39

g. Pennsylvania Dutchman, Vol III, 11:5

h. Deed Book D-72, 23 Mar., 1752, Lancaster Co., Pa.

i. Mennonite Encyclopedia, 1956, Vol.IV, p 469

j. Reverend William Andrew Snively, Genealogical Memoranda SNIBELY, 1883, p. 9 (State library, Harrisburg, PA)

k. The Reverend Ira D. Landis, Archivist of the Mennonite Library in Lancaster,PA

l. William Gabriel Long, History of the LONG family of Pennsylvania, 1930, p 75

m. Will Book H-1, p 242, Lancaster, PA

n. Will Book Y-2, p 435, Lancaster, PA

o. Reverend A.W. Drury, Life of Phillip William Otterbein, Founder of the Church of the United Brethern in Christ, 1890, p 119

p. Correspondence with Frau Barbara Margenfeld of Fritzlar, Germany, who has access to the records of the Reformed Church in Zennern, led her to search the church records to determine the parentage of Johannes Lang.

Sections taken from Daviess Co. History Book IN.

Long

Bill Dwayne Long is the oldest son born to Bill L. and Diane Kay (Chastain Long of Elmore Township. He was born 21 Nov 1961, Washington. Bill L. was born 1939, in Daviess County, the son of George Randolph and Doris Juanita(Burch) Long. Kay was born 1941, in Dubois County, the daughter of Charles E. and Stella Opal (McDonald) Chastain. They have two other children, Cindy and Denny. Bill D. Long graduated from North Daviess High School. He is manager of the ConAgra Fertilizer plant at Sandborn, Indiana and is attending Vincennes University working towards a degree in law enforcement. He was married 28 June 1985 to Mary Sunshine Hastings, daughter of Shirley E. and Sunshine (Head) Hastings. They are the parents of Aaron William Long, born 18 July 1987. Mary Sunshine graduated from David Lipscomb College, Nashville, Tennessee. She is currently working on her master of education degree from IU. Bill and Mary Sunshine are members of the Elnora Church of Christ.

Aaron William is the seventh generation Long in Daviess County. His ancestor John K. Long and his first wife, "Sibby" Ball owned land in Daviess County as early as 1826. John was born about 1795 in Tennessee. Sibby, daughter of Moses and Mary Ball of Hawkins County, TN, was born 23 Apr 1799 in TN.

John K. and his family first appear in the Daviess County census in 1850 but his first land entry was in 1826 in Elmore Township. In 1833, he purchased more property in Section 13.

John K. and Sibby were the parents of at least twelve children: Mary A. born 1818; Elizabeth, 1819, married Jacob C. Dillon; John R., born 1820, married Adeline Townsend (Mary Sunshine was not aware of John R. first marriage to Alice Jane Dillon and mother of Amos T. Long; Marriage certificate found at courthouse to prove this.);Bennet, born 1824-27, in Indiana; twin daughters Reubena, born 1832, died 1835, and Hardena, born 1832 and died 1893; Tabitha, born 1834, married William J. Wallingsford; Sibby, born 1835, married Joseph Meyers; George H., born 12 Feb 1839; Louisa, born 1841, married Joseph M. Boyd; Julia, born 1850; and William S., born 1855.

Sibby Ball Long died on 22 March 1858. John K. was married on 12 Sept 1858 to a widow, Mahala Hastings Erb Fait, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Harvey) Hastings. John K. and Mahala had three children; Daniel B., born 1859, married Ida Wilkey; James Smith, born 1862, married Allie Weathers and Sarah Ellen Ketchem; and Emma Rosetta, born 1864, married greenville Johnson. John K. Long died between 22 Jan and 13 Feb 1867. He is buried along side Sibby at the Ketchem Cemetery, Elmore Township.

George H. Long, born 1839, was married twice. His first wife was Lucia Olivia Boyd, who died in 1879. They were the parents of six children: Albert M; Henrietta, married Grant Priest; Etta, married a Carr; Clarey B.; Winfield; and one other son. Mary L. Strange was George's second wife by whom he had two sons; Arthur Clayton (1879-1942), married Clidia Byrer; and George Oliver.

George Oliver was born 13 Aug 1882 and married Tena May Christenberry on 26 Feb 1905. She was born 18 Jan 1883 in Greene County, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Moore) Christenberry. Their children were Ernest, Hardin, Walter, George, Randolph, Oral "Johnny", Mary Lucille, Cletus, Velma, and Paul Eugene. George died in 1945 and Tena in 1954. Both are buried at the Fairview Cemetery, Elnora.

Submitted by Mary Sunshine Hastings Long

Dillon

The first Dillons to come to Elmore Township came in the early 1820's. William Isaac, and sister Ruth were three of the eight children of Benjamin Dillon, who had served in the Revolutionary War and who had been given a land grant in Adams County, Ohio in the 1790's. William Dillon, b. 1798 and first wife Nancy Ferren Dillon; Isaac b. 1792; and Ruth b. 1804 all came to Elmore Township in 1821. Ruth was married to Stephen Elmore, while Isaac was married to Mattenah Baker.

William Dillon, a prominent farmer, became a captain in the Indiana Militia, 75th and 77th Regiment in 1838 and 1840. He first settled on what is now called Dillon Hill near White River. Later he moved southeast of Elnora and owned large acreage there. After his first wife died he married Eliza Satterfield in 1840. She was born in 1812, the daughter of Solomon and Lavinia Henderson Satterfield, formerly of KY. Captain William Dillon had 7 children by his first wife: Solomon Ferren, John Hugh, James Oscar, William Perry, Mary, Isaac Jackson, and Jacob Riley. Captain Dillon and Eliza also had 7 children: Ruth America, born 1849, married Harvey Hastings; Westley Tailer, b. 1847, married Angeline Arford; Lavinia b.1855, married George Courtney; Nancy Eleanor born 1853, married George Hastings; Samuel Satterfield, b. 1842, married (1) Malinda McCart and (2) Angeline Arford Dillon; Joe Morrison, b. 1845 d. 1848; and Milton born and died 1841.

Captain William Dillon, both wives, Isaac Dillon and wife and many of the children are buried in the Ketchem Cemetery, Elmore Township, southeast of Elnora. Dillon descendents still living in Elmore Township are great grandchildren of Capt. William Dillon. The Dillons of Elmore Township are closely related to the Hastings, Bowman, and Malone families.

Rev. T.A. Long (History of Daviess County; IN)

Rev. T.A. Long, whose parents were William and Mary Barnett Long, is a nephew to John Kennedy Long, who is father of John Rogers Long and grandfather of Amos Tom Long. Amos T. Long is the father of John Wesley Long and grandfather of Minnie Ann (Long) Poe.

Rev. T. A. Long was born in Hawkins County, West Tennessee, November 15, 1832, son of William and Mary (Ball) Long, who were born in Tennessee in 1804 and 1799, respectively. His paternal grandfather was from Virginia, and his maternal ancestors were natives of Pennsylvania. He removed with his parents to Indiana when about 10 years old and settled in Daviess County, about three miles from Washington. Here our subject was reared until of age. He received a common school education and afterward attended college at South Hannover, IN, where he prepared himself for the ministry. After completing his studies he came home and entered the conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. September 15, 1855, he was appointed pastor of a circuit in Pike, Green, Daviess, Lawrence, Harrison and Washington Counties. Sept 14, 1854, he was married to Sarah J. Bachelor, a native of Daviess County, who died April 6, 1864, having borne these five children: Frank, Martha A., Ida P., John B. and Inda E. Mr. Long married Mary Batchelor Sept. 18, 1864, who bore him these children: Laura A., Enoch E., Ezra H. and Lillie M.

..Subject gave up the ministerial work in 1875, having broken down in voice, and returned to the farm. He was the means of bringing 1,000 souls into the church, and married 262 couples and preached 350 funeral sermons. He is a Republican and is an ancient member of the Odd Fellows. He has eighty-two acres of land, under which lie beds of coal. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and both are beloved and respected by all.

Letters of Thomas Armstrong Long of Washington, Indiana to his brother and his family and Enoch H. Long of Watseka, IL

Washington, Indiana

Sept.9th 1868

Mrs. Almira Long

We have received your Favor, and were glad to hear that you were all well; and I am happy to inform you that we are very well at present; for which we praise the Lord. Father Bachelors are also well, and health is generally good. There is being a Heave Emigration from here to Kansas this fall. Tell Enoch that David McCluskey left here for Kansas yesterday the 8th inst. and old Adaline Robinson and James her son and Adam Lester her Son-in-law left last week, for Topeka, Kansas. We had a camp meeting here which commenced on, the 13th of Aug and lasted to the 24th. 56 joiners were obtained during the meeting and there were also many conversions; there were 10 or 12 able preachers present; the Church is in pretty good condition still; though a spiritual declention now, is upon us ; but I hope for the best. and I shall preach and pray, for the supremacy of the cause of God and Humanity-while the Terrible Storm of Elemental Excitement is going on around us-and thereby try to keep up such a state of religious feeling among the people as will bee most conducive to there happiness-& Add most to the Glory of God.& the common good;after the campaign is over, while I would do this Publicly, Privately I would in a discretionary manner,enforce it as the imperative duty of every Country Loving Citizen to vote for the immortal Grant the Great and renowned Conqueror of the Rebellion for President, in November next,which I,regard as being indespensibly necessary, to the Salvation of our own Happy Land and the Honor of our thrice Glorious old Star Spangled Banner; which is the Beacon Light of Hope to the downtrodden and oppressed of all lands. Now Dear Sister and Brother and Little ones; wed love to see you very much but cant now;then if we see each others no more upon the earth, may we meet in Heaven-to live for ever. Mary and the children join me in sending there Love to you all=the children say they have seen there uncle,they want to see there aunt & cousins=Now give my compliments to Brother Sturivants Folks,& all who may chance to inquire of me. Many Friends here often ask about you;and say when you write to give them my Respects;Now I must close Sister I must again thank you for your favor.

Yours in Fraternal Bonds

T.A. Long

Write again

Mrs. A. Long

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Washington Indiana

Feb 12th 1869

Enoch H. Long,

My Dear Bro.

I am in receipt of your Favor;of the 28th of Jan which gave us pleasure to hear from you all again. I am glad to say to you that we are all very well at this writing,for which we give thanks to our a heavenly Father,but I met with an accident on the 19th of Jan;which came near resulting in my death. It was as follows I was put in the wood yard early cutting and splitting wood. I had quartered a beach log,then I drove the wedge into one of the quarters- and then tuck up the ax and struck into the opening to burst it out, and then the ax glanced and went with such force that the handle slipped out of my hands-and struck the ground & then rebounded,edge foremost-and struck me in the forehead;over the left eye,cuting through my hat & the flesh into the skull bone some-& knocked me down- three times before I could stand on my feet. Very near death I,was my Bro. & sister, but the Lord spared me, and I am trying to love him with all my heart for it. Surely in the midst of life we are in death,if it had been my death, tonight I would have been enjoying the Heavenly Glory-with my precious loved ones;& old Bro Emory of whom you spoke, I , recollect well how he looked & what he said when the dogs got to fighting. Now my Bro & sister the health of this country is excellent; we have had the finest I ever saw. We had one right cold spell for 3 or 4 days, about the 15 to 20th of Jan-, but since that the average of the Mercury has been 38 degrees. & today 12th of Feb it is even as high as,60 we are having a very good time Religiously here among us, we had a 17 days meeting at Maysville early in the winter had a good time. we have the same Preacher again Wm.W. Puett,he is a good Brother I love him well. Please extend my kind regards to Bro Moore your Preacher. tell him that I have a big heart to feel for, and love Methodist Preachers. Now Sister Almira Mary says she will show Boys with you and Enoch she says tell you she has a name Sake for you so hand over a suit Son. his name is Enoch Edmund Now tell all the little folks that me and my wife and all our little ones send you and wife and little ones our love. would like to see you all well. So good night

T.A. Long

Mary B. Long

write soon

E.H. Long

Almira Long

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I told you in the outset that I thought we were doing well religiously and financially-I could only crowd the religion in the other sheet,and scarcely begun as much as I would like to write upon the subject,but I must forebear for the present.

Now financially our condition is not embarrassing at all;out of debt,plenty of wheat in the granery,lots of corn in the crib. Scores of meat in the smokehouse.hens at the roost-27 hogs 34 sheep 3 good cows. four horses a new wagon harness-and farming tools-and between $700 and $800 cash at interest and on hand and we get 25 to 45 dollars for milk cows here,stock hogs 3 1/2 cents, cattle the same.Hay $10 per ton.wheat $1.50 per bushel corn 25 to 30 cts per bushel butter 15 to 20-Eggs 20 to 25-potatoes $1.25 and -Well now I must tell you something about the other folks. Donaldsons were here and stayed all night a few nights ago they are all very well. Brother Carrells are all well Allens and Ellis's also. Father Batchlors are not well at the present time,the old gentleman is suffering with his sore leg again.the old lady has a fellon on her right thumb.from which she suffers most intense pain and has for two weeks and it is scarcely at its worst yet.

Mrs. Sallie Lillies youngest son George is sick,and very low at this time, cannot tell whether he will get well or not yet.our winter here; has been;and still is very bitter cold,but steadily so-there has been no thaw out here yet this winter. A thing very remarkable for this country indeed.there has been no rain of account-,but it is sleeting at this very time,well-now Bro. and sister I must close my some what protracted note,as it is getting to be bed time.Mary and the children are now in bed a sleep-And Alice is reading and chewing gum wax-near me-John is sitting by the stove nodding-Frank lives with his Grand pap and I judge is in bed and a sleep at this hour. I was sorry to hear of the insanity of George M. Long. Well good night.Please write soon again.our Love to you all-& all inquiring friends.

Most Affectionately Yours All

T.A.Long

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Washington Indiana

Jan 28th 1879

My dear Brother and family.

It has been so long since I heard from you that I have forgot who wrote last. But I think I did. I believe you are the lazzyest about writing-So to begin with, we are all well. Donaldsons are too, except Henry. He had been coughing terribly all winter and is so hoarse he can scarcely talk. Almost into consumption. I forgot. Did I tell you before that Lizzie Donaldson was married. She was married to William H. Patterson, step son of Cousin Polly Patterson, on the 1st day of Oct 1878. They made parade and show enough at her marriage for her to have been a Kings daughter, they were married at Church, and another couple with them at the same time. And then both couples went away to Indianapolis on a Wedding Tour to the state fair. Where they spent a week and the biggest part of $100 GRAND GRAND, I TELL YOU.

This brings up another thing you have not heard of. The death of Cousin Polly Who died on the 14th of Jan 79 very suddenly and unexpectedly. Her and old Gilbert lived about a mile from where Will and Lizzie live. And on the morning of the 14th she walked through the snow to Wills- and took a chill in a few minutes after she got there. At bed time thinking there was nothing serious in the case, they all laid down to sleep- Will and Lizzie. And Polly and Adaline Patterson her step daughter together. And all went to sleep About midnight Adaline waked up and found Polly dead- she had died without a struggle. They have had a heap of sickness up in that neighborhood- and several deaths too. One of Eliza Boyds, Long it used to be, sons died this fall a young man grown. And one of George Longs children died also. Health has been good in this neighborhood for a year and more now. Benjamin Purcell died on the 18th of November last, that all the death for three years or nearly so in this immediate neighborhood. Except for Katta Purcell and Delila Veule they both died within the last year.

Now a word about the winter, from Dec 21st to Jan 20th we have had the coldest weather since the winter of 1855, When you and Almira went back to Illinois. The mercury went down as low as 24 degrees below zero, it was as low as that 3 several mornings, then 16 then 12 to 10, -6 to 5 and to zero a good deal of the time, the 21st of Jan it turned warmer and the snow has now disappeared and people are fitting up their sugar camps preparatory to sugar making or molasses making-rather. I had a letter from Uncle Moses B. Long , a few days ago, he said he looked for us to come and see him. The Spiritual condition of the Church here at this time is nothing to brag of. but we expect better times- and hope and pray Religiously. our 2.Quarterly meeting will be held at Maysville Church on the 8th and 9th of Feb- And it will be protracted about 2 weeks- produce and stock of all kinds is low and hence as a result money is rather scarce. Wheat is 75, corn is 20 to 25 per bushel pork 3 cts net, goods are however very low also Domestic is 5 to 7 cts prince or calico 5 to 6 cts. sugar is 8 to 10 cts per pound coffee 12 1/2 to 25 cts owing to quality. And other things in proportion.

Well I believe this is all for this time. I have not had a letter from young Enoch for two years what's the matter of Him, and where is He anyway.

Kindest Regards to All. Write soon

Truly Your Brother

Thomas A. Long

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Washington Ind April 8, 81

Enoch H. Long

Dear Bro and family: your favor of March 28th is at hand and has been read and contents noted. Glad to hear that you were all well. And am happy to say, that myself and family are also in usual good health; for which I am very grateful to our heavenly father. Health in these parts is good now. Mary and Henry Donaldson were out to see us last week. they were all well and getting along pretty well now. I have not seen any of Uncle John's Children since last fall, nor heard from them either. George Long is married again. He married a woman by the name of Strain last fall. Esquire William Boyd, who live on the old John Ragle place died on the 4th day of Jan 1881. And I preached his funeral Sermon on the 5th day. Old Billy Moore, and old Captain Killon are both dead. Jake Smiley and Jim Courtney are also both dead, in fact all the old citizens who lived there when we first stopped there in the Spring of 1843; are dead except Sol Ketchem and Bill Haisting. Marshall and Joe Ketchem, Silas Ketchems two oldest sons are living in that old neighborhood yet. the rest are gone off or are dead, except those two boys. Doc Dillon and Jim Moore are both still living there yet. These four are all the young men whom we found there then- that still live. Jake Dillon has never been heard of yet that I know of. He is supposed to be in Utah among the Mormans. Old Moses Allen-Uncle Billy Ellis Davis and Toliver Colbert are still living and in fair health, on the east of me. Sally,Lillie, Cornelia Dorherty- John H. Right and wife are still alive and well on the other side of me. old Billy Thomas and family live in Washington now. so does Malina Thomas, young Bills widow. In town the old men are most all living yet. Elisha Hyatt, and John and Billy Hyatt, Tom and Dick Grayham, old Philip Crouse, Col John Van Treese and Manny Van Treese and Burrell, Bill Ham, and Tom, Meredith-Alf Jones and old Jacob Huffmaister and Jim Galager and John Murphy. These are all living and range from 57 to 87 years of age. Tom Meredith being the youngest, and Philip Crouse the oldest. Mike Murphy, old Jim Campbell Tom Baker, and old Tom Brown, and Bill Turner and Si Peck, and old Skam Kelso and old man Sawyer- and Tom Stanfield, Jake and Wilse Wykoff, Jimmy McMical-old man Tigret, old preacher McCleskey and old Johnny Thompson are all dead. Among the liveing in town, I forgot to name old Drs Whitten Peck and Barton, also old Jno Mulholland, David Soloman and Joe Cable, of the old citizens whom you knew well, also Bill Helphenstine. I believe now this is a correct statement or about so. Oh yes there is old Bobby Stevens too and Bill Tranter and Dick Bruner, the and Si Peck, and old Skam Kelso and old man Sawyer- and Tom Stanfield, Jake and Wilse Wykoff, Jimmy McMical-old man Tigret, old preacher McCleskey and old Johnny Thompson are all dead. Among the living in town, I forgot to name old Drs Whitten Peck and Barton, also old Jno Mulholland, David Soloman and Joe Cable, of the old citizens whom you knew well, also Bill Helphenstine. I believe now this is a correct statement or about so. Oh yes there is old Bobby Stevens too and Bill Tranter and Dick Bruner, they are all alive yet and Aleck and Gord Dorherty too. Old John Bradford is dead.and old George Heney too. Old Geo and John Walker are both dead. Adaline Robertson is still alive and is 73 years old. Old Ben Goodwin.Harry Matney Wiley Jones are also dead-this is I think all right now, as far as you knew them.

AH HA; you and Uncle Sam come pretty near coming to Washington Ind. to see us did you? Why in the name of Uncle Sam and Uncle Enoch did you not come on when you was that far on the way? And buy your land when you went back? You aught to have heard Mary and the children chaw you and Sam, when I read them your letter; because you did not come on down to see us. Rich old coons Uncle Enoch hasn't been to see us for 12 or 15 years. And Uncle Sam has not been here for 23 or 24 years; and both buying farms. And it would only cost them

$12 or $15 to come and see us. Why most of us never seen either of them why don't they come and see us. Hows that for chaw? or chawing you old chaps. We would all like to see you all. so well. But the distance we live apart of course makes it almost a matter of impossibility for the whole family to go at once, or the same time to visit so far away. But I would be so glad if we could all meet once on earth again; before Death makes a break among us-- But I dont know how such a meeting could be effected unless, you and your wife and Samuel and his wife would come to my house this fall, then Henry and Mary could come over, and we could all be together once more then. Could you come then. Write to Sam and see what he says about it, and then write to us and let us hear what you all say about it. Frank, my boy, when he was up to see you last summer was well pleased with his visit among his kin folks. He spoke Highly of Uncle Enoch and aunt Almira and all the rest.

Well You said you had snow up there the last days of March so had we here. it snowed here on the last three days of March, and the first two days of April and also the 4th day of April. The snow was a foot deep and terrible ugly and disagreeable too. But the snow disappeared yesterday- it rained hard all day and night yesterday. the ground is in a dreadful fix. no garden made, nor plowing done except a little on the sand; neither will there before the next ten days if it rains no more. The season is therefore very cold and backward, more, so than any that I have any recollection of in the past. All in all it is the most remarkable winter I ever knew, it commenced on the of Nov last, by a snow, and snow disappeared yesterday the 7th of April. feed is exhausted, and stock is poor.

Well we have some good times this winter in our big meetings, and we have good class meetings every other Sunday, and Sunday school every Sunday at Maysville. And we are a happy people. I hope and pray you may have good times with you in Religion too. Well I must close.

Write soon will you, dont wait six months or a year first as usual. Almira you write some too old Girl please dont be so bashful. speak out tell us all you know, or as I have done all you can think of. Now Mary grandmother Batchelor and all the children join me in sending you all our kindest wishes, and our love.

I am affectionately your Brother and Uncle.

T.A.Long

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To Enoch H. Long and Almira Long

Washington Indiana

Aug 26th 1881

Dear Bro and sister

Your favor of the 16th inst: is at hand and has been carefully read-and reread. was sorry to hear of your sickness Almira. I would advise you to be careful of yourself in the future: life is very sweet and dear at all times; and useful too. And your life now is of incalculable value to your children at their present stage of life, is of inestimable worth to them-and could not rightly or properly appreciated by them, until they would have to endure the irreparable loss of a good kind loving mother. As I and my children have done, I mean the three oldest, Enoch I am glad to hear that you are so hearty and stout, and that you are getting along so well. The Lord bless you all is my prayer. I am glad to say that we are all well at this time, and health is still good except among young children; there are being a number of deaths of those under two years old, cholera infantum and brain disease is the ailment. We have just got home from burying Alf Ennes, a youngest child which was 18 months old and dies of brain disease. Donaldsons youngest child has been poorly for some weeks. Henry and Mary and Will Patterson and Lizzy are talkin' wagon- at least that is the talk or was the talk when last I talked with them. Yes Almira I noticed in the "Republican" that you were going to have a "camp meeting" at Watseka and I would love to be at it so well. But it comes on or so near the time of our conference which meets at Vincennes Sept 7th that I cant possibly come. There was an excursion from Evansville to Chicago July 30th and John my second son and me packed up and went to town to go, intending to come out and see you. But when we got to town we could not learn whether we could get to stop off at Watseka or not. Then we gave up the trip and returned home. But nevertheless you can come and see us, come right along. I was to see you last. If Donaldsons do come you can come back with them. But the drought still prevails fearfully without any sign of letting up. And I cant say they will come. If they dont, you can take care and come quickly. If you do pay your way to Danville and then buy a round trip ticket from there to Vincennes. You can save something that way. Come on the Ill. side I would, to Vincennes. If you will write and let us know when you will come we will meet you at Washington with conveyance out. Now I, obliged to you for so long and newsy a letter as you wrote us. it was real gratifying to read it. I have not heard from Uncle Johns children for two or three months, they were all well then. Well I must close the boys are about to start to town this is Saturday morning now Aug 27th. I commenced last evening and it got dark for me to finish. write again yours truly T.A. Long

E.H. Long and family

give our regards to Mother Sturdevant EHL Jr and family, and all other friends in that region or elsewhere who may chance to have known us in past days. Remember me to Bros. Z.F.Jenkins when you see them. tell my undying love to them. I remember well our youthful days in Ash Grove in 1852. Oh, yes I do. T.A.L.

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POSTAL CARD

Addressed to Mr. E.H.Long Esqr.sen Postmark Washington

Watseka Illinois 23

Iroquois Co

Washington, Ind.Feb.20th 1882

Dear Bro and Sister,

This card will inform you that we are all sick with colds. Donaldsons are in fair health. Henry is at Sullivan to see his mother die; Davis Colbert is dead. I got a letter from Uncle George M. Long of Tenn, 2 weeks ago. He told me to tell you to write to him. Direct to Fry post office Hawkins Co. Tenn. He wrote me a good letter. Well Bro. we have had great revivals here this winter. 112 have joined, 138 have been converted on our circuit since conference. My boys Frank and John were both converted all four of the older children are converted now. And I am a happy man. Your Bro T.A. Long write

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Washington Ind May 2 (or 20), 82.

Dear Bro and sister Long,

Thank you for your letter. glad to hear you were all well, and especially you Almira; after being poorly so long as you was. My self and family are all quite well except my wife; she is coughing so badly and has been ever since new year; and it seems we cant get her anything to give relief. She is taking Dr. Harters Lung Balsam now; I dont know how it will do yet. I am getting uneasy about her, for fear it will run into Pulmonary Consumption on her. We tried our family physician Dr. FitzGibbon awhile. but his remedies did no good either. I hope if the weather gets warm and pleasant she will get better. Our winter here was warm and wet. On the 20th day of March it rained all day and night fearfully hard; White river and all small streams in the country rushed out all over the bottoms and ever since it has been very dry here. The first week in April it was warm as summer; and then came a little shower of rain and it turned quite cold, and frosted every night for a week; and killed most of the fruit and it has been cold, and dry ever since; and it is now clear cold and dry. It has been fine on the growing wheat crop, though it is now to dry for old poor land. But on the average, the wheat crop never looked better here, at this season of the year, than now. But it is to dry and cold for the corn, farmers here are generally done breaking for corn and some done planting also, But generally speaking they are just getting under good headway planting this week.

Frank and John, my two oldest boys are both still at home with me, and are farming, they have 45 acres of fine looking wheat. And are putting in about 40 acres in corn. They have their ground all broke and rolled and harrowed, and planted one peace last week in April and are planting now and will drive on until they get done. They have also planted some 6 acres in watermelons too. Health in our midst now is generally very good. But there was a good deal of sickness here in February and March. Grandmother Batchelor, came near dying with pneumonia, She took sick on the 22 day of Feb. and for 13 days her life was despaired off. But she is up and about again. Donaldsons are all well as usual; they are trying to put in a big crop of corn this year. They have rented a big farm from Tom Grayham north of prairie creek. I hope they will have good luck so they can get out of debt. Their home is under mortgage for $600 and I fear they will lose it yet if they dont get on pretty well this year. They have only been able to about make to make interest on it up to this time. It was bad management that brought them into their present dilemma. I had a letter from Uncle Moses B. Long some 2 weeks ago, he had been very sick and came near dying. And was just so he could walk about the house when the letter was wrote. The last letter I got from George M. Long of Tenn written in March. He said old Grand Mother Long died on the 20th of Jan and was buried at New Providance graveyard. He also said Uncle Isaac Long was feeble and breaking very fast. He is 72 years old, and Uncle George is 64, he said. He said Aunt Ann Feagans, Father's only whole Sister, was at his house in the fall on a two weeks visit; he said she was stout and hearty, uncle George lives in the Long's Bend yet. Aunt Ann he says lives 18 miles east of him on Holsten River. She has 8 grown up sons, all farmers. she lives with one of them ; they are wonderful working fellows Uncle George says, and are getting on well in the world. Uncle T.A. Long, he says lives 6 miles east of him on the river. He has 9 living children and owned a small farm of good land. Uncle George owns considerable land. He said Uncle Isaac lived in 1 1/2 miles of him and owned a small farm, had a family living with him, they plowed and he howed and got half they raised on the farm. He said Wesley Long had a family of 11 living children and was getting along well in the world. Andy Jack lives down in Middle Tenn. Rebecca lives with Julia Lyons, big Dave Lyon's widow. Uncle George's youngest daughter Patty was married Feb 12 to John Colwell. His daughter Julia married a man named Kenner some 4 years ago, and stayed with her about three months and borrowed ten dollars from his son William to go over to Kentucky on business, and never came back. She has a little boy between 2 and 3 years old. He has two single children at home yet. Maggie and Robert. Their address is Fry Post Office, Hawkins County, Tenn. And Branch Tucker is their P.M. Uncle George says he is well off in the world. Uncle George said that Jack Surguine and the twin sisters Willey and Hetty Surguine were yet alive; and still living on that same old place they lived on when we left Tenn. And Jim Maccourgan is still alive Phipes all dead except Wesley Phip. old Billy Armstrong been dead for 25 years, and Dr Bob Johnson 20 years, old Baker Armstrongs, were all dead but Lace and Malinda Armstrong. you remember them we used to go to school with them at New Providance. He said they were very poor. Lace had lost a leg. I havent heard from there now for about 5 or 6 weeks. I wrote a long letter to Uncle T.A.Long, some six weeks ago, but had no response from him yet. The last letter I had from there was about 4 weeks ago from Cousin William Long Uncle Georges son. They were all well then. They are urging me to come down and visit them next fall. That would be just forty years since our Dear old Father and Mother brought us away from there. I would indeed like it the best of all things, But my wife is opposed to me going alone in the event our families keep well and hearty. and we have good crops, by the blessing of the Lord. How would you like to come down say on the 10th of Oct and go down there with me my dear old brother, and see them all once more. Cousin Will said if ever I intended to come, this fall was the time, for, those old fellows whom I know would soon be passed away; and then a visit would not be so desirable to that country on my part. When you write say what you think on the matter. Now I have written you a rather full letter, please write pretty soon. And let me hear what you think about Tenn. Give my love to all your family and Mother Sturdevant, Cousin Enoch and family, and all others. Tell that L.F. Watson when you see him, I came in 10 minutes of seeing him when he was in Merom Ind. in June last. and if ever I get hold on his hand I will shake him till he will remember me the rest of his life. Your brother. T.A.Long

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Washington Ind. June 3,1882

Saturday morning nine O'clock. All are well as usual this morning.. And as usual of late its raining again. And is quite chilly and cold. Frank and John have just taken their umbrellas and started to town. The women are in the kitchen doing up their work for the Sabbath. And I am in the parlor writing this letter at the moment. And the little boys are playing with their two young dogs; which we are trying to raise, have no dog now; got two pups lately, one rat dog; and one Shepherd dog. Well my brother this is a strange season indeed: cold, cloudy, rainy, high waters, frost, etc. I have never seen a duplicate of it I think, in former seasons in this country. It is alright and I am perfectly easy, And yet it undoubtedly looks gloomy to Farmers. And when farm business fails, all other business is correspondingly depressed. Our crop is a remarkable one, in the corn line-5 acres in the low bottom is not planted yet, at home some is plowed over once, some twice and some three times. We commenced planting on the 6th day of April and are not done yet, and I dont know whether we will get done before the 4th of July or not, especially if it keeps raining-Well now I will say to you that tomorrow Sunday June 4th I am to marry to young couple--Cousin Bills son, is coming down to my house to be married , and he did not write who his girl was. Then at night in the church at Maysville, I am to marry our preachers oldest son, Wm.E. Kemp,to Miss Molly Drewry, during this conference year one hundred and eighty persons were converted- on the 2nd Sunday in June the work of baptizing and receiving into full connection into the church will begin. A good many of the converts want to be immersed- and as our preacher is a small weakly man I have consented to do the immersing for him. Those from Bethel and Maysville will be immersed in West White River, at Maysville second Sun in June. And from the other 3 points- they will proceed from Ft. Gilrad to East White River- at or near London to finish up on the third Sunday in June. I suppose there will be some 35 or 40 to immerse. 26 is the most I ever immersed at one time without going our of the water. I dont think its right for me to immerse any body; because I dont believe in immersion. I perform it because its in the Discipline- and not because I believe it taught or enjoined in the Bible. On the other hand, I believe fully and heartily that pouring or sprinkling is the Bible mode of baptism. As both terms are used by the Sacred writers. And then it is more in keeping with decency; and convenience. And also, is more homony with the laws of health, and the Devine orders of the great Shepherd, and bishop of men and women; souls and body too. I have been a close and careful Bible student now for 25 years. And after the most searching and critical examination of the sacred Document; I can only find immersion by inference, and not by the use of actual name. But the other two terms, namely pouring and sprinkling, are both numerously used; both in the old and new Testament scriptures and in the relation to the ordinance of baptism too; Hence I arise from a quarter of a centuries perusal and study of our heavenly Father, a great Law book, a fixt and firm believer in the Doctrine of sprinkling or pouring to infants and adults; as the Bible Doctrine and mode of Christian Baptism; SO HELP ME GOD. And that the blood of his Son Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord, clenseth us from all sin; as opposed to the Doctrine of a Water Salvation, by exclusion immersion, as is vainly and most fallaciously taught by the adherents of that faith. When they come to substitute water in place of the precious blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, they have then taken

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Washington Daviess Co. Ind

March 24th 87.

Enoch H. Long, Sr,

Dear Brother

Your favor of 16th inst is at hand. Glad to hear you were all well. We are in fair health, and health is quite good among us too. We had quite a flury of snow here last Monday the 20th of March. But it has past away, and it is clear, and very windy to day. It will likely fetch rain when it ceases to blow. We have not commenced to farm yet. more than to sow some oats. I have just returned from a revival meeting down at the Bethel Church. It had been going on a little over three weeks. 59 persons had joined up to last night. It will likely close tonight. This has been a great year of Revivals in this country. And it appears to be pretty all over the country too. I had thought I would come up to your place about the 30th of March and hold a Revival meeting at your school house for ten days or more, and try to get your boys and many others there converted. But the long hard siege which I have passed through here this winter has so exhausted my nervous system, that I am unable to make the trip. My family physician, Dr. Fitzgibbon restrains me from preaching now for several weeks. He says the very heavy draft on my brain fro so long a time of constant preaching, with my full habits, was beginning on to apoplexy, and was liable to bring on instant death. Hence my wife and family were unwilling on that account for us to come; although, anxious for the conversion of their kinsmen. And had fully concurred in the belief, that I might have been instrumental in the conversion of those Dear boys- and others of your neighbors there. I have never enjoyed such a glorious Holy Ghost baptism. for the work of Saving Souls, since the beginning of my ministry. And have never had as many calls to go abroad as I have had this winter. And it pains me, because I cant do more for Christ and his cause, when there is so much to be done. I wish I was young and strong again. So I could go and constantly cry, behold! behold! the Lamb. But my work on earth is nearly done. And when I get to Heaven I will cry, bring forth the Royal Diadem, and crown our Jesus, Lord of all. Amen, Bless the Lord. Let us be faithful until death, and we shall have the crown of Eternal Life.

Love to all and to our dear brother YOUNG especially

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Washington Indiana

June 4th 1888

Dear Brother,

Your welcome note of May come in Saturday evening June 2. We are partly well and partly grunting. I have been down with my back for 2 weeks, just so I can walk a little again. My wife Mary is in bed with her head today. And Abbie has been annoyed with her throat trouble again considerably this Spring. The rest are in fair health. Johns little girl Ida has been troubled with predisposition to croup for some days past. Frank and his wife and baby were down last week to see us. They were very well then. Donaldsons are all right now. Will Donaldsons wife had a little girl two or three weeks old. And Susie Donaldson Shanks is ready to have a girl or boy soon. Then, considerable sickness around lately and quite fatal too. The Widow Bart Enness died a few days ago. And Billy Shanks too, over beyond Nick Enness,es. And Nelson Johnsons wife died on Friday June 1st. And Nelson Barbers sixth son, George L. Barber died Tuesday May 29th. These are all whom you knew. I had a letter from Branch Tucker of Tenn. at the same time I received yours. He wrote they were all well down there. And the weather was cool and dry. And that is our case here in Daviess County, Indiana. Wheat is poor here,so is cats and meadows; corn is a fair stand. But it cant grow much because of the dry cool weather. Glad you had a good rain up with you. Hope it will rain here soon. Buffalo Bill wrote me some time ago that he was done sowing oats, and would soon be done planting corn. He said his mare had a colt, his cow had a calf, his sow had pigs, And if he had a wife she would have a baby. I was glad to hear you say Young Enochs were better. Tell him when you see him. I had a letter the other day from Uncle Andy Jack Long of Cedar Hill Tennessee. He is talking of coming to see me, towards fall. And he inquirers of me how far you Enoch lived from me. I wrote last week and told him how far it was. He did not say so much, as he wished to come to see you. But by inquiring the distance to you, I thought he might have such an idea.

Edmund and Hamilton are plowing over their corn they have nearly 50 acres in, they had a terrible time getting their ground in order to plant, it was so hard and clody. They have about left off going with Davis Girls, whom they were galanting with when you were here. Edmund thinks of starting school again this fall I believe. Hence he wants no girl yet. Now I think this is all for this time. Hoping you are all well and prospering. And that we shall hear from you again in due time.

I remain as ever your faithful brother,

Amos T. Long

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Washington Ind.

March 13,1889

Mr. Enoch H. Long,

Dear uncle I take this opportunity to write to you. Well uncle we are all well this morning and I hope when these lines reach you they will find you all enjoying the best of health, and the unlimited blessing of Him who gives us all our pleasure and enjoyment. The reason I write to you, Pa has gone to Florida and left all the writing for me to do. He will stay in Florida until Abbie comes home; she has been there for three months. Pa will likely visit the folks in Tenn while he is down South. I think this will be a grand trip for him and will no doubt be a great help to him, as he suffers so much with the Rheumatism; the Doctors told him it would help. I am somewhat uneasy about him goying that far by himself as he is so big and heavy he cant get around well by himself. We are having very fine weather here at present; the roads are dry and dusty; I have been buggy riding for the last two weeks. I thought I would take advantage of the good roads. Molasses making is about over with this was not a good season at all. we did not make any this year. The farmers are commencing their spring work the people are generally sowing oats. Everything is on a boom at Washington now. The grand Machine shops of the OM Railroad are located here now and this is bringing in hundreds of people and a multiplicity of houses are being built, booming old Washington up to the highest standard. There is also water works put in now the water being thrown from the White river at Maysville clear to Washington. The engine house of these works is located at Maysville and is quite a building. The water works cost the city $1000,000. When you come down again you will not know this country on the account of the great improvement. I have not seen any of the Donaldsons for quite a while but I suppose they are getting a long all right. Lillies folks are well, the boys have been running a grist mill this winter they are doing well, we have not heard from Kunses for sometime. Frank Long was down to visit us this week. His folks are well. There is a protracted meeting in progress at Maysville now there is being no good accomplished yet, every thing seems to be dead here spiritually. I am a afraid the devil will get some people here if a great change is not made soon. Pray for us uncle as a church and community that we may be revived during this meeting. Rev. Jno. Bruner is our pastor he's not much, well this is all, I will close by asking you to write soon, from your nephew.

Ed.E.Long

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Washington Ind

Aug 13th 1890

Dear Cousins and all of you

I arrived safe at home and found all well except mother, when I got to town it was cloudy sprinkling rain. Pa was there in the buggy to meet me, and we soon come out home. And it is a good thing I come home just when I did It seems strange to think of that last night and then Now I am at home. Just mother and I alone, the rest gone to the festival. Well I weighed 119 1/2 They all think I look so much better if only it could last. I did not get so worried as I thought I would am still feeling very well did not seem to take any cold. And Birdie and my flowers are doing fine. I hope you had good luck getting home. And right now I will tell you Ham and Jennie are to be married Aug 28th at 7 P M Pa will marry them and Ham says tell you, you any of you are cordially invited to attend. Ham would be so glad if the boys could come. He showed me his clothes this eve. he is going to build has bought Allies part and will take care of Pa and tend the farm will stay in the house with us until they can get their house done. now tell Andrew to come down to the wedding and he wont regret it. Pa got a letter from Mary Leneve she has a boy; and Wills wife twins boy and girl both dead and Jennie is in Nebraska and dont like the west at all. Now I will try and get rested for the festival tomorrow night. Uncle Henry Correll is down here for the festival. Well now you see our family is bound to be broken up. Ed will go to. it will simply increase at first and what is to come next I cant tell you just now. Time only will tell. well I havent slept one bit yet but my eyes are getting heavy it is ab out time for some sleep. I almost imagine I am with you yet, but I am not. well I will quit for tonight. Thursday morning, I am ready for town after my trunk. still feeling well this morning. About our watermelons they put eleven hundred in a car and have sold the patch so we have none at all. come some of you if you can. let us know and we will meet you anytime. Love and kind regards to all.

Your cousin

Abbie

Tell George good bye and how are Andrews ones now Please write soon. Abbie

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Washington Ind

Nov 25th 1890

Dear Cousin Laura and all

I will this lovely moonshiny night pencil you a few lines after a delay of some days since I received your very kind letter. My reason for so doing has been I have been very busy so you will please excuse my delay. We are all well. I am getting pretty stout again. Pa and I will start to assist Ed in a protracted meeting Friday night. will be gone about two weeks. He is doing a good work. And we are all trusting and praying for a grand time at his meeting. It is very hard for us to give him up but what a satisfaction to see him in such grand work. And surely it must be in answer to prayer. his people are just carried away with him. he visits each family reads and prays with and for them and talks to them for the good of their souls; He would suit your Grandma wouldnt he. I feel he is a strength and blessing to me; Well we are having lovely weather for the time of year. Hams house will be ready for them to move in next week; It will just leave five of us until another change comes. Tell Andrew my bird is doing fine. Is he going to get married that he is going to leave the bend. I had a letter from Lincoln some time ago. Yes Allie and I had our pictures and we still have one for Andrew when he sends his and Georges. together ours are both standing side by side. Now Lucy here is your song. I had forgotten it; Oh yes I must tell you about Pa s birthday. it was the 15 inst And we would get him off to town and bake and fix and dressed a turkey and as it come on Sat we got John to take him to town and get back just at dinner time and rush him in to dinner and as Uncle Enoch said he looked amazed. he couldnt see how we got it all with out him finding it out. we got him a nice present and had them at his plate. It was a complete surprise to him. �am glad that "Yeller cat" is getting fat. How is Maultie. by this time And poor old critter it is done at last. Pa and I were in town at church Sunday. Pa preached. Our new church will be dedicated December 14th; By Dr. Cranston of Cincinnatti; We go to town mostly now to church. I was over to see Addie R Kobertson Sunday evening she is very poorly. cant speak above a whisper poor girl I pity her. You spoke of politicks. We carried the county save Recorder it hurts the Demics they would have rather lost the State so would we. our County has been Democratic for 40 years; no wonder it hurts them. Glen Donaldson visited Aunt Sallies. Ed will be home Christmas. tell Andrew come down sometime this winter. Are Clarks still at the same place. now excuse this scratching as it is done on a book on my lap. give my love to all and Write soon. Your loving Cousin Abbie

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Washington Ind

Aug 9th 1891

Miss Laura Long

Dear Cousin

I believe I wrote the last letter but let that be as it may I will write again. As we have not heard from you for so long. Pa received a letter from Cousin Enoch last week. He told us George and Lincoln were neither one well. but I hope it is nothing serious I know how to feel for them. Although my health is very good this summer to what it was last. I was with you one year ago today. I will never forget the good times we had. Well before I forget I will say we are all able to be up although not well. Pa is not well is suffering with rheumatism. Health is very good in our neighborhood. Aunt Rachel Ennis died suddenly last week. Our Vincens District Conference convened at Odon week before last. I was up there for two weeks. I went a week before, to help Aunt Julia prepare for it. Ed and Pa both stayed at Aunt Julias it was so nice three sermons each day besides each day there was other interesting meetings, Papers, Essays, Discussions all on religious subjects. Woundout with lovefest, which made us fully realize the best of the wine came at the last of the feast. Ed is now winding up the year glorious took in seven members last Sunday, which made a total of 139 for this year and he wants to make it 150 against conference. Pa and I were up there twice last winter and helped in two meetings in which we seen many souls made happy in Christ. And I must say it was a blessing to me I found while there perfect love casteth out all fear. I thought it so hard to see my brother start in the great battle; so young anyway, but now if I had a hundred brothers I would be willing to give them all up to work for Christ. I can but pronounce but a hundred blessings on his heed. It was good for me to hear him pleading with sinners to turn and seek Christ. Such exertations I never heard fall from human lips. I could tell you lots if I could see you. You tell Lincoln Bill Haig or big feet is married; Mr Wagy was to see me in June; he is now back in California. Addie Robertson died in April of consumption. Now how is Grandma, and Clarks are they still at the same place and where is Mrs Young. and every one else I knew up there. are the boys still down in the bend. Well I expect you will get tired of reading or trying to read this so I will close hoping to hear from you soon. Your Cousin Abbie

Give my love to all.

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Enoch Karl Long died July 29,1892, after his horses ran away at the railroad crossing, threw him and dragged him several hundred feet. This letter from T.A. Long is to the widow and family, postmarked Washington, Indiana; Sep. 5, 7 PM, 1892. It was postmarked on the back of the envelope Watseka, Ill; Sep. 6.

Washington Ind

Sept 2, 1892

Mrs. Almira Long and Family-

Dear Sister, nephews, and nieces, I have waited until now to write to you, your sudden, and shocking bereavement in the loss of your Husband and Father, was a terrible calamity indeed. I was sorry that I was so circumstanced at that time that it was impossible for me to come to be with you in your sorrow. It was so paralyzing when news came to us of the sad occurrence at midnight hour, we could not sleep or rest. The telegram was not clear but distressing in its statement. But when Cousin Enochs card came next day, we knew it was next to impossible for any hope. then on Saturday a letter came from Cousin E.H. that my poor old Bro was dead and buried in the Pearce Graveyard. Though the call was sudden and the road short he was a good man. (but like myself with faults and infirmities, But I think without doubt the dear Lord took him home to Heaven, where he is forever beyond the reach of mortal danger and death. And I cherish the fond hope, that the brief day of life is fled with me that I shall again join my beloved Brother Enoch, and all dear family ties who have gone on before, upon the Battlements of bright Glory, in the pure either of Heavens richest joys and most hallowed delights. Oh! may we all reach the Eden fields of undimmed Splendors and fadeless beauties above, where we shall join the hallowed throngs of the bloodwashed, and ransomed of the Lord, to join in anthems of ceaseless praise to him who hath loved us and washed us in his own most precious blood. Then, and there, crowns and diadems shall be give to those who have earned them by faithful service, and diligent obedience to their dear blessed Lord.

Dear Nephews and Nieces too. Seek first the Kingdom of God and his Righteousness which means, the forgiveness of sins, and the Salvation of the Soul. Let this then in view of the uncertainty (of) life, be your first business, Oh! be ready. You see the necessity of it in the sudden death of your poor dear old Father. And if I never see you more, remember this exhortation be ready- and may we reach Heaven. Your sympathizing kinsman; T.A. Long

Please write me. all well as usual--Sept.3..myself and wife and Lillie, are now alone. Alice and Abbie are up in Sullivan County with their brother Ed, and will remain there until Sat Sept 10th then he will come home with them. and stay over Sunday and start to conference on Monday Sept 12th. The session opens in Salem Washington Co. Ind. Sept. 14th. Eds salary is all paid and a unanimous request by his people for his return to them for another year with an advance of $100 more on his salary for next year which would be the third year. we are glad the people there like our boy so well. Its probable that he will stay. But he may move. it depends on the workings of conference. very kindly yours

T.A.Long

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Explanations For the Letters of Thomas Armstrong Long

Letter of Sept. 9, 1868

Father Bachelors (parents of Mary Long, wife of Thomas. Thomas married Sarah Batchelor and had Frank C., Marthaa A.(Alice), Ida P. (Decd.), John Bk., Inda (decd.), Then after Sarah's death, he married her sister Mary and their children were: Laura A.(Abbie), Enoch Edmund (Edmund), Ezra H.(Hamilton), and Lillie M.

Little ones referred to are Enoch's children--at that time: Sarah, Lucina, William Clark(Clark), James Andrew (Andrew), Thomas Lincoln (Lincoln), and George Fletcher. Laura Jane was born in 1869 and Lucy May in 1872.

Brother Sturdevants--refers to Enoch's father-in-law's family-Almira's parents--Jonathan Clark and Lucina Jenkins Sturdevant.

Brother and Sister were used as courtesy titles among religious people.

Thomas Armstrong Long joined the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church July 21, 1855 and was appointed to Petersburgh. By the time these letters were written he was a local preacher and evangelist living on his farm.

One of the first preaching places called the John Kennedy Long(Amos Tom Long's father and John Wesley Long's grandfather) appointment for T.A. Long's uncle who lived in Elnora, Ind.

T.A.Long's favorite song:"We will Camp Upon the Mountain".

Letter of Feb. 12, 1869

In Maysville there was a Long-Purcell schoolhouse. He mentions the birth of Enoch Edmund (Edmund).

Letter of ?

Donaldson's, Thomas' older sister Mary Matilda had married Henry Donaldson and they lived south of Maysville and Washington. Frank, the oldest is staying with his Batchelor grandparents. John and Alice are still up as he writes.

Uncle George Maxwell Long, uncle of Hawkins County, Tenn.

Letter of Jan 28, 1879

Young Enoch is first cousin to Thomas and Enoch Harl Long; son of Isaac Long, their uncle in Hawkins County, TN. To distinguish him from E.H. was difficult so he was called young Enoch. He came from TN, visited E.H. Long in Wateseka, IL, married Enoch's wife's cousin, Rachel Jane Davis. For awhile they lived neighbor to Enoch and Almira, but left and settled in Fairfield, IL.

Letter of April 8, 1881

Uncle John--John Kennedy Long of Elnora.

Uncle Sam--Samuel Kuns--brother-in-law to both Thomas and Enoch. Samuel Kuns married Sarah Long in Washington, but then migrated to Illinois and settled south of Rossville, nearly 30 miles south of Enoch. They were already established there when Enoch came from Washington, looking over land in the early 1850's and first bought land in Ash Grove, Iroquois County, IL.

Henry and Mary, the Donaldsons, Mary was the oldest sister.

Letter of Aug 26, 1881

Mother Sturdevant--Almira's widowed mother (Lucina Jenkins Sturdevant)

EHL Jr--their cousin, young Enoch

Bros. Z.F. Jenkins and N.S. Jenkins were half brothers to Lucina Jenkins Sturdevant. Their father, Nathaniel Jenkins had been a local Methodist preacher around Salem and Bono, Indiana before going to IL.

Letter of May 20, 1882

Old Gran mother Long was the widow of John Long of Hawkins County, TN, and the third wife, so it would be the stepmother to T.A. and E.H.

Aunt Ann Feagans --"whole sister"--John Kennedy Long of Elnora and William Long of Washington were brothers of Ann Long Feagans.

Mary Long Donaldson, Sarah Long Kuns, Enoch Harl Long and Thomas Armstrong Long, Andrew Long (1828-1848), and George M. Long (1836-1852) were children of William and Mary Barnett Long.

Holsten--Holsten River in TN.

Letter of June 3, 1882

Cousin Bill's son, grandson of John Kennedy Long of Elnora.

Will Donaldson, son of Mary and Henry Donaldson.

Uncle Andy Jack--Andrew Jackson Long

Letter of March 13, 1889

Machine shops of the OM--Ohio and Mississippi R.R. from Cincinnati to St.Louis, via Indianapolis and Vincennes.

Letter of Aug 13 from Abbie

Andrew--first cousin to Abbie in Watseka.

Mary Leneve--Mary Kuns Leneve, first cousin, daughter of Sarah Long Kuns of Rossville, IL. Mary Kuns married Marechal Ney Leneve- children Emelyn Faye born 1888, and Samuel, born June 25, 1890, the one mentioned in this letter.

Will's wife twins dead--Will Kuns, son of Sarah and Samuel Kuns, brother to Mary Leneve, married his second cousin, Margaret Kuns of Washington, IN. Later there were born Bessie and Opal.

Jennie is in Nebraska--Jennie married George Ridge, lived in Champaign, IL, had one daughter Marian who died in her 20's.

Letter of Nov 25 1890

Clarks--the cousin William Clark of Watseka, has married Ida Young.

Lincoln--Thomas Lincoln Long went to Kansas to help his oldest sister Lucina who married Ed Binning in 1880, went to Nebraska first, moved to Kansas in 1886. Husband Ed died in 1889. When Ed died Enoch and Almira went to Kansas and took the third son Lincoln with them. He pioneered there, married there, but returned to Illinois in 1899 and farmed.

Remembering the Long's of Missouri

Thoughts from Paul Harris, Helen Stepp, Carol Hotz

Clyde Kelch, a rich bachelor from Ohio, started a saw mill in Brownwood, MO, Bollinger Co., and resided in the Pond Lilly Hotel. He provided company housing with free firewood for his workers and he also started a general store. Paul Harris, remembers his father's (Roy Harris; Emma Long) wages were 50 cents per day. John Long and his wife Margaret Matilda Ann(Tildy) married in December of 1894 and came to Brownwood where John worked as a book-keeper for Kelch. John was tall, thin, and bald very early with a fringe of brown(?) hair and brown eyes. Matilda had reddish hair and was short and stocky and may have had blue eyes (not sure). John was known to be very bright and had beautiful penmanship with shaded letters, although he had little formal education. His sister Emma and Roy Harris (Paul Harris' parents) also lived in a company house in Brownwood where Roy worked for the sawmill. At a later time Kelch gave John and Matilda a larger house in Brownwood with a dining room and a large back porch where they were known to have large family gatherings and home-made ice cream. Three children were born to John and Matilda--Mary Clola(oldest), Minnie Ann and Alfred. Alfred lived only a few years and is buried in the Brownwood Cemetery. Minnie and Mary never learned to swim. Minnie talked of forming human chains out to the middle of the river which is on the edge of town and in her older years felt she was lucky she didn't drown.

When the timber was cut in the Brownwood area Kelch closed and sold the store. The generous Kelch gave his workers a farm. John and Matilda chose several acres on high ground near Advance, MO. They resided there until their deaths. Roy Harris and Emma (Emmie) chose an adjoining plot. When John left the store Kelch gave him a Regulator clock which had hung in the store. The clock now belongs to Carol(Poe)Hotz, Minnie's youngest. John and Matilda raised hogs, a few milk cows, chickens, and a team of horses for farm work. Matilda was a member of the Camolite religion, now called the Church of Christ. Because she was sickly, Paul Harris doesn't recall her attending regularly. She did read her Bible at home. Minnie spoke of riding the Frisco Railroad handcar to church and remembered other gatherings at home where they made and pulled taffy and danced. The girls also enjoyed singing songs such as "Go Tell Aunt Rhodie", "Red River Valley", "Red Wing" and other songs. John started a blacksmith's shop in a small building on his farm where he fixed farm machinery. John was also good with wood and is known to build coffins. Minnie recalled lying down in a coffin to try it out when no one was around. John was a Justice of the Peace and married couples in his home. Matilda and sometimes Minnie and Mary were witnesses. Matilda was known as a good cook and always had a cake or pie ready in case of company. Carol recalls a corn and tomato dish she made. She cooked on a wood stove (later kerosene) and there was a pump from a deep well on the back porch. Electricity and running water were not available until the middle 1950's. Matilda saved material scraps and made beautiful pieced quilts. Each of her daughters received a wedding ring quilt when they married. Paul Harris remembers when he came to visit as a small boy "Aunt Tildy" would take him into the kitchen and reach on top of the cabinet to get him a quarter out of a jar she had hidden there. She cautioned him not to tell Uncle John. John was very thrifty and Matilda was very generous.

Helen, Minnie's middle child, recalls Christmas at the farm. John made toy wooden furniture for her ( a doll bed, and a wooden cabinet). John and Matilda's home had a large bedroom at the front of the house and a front room with a warming stove. A kitchen extended the length of the house. A porch extended across the front and a back porch with two storage rooms were attached in back. The outhouse was nearby as well as the chicken house and another shed and a barn. The cellar underneath was used to store the fruits, vegetables, wild blackberries and jellies Matilda canned. The Longs had a large black dog named Scottie.

Minnie and Lettie Corey were first cousins as well as companions of Minnie and Mary Long. At one time Minnie Corey was engaged to Thomas Alexander Poe (Alex). This did not discourage Minnie Long; she liked him too. John Long warned his daughter that she might be hurt. Minnie at the age of 16 married Alex in Brownwood, MO. They lived in Brownwood and Alex worked on the section gang for the railroad. Mary Long married Lymann Royal.

John Long died at Minnie's home in Maplewood (now Cahokia), St. Clair Co, IL after a brief illness. After being a widow for many years, Matilda married Richard Reed of Advance MO and was married to him when she died on the farm.

Amos Thomas Long--Civil War

Dictated by Mack James from Cape Girardeau, MO on August 28, 1988 to Helen Stepp

In early 1861 when General Fremont came to Cape Giradeau, Mo he was head of the armies of this district. He wanted to fortify Cape Girardeau and Cairo to protect the river traffic. He appointed a man from Dallas, MO which is now Marble Hill MO to Colonel and he got men from Bollinger Co, Wayne Co., and Perry Co. Most of the men were from Bollinger Co. because the other counties were under the protection of the Confederate States or they were gorillas. There were 1100 gorillas in Jackson alone. Freemont had a Colonel Murdock to bring mostly the Zalma men to Cape Griardeau and start building those forts and that is where they started training them.

Gov. Gamble got nervous before the year was over and he ordered Fremont's rangers disbanded. It was because of that he was appointed a captain and started drawing in the troops called the Twelfth MO State Militia. That went on for a few months and they were to protect Southeast Mo, Southern Illinois, and Northeast Arkansas. They went in that for a few months and then they went to the 3rd MO State Militia. They were in Company I. (Amos T. Long and Randolph James (Mack James' grandfather) Eric Pape was their commanding officer with rank of lieutenant. Mack James' grandfather Unger was also a Sergeant in that outfit.

Amos Long fought all over in Southeast MO, or otherwise they kept Jeff Thompson's gorillas run out of Southeast MO for quite some time. Amos Long was in the Battle of Cape Girardeau and then in the Battle of Pilot Knob. During the Battle of Pilot Knob, General Ewing ordered them to vacate that night, but Long and an unidentified soldier were tired and they gave out and went to sleep along the inside of the perimeter of the fort. They had a large building in the center of the fort and 40 feet under that was all the black powder in the district was stored. They were ordered to evacuate and blow the fort but Long and the other soldier did not hear the orders. They were lying there and the whole area blew up and it covered them with fresh earth several inches but they clawed their way to the surface and they crawled over the levee of the fort and out on the field. There were some 1500 dead Confederate men and officers out there. They put on Confederate States uniforms and stayed with the Confederate troops for 3 or 4 days until they could escape. This is a longer story but this is the main part of it.

The Ball Family

Moses Ball was born May 2, 1717, and died September 3, 1792. His will is on record at Fairfax Court House, Fairfax, Virginia. He had a brother James, who was a Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War--see "Revolutionary Soldiers of Virginia of 1776" by Burgees, Vol. 1, Page 129.). Ann Ball, wife of Moses Ball, was born September 25, 1729; married June 27, 1745.

Children of Moses and Ann Ball were:

John born July 25, 1746 and died December 1814. His wife Mary was born September 10, 1760 and died October 10, 1804. They were married December 12, 1773.

Moses married Mary Ann Harden

George

Basil

Anne

James

Sabilla

Moses Ball, who married Ann Harden, settled in Hawkins County, Tennessee about 1797. The dates of his birth and death are unknown except that he died about 1831 and he is buried in the Ball Cemetery not far from Rogersville, Tenn. His will is on record at the Hawkins County Court House, Rogersville, Tenn.

Children of Moses and Mary Ann Harden were:

William Married Nancy Tate(?)

Robert

John married Patience Dalton

Wesley married Nancy Bailey

Thomas

Bennett

Spencer married Anne Hughs

Jane married Rev. James Tunnell

Nancy married Isaac Warren

Sibbie married John K. Long, Jr.

Hester married William McDaniel

Mary married John Ball, son of George Ball

Other records indicate that Moses Ball was in Hawkins County by 1793.

John Wesley Long

and

Margaret Matilda (Borders) Long

Family History

Part 2

(including the Sanders family)

Compiled by Carol Poe Hotz

December, 1998

John Wesley Long Family

Son of Amos T. Long

This booklet on the Long family is part two of two booklets compiled by Carol Ann Poe Hotz. The first booklet is titled " John Wesley Long and Margaret Matilda (Borders) Long Family History and was written in time for Paul Poe's 80th birthday in 1996.

The Long family lived in Greenbrier, MO next to the Greenbrier Bridge. John was the bookkeeper for the sawmill. John Long's sister Emma and her husband Roy Harris lived next door. In 1991 when Carol and Fred Hotz visited the community, the old Allison Store was the only visible building left.

A daughter Mary Clola Long was born 11 Oct 1895 at home in Greenbrier, MO. About two years after Mary was born her sister Minnie was born on 2 June 1898. As they girls grew up they were very good friends. When the girls were young, Minnie recalled that the children held hands to form a chain so they could wade out into the river. The Longs were very active in church and rode the hand pump car from Greenbrier to the church in Brownwood about 10 miles away.

John Long's father, Amos T. Long is buried in the Greenbrier Cemetery and Matilda's grandmother Sarah (Virgin) Borders is also buried there.

Later the Long's moved to Brownwood and lived in the old vacated Methodist Church building.. The home was a short distance out of town near the Spear's home. Matilda helped deliver many babies for this family. Matilda put up curtains and divided the building in half--one side for living quarters and the other side for a gristmill. John charged money and a portion of the meal for grinding the grain. Shortly after moving he started working for Kelch.

In Brownwood John Long ran the Kelch Sawmill Company Store, was the paymaster, and the sawmill bookkeeper. He also did the hiring and firing for the company. John became a justice of the peace and performed many marriages.

Kitty Ashkraft was a family friend and lived on the right toward the cemetery. Kitty was a widow and raised three children alone. She provided for them by selling milk for ten cents a gallon.

The Brownwood Cemetery is found by taking Route # 214 and a short distance out of town take a left. Richard Eugene Poe, Minnie's son is buried here.

As the girls grew older they dated some of the young men and often had parties in their home. Minnie told of taffy pulls that were hosted at the Longs. The invited girls made the taffy and the boys helped when it was time to pull the taffy. Also, the young people often attended country dances. Minnie recalled singing the popular songs of the day. Two she remembered were "Go Tell Aunt Rhodie" and "Fly Away". Dorie Crites Ladd, whose parents were from Texas, was a good friend. She married one of the gang, Bud Ladd. Other good friends were Meryl Muskgraves, and Mattie (Mcgee) Harris who married Manford Harris. Manford was a half-brother to Roy Harris who married the girl's Aunt Emma. Marvin Abernathy was Mary Long's boyfriend and Lymann Royal was jealous of him.

John Long smoked Gitar cigarettes. Gerland and Paul used to send Lyle into the house to get some when their Grandpa wasn't around so they could smoke them.

Mary Long, John's sister, Mary, married Bill Borders, Matilda's brother. His sister, Rosa, married Matilda's brother Dan Borders. Therefore, Mary and Minnie Long had many double cousins.

Lisa Long, John's sister, was blind and married a Hinkle.

The following is the script of the marriage certificate for John and Matilda Long:

Certificate of Marriage, State of Missouri

This is to certify that on the Twentieth 20 day of Dec in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Ninety 94 at Residence of Bride in the County of Bollinger and State aforesaid I the undersigned a minister of gospel by authority of a license bearing date the 18 day of December A.D. 1894 and issued by the Recorder of Deeds of Bollinger County, Missouri, did join in Holy Matrimony John W. Long of the County of Bollinger State of Missouri and Matilda Borders of the County of Bollinger State of Missouri in the presence of William A. Borders and Annie Borders, Witnesses.

The following obituary was printed in The East St. Louis Journal at the time of John W. Long's death:

Headline: John Wesley Long Dies in East St. Louis, IL.

John Wesley Long was born August 3, 1872 and passed away on April 10, 19946, aged 73 years, 8 months and seven days, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Poe of East St. Louis, Illinois. Mr. Long came to Missouri at the age of 10 years. He was a son of Amos and Sarah E. Long. He was united in marriage to Margaret Matilda Borders on December 20, 1894, who survives. To this union three children were born, one of whom preceded him in death.

He is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Lyman Royal and Mrs. Thomas Poe both of East St. Louis, Illinois, also five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The grandchildren and great-grandchildren are: Gerland Royal and Lyle Royal and daughter Elaine all of East St. Louis; Paul Poe and son, Tommy of East Chicago, Ind.; Misses Helen and Carol Ann Poe, of East St. Louis, Illinois. He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mary Ray, of Zalma, Mrs. Roy Harris of Advance and Mrs. Martha Green of Portageville; and an aged uncle, Mr. Henry B. Sanders, of Indianapolis, Indiana, and a host of other relatives and friends.

He professed faith in Christ at the age of 35. He was a friend to all who knew him, and familiarly known to many as "Uncle John". Others called him "Honest John Long." (end)

John Wesley long in buried in the Balch Church Cemetery. Directions to find Balch Cemetery: Go to Lutesville, MO, go on Highway 51, located between Zalma and Douglas Junction. A sign is on the highway. It is next to a country church, Balch Church.

Mary Clola Long

Oldest Daughter of John W. and Matilda Long

Mary Clola Long b. 11 Oct 1895 in Greenbrier, MO d. 31 Oct 1954 and buried in Valhala Cemetery in Belleville, IL; was the first born of John Wesley Long and Margaret Matilda (Borders) Long. She married Lyman Welch Royal ,b. 10 Oct 1897 d. 7 March 1977, on 8 July 1917 in Brownwood, MO.

After Mary and Lyman were married, Lyman farmed and worked for Kelch at the sawmill. Kelch died in 1939 and his heirs sold the sawmill shut down.

Lyman leased a garage in Puxico, MO but in 1940 the owner wanted it back. Alec and Minnie Poe told Lyman about a garage that could be leased in Maplewood, IL Lyman rented the garage but soon got the flu. Mary wrote to Gerland, who was working as a fry cook in Jackson, MO, and asked him to come home and run the garage until Lyman was well. Later, Gerland was hired at Phillips 66 and didn't return to Jackson. He was transferred to other areas by Phillips. In 1941 Gerland was drafted and he came back to visit his folks before he was shipped out. He stopped at the Phillips plant and heard about a mechanics job that was open. Lyman took the job and worked there until he retired.

Lyman and Mary lived in a house on Chaudet Avenue in Maplewood (now called Cahokia).

In later years Mary developed adult diabetes and eventually lost her eye sight. Even though Mary lost her sight she kept a jovial attitude. She was always smiling and laughed often. She took care of her own housework and cooking and could get around in her home quite well. Carol remembers seeing use her finger to tell how much was measured in a cup. These coping techniques were learned on her own. Carol remembers going to her home with Minnie to occasionally help clean. For lunch we had baloney sandwiches which was a treat for Carol.

Mary passed the day by listening to the soap operas that were on radio. She liked "Ma Perkens" and "Our Gal Sunday". Mary and Lyman frequently came to visit Alec and Minnie on Sunday afternoon. Mary was a large woman but liked to dress up and she always wore pretty jewelry and makeup.

Children of Mary and Lyman Royal

Gerland Leon Royal (Rusty) b. 12 June 1918 in Swinton, MO and m. Mary Lynn Waller (b. 7 Jan 1930 in Puxico, MO) on 13 Feb 1946 in Pocahontas, AK.

Children of Gerland and Mary Lynn Royal: Janet Lynn Royal b. 10 Feb 1948; m. 1. ?; 2. Mike Messmer on 16 July 1975; 3. Paul Thompson; Children: Anthony Roger Messmer b. 26 Nov 1966 (adopted by Mike Messmer), Nicki Jolyn Messmer b. 3 Aug 1969 (adopted by Mike Messmer); m. Mark Godare 1994; Emilie Michele Messmer b. 1 Nov 1978; Sarah Ann Messmer b. 20 Mar 1980.

Stephen Leon Royal b. 19 Aug 1949 d. June 1953; Jo Ann Royal b. 19 Aug 1954; m. Brad Pace 21 May 19 83 (Jo resides in Fort Collins, CO); Children: Teal Alexandra Pace b. 8 Sept 1984; Natalie Elizabeth (Talley) Pace b. 4 April 1992.

Gerland Leon Royal joined the army April 9, 1942 and served in South Phillipines, Eastern Mandates and Aleution Islands, Alaska. He was discharged on Sept. 27, 1945. He met Mary at Puxico, MO in the fall of 1945. They married in Feb 1946. Gerland said when he got out of service he was going to find himself a bobby soxer. He did just that.

After they were married they lived at Maplewood Park now known as Cahokia, IL. They have lived there since 1946. Gerland was self employed at the Royal Garage for many years. Later he went to work for World Tire Corp. and after that he was employed by Century 21 Real Estate as a salesman. He retired at the age of 62.

Lyle Welch Royal b. 19 Jan 1920 in Advance, MO and m. Margaret Norman ( b. 1 June 1924 in Newton, MS) on 6 March 1943 at Pascagoula, MS.

Children of Lyle and Margaret Royal:

Elaine Virginia Royal b. 13 Feb 1946 m. Robert Allen Harrell 12 June 1965; Children of Robert and Elaine Harrell: Rebecca Lynn Harrell b. 11 Jan 1974 and m. ? Jan 1997; Cynthia Leigh Harrell b. 17 June 1983.

Cecelia Lorraine Royal b. 7 May 1950 and m. Douglas Lloyd Pitchford 21 Aug 1971; Children of Douglas and Cecelia Pitchford: Eric Douglas Pitchford b. 17 April 1975; Tyler Brent Pitchford b. 12 Dec 1978.

Lyle joined the Air Force in the early part of World War II and was stationed at Kessler Field near Biloxi, MS where he met Margaret in June in March of 1943. His Uncle Alex Poe told him when he left that he'd meet some southern girl and marry her. He did. After the war, Lyle returned to civilian life. He and Margaret moved to Maplewood Park, IL near his parents. They lived in that area from 1945 until they moved to Virden, IL in 1986. While in the Cahokia area, formerly called Maplewood Park, Lyle, his father Lyman, and brother Gerland owned a service station. For 15 years Lyle ran this business. Later Lyle went back to school, earned his master's degree, and taught at the Cahokia High School. Margaret was the school secretary at this school. After retiring they moved to Virden, IL to be near their youngest daughter Cecelia Pitchford and her family. Lyle has done a good deal of substitute teaching in the area around Virden.

Minnie Ann Long

Youngest Daughter of John W. and Matilda Long

Minnie Ann Long was born 2 June 1898 in Greenbriar, MO and died 6 May 1983 at her daughter Helen's home in Dupo, IL and is buried in Valhalla Cemetery in Belleville, IL. She married Thomas Alexander Poe ( b. 20 October 1888 d. 22 Sept, 1952 at his home in rural East Carondelet, IL.) on 15 October 1915 in Brownwood, MO, Bollinger County.

Minnie met Thomas Alexander Poe at church. At the time T.A. Poe was engaged to Minnie Corey, who was Minnie Long's best friend. However the attraction between T.A. Poe and Minnie Long was strong and they were married October 15, 1915 in Brownwood.

T.A.Poe built a house in Brownwood next to his father, Ben Poe. T.A. Poe worked on the railroad bridgegang and Minnie Ann Poe kept house. A son, Paul Alvin Poe was born August 20, 1916. Two years later, a second son, Richard Eugene Poe, was born July 10, 1918. This son died June 21, 1921 and is buried in the Brownwood Cemetery in Brownwood, MO.

In 1917, during World War I, Alec got a job on the Missouri Pacific Railroad as a switchman in Dupo, IL. The family moved and lived in a flat on Highway #3 near the turn-off for East Carondelet, IL. During the 1920 railroad strike, Alec left the railroad and the family moved back to Brownwood, MO. There, Alec was a sharecropper on a small 40 acre farm where he raised corn and hogs. He farmed the land with a team of mules which he broke himself. They weren't very well broken and often ran away. Alec made them run faster until they were tired and slowed down. Then he brought them home. Alec farmed this land only one year. It was at this farm where Richard became ill and died within a matter of days. He had symptoms of a cold but no antibiotics were available at that time to prevent death. Minnie, after losing her son so quickly, became depressed and didn't want to stay at that farm any longer.

The family moved to one of Mr. Kelch's farms, one mile away. The family took the mules and a wagon. Alec worked for Kelch at his sawmill. A neighbor, Kitty Ashcraft sold the family skim milk and Paul played with the Ashcraft children. Alec had pointer bird dogs and he like to hunt for quail. Alec grew corn on the farm for the mules but later sold the mules and the wagon and he bought his first Model T (1921).

The car, an open car with two seats, had carbide lamps on each side of the windshield and a magneto that provided power for the headlights an