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JOSEPH R. LONG, farmer and blacksmith, P. O. Eastwood, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Long, was born in Clermont County, Ohio, May 4, 1824. His father was a native of Pennsylvania and came to Ohio in 1812. His mother was also a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Long was married in 1843, to Lydia Ann, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Thomas) Newberry, of Brown County. Her parents were natives of New Jersey. They raised six children—Thomas, married Elizabeth Widner; Martha, wife of John Wilson, of Kansas; Maria, wife of Hiram Runion; Mary E., wife of Charles Martin, of Kansas; Charles, married Estella Ross; and Alice, wife of Albert A. Hughs. Mr. Long was raised on a farm and served a regular apprenticeship to the blacksmith trade in Williamsburg, and carried on a shop ever since; he also carried on farming for the last eighteen years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, class-leader, Trustee, and ordained a minister since 1867, a local preacher. He is a member of the F. A. M., and served in several subordinate offices. Republican in politics, he served as Justice of the Peace, Treasurer of township, and at present Trustee.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 297
Contributor: Tammie Morgan (47268660)
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JOSEPH R. LONG, farmer and blacksmith, P. O. Eastwood, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Long, was born in Clermont County, Ohio, May 4, 1824. His father was a native of Pennsylvania and came to Ohio in 1812. His mother was also a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Long was married in 1843, to Lydia Ann, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Thomas) Newberry, of Brown County. Her parents were natives of New Jersey. They raised six children—Thomas, married Elizabeth Widner; Martha, wife of John Wilson, of Kansas; Maria, wife of Hiram Runion; Mary E., wife of Charles Martin, of Kansas; Charles, married Estella Ross; and Alice, wife of Albert A. Hughs. Mr. Long was raised on a farm and served a regular apprenticeship to the blacksmith trade in Williamsburg, and carried on a shop ever since; he also carried on farming for the last eighteen years. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, class-leader, Trustee, and ordained a minister since 1867, a local preacher. He is a member of the F. A. M., and served in several subordinate offices. Republican in politics, he served as Justice of the Peace, Treasurer of township, and at present Trustee.
Source: The History of Brown County Ohio - Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co. - 1883 - Page 297
Contributor: Tammie Morgan (47268660)
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