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George
Long Specific
mention is made of many of the worthy citizens of Jasper County within the pages
of this book, citizens who have figured in the growth and development of this
favored locality and whose interests are identified with its every phase of
progress, each contributing in his sphere of action to the well being of the
community in which he resides and to the advancement of its normal and
legitimate growth. Among this number is he whose name appears above, peculiar
interest attaching to his career from the fact that most of his busy and useful
life has been spent within the borders of this County, which has been the arena
of his activities for a period of forty-four years, or during the active period
of the great development of this locality, in which he has played no
inconspicuous part. George
Long, one of the progressive farmers of Clear Creek Township, was born in
Winneshiek County, Iowa, April 3, 1854, and there he spent his early boyhood,
coming with his parents to Jasper County in 1867 and he has been a continuous
resident here since, having attended the local schools and began working on the
home place when but a boy. His
parents, John and Lucy (Smith) Long, came to Iowa fifty-five years ago when the
state was new. They were natives of
Canada, the father's birth occurring there on March 29, 1825, and he died on
March 30, 1907. The mother died
many years before, in February 1868, at the age of thirty-four.
Their family consisted of six children, all sons, named as follows:
George, of this review; Charles, born November 20, 1856, is living in
Walla Walla, Washington; John W., born March 7, 1860, lives in Eden Township,
Marshall County, Iowa; Frank, born March 29, 1862, lives in Independence
Township, Jasper County; Wilson, born in 1864, is living in Idaho; Albert, born
in April 1869, lives in Des Moines, Iowa. John Long, the father, was twice
married, and the following children were born of the second union:
Bessie, Josie, Amanda, Bert, Alonzo, Jonah, Anjie and Otis. George
Long, of this sketch, was married in December 1876, to Phoebe Jane Miller, who
was born in Clear Creek Township, this County, May 24, 1857, and here she grew
to womanhood, received her schooling and has always resided in this community. She is the daughter of Robert and Rebecca (Kintz) Miller.
The father enlisted in the Union army daring the Civil War and was killed
during the service. The mother, who was born in Summit County, Ohio, is living in
Clear Creek Township, this County, of which her father, Joseph Kintz, was among
the first settlers. There were six
children in the family, four of whom are living. Nine
children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Long, five of whom are deceased.
They were named: Clarence
D., born May 11, 1877, is living in Independence Township, this County; Quincy,
born October 27, 1879, died on November 29th of the same year; Mrs. Pearl
Hardenburgh, born in April 1880, lives in Independence Township; Mrs. Lillie
Tramel, born March 12, 1882, lives in Clear Creek Township; James Carl, born
September 13, 1883, is assisting his father with the work on the home farm;
Stella, born June 18, 1885, died November 3d of the same year; Charles died in
infancy, as did also Fred, and the youngest, unnamed. Mr.
Long has met with success as a general farmer and stock man, and he is the owner
of an excellent and well improved farm of one hundred and forty acres in Clear
Creek Township, which he has kept in first-class shape, and he has a cozy home,
modernly furnished. The son, James C. Long, mentioned above, married Osee Hardenburgh, a daughter of one of the old settlers of Jasper County, and their children are Virgil Vernon, born January 12, 1908, and George Harlan, born April 3, 1910. The Past and Present of Jasper County, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, 1912 B.F. Bowen Co., Indianapolis, IN, p. 1324. |
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