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George B. Long was a Confederate army blacksmith during the war, and has worked at his trade most of the time since, with good success. He was born in Lawrence County, Tenn., September 23, 1835, being a son of Samuel and Catharine (Stone) Long, natives of North and South Carolina, respectively. The former was a farmer and blacksmith, moving to Tennessee with his father when only a child, and in 1854 to Missouri, where he engaged in farming in Ripley County. Here he resided until his death, in 1871, his wife surviving him until 1884. George B. Long accompanied his father to Missouri when a young man, and remained there for five years, enlisting on July 17, 1861, in the Confederate service, in the Missouri State Troops Cavalry, and was on detached duty as blacksmith most of the time. He took part in a number of battles, among which were those of Mark’s Mills, Jenkins’ Ferry, Greenville (Mo.), Fredericktown (Mo.), and a number of less important engagements, being captured twice, and held twenty-eight days at one time, though he made his escape both times. After the close of the war he went to Arkansas, and settled in what is now this county, some ten miles north of Lonoke, where he worked at his trade of blacksmithing for several years. He then moved to Lonoke, removing about a year later to Richwoods Township, and locating on land which he now owns. His property possessions consist of 1,000 acres, of which about 160 acres are under cultivation. Mr. Long was married in May, 1875, to Mrs. Hannah C. Eagle (nee Sullivan), a widow, who died in March, 1883, leaving two sons, Robert S. and Joseph. His second marriage, on September 19, 1886, was to Mrs. Martha McKinley (nee Glover), also a widow, and a daughter of Samuel Glover. They are the parents of one son, Gabriel Eagle Long. Mr. and Mrs. Long are members of the Baptist Church.