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William L. Long, cashier of the Merchants’ & Farmers’ Bank of Marshfield, Mo., was born in Columbus, Ohio, June 16, 1846, and is the son of Matthew and Hannah M. (Tuttle) Long. Matthew Long was also a native of Columbus, Ohio, his father having built the third log cabin where that city now stands. Matthew Long moved to Licking County, Ohio, where he remained until 1863, at which date he moved to Iowa County, Iowa, and was there engaged in farming for about ten years. His son, William L. Long, completed a course of study in the public schools, and then spent three years at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Ind., where he lived with his uncle, Joseph F. Tuttle, who is a Presbyterian minister, and who has been president of the above mentioned institution for nearly thirty years. After leaving the college Mr. Long taught school during the winters and farmed during the summers for several years. In the fall of 1871 he went back to Ohio, and was there married to Miss Lottie P. Condit, daughter of Philip Condit, a merchant at Jersey, Licking Co., Ohio. About a year after marriage Mr. Long and a friend of his, Dr. O. W. Archibald, now superintendent of the Insane Hospital at Jamestown, Dak., traveled over Southern and Southwestern Iowa, and both located at Glenwood, Mills County, of that State, about 1872. Mr. Long spent one year in the post-office at that place, and was then elected principal of the public schools. This position he held for eight years, and after being re-elected for the ninth year resigned and accepted a position in the office of the State Insurance Company of Des Moines, Iowa. This company his father had served about ten years as secretary, and his brother as head of the note department. After serving with the book-keeper for several months Mr. Long was appointed examiner of applications, in which position he served the rest of the three years of his stay in the insurance office. About this time his father and brother took a trip through Southwest Missouri, for the latter’s health. The father purchased 320 acres of land lying immediately north of Marshfield, and here the brother remained. About a year later Mr. Long moved to Marshfield, having been elected principal of the school at that place, which position he held for three years. After this he spent one year on his father’s farm, and was then elected cashier of the Merchants’ & Farmers’ Bank at Marshfield, which opened its doors for business the 13th of August, 1888. To Mr. and Mrs. Long were born two children: Elizabeth C., a native of Glenwood, Iowa, born November 3, 1874, and Matthew P., who was also born at Glenwood, Iowa, September 4, 1876.