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Below is a family biography included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published by W. H. Beers & Co. in 1880.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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SUSANAH LONG; P. O. Potsdam, Ohio. The subject of this memoir was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Feb. 13, 1823, and is a daughter of David and Elizabeth Smith; they were born in Pennsylvania and removed to Montgomery County in a very early day, and were among the early pioneers of that county; her father died at the age of 48, and her mother at the age of 62 years; they were the parents of seven children, of whom five are living, viz.: John S., Solomon, Mary, Esther, and the subject of this sketch, who was united in marriage with Abraham Long, now deceased, May 14, 1846; they resided in Montgomery Co. for sixteen years after their marriage, when they removed to Darke Co., where she now resides; she owns 80 acres of land where she resides all in a good state of cultivation, with good average improvements erected thereon. Mr. Long was born in Pennsylvania Feb. 18, 1818, and departed this life May 25, 1863; he was a son of Abraham and Ann Long, natives of Pennsylvania, afterward residents of Montgomery Co.; they died at advanced ages; they were the parents of five children, viz., Christian, Elizabeth, Nancy, Fanny and Abraham. Mr. and Mrs. Long are the parents of thirteen children, of whom eight are living, viz.: John, born Feb. 28, 1847; Henry, Aug. 6, 1848; Rose A., Jan. 20. 1858; Joseph, Sept. 27, 1854; David, July 11, 1856: Ellen M., June 21, 1859: Daniel, Dec. 14, 1860. The deceased are—Elizabeth, born Jan. 1, 1850 (died May 9. 1878, nee Mrs. Aaron Pearson, leaving two children, viz., Esty, born Feb. 18, 1872, and Ellis, born Sept. 1, 1873; both are adopted by their grandmother); Noah, born May 17, 1851, and died in infancy; Moses, born March 17, 1852, also died in infancy; Sarah J., born March 26, 1853, and died Sept. 6, 1877; Esther, born Sept. 27, 1854, and died Aug. 1, 1855; William, born July 11, 1862, and departed this life Dec. 18, 1863. Mrs. Long has been a member of the Christian Church for twenty-four years, and is an exemplary Christian woman, and though her sorrows and bereavements have been many, her Christian fortitude has never forsaken her, but to the contrary, each affliction has added strength to the chain of tender ties that connect her with departed loved ones.

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This family biography is one of 659 biographies included in The History of Darke County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Darke County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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