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Below is a family biography included in The History of Miami 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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DAVID LONG, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill; born in this township in 1845; is the son of James and Esther (Eller) Long, the former of Newton, and the latter of Newberry Township. James was born in 1815, and is the son of William Long, of Kentucky. His father, William, Sr., settled one-half section of land, near the present site of Pleasant Hill, in 1807 or 1808. Of his family of four sons and three daughters, whom he brought to this county with him, William was the second child; he located on Sec. 17, where his death occurred in April, 1862, at the age of 81 years. He married Catherine Freeman, and had four sons and seven daughters—two sons now survive. James married in the fall of 1839, and moved at once to his present place. He had four sons and seven daughters—one son, Henry, was a member of the 110th O. V. I., and was mortally wounded in the battle of Winchester. David, our subject, was reared and schooled in this township, being brought up on the farm; he remained at home till majority. In 1869, he located on Sec. 7, and subsequently on Greenville Creek, and in 1872, moved to his present place. He and wife are members of the German Baptist Church. He married November, 1868, Sarah, daughter of John S. Peeter, who was born within sight of her present home. Of the two sons and one daughter born to this union, the two sons have died.

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This family biography is one of 964 biographies included in The History of Miami County, Ohio published in 1880 by W. H. Beers & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Miami County, Ohio History and Genealogy

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