Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1895 — Death of Samue Long. [ARTICLE]

Death of Samue Long.

Samuel Long was born May 20tb, 1823, and died March 13th 1895, aged 71 years 9 months and 13 days. The deceased was born in Maryland, emigrated thence to Ohio, and from there he came to Jasper county, Ind. end was, therefore, identified with the early hfstory ©f this county. June 23, 1847 he was married to Sarah Elizabeth Stewart. To this union was born a son and daughter all of whom have long since been dead.

January Ist 1857 he was united in marriage to Sarah Ann Freeland to which union were born five sons and one daughter, three of whom died in infancy and three survive him as follows: Abram, the oldest son is now engaged in the drug business at Rensselaer, Ind.; Edward, resident of Kerreville, Texas; and Addie, the only daughter, wife of W. W. Miller, is living near Mt. Ayr, Ind. In the year 1867 he moved to Jackson township, Newton county, Ind., and located about two miles north from where Mt. Ayr now is, where he lived continuously twentyeight years. In the fall of 1894 his son Fdward finding a change pf _ climate necessary to his wife’s health went to Texas, thus leaving the aged parents Qn the farm alone. About six weeks ago he had the misfortune to fall upon the ice receiving injuries from which he never recovered. Saturday March 9th apparently on the road to recovery he was stricken down with paralysis, and after four days of intense suffering, surrounded by his family and many sympathizing friends he passed beyond. The deceased was a man of retiring disposition, modest and unassuming, almost to a fault, and to know him was to become his friend. The funeral was held Sunday, Mar. 17, interment in Weston cemetery, at Rensselaer.