James Long and Sophia Shaffer were on February 28, 1859. She was his second wife. Sophia was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Shaffer listed on the 1850 Census of Crawford County Holmes Twp., Sophia was born in 1837. Rumor in the family is that her mother was full blooded Wyandot Indian
From members of the family the story has been passed down that Susan, Charlotte, and Elta along with several relatives died from tuberculosis.
Along with this terrible tragedy on the 23rd day of October 1871, Sophia was 2 months with child (William Douglas Long) when she received news that her husband James had died while digging a well.
James and his helper had been down in the well with a lookout posted at the top, this was to pull them from the well in case of a gas coming into the well or running out of oxygen. The lookout was called to the barn when a horse kicked through the stable and broke his leg. By the time the lookout had arrived back at the well James and his helper were both dead. This was a terrible blow to Sophia and in order to survive she left Phillip go with a neighbor Colonel Mead as a border.
Nancy was listed with another family as a servant, Delilah was placed in an orphanage at Kirby Ohio. We do not know as yet what happened to her son William. Either Sophia kept him or when he was a little older he may have went with Phillip as he and his brother were very close all their lives. (yes we now know that William did follow his brother Phillip to Jackson Twp. Sandusky County, Ohio. They both lived and died there. They are buried in Smith Cemetery Burgoon, Ohio)
We know that Sophia lived for a number of years on the Northeast corner of RT 6 and Bark Creek, a couple miles north of Fremont. Cecil Long has always said that his mother Amelia Long would get very upset with Sophia as she would tell the children scary stories she had heard from her mother Elizabeth and is still being passed down through the generations.
Children
Philip J Long 1860–1936
Delilah Ann Long 1861–1919
Susan Long 1862–
Charlotte Long 1864–
Elta Long 1867–
Nancy Long 1868–
William Douglas Long 1872–1940
From members of the family the story has been passed down that Susan, Charlotte, and Elta along with several relatives died from tuberculosis.
Along with this terrible tragedy on the 23rd day of October 1871, Sophia was 2 months with child (William Douglas Long) when she received news that her husband James had died while digging a well.
James and his helper had been down in the well with a lookout posted at the top, this was to pull them from the well in case of a gas coming into the well or running out of oxygen. The lookout was called to the barn when a horse kicked through the stable and broke his leg. By the time the lookout had arrived back at the well James and his helper were both dead. This was a terrible blow to Sophia and in order to survive she left Phillip go with a neighbor Colonel Mead as a border.
Nancy was listed with another family as a servant, Delilah was placed in an orphanage at Kirby Ohio. We do not know as yet what happened to her son William. Either Sophia kept him or when he was a little older he may have went with Phillip as he and his brother were very close all their lives. (yes we now know that William did follow his brother Phillip to Jackson Twp. Sandusky County, Ohio. They both lived and died there. They are buried in Smith Cemetery Burgoon, Ohio)
We know that Sophia lived for a number of years on the Northeast corner of RT 6 and Bark Creek, a couple miles north of Fremont. Cecil Long has always said that his mother Amelia Long would get very upset with Sophia as she would tell the children scary stories she had heard from her mother Elizabeth and is still being passed down through the generations.
Children
Philip J Long 1860–1936
Delilah Ann Long 1861–1919
Susan Long 1862–
Charlotte Long 1864–
Elta Long 1867–
Nancy Long 1868–
William Douglas Long 1872–1940
James Long and Sophia Shaffer were on February 28, 1859. She was his second wife. Sophia was the daughter of William and Elizabeth Shaffer listed on the 1850 Census of Crawford County Holmes Twp., Sophia was born in 1837. Rumor in the family is that her mother was full blooded Wyandot Indian
From members of the family the story has been passed down that Susan, Charlotte, and Elta along with several relatives died from tuberculosis.
Along with this terrible tragedy on the 23rd day of October 1871, Sophia was 2 months with child (William Douglas Long) when she received news that her husband James had died while digging a well.
James and his helper had been down in the well with a lookout posted at the top, this was to pull them from the well in case of a gas coming into the well or running out of oxygen. The lookout was called to the barn when a horse kicked through the stable and broke his leg. By the time the lookout had arrived back at the well James and his helper were both dead. This was a terrible blow to Sophia and in order to survive she left Phillip go with a neighbor Colonel Mead as a border.
Nancy was listed with another family as a servant, Delilah was placed in an orphanage at Kirby Ohio. We do not know as yet what happened to her son William. Either Sophia kept him or when he was a little older he may have went with Phillip as he and his brother were very close all their lives. (yes we now know that William did follow his brother Phillip to Jackson Twp. Sandusky County, Ohio. They both lived and died there. They are buried in Smith Cemetery Burgoon, Ohio)
We know that Sophia lived for a number of years on the Northeast corner of RT 6 and Bark Creek, a couple miles north of Fremont. Cecil Long has always said that his mother Amelia Long would get very upset with Sophia as she would tell the children scary stories she had heard from her mother Elizabeth and is still being passed down through the generations.
Children
Philip J Long 1860–1936
Delilah Ann Long 1861–1919
Susan Long 1862–
Charlotte Long 1864–
Elta Long 1867–
Nancy Long 1868–
William Douglas Long 1872–1940
From members of the family the story has been passed down that Susan, Charlotte, and Elta along with several relatives died from tuberculosis.
Along with this terrible tragedy on the 23rd day of October 1871, Sophia was 2 months with child (William Douglas Long) when she received news that her husband James had died while digging a well.
James and his helper had been down in the well with a lookout posted at the top, this was to pull them from the well in case of a gas coming into the well or running out of oxygen. The lookout was called to the barn when a horse kicked through the stable and broke his leg. By the time the lookout had arrived back at the well James and his helper were both dead. This was a terrible blow to Sophia and in order to survive she left Phillip go with a neighbor Colonel Mead as a border.
Nancy was listed with another family as a servant, Delilah was placed in an orphanage at Kirby Ohio. We do not know as yet what happened to her son William. Either Sophia kept him or when he was a little older he may have went with Phillip as he and his brother were very close all their lives. (yes we now know that William did follow his brother Phillip to Jackson Twp. Sandusky County, Ohio. They both lived and died there. They are buried in Smith Cemetery Burgoon, Ohio)
We know that Sophia lived for a number of years on the Northeast corner of RT 6 and Bark Creek, a couple miles north of Fremont. Cecil Long has always said that his mother Amelia Long would get very upset with Sophia as she would tell the children scary stories she had heard from her mother Elizabeth and is still being passed down through the generations.
Children
Philip J Long 1860–1936
Delilah Ann Long 1861–1919
Susan Long 1862–
Charlotte Long 1864–
Elta Long 1867–
Nancy Long 1868–
William Douglas Long 1872–1940
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