I am descended of John W Long (1798-1886) son of Barnabas & Ann Umpleby Long. Their 9th child. John was baptized Jan 4 1799 and worked as a butcher.
John married Elizabeth Strangeway in 1831 in Ripley. Source: FamilySearch.org Indexing project (batch) Number: M01424-1 System Origin: England-ODM GS Film Number: 0038551, 0207572, 98551. They moved to United States around 1842 and started their life in Maine, Cook County, Illinois. Maine is now named Glenview. They are both buried at Northfield Oakwood Cemetery in Northfield, Cook County, Illinois. Source:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=25149558I am researching the LONG family history and would be interested to be in contacting with other researchers connected to the LONG's.