Dickinson Co., KS AHGP-Portrait and
Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and
Marion Counties-Lorin H. Long
Portrait and Biographical
Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson and Marion
Counties
Chapman Brothers, Chicago, 1893
LORIN H. LONG, one of the prominent
of farmers of Hayes Township, Dickinson
County, owns a farm on section 28. Du
Page County, Ill., was the place of his birth, which
occurred on the 17th of September, 1849. His
father, Edward Long, was a native of Berkshire,
England. His mother was Martha Dietrich Long,
also a native of England. They married in their
native country and emigrated to America about
1845, settling in Du Page County, Ill. They afterward
removed to Kane County, that State, where
they resided until the death of the father. The
mother's death also occurred in Kane County. To
them was born a family of twelve children, of
whom our subject was the ninth in order of birth.
Lorin Long was quite young when his parents
removed to Kane County, where he was reared to
manhood. He received such educational advantages
as were afforded by the district schools, and
remained under the parental roof until his marriage.
In the spring of 1870, became to Dickinson County,
Kan., and took up eighty acres of Government land
on section 28, Hayes Township, where he has since
resided.
In Kane County, Ill., on the 29th of March,
1869, our subject was married to Miss Arminda
Farr, a daughter of Hugh Farr, of that county. She
was born in the Empire State February 1, 1846.
Mr. and Mrs. Long are the parents of seven children:
Lee G., who married Miss Emma Snyder;
Carrie M., who is the wife of Richard Baker; Arthur
H., Frank B., Albert, Robert and Alice, who are still
with their parents. Mrs. Long is a member of the
Baptist Church and is one of its consistent workers.
Socially, Mr. Long is a member of the Select
Knights of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
That he takes a leading and influential part in all
things pertaining to the welfare of this section is
shown by the fact that he has been elected and has
faithfully performed the duties of Township Treasurer
and has also served two terms as School
Director. In politics he is a Republican and is a
stanch supporter of that party. Mr. Long is truly
a man that has risen to a position of respect and
influence through his own unassisted efforts. His
father having died when he was quite young, he
was thrown on his own resources and has reached
his present measure of success through energy and
perseverance. He now owns two hundred and
eighty acres of fine farming land, on which he has
erected fine buildings and made modern improvements.
He is one of the early settlers of this locality
and has witnessed the wonderful growth of
this portion of Kansas for the past twenty years.
He is widely and favorably known throughout the
entire community, and ranks high in the social
world.
(c) 2009 Sheryl McClure for
Dickinson County KS AHGP