Biographical Sketch of John O. Long, Washington County, Missouri >From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1888. ********************************************************************** John O. Long is among the younger business men of Washington County, and perhaps no one has attained more prominence or exhibited more ster- ling qualities for the enterprises in which he has been engaged. He is a representative of one of the oldest families in the county, his grand father having come to this country in 1811, where he married in 1816, and lived until his assassination by Federal troops, in 1862. Alfred Long, the father of John, was born in Washington County, July 15, 1819, which county has always been his home; he was reared a farmer, and married Miss Rachel Owens, who died leaving three children, John O., the youngest, being an infant. The latter was also born in Washington County, January 26, 1853, he was reared on a farm, and also acquired some experience in mercantile business. For many years John assisted his father in recuperating heavy losses incident to the war, working with a will and never shrinking from any labor that would yield them a reasonable profit. In 1871 he became a partner with his father in mercantile pursuits, which interest he still retains. In 1881 he loca- ted at Potosi, where he formed a partnership with his uncle, James Long dealing in mineral and general merchandise. They also purchased a large tract of land known as the Moses Austin Grant, containing 3,400 acres, one of the most valuable pieces of land, considering its size, prox- imity to town and mineral wealth, that there is in the county. In 1884 Mr. Long was elected sheriff and collector of the county, and a more faithful or efficient official never held the position. January 1, 1881 he disposed of his interest in the land and goods at Potosi to his uncle, and accepted the position of superintendent of the Union Mining & Smelting Company. He married Miss Mary Haefner, June 17, 1884, a native of Potosi, and a daughter of Walter and Ellen Haefner, nee Casey. Mr. and Mrs. Long have one son, Alfred H. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================