The Years Go By

Daniel Albert Long , son of Daniel and Grandson of Ludwig (Lewis) Long was 11 or 12 when his father was murdered, He went to live with an Uncle who taught him the blacksmith and the gunsmith trade. Having constructed the greatest gun of his day , he also made viiolins which possessed a world wide reputation. He made 65 of these violins.

Our geneolgy line of Longs slowly made their way from Pennsylvania to Ohio and then on to Indiana. John Long, a brother to my great grandfather, David, settled near Disco in northern Miami County. Appartently David lived on the same farm as John. My grandfather, Fredrick lived there until his marriage to my grandmother Charlotte Abshire. They then moved to a farm about three miles south of Macy where they raised nine children, my Dad Thomas Long being the youngest. I am sad that we could not find the History of our family before my Dad passed on. He would have been so proud of that heritage as I am.

As I think about all of those ancestors of all of us who left homes and families in Europe and made their way to the shores of America and then slowly started West to pave the way for all future generations, we need to thank God for those brave souls--our ancestors.