Levi Long Jr. (abt. 1811 - aft. 1880)

Born about 5 Feb 1811 in Monongalia County, Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Keziah (Smith) Long — married about 1831 in Monroe County, Ohio [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 1880 after about age 68 in Benton, Monroe County, Ohio, United States

Biography

Levi Long was was born abt 1811 in Monongalia County, Virginia ^[1] of probably Levi Long senior (later records indicate that Levi was a junior.) ^[2] It is also possible that his father was Eliel Long or that Eliel was a brother. In addition to a Levy Long, the 1810 census cited above lists a Liel Long.

On July 30, 1827, Levi Long Jr. purchased property in Perry Township, Monroe County, Ohio. On that same day, Eliel Long also purchased property there. Some records indicate Levi Long, and some indicate Levi Long Jr. Levi would have been about 16 years old at the time, according to later census records with an estimated DOB of 1810 or 1811. (I believe that his birthday would have been around June or July, because census records indicate his age varies one year either way.) Further research is needed to determine if property sales were permitted for one so young.

Levi's future father-in-law, Richard Smith, formerly of Greene, Pennsylvania purchased land on April 1 1829, also in Perry Township. In 1830 a Levi Long was living in Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio and Richard Smith was living in Jackson Township, Monroe County, Ohio.^[3] By 1832, Levi had married Keziah Smith and began a family. Their first child, Lydia was born about 1832 according to Census Records. By 1840, both families were living in Perry Township. (In 1830, both Eliel Sr. and Jr. were already living in Perry Township).

Levi and Keziah's family continued to grow. By 1850, their children ranged in age of Lydia, eighteen years old, to Levi, only one year old. Sometime between 1850 and 1860, Keziah's father, Richard Smith, passed away, and his wife, Henrietta came to live with them. Levi and Keziah's oldest son, Richard Long, moved into Richard and Henrietta Smith's home, where he remained until after the Civil War.

In the 1860's, Henrietta Smith passed away and the Long's moved to Benton Township, Monroe County, Ohio. Richard Long and his wife, Mary Stewart Long, also moved to Benton Township and were living there in 1870. Mary's parents, James and Sarah Stewart lived next door to Richard and Mary, Levi and Keziah only about three houses away.

Levi was still living in Benton Township in 1880. At this time, I don't know whether Keziah was alive. Further research is needed. Richard and Mary Long had moved to Wirt County, WV with their family by 1880.

It appears that 1890 Census records are not available (destroyed by fire in 1921 ?), but by 1900, Levi and Keziah are no longer listed in Monroe County records.

Levi was a farmer his entire life and when he purchased land in Perry Township in 1827, it was truly a wilderness. He obviously had some family close by, both Eliel Sr and Eliel Jr., so that some of the burden could be shared. Monroe County is 457.46 square miles and in 1820 had only 1820 4,645 residents, but by 1830 the number of people living there had almost doubled to 8,768.^[4] Perry township is still a rural community with about 450 residents, with 86 living in the village of Antioch^[5]

Keziah's family, Richard and Henrietta, were practicing Quakers, and probably, Levi Long converted. As with the Quaker practice of not having gravestones, I have been unable to locate their graves or burial site, as with Henrietta and Richard's. Henrietta and Richard are probably buried in Perry Township, while Levi and Keziah quite possibly are buried in Benton Township. Additional research is needed. X-7424 07:32, 24 August 2013 (EDT)

Land Record

MONROE COUNTY OHIO - Bureau of Land Management Database: SURNAME L LONG LEVI | | 17 | 3 N | 5 W | OHIO RIVER SURVEY | 80.5 | MARIETTA | 518 | 1827/07/30^[6]

Levi Long Jr. of Ohio obtaining property in Perry Township, Monroe County, Ohio 1827^[7] Same date is July 30 1827 ELIEL Long.

Census Records

1810 3 | Levi Long | 1 . 1 . . | 1 . 1 . . | . | . ^[8]

15 | Leil Long | 1 3 . 1 . | 2 1 . 1 . | . | . ^[9]

21 | Elias Long | 1 . 3 . 1 | 2 1 1 . 1 | . | ^[10][11][12]

3 | Wm. Long | 1 . 1 . . | 1 . 1 . . | . | . ^[13]

1820 Census

120 51 Long Henry pg0119a.txt ^[14]

1830 Census

SOUNDEX NAME TOWNSHIP PAGE L520 LONG, Leal Sr. PERRY TWP 109 L520 LONG, Lial Jr. PERRY TWP 109 L520 LONG, Levi GREEN TWP 114 L520 LONG, George UNION TWP 121 L520 LONG, Jehu CENTRE TWP 144 L520 LONG, Henry MALAGA TWP 92 S530 SMITH, Richard JACKSON TWP 120^[15]

1840 Census

SOUNDEX NAME TOWNSHIP PAGE L520 LONG, Levi PERRY TWP 19^[16]

1850 Census

Perry, Monroe, Ohio, United States Levy Long Gender: Male Age: 39 Brthplace: Ohio Birth Year (Estimated): 1811 House Number: 193 Family Number: 193 Line Number: 31 Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 712 GS Film number: 444705 Digital Folder Number: 004093954 Image Number: 00695

Household Gender Age Birthplace

• Levy Long M 39 Ohio
• Keziah Long F 40 Virginia
• Lydia Long F 18 Ohio
• Richard Long M 15 Ohio
• Mary Long F 11 Ohio
• Franklin Long M 9 Ohio
• Henrietta Long F 7 Ohio
• Elihu Long M 4 Ohio
• Levi Long M 1 Ohio ^[17]

1860 Census

Benton Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States Levi Long Gender: Male Age: 49 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1811 Birthplace: Virginia Page: 23 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace

• Levi Long 9 Virginia
• Kesiah Long F 50 Pennsylvania
• Franklin Long M 19 Ohio
• Henryetta Long F 16 Ohio
• Elihu Long M 12 Ohio
• Levi J Long M 9 Ohio
• Lecretia E Long F 5 Ohio
• James G Long M 1 Ohio
• Heneretta Smith F 86 Maryland^[18]

1870 Census

Benton, Monroe County, Ohio Levi Long Birth Year (Estimated): 1810 Gender: Male Age (Original): 60y Race: White Birthplace: Virginia Event Place: Ohio, United States Household Gender Age Birthplace

• Levi Long M 60y Virginia
• Cesia Long F 59y Pennsylvania
• Elihu Long M 24y Ohio
• Lewis E Long M 21y Ohio
• Lucretia E Long F 15y Ohio
• James Guilen M 10y Ohio^[19]

1880 Census

SOUNDEX NAME TOWNSHIP PAGE L520 LONG, Adam Center 440A L520 LONG, Simeon Franklin 460A L520 LONG, Bradford Perry 558C L520 LONG, Jacob Perry 558C L520 LONG, Abraham Salem 570A L520 LONG, Levi Benton 404D^[20]

Sources

1. ↑ 1810 census, Series: M252 Roll: 69 Page: 816
2. ↑ http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=OH0020__.006&docClass=STA&sid=irlnpxjt.cv4#patentDetailsTabIndex=0
3. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmonroe/census/1830spc.txt
4. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Ohio#Demographics
5. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Township,_Monroe_County,_Ohio
6. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/monroe/land/monr-l.txt File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Joy Fisher jfisher@ucla.edu January 16, 2000
7. ↑ http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=OH0020__.006&docClass=STA&sid=irlnpxjt.cv4#patentDetailsTabIndex=0
8. ↑ Year: 1810 State: Virginia County: Monongalia Page No: 516 Reel no: M252-69 Division: The Division of Monongalia County Sheet No: 425 Enumerated by: Benjamin Franklin Reader Transcribed by Mary Louise Lake Roberts USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002
9. ↑ Year: 1810 State: Virginia County: Monongalia Page No: 516 Reel no: M252-69 Division: The Division of Monongalia County Sheet No: 425 Enumerated by: Benjamin Franklin Reader Transcribed by Mary Louise Lake Roberts USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002
10. ↑ Year: 1810 State: Virginia County: Monongalia Page No: 515 Reel no: M252-69 Division: The Division of Monongalia County Sheet No: 423 Enumerated by: Benjamin Franklin Reader Transcribed by Mary Louise Lake Roberts USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002
11. ↑ Heritage Question
12. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/monongalia/census/1810-2.txt
13. ↑ Year: 1810 State: Virginia County: Monongalia Page No: 518 Reel no: M252-69 Division: The Division of Monongalia County Sheet No: 425B Enumerated by: Benjamin Franklin Reader Transcribed by Mary Louise Lake Roberts USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002
14. ↑ http://www.usgwcensus.org/cenfiles/oh/monroe/1820/index.txt
15. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmonroe/census/1830spc.txt
16. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmonroe/census/1840spc.txt
17. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX37-W9S : accessed 21 Jul 2013), Levy Long, 1850.
18. ↑ Household ID: 151 , GS Film Number: 805012 , Digital Folder Number: 004304711 , Image Number: 00295 "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCP9-3GH : accessed 7 March 2015), Levi Long, Benton Township, Monroe, Ohio, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," Fold3.com; citing p. 23, household ID 151, NARA microfilm publication M653, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 805,012.
19. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6VG-KRJ : accessed 19 Aug 2013), Levi Long.
20. ↑ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohmonroe/census/1880spc.txt

• DOB Unverified: "Pedigree Resource File", database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/S5PW-R8D : accessed 2013-09-03), entry for Levi, Jr. /Long/.