Thomas S. Long (Sr) was born in Bucks county, Pa., Oct 3, 1807; parents first moved to New Jersey; he moved from that State with his family in an early day and located in this then wild country. They are the oldest married immigrants living in Pearl tp. Mr. Long is a son of Morgan and Rachel Long, deceased. Mrs. Long was born Nov. 7, 1810, and is a daughter of Barney and Margaret DEEMER, deceased; they have had 9 children, of whom 5 are living - Thomas S., Morgan, Mary A., Elizabeth and Rachel. Mr. Long engaged in the mercantile business for 3 or 4 years after the close of the war, but now is retired from active business and resides in Pearl, on sec. 16. In early days he had to go a distance of 18 or 20 miles to mill; at one time he went in a wooden-wheeled wagon, was water bound while gone, and was unable to get to the mill; he stopped at a horse-mill and staid over Sunday, when they ground the corn the same day, and he returned on Monday.