Thomas S. Long, (Jr)., was born June 21, 1833, in Bucks county, Pa., and is a son of Thomas S. Long, of Pearl Prairie; came to Illinois with his parents in 1835. Aug. 27, 1854, he married Mary C. Peacock, daughter of Henry Peacock, dec., an early settler of Calhoun county, Ill., and they have had 10 children, 8 of whom are living — Henry T., Fannie L., Sarah M., Nancy A., Polly C., James W., Ettie C., and Ransom A. Mr. Long is a carpenter, and also a farmer, on sec. 16 this tp.