Business man of Parson, Tenn; born in Henderson County TN on Sept. 9, 1893, married Pattie Marie Moore of Chesterfield Tenn on May 14 1916; son of William J. and Mollie Tomas Long; father's occupation, Gunner Merchant; paternal grandparents; Willibm B. and Kissie Bennett Long; mternal grandparents Christopher C. THomas and Emma Rogers Thomas. Attended the public schools of Decatur County TN. A member of the Methodist CHurch; Republican. Mr. Long is one of the county's outstanding business men, taking an active interest in all civic affairs. he has been in the general livestock and auctioneering business for 15 years. The father of oen daugher - Mary Katherine age 16 in the Parsons High School. His hobby is work. At the time of Mary Katherine's birth she had 9 lviing grandparents - 8 of whom lived to be over 80 years of age.
Source: Prominent Tennesseans Pg 225
"Tennessee Trails"
