Rosamond Long was born on April 7, 1803. The 1850 Clay County, Illinois census shows that he was born in Maryland. His parents are unknown.

Hannah (Stanford) Long was born on March 21, 1804 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John and Bathsheba (Austin?) Stanford.

Rosamond and Hannah were married in 1830 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. They were to have eight known children:

1. Bathsheba Long
b: 1831 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
d: 1871
m1. John R. Finch
b: Nov 22, 1827
d: Apr 10, 1879
m2. Solomon Finch
b: Nov 12, 1820
d: Mar 27, 1857

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2. Margaret Long
b: 1836 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
d: Oct 20, 1920
m. George Harter
b: 1821
d: Jun 10, 1877
m: Oct 18, 1855
Known children of Margaret and George include:
2a. Charles Harter b: 1860 d: 1943 m. Lulie Bogard b: 1864 d: 1958 m: 1884
2b. Eva Harter b. Unknown d. Unknown m. John Dermody
2c. Clara Harter b. Unknown d. Unknown m. James Dermody
2d. Hanna B. Harter b: 1870 d: 1901 m. Harry Welch
2e. Lynn Harter b. Unknown d. Unknown m. Denton Hardy

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3. Rachel Long
b. 1840 in Illinois
d. Unknown
m. Ferguson

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4. Nancy J. Long
b: Feb 28, 1828
d: Aug 01, 1870
m. David Bayler
b: Jan 05, 1824
d: May 03, 1912
Known children of Nancy and David include:
4a. Susannah Bayler b: Feb 08, 1847 d: Mar 18, 1879 m. Cutright
4b. William Bayler b: Aug 20, 1849 d. Unknown m. Martha Ricketts
4c. Hannah Lucinda Bayler b: Jan 25, 1852 d: Apr 01, 1925 m. Unknown
4d. Henry R. Bayler b: Apr 14, 1854 d: Jun 01, 1854 m. N/A
4e. Daniel S. Bayler b: Apr 26, 1855 d: Apr 28, 1856 m. N/A
4f. John Bayler b: Apr 20, 1857 d: May 19, 1857 m. N/A
4e. Margaret Bayler b: Mar 25, 1861 d. Unknown m. Unknown
4f. Caroline Bayler b: Jul 17, 1863 d: Oct 28, 1865 m. N/A
4g. David D. Bayler b: Jun 19, 1867 d. Unknown m. Unknown
4h. Mary D. Bayler b: Feb 18, 1870 d: Feb 18, 1875 m. N/A

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5. Eliza Jane Long
b: May 19, 1843 in Clay County, Illinois
d: Dec 03, 1924
m. Henry Jackson Bissey
b: Sep 06, 1833
d: Oct 23, 1919
m: Mar 06, 1862
Children of Eliza and Henry include:
5a. George Harter Bissey b: Feb 21, 1867 d: 1950 m. Alice Fulkerson b: Sep 11, 1870 d: 1914
5b. William Bissey b. Unknown d. Unknown m. Unknown
5c. Mary Abigale "Abbie" Bissey b: 1865 d: 1930 m. Lafayette Staley b: 1861 d: 1921
5d. Bathsheba "Sheba" Bissey b: 1869 d: 1933 m. Ellis H. Clawson b: Nov 05, 1866 d: 1944 m: Mar 09, 1893
5e. Charles R. "Todd" Bissey b. Unknown d. Unknown m. Fanney Lewis
5f. John A. Bissey b. Unknown d. Unknown m. Mary Emma Clawson
5g. Emma J. Bissey b. Unknown d: Feb 21, 1879 m. Unknown
5h. Hannah Bissey b: Jan 26, 1871 d: May 08, 1879 m. N/A
5i. Henry J. Bissey b: 1882 d: 1948 m. Ethel J. Blankenship b: 1887
5j. Frank R. Bissey b: Jun 17, 1887 d: Feb 13, 1978 m. Minnie B. Hosselton b: Sep 17, 1891 d: Nov 01, 1973 m: Sep 10, 1910
5k. Anna Bissey b: Dec 02, 1884 d: May 19, 1898 m. N/A

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6. Daniel W. Long
b: Sep 19, 1845 in Illinois
d: Aug 27, 1919
m. Eliza Colburn
b: Jan 07, 1851
d: Dec 14, 1935
Children of Daniel and Eliza inlcude:
6a. Charles Long b: May 03, 1869 d: Jun 28, 1869 m. Unknown
6b. Henry Rosemond "Ross" Long b: 1869 d: 1935 m. Amy Rankin
6c. Minnie Elizabeth Long b: Dec 10, 1871 d: Nov 30, 1946 m. Moses McGrew, Jr. b: Oct 14, 1869 d: Sep 1958 m: Oct 30, 1889
6d. Perry Adren Long b: 1873 d: 1955 m. Margaret Lester
6e. Luther Benjamin Long b: Jul 17, 1875 d: Nov 14, 1933 m. Clara Bowers
6f. Hannah Lovella Long b: Jun 23, 1877 d: Jul 20, 1964 m. James Edward Dugan b: 1879 d: 1956
6g. Mary Jane "Mollie" Long b: Feb 15, 1879 d: Aug 22, 1968 m. James Van Blaricum b: Oct 11, 1874 d: Nov 16, 1950 m: Dec 30, 1897
6h. Daniel Frances "Frank" Long b: Jun 09, 1883 d: 1980 m. Alice Gillen m: Aug 19, 1903
6i. James Amos Long b: 1887 d: 1957 m. Agnes Lindsey
6j. William "Bill" Long b: Jan 15, 1881 d: Mar 20, 1970 m.Irene Nelson
6k. Silas C. Long b: Jan 08, 1885 d: Sep 03, 1886 m. Unknown

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7. Benjamin Long
b. 1834 in Ohio
d. Unknown
m. Elizabeth (?)

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8. Abraham Long
b. 1838 in Indiana
d. Unknown
m. Nancy J. Michaels

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From History of Wayne & Clay Counties Illinois Globe Publishing Co., 1884; p. 414 "Among other pioneer settlers of an early day might be mentioned the following persons: Rosmon Long came here in 1839 with the Stanfords. This gentleman was born in Western Ohio in 1804; grew to manhood there, and then came to Indiana, where he married Miss Hannah Stanford, a sister of the brothers just mentioned. Long settled first in Section 16, near the seminary schoolhouse, and afterward moved into the Bayler settlement, where he died in 1868, and his wife in 1879. Quite a large family of children are still living - Rachel Bissey in this township; Benjamin in Zenia; Daniel in Harter Township, and Mrs. Rachel Furgerson in Mitchell, Ind."

Rosamond died on November 9, 1865 and is buried in the Mt. Zion U.B. cemetery, Stanford Township, Illinois. His gravemarker reads:

"Long, Rosamond-husb. of Hannah Long-d.Nov. 9, 1865; 62y. 7m, 20d"

Hannah died on April 24, 1880 in Baylor Settlement, Illinois and is also buried in the Mt. Zion U.B. cemetery, Stanford Township, Illinois. Her gravemarker reads:

"Long, Hannah-w. of Rosamond-d. Apr. 24, 1880; 75y, 11m, 3d"