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EPHRAIM LONG. This biographical record of Lehigh County would be incomplete if within its pages a sketch of the above-named gentleman should fail to appear. His standing is high among the citizens of Egypt, where he is living retired, and is deservedly respected by those who are favored with his friendship.

Our subject was born in this county May 27, 1821, and is the son of John and Elizabeth (Heilman) Long, natives also of the Keystone State, the father being born in Northampton County and the mother in Lehigh County. When about six years of age our subject accompanied his parents on their removal to Sussex County, N. J., where they remained for about fourteen years, and then returned to this section, locating in Whitehall Township.

John Long was a miller by trade, and when a youth our subject worked in the mill, assisting his father, but when old enough to choose a vocation he learned the trade of a tailor, which he followed for seven years. This he abandoned when reaching his twenty-fourth year, and began farm pursuits, which he carried on in North Whitehall Township for many seasons. In the spring of 1874 he came to Egypt and established in the hotel business, at the same time engaging as a general merchant of this place. These combined occupations he carried on for sixteen years, and at the expiration of that time had been so successful in business that he was enabled to retire from active work of any kind.

When ready to establish a home of his own Mr. Long was married, in 1846, to Miss Hannah Kline, also a native of this county, and the daughter of Jacob and Susan (Gross) Kline. To them was born a family of eleven children, of whom we make the following mention: Achilles J. makes his home in Berks County, this state; Elmira is deceased; Calvin J. resides in Cleveland, Ohio; Alfred is engaged in business in Bucks County, this state; Alice is the wife of Rev. Henry L. Fegley, a minister of the Lutheran Church at New Tripoli; Eugene makes his home in Egypt, as does also Walter and Harvey; Daniel W. is deceased; Agnes is the wife of Samuel Black, of Luzerne County, this state; and Josephine, now Mrs. Benjamin Brown, makes her home in Egypt.

The beloved wife of our subject, who had been his devoted companion and counselor for nearly half a century, departed this life October 30, 1891. She was a consistent member of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Long has been School Director for many years, and is in favor of every measure which he believes to be for the best interest of his locality and the country at large. He has been very successful in business, which is due entirely to his own effort, and he thus receives and deserves the commendation of the community for his industry. He is a strong Democrat in politics, and for sixteen years held the office of Postmaster of Egypt.