Any census where he is probably giving the info himself he lists his birthplace as Ohio.
247Obituary Transcription:
672[There is a tear or fold down the page in the microfilm and therefore the obit is hard to read.]
Van Buren Native
Dies In B. Green
Services to be Wednesday in Bloomdale for William H. Long
BLOOMDALE. Aug 22 - William H. Long, 85, native of Van [Buren] and former resident of [?] township in Jerry City, died at [1?] o’clock Monday afternoon at home in Bowling Green [..g] an illness of four [...] from arterio sclerosis.
[..ng] was born Dec. 2, 18[??] son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil[.. ..] Long. He was married Oct [..] 68 to Bartha Mitchel who [survi]ves along with six child[ren].
Th [..] Mrs. Saddie Solether, Bowl[ing Gre]en; Mrs. Ida Drake, Toledo; Lucille Sly, Oklahoma; Clara Bullis, Bowling Gre[een;] Mrs. Carry Rudd, Tontog[any], and Mrs. Martha Hentges [Weston]. One son, William and [daughter], Mrs. Emma Bur[goon] preceded him in death.
Mr. L[ong] while a resident near Jer[ry City] was a trustee of Bloom [Towns]hip. He had lived in Bo[wling] Green the past ten years.
Funeral [..] will be held at 2 o’cl[ock] [We]dnesday afternoon at the [..] funeral home in Bloomda[le with] Rev. Frank E. King, pas[tor ..] the Methodist church, offi[ciating]. Interment will be in W[...] cemetery.
The body [..ought] to the funeral home [wher]e it will remain.
Married at Martha's father's residence.
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Date: 14 Oct 2001