Hello Linda(in Texas), William Robert Long was born in Ala. in 1855. His parents were born in Bavaria,Germany.His father was John J. Long and his mother was Anna Kieffer.His wife Sarah Van Spiers, was born in Williamson County in 1861.I think she was born in Granger,Tx.Her parents were Andrew Jackson Spiers born in Tenn. and her mother was Roxanne Webb/Cross.an only child born in Illinois. Thank You So Much, Bonnie

Okay Bonnie, that helped. 1900 Milam Co., TX, Pct 5, June 21, 1900, ED 76, Sheet 22a 371, 375 William R. Long, head, W, M, Jul 1855, 44, Mar 23 yrs, AL GER GER, farmer - owns mortgaged farm # 319 Sarah V., wife, W, F, Feb 1862, 38, Mar 23 yrs, 12 children, 9 living, TX TN IL Annie M., dau, W, F, Sep 1880, 19, S, TX AL IL William R., son, W, M, Jan 1883, 17, S, same birth info, farm laborer Sadie E., dau, W, F, Sep 1884, 16, S, same birth info George M., son, W, M, May 1886, 14, S, same birth info, farm laborer Barbara F., dau, W, F, Feb 1888, 12, S, same birth info Louisa, dau, W, F, Mar 1890, 10, S, same birth info Virgil H., son, W, M, Mar 1896, 4, S, same birth info Sluvens? J., son, W, M, Jan 1898, 2, S, same birth info Ada L., dau, W, F, May 1900, 1/12, S, same birth info George Deppisch, father, W, M, Jan 1826, 74, Wd, GER GER GER, immigrated 1866, in U.S. 34 yrs, naturalized citizen The children all show Mother born IL but it should be TX, right? Also, William thru Louisa all attended school within the year. Hope this helps. Linda in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [TX-CEN] Long Family > Hello Linda(in Texas), > William Robert Long was born in Ala. in 1855. His parents were born in > Bavaria,Germany.His father was John J. Long and his mother was Anna Kieffer.His > wife Sarah Van Spiers, was born in Williamson County in 1861.I think she was > born in Granger,Tx.Her parents were Andrew Jackson Spiers born in Tenn. and her > mother was Roxanne Webb/Cross.an only child born in Illinois. > > Thank You So Much, > Bonnie > > > ==== TX-CENSUS-LOOKUP Mailing List ==== > To Unsub from regular mail mode, send the command "unsubscribe" to > [email protected] (Remove the XX and replace it with your state abbreviation ) > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >