In the 1830s settlers began arriving inIowa from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia. Iowa became a state in 1846.
Louisa Taylor Long was born in Perry Township, Shelby County, Ohio on November 27, 1848. She was the daughter of Jacob Taylor and Sarah Branstiter.
She married Thomas Long on March 28,1869 when she was twenty in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois. Their children and life together are described in detail in the section on Thomas and Louisa Long.
She was active in charitable and church organizations such as the Ladies Aid Society and the Royal Neighbors.
Back row: Lura Bertrand, Claire and Marie Shimp
In front: Viola Long Bertrand, Neil Shimp, Louisa Taylor Long, and Merl Bertrand
photo from a postcard dated 1916
to Emma Smith
at 104 W. Hammond St in Red Oak, Iowa
"Hello We thought we would come over for Dinner. Get busy for we are hungry.
Had these taken just before we started to the country Sunday hain't they the limit, rec u letter."
At the time of the 1910 census, Louisa was with her mother and sisters in Lincoln Township, Warren County, Iowa. The household consisted of Leathy A. Gilman age 59, Sarah Taylor age 82, Sarah Jane Burgett age 51 and Louisa Long age 61.
Louisa died on April 12, 1911 when she was 62 in Braddock, Emmons County, North Dakota of stomach cancer. She is buried in Napoleon Cemetery in North Dakota with her husband and daughter Viola.
Shelby County, Ohio is in western Ohio and was formed in 1819 from Miami County.
Emmons County, North Dakota is in the center of the southern border of North Dakota. Braddock was established in 1898. Extreme seasonal variations in temperature made life difficult for settlers.
Illinoisbecame a state in 1818. A large influx of American settlers came in the 1810s by the Ohio River.
