From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, 
Publ. 1912 - Page 878-879
 
HUGH D. LONG.  The biographer is always glad to write of a family like the 
LONGs, members of which have been known in the locality of which this history 
treats for a period of nearly three-quarters of a century, for the father of 
the subject braved the wilds and settled in Darien township when the country 
was very sparsely settled and indeed gave no promise of the wonderfully fine 
farming section that is here seen today.  Members of this old family have done 
much for the advancement of this community, having been altruistic enough to 
labor not only for their own good but also for the good of their neighbors and 
the general public and they have lived such correct lives and been so public-
spirited that they have ever been held in high esteem by all classes in 
Walworth county.  It is to such people as these that civilization in the North 
and West today especially owes its great advancement.
 
Hugh D. LONG was born on October 24, 1854, in Darien township, this county.  
He is the son of Chester D. and Laura A. (LEE) LONG.  The father was a farmer 
and insurance agent, and early in his career he came west and first settled in 
section 28, Darien township, in the year 1839, and there he developed a good 
farm in true pioneer fashion and spent the rest of his life.  He took an 
active interest in public affairs and for a period of four years he held the 
office of recorder of deeds in Elkhorn, discharging his duties very capably, 
after which he returned to his farm, and carried on general farming and stock 
raising successfully until summoned to close his earthly career on June 15, 
1884.  His boyhood was spent at Pembroke, New York, where his birth occurred.
 
Hugh D. LONG, of this sketch, was reared on the home farm and when but a lad 
he assisted with the general work on the same, finding time to attend the 
district schools of Darien township.  Early in life he took up farming for a 
livelihood and this has been his life work continuously to the present time, 
and he has met with encouraging success as a general farmer and stock raiser, 
in connection with which he has been engaged in the insurance business, 
representing the Northwestern National Insurance Company, of Milwaukee, and 
the Continental Insurance Company of New York.  He has built up a large and 
constantly growing business in this line of endeavor.
 
Fraternally, Mr. LONG is a member of the Masonic order and the Woodmen, and he 
is well known and active in local lodge circles.
 
Mr. LONG was married on November 18, 1875, to Abbie BLAKELY, daughter of 
William BLAKELY, a highly respected family who have been well known in 
Walworth county for many years.  Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. 
Hugh D. LONG, namely: William H. and Minnie Louise, who are still with their 
parents.
 
Submitted by Carol