LONG, Ralph “Newt”, was born 9 February 1896 on Forty Eight Mile Creek. He was the son of Sylvester LONG, born April 1865 and Emily KEETON, who was born 7 Oct 1866, and died 1946, buried Keeton Cemetery. His siblings were Louis T., b. April 1893, William D., b. Jan 1898; Taylor, born 11 April 1893, d. 2 Nov 1967, buried Greenwood Cemetery, Waynesboro, TN.; Ada LONG FLIPPO; and Pearl LONG KOLTHOFF.

He was inducted in 1918 and discharged in 1918. He served as a cook in the Officer’s Mess in Arkansas. He married Martha Ann IRVIN on 26 Dec 1920. They had three children: Robert Garland LONG, deceased; Grover Curtis LONG; and Nadine LONG. Newt LONG died in Wayne County Nursing Home, Waynesboro, Tennessee on 20 April 1985.

Mr. LONG had five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Grover’s children are Ann MULFORD and Kaye SMITH of Jacksonville, FL; and Peggy MILLS of Oregon.