John Christian Long, a member of the lumber and coal concern of John H. Long & Sons, of Cleona, was born in that city in 1894 and is a son of John H. Long, of whom a biographical record is contained on other pages of this work. He attended the public schools in Cleona, and to equip himself for a commercial career, he studied business administration at the Lebanon Business college. Since 1922, he has been a member of the firm of John H. Long & Sons, that plays a dominant part in the coal and lumber business in this section of the county. For a period of eleven years, he has been auditor of the township in which he resides, and as a Republican, he takes an active interest in all local affairs. In 1913, he married Ida Kreider, of North Cornwall township, and they have two sons, Henry K., who was born in 1914, and Herbert M., Born in 1916. Both Mr. and Mrs. Long are members of the United Brethren church, of which he is a trustee. He is a director of the Mechanics Building & Loan association, of Lebanon, and a member of the Lebanon club, Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, and the Pennsylvanian club.
A History of the Lebanon Valley In Pennsylvania, Volume II. By Dr. Hiram H. Shenk. 1930. Page 37.