Miami Union

April 7, 1910  

LONG, DR. D. THOMAS - The following article is clipped from the Topeka, Kansas Daily Capital, the issue of Sunday, March 27: Dr. D. Thomas Long, who died at his home in Topeka last Sunday, was a resident of Kansas for twenty-five years.  He made his home in Topeka since 1889, and followed his profession during the entire time.  For a number of years Dr. Long was superintendent of the Baptist hospital in this city.  Dr. T. Long was not only prominent in this city, but was well known as a physician over the state and outside as well.  He was a member of the Kansas State Medical and Surgical society, the Ohio State Eclectic association and of the National Eclectic Medical association.  He was a contributor to medical magazines from time to time.  Mr. Long was the son of David and Mariah Miller Long.  He was born July 9, 1846, in Miami County, Ohio .  He was raised on a farm and at the age of 14 years he went to work by the month and pursued his studies at night. At 16 he entered Antioch college, but not having means to complete his course he was compelled to pursue again his private studies with a mother and aunt to support.  His education was later completed at the University of Michigan, and the Eclectic Medical institute at Cincinnati, where he graduated with high honors in surgery and anatomy in 1882.  He entered upon the work of his profession at Westville, Ohio, where he remained four years, coming to Kansas in 1885 and locating at Burlington.  In 1889 he came to Topeka, where he lived up till the time of his death.  He was married in 1865 to Miss Margaret Slack, a boyhood sweetheart, and seven children were born to them.  Mrs. Long died in 1891.  In August, 1896, Dr. Long married Miss Mary Storm of Topeka, who survives him.