▁Margaret ▁Kin ke ad ▁White . ▁ ▁His ▁mother ▁was ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Clay ▁St iles ▁Black burn ▁and ▁Luke ▁P . ▁Black burn . ▁Three ▁of ▁Long ' s ▁older ▁brothers , ▁Thomas , ▁E . ▁S . ▁and ▁Bel vard , ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁but ▁Robert ▁was ▁too ▁young . ▁ ▁Long ▁moved ▁to ▁Columb us , ▁Kansas ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁where ▁his ▁uncle , ▁C . ▁J . ▁White , ▁was ▁a ▁bank er . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁Long ▁met ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁Mar tha ▁Ellen ▁Wilson . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁Qu aker ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁school ▁teacher . ▁After ▁a ▁year ▁of ▁court ship ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁married ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁A ▁son ▁lived ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁but ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁daughters . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁S ally ▁America ▁Long ▁( E ll is ) ▁was ▁born , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁their ▁young est ▁daughter , ▁Lou la ▁Long ▁( Com bs ; ▁d . ▁ 1 9 7 1 ) ▁was ▁born . ▁ ▁Long ▁started ▁a ▁hay ▁b ale ▁company ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁cousin ▁Robert ▁White ▁and ▁a ▁friend , ▁Victor ▁B . ▁Bell ; ▁the ▁hay ▁vent ure ▁failed ▁but ▁the ▁three ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁l umber ▁from ▁the ▁hay ▁sh eds . ▁See ing ▁that ▁l umber ▁was ▁in ▁demand