2nd great-granduncle of Beverly Summers

Private    Co. E    67th Ohio Volunteers

Dates of Service:  16 Nov 1861 - 01 May 1863

Peter Delong, the younger brother of John Delong, was born December 15, 1830 in Ross Co., Ohio. He married Ellen Elizabeth Imler, who was born on August 30, 1836 in Allen Co., Ohio. Secondly, he married Malinda Alder and had a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth in 1859.

Peter enlisted November 16, 1861, soon followed by his older brother, John Delong. They enlisted in the 67th Ohio Volunteers, Company E. He was discharged May 1, 1863 at Suffolk, Virginia on a Surgeon's Certificate of Disability.

He died June 15, 1878 at the age of 47 and is buried in St. Matthews Cemetery in Cridersville, Ohio.

His daughter, Sarah, is buried next to him but the stone is too worn to read. She probably died in childhood. His sister, Sarah Delong Fetherolf Baker erected a stone for his burial.

GRAVESITE: St. Matthews Cemetery, Cridersville, OH

Written by Beverly Summers, January 2006