Biographical Sketch of Long, Jane H., Mrs.
Jane Herbert Long, known as the Mother of Texas, was born on July 23, 1798, in Charles County, Maryland. Raised by her sister after her mother passed, she married Dr. James Long in 1815. The couple embarked on a military expedition to Texas, during which Mrs. Long displayed remarkable courage and resilience, especially when left alone with her children at Bolivar Point. Following her husband’s death in 1822, she returned to Texas, where she established a successful boarding house and farmland. Long passed away on December 30, 1880.