I would like to first THANK my cousins Belinda Hughes, Lanny Little, Paul Jacobus, Peggy Coleman, Barbara Salisbury, Terri Lowe, Sue Norton, Marie Reasonover and Cathi Smith, also my Great Aunt Odell Cole and of course my Grandmother Noema Little for all their help on this family. Also Donald Ottinger and Cathy Thomas. THANKS EVERYONE!!
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GEORGE LITTLE b. 1735 Scotland d. 1815 Kentucky {will} m. 1) MARY m. 2) MARY HANDLEY b. 1760 in Scotland d. 1850 in McClean Kentucky
NOTES for George Little
Notes for GEORGE LITTLE:
September 23, 1765 the Lt Govenor of South Carolina, William Bull, granted George Little 300 acres of land between the Tyger and
Enoree River just north of present day Delta South Carolina. 1790 Census of Union County South Carolina 96th district with 5 sons and
5 daughters. George moved to Barren County Kentucky in 1802 with sons John and Jonas.
Military Service:
Capt. of Patriot Service Prisoner at Charleston South Carolina on May 12, 1780.
Children of GEORGE LITTLE and MARY
MARY LITTLE b. 1761 Carlisle Union County South Carolina m. ABNER SPRAY d. Wayne County Indiana
SARAH LITTLE, b. 1762 m. RICHARD HARRIS.
SUSANNA LITTLE, b. 1767 m. JOHN PHILLIPS
JANE LITTLE, b. 1770 d. February m. JOHN HUNT
NANCY LITTLE, b. 1772 m. HENRY COCKBURN
JOSEPH LITTLE, b. 1774
JOHN LITTLE b. Abt. 1777d. Bef. 1850 in Texas
JONAS LITTLE b. February 11, 1780 in Newbury Union County South Carolina d. April 12, 1850 in Daviess County Kentucky m.1789 South Carolina to BETSY DOUGLASS b.1782 South Carolina d. Aft. September 1850 Daviess County Kentucky
WILLIAM LITTLE, b. 1782
THOMAS LITTLE, b. 1784
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Children of MARY LITTLE and ABNER SPRAY
ABNER SPRAY
WILLIAM SPRAY
ELIZABETH SPRAY
MARY H. SPRAY
GEORGE SPRAY
Children of JOHN LITTLE
DAVID G. LITTLE born 1815 in Tennessee. He married MARY WEBB July 12, 1835 in Williamson County Tennessee, daughter of JOHN WEBB and MARTHA LANDRUM. She was born Abt. 1815 in Tennessee.
DAUGHTER LITTLE b. Bet. 1800 - 1804
JOSEPH C. LITTLE b. Bet. 1805 - 1810 Kentucky
JOHN L. LITTLE b. Bet. 1805 - 1810 Kentucky
ALFRED S. LITTLE b. 1813 Kentucky m. December 30 1834 Williamson County Tennessee to MARTHA E. POPE b. 1817 Tennessee
Children of JONAS LITTLE and BETSY DOUGLASS
NANCY LITTLE
MARTHA LITTLE, b. 1800, South Carolina
MARY POLLY LITTLE, b. December 24, 1801, Union County South Carolina; d. November 04, 1842, Daviess County Kentucky; m. JOHN T. MOSELEY, October 20, 1829, Daviess County Kentucky
SALLY LITTLE, b. 1803, Union County South Carolina
GEORGE LITTLE, b. February 26, 1806, Ohio Kentucky; d. July 09, 1884, Calhoun Daviess County Kentucky; m. BETSY A. LEACHMAN, November 05, 1834, Daviess County Kentucky
DOUGLASS LITTLE, b. April 20, 1810, McLean County Kentucky; d. April 20, 1877, Calhoun Daviess County Kentucky; m. MARTHA A. WRIGHT, 1834, Kentucky; b. Virginia
JAMES THOMAS LITTLE, b. May 07, 1812, Calhoun McClean Kentucky; d. June 11, 1877, Calhoun McClean Kentucky; m. SARAH AGNES MORGAN, May 31, 1832, Daviess County Kentucky; b. November 15, 1811, Kentucky; d. January 02, 1868, Calhoun McClean Kentucky
WESLEY M. LITTLE, b. November 03, 1814, Daviess County Kentucky; d. August 16, 1857, McClean Kentucky; m. HENRIETTA WALTRIP, October 01, 1836, Daviess County Kentucky; b. 1816, Daviess County Kentucky
ELIZABETH BETHANY LITTLE, b. April 09, 1817, Daviess County Kentucky; d. December 03, 1850, Daviess County Kentucky; m. JAMES ROBERTS, January 27, 1837, Daviess County Kentucky
WILLIAM LITTLE, b. 1819, Daviess County Kentucky; m. JANE TRAVIS, December 05, 1841, Daviess County Kentucky; b. 1820, Ohio Kentucky; d. 1869, Lamar County Texas
HIRAM LUCAS LITTLE, b. February 08, 1821, Daviess County Kentucky; d. July 10, 1876, Meridian Texas; m. NANCY CATHRINE WRIGHT
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Children of DAVID LITTLE and MARY WEBB are:
JOHN ANTHONY LITTLE b. June 30 1838 Marshall County Tennessee d. May 9 1906 Aley Henderson County Texas {cem} m. December 18 1860
in Marshall County Tennsee to MARTHA CLEMENTINE TANKERSLEY b. May 17 1839 in TN d. February 2 1922 in Kirby, Pike County Arkansas {cem}(Widows pension file)
CHARLETTE REBECCA LITTLE, b. May 1836, Versaille Williamson County Tennessee; d. July 10, 1924, Weimer Colorado County Texas; m. JOHN FALWELL, April 25, 1854, Marshall County Tennessee
MARTHA ANN LITTLE born February 15, 1840 in Rutherford County Tennessee, and died March 12, 1914 in Petersburg Lincoln County
Tennessee. She married ANDREW BUCHANAN SCOTT December 20, 1868 in Lewisburg Marshall County Tennessee. He was born 1836
in Lincoln County Tennessee, and died November 11, 1909 in Petersburg Lincoln County Tennessee
SWEPSTER LITTLE, b. 1844; d. March 22, 1862, Camp Morton Indianapolis Indiana
Military service: Private in Co. H, 41st TN Infantry, (Confederate)
THOMAS LITTLE, b. 1846
JAMES C. LITTLE born November 20, 1850, and died June 02, 1892 in Lincoln County Tennessee. He married NANCY J. FANNING February 21, 1872 in Lincoln County Tennessee. She was born February 24, 1855, and died April 07, 1897 in Lincoln County Tennessee
WILLIAM RICHARD LITTLE born June 01, 1851 in Marshall County Tenneessee, and died July 13, 1929 in Ballinger Runnels County Texas. He married MARY LOUISE MCDONIEL 1873 in Texas, daughter of JAMES MCDONIEL and MARY DELZELL. She was born July 09, 1853 in Tennessee, and died December 27, 1933 in Ballinger Runnels County Texas
DAVID M. LITTLE, b. 1853, Marshall County Tenneessee; d. June 30, 1920, Runnels County Texas; m. SARAH JANE TAYLOR, August 08, 1872, Lincoln County Tennessee
SAMUEL NATHANIEL LITTLE born January 20, 1855 in Marshall County Tenneessee, and died November 19, 1930 in Abilene Taylor County Texas. He married LUCY JANE MCDONIEL September 27, 1877 in Travis County Texas, daughter of JAMES MCDONIEL and MARY DELZELL. She was born January 05, 1858 in Little Rock Arkansas, and died June 30, 1942 in Abilene Taylor County Texas
NICHOLAS OLSEN LITTLE born October 09, 1856 in Tennessee, and died March 17, 1926 in Brownfield Terry County Texas. He married ELIZA FRANCES BENSON December 17, 1884 in Lincoln County Tennessee. She was born August 25, 1865 in Tennessee, and died December 29, 1942 in Lincoln County Tennessee
Children of DOUGLASS LITTLE and MARTHA WRIGHT are:
LUCIUS P. LITTLE, b. February 15, 1838, Daviess County Kentucky; m. LOUISA A. HOLLOWAY, October 05, 1875, Henderson County Kentucky
LUCURGUS LITTLE, b. 1840, Kentucky
PHINEAS LITTLE, b. 1842, Kentucky
JEPTHA H. LITTLE, b. 1844, Kentucky
ALONZO LITTLE, b. 1847, Kentucky
RATCLIFF B. LITTLE, b. 1849, Kentucky
Children of JAMES LITTLE and SARAH MORGAN are:
ANGELINE LITTLE, b. Abt. 1841, Kentucky
THOMAS DORSEY LITTLE born February 11, 1850 in McClean Kentucky, and died April 11, 1931 in Onton Webster County Kentucky. He married April 3 1870 McLean County Kentucky to 1) MIZELLA S. JOHNSON, daughter of JOHN JOHNSON and AMANDA LASHBROOK. She was born March 17 1850 McLean County Kentucky d. May 5 1875 McLean County Kentucky. He married August 16 1877 to 2) MATTIE SPENCE b. abt 1861. He married 2) DIXIE JANE PATTERSON November 13, 1884, daughter of LAFAYETTE PATTERSON and SARAH ROLAND. She was born April 25, 1863 in Congleton McClean County Kentucky, and died May 11, 1948 in Kirkland King County Washington
MARTHA A. LITTLE, b. Abt. 1845 m. JOSEPH LAYTON b. Abt 1846
LUCY A. LITTLE, b. Abt. 1846
JAMES M. LITTLE b. Abt 1846
RUTH A. LITTLE b. Abt 1847
LEO Z. LITTLE b. abt 1858
Children of ELIZABETH BETHANY LITTLE and JAMES ROBERTS:
MARTHA E. ROBERTS b. Abt 1838
MARY A. ROBERTS b. Abt 1839
SARAH ROBERTS b. Abt 1843
LETITIA ROBERTS b. Abt 1845
ELLEN ROBERTS b. Abt 1847
Children of WESLEY LITTLE and HENRIETTA WALTRIP are:
GEORGE LITTLE, b. Abt. 1840
WILLIAM LITTLE, b. Abt. 1842
MARY J. LITTLE, b. Abt. 1844
Children of WILLIAM LITTLE and JANE TRAVIS are:
JONAS LITTLE, b. 1843, Daviess County Kentucky; d. 1897, Freestone Texas
BEATRICE A. LITTLE, b. 1845, Daviess County Kentucky; d. 1880, Buffalo Gap Taylor County Texas.
NANCY D. LITTLE, b. 1847, Daviess County Kentucky
JAMES K. LITTLE born November 07, 1850 in Calhoun McClean Kentucky, and died October 09, 1927 in Ft Worth Tarrant County Texas. He married MARY JANE NATIONS December 11, 1879 in Buffalo Gap Taylor County Texas. She was born March 29, 1861 in Gonzales Gonzales County Texas, and died January 24, 1947 in Gilroy Santa Clara County California
GEORGE P. LITTLE, b. 1852, Daviess County Kentucky
LUCY LITTLE, b. 1853, Daviess County Kentucky
WILLIAM H. C. LITTLE, b. 1860, Lamar County Texas
Child of HIRAM LUCIUS LITTLE and NANCY CATHRINE WRIGHT are:
JOHN WRIGHT LITTLE b. December 4 1843 Davies County Kentucky d. July 20 1915 Marble Arkansas m. 1870 to CATHRINE CRIGLER b. October 27 1850 Kentucky d. April 30 1885 Kentucky
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Children of JOHN ANTHONY LITTLE and MARTHA CLEMENTINE TANKERSLEY are:
KIRK SWEPSTER LITTLE born February 11, 1862 in Marshall County Tennessee, and died October 11, 1922 in Dallas Dallas County
Texas. He married (1) JULIE CRUTCHER March 16, 1885 in Maury County Tennessee, daughter of
AMERICUS CRUTCHER and ANNA WILLIAMSON. She was born 1869 in Williamson County Tennessee. He married (2) MARY JANE
TRAYLOR July 27, 1902 in Kaufman County Texas, daughter of JOHN TRAYLOR and MARTHA BLYTHE. She
was born January 1879 in Henderson County Texas, and died October 20, 1918 in Kaufman County Texas
CALENDONIA LITTLE born November 07, 1864 in Marshal County Tennessee, and died March 06, 1933 in Dallas Dallas County Texas.
She married JAMES LEROY MASSEY December 28, 1892 in Tennessee. He was born 1867 in Texas, and died February 16, 1947 in
Texas
WILLIAM M. LITTLE born June 10, 1867 in Ashville Marshall County Tennessee, and died September 10, 1945 in Sherman Grayson
County Texas {obit} . He married MARTHA JANE MERRITT VINCENT July 07,
1895 in Tom Bean Texas, daughter of BARRY VINCENT and CYNTHIA LAWRENCE. She was born March 13, 1878 in Farmington,
Marshall County, Tennessee, and died July 23, 1965 in Fort Bend County Texas
JAMES DAVID LITTLE born June 05, 1870 in Marshall County Tennessee, and died January 22, 1954 in Gainsville Cooke County Texas.
He married ADA BELL MCCORD December 03, 1892 in Lewisburg Marshall County Tennessee, daughter of
ROBERT MCCORD and LUIZA SULLIVAN. She was born December 30, 1874 in Lewisburg Marshall County Tennessee, and died August
25, 1952 in Gainsville Cooke County Texas {obit}
THOMAS MARSHALL LITTLE born December 27, 1873 in Marshal County Tennessee, and died May 21, 1948 in Kemp Kaufman County
Texas {obit} . He married EFFIE IVY GARDNER May 03, 1908 in Kaufman
County Texas, daughter of ROBERT GARDNER and JULIA DEAN. She was born December 18, 1888 in Aley Henderson County Texas,
and died October 20, 1974 in Kemp Kaufman County Texas.
FRANKLIN LITTLE b.March 14 1877 Lewisburg, Marshall County Tennessee d. May 25 1956 Gunter Grayson County Texas {cem}{Headstone} m. 1) December 02, 1900 Dallas Dallas County Texas to SARAH ADELINE "ADDIE" CLAY{Headstone} m. 2) November 9 1907 Burton Washington County Texas to CLORA ANN ELIZABETH STRUCK b. July 3 1877 Burton Washington County Texas d. April 24 1953 Dallas Dallas County Texas previosly married to JOHN ROBERT TRAYLOR b. December 13 1873 in Henderson County Texas d. August 6 1906 Aley Henderson County Texas {cem}{Headstone}
JOHN LESLIE LITTLE b. April 5 1881 Marshall County Tennessee d. August 7 1910 Aley Henderson County Texas {cem} m. March 4 1906 Henderson County Texas to WILLIE JOHN GREENHAW b. August 25 1889 in Aley, Henderson County Texas d. February 1 1981 in Kaufman,
Kaufman County Texas {obit}
CECIL EDWIN LITTLE, b. October 23, 1884, Maury County Tennessee; d. September 27, 1949, Tolosa Kaufman County Texas
Children of MARTHA ANN LITTLE and ANDREW BUCHANAN SCOTT are:
SAMUEL T. SCOTT, b. 1870, Petersburg Lincoln County Tennessee; d. 1934; m. S. ELIZABETH MORRISON, March 08, 1897
FIDELIA CHARLOTTE SCOTT born March 13, 1874 in Petersburg Lincoln County Tennessee, and died March 09, 1916 in Petersburg
Lincoln County Tennessee. She married HUGH ANDREW ARMSTRONG September 04, 1890 in Lincoln County Tennessee
Children of JAMES LITTLE and NANCY FANNING are:
MARY A. LITTLE, b. 1876
AUGUSTUS LITTLE, b. 1879
Children of WILLIAM LITTLE and MARY MCDONIEL are:
INFANT5 LITTLE
INFANT LITTLE
MARY ALLENS LITTLE born April 16, 1879 in Travis County Texas, and died October 12, 1908 in Runnels County Texas. She married ARNOLD GUS NORTON
JR WILLIAM RICHARD LITTLE born June 20, 1881 in Travis County Texas, and died September 26, 1963 in Abilene Taylor County Texas. He married VADA BELLE THAXTON August 12, 1906 in Runnels County Texas. She was born September 01, 1886 in Williamson County Texas, and died November 15, 1967 in Abilene Taylor County Texas
BULAH E. LITTLE born March 1883 in Travis County Texas. She married JOHN R. WISENBAKER September 16, 1900. He was born 1881
EDNA IONE LITTLE born August 1886 in Blanco Texas, and died May 01, 1977 in Branson Taney County Missouri. She married SETH BEDFORD CAPERTON November 22, 1903 in Runnels County Texas. He was born 1868 in Travis County Texas, and died January 01, 1956 in Runnels County Texas
CLAUDE IRA LITTLE born July 1888 in Texas. He married LIZZIE BORDERS December 12, 1911 in Runnels County Texas
BERNICE ADA LITTLE born October 08, 1893 in Travis County Texas, and died December 13, 1985. She married EDGAR LORENZE LEE May 21, 1916 in Runnels County Texas. He was born November 12, 1893, and died May 05, 1987
LEE RAY LITTLE, b. March 04, 1891, Travis County Texas; d. December 01, 1946; m. RUBY EVANS, January 25, 1923
THOMAS C. LITTLE, b. June 07, 1896, Runnels County Texas; d. November 1906, Runnels County Texas
ALFRED H. LITTLE
Children of SAMUEL LITTLE and LUCY MCDONIEL are:
LULA NEVADA5 LITTLE, b. May 16, 1878, Del Valle, Travis County Texas; d. August 01, 1878, Del Valle, Travis County Texas
ALMA LITTLE, b. June 05, 1879, Del Valle, Travis County Texas; d. June 1879, Del Valle, Travis County Texas
MARY ELIZABETH LITTLE born May 30, 1881 in Del Valle, Travis County Texas, and died February 13, 1955 in Abilene Taylor County Texas. She married AVERY EVITTS WOOD July 07, 1897 in Del Valle Travis County Texas. He was born January 19, 1876 in Hays Texas, and died 1960
WILLIAM FOUNTAIN LITTLE, b. February 18, 1883, Del Valle, Travis County Texas; d. September 28, 1951, Seymour, Baylor County Texas; m. SALLIE BRYANT, September 20, 1951, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas
LAURENCE PAUL LITTLE born June 21, 1885 in Blanco Texas, and died September 19, 1958 in Abilene Taylor County Texas. He married SUSIE WASTELLA ERWIN May 18, 1911. She was born May 04, 1887 in Mississippi, and died November 1976
MILTON MORGAN GRAVES LITTLE born May 10, 1887 in Blanco Texas, and died June 01, 1956 in Baird Callahan County Texas. He married MAE BENNETT June 10, 1911. She was born July 17, 1890 in Gainsville Texas, and died February 27, 1978 in Baird Callahan County Texas
ROY LITTLE born November 29, 1890 in Del Valle, Travis County Texas, and died April 19, 1970 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He married TOMMIE CARTER November 1920 in Oklahoma. She died 1985
EDNA RUTH LITTLE, b. December 21, 1894, Del Valle, Travis County Texas; d. October 29, 1980, Abilene Taylor County Texas; m. ISAAC A. ROACH, December 06, 1913, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas
LUTHER LEE LITTLE born March 18, 1896 in Del Valle, Travis County Texas, and died April 18, 1957 in Abilene Taylor County Texas. He married OPAL GERTRUDE ADAMS June 04, 1921 in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, USA. She was born November 24, 1896 in Indian Territory Oklahoma
JESSIE CARL LITTLE, b. February 16, 1898, Del Valle, Travis County Texas; d. August 22, 1942, Abilene Taylor County Texas
BESSIE LITTLE, b. February 16, 1898, Del Valle, Travis County Texas; d. February 16, 1898, Travis County Texas
LEONA LITTLE born February 15, 1900 in Del Valle, Travis County Texas, and died March 14, 1986 in Odessa Ector County Texas. She married CLAY BARTON DAVIS. He was born October 14, 1896 in Paris Lamar County Texas, and died January 24, 1972 in Abilene Taylor County Texas
Children of NICHOLAS LITTLE and ELIZA BENSON are:
INFANT LITTLE, b. June 25, 1885, Lincoln County Tennessee; d. June 25, 1885, Lincoln County Tennessee
EDGAR LITTLE, b. June 1886
MAUD LITTLE, b. May 1888
INFANT LITTLE, b. 1889, Lincoln County Tennessee; d. December 29, 1890, Lincoln County Tennessee
BESSIE D. LITTLE, b. December 1891
IRA LITTLE, b. September 1893
ALFRED O. LITTLE, b. April 1897
Child of MARTHA A. LITTLE and JOSEPH LAYTON:
IOLA LAYTON b. abt 1868
Child of THOMAS LITTLE and MIZELLA JOHNSON
LILBON BERT LITTLE b. Jan 10 1871 McLean County Kentucky d. August 10 1941 Montrose Montrose County Colorado m. AMANDA MELBINA BOYLE b. July 15 1872 Beach Grove McLean County Kentucky d. March 5 1953 Montrose Montrose County Colorado
Child of THOMAS LITTLE and MATTIE SPENCE
LENA L. LITTLE b. abt 1879 m. WILLIAM W. ASHBY
Children of THOMAS LITTLE and DIXIE PATTERSON are:
WATERS MALONE LITTLE, b. June 24, 1885, Congleton McClean County Kentucy; d. August 29, 1972; m. LILA ENDERS, December 20, 1911; b. Abt. 1889
MARION WALKER LITTLE, b. October 02, 1886, Congleton McClean County Kentucy; d. April 12, 1946; m. LYDIA CLARK, January 16, 1914; b. Abt. 1890
EDNA LEE LITTLE, b. May 25, 1889, Congleton McClean County Kentucy; d. April 23, 1968
EDITH LITTLE, b. March 14, 1891, Congleton McClean County Kentucy; d. November 1951
BESSIE GAY LITTLE, b. February 22, 1893, Congleton McClean County Kentucy; d. July 05, 1965
BABY LITTLE, b. Abt. 1894
RUAH MAY LITTLE, b. December 15, 1896, Congleton McClean County Kentucy; d. June 18, 1973
THOMAS DORSEY LITTLE, b. March 17, 1900, Beechgrove McClean County Kentucky; m. LEONA (LONA) TAYLOR, January 01, 1920, Beechgrove McClean County Kentucky; b. September 14, 1896, Beechgrove McClean County Kentucky; d. August 14, 1979, Phoenix Maricopa County Arizona
Children of JAMES LITTLE and MARY NATIONS are:
ELWYN F. LITTLE, b. September 24, 1880, Buffalo Gap Taylor County Texas
FREDDIE KIRTLEY LITTLE, b. September 16, 1883, Anson Jones County Texas
JAMES RAYMOND LITTLE, b. September 05, 1884, Anson Jones County Texas; d. August 13, 1956, Colorado Springs Colorado
JACQUES THOMAS LITTLE, b. May 07, 1892, Hartley Hartley County Texas; d. September 16, 1975, Dallas Dallas County Texas; m. BLANCHE BELL, Gladwater Gregg County Texas; b. March 24, 1895, Tullos LaSalle Parrish Louisiana; d. August 21, 1973, Waco McClennan County Texas
Children of JOHN WRIGHT LITTLE and CATHRINE CRIGLER are:
GEORGE A. LITTLE b. 1870
MORT MOORE LITTLE b. 1876 m. BENJAMIN FRNKLIN COONFIELD
CHARLEY LITTLE b. 1879
WILLIAM LITTLE b. abt 1875
LOTTIE CEDONIA LITTLE b. January 14 1872 Bardstown Juction Bullit County Kentucky d. January 23 1933 Vaughn Benton County Arkansas m. November 29 1891 to BENJAMIN WALLACE COOFIELD
JOHN LITTLE b. 1874
SAM J. LITTLE b. October 19 1881 Bardstown Juction Bullit County Kentucky d. 1939
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