Melissa, LITTLE is not a surname of mine but, a BESS/BEST cousin of my father's married in 1930s Fayette Co, IL Jesse LITTLE who died in Arizona a few years ago. My paternal grandmother Morna Evalene (BESS) HIMES, (d/of Henry BESS & Sarah Elizabeth ELMORE), had BESS & WALKER ancestors and LITTLE and CULBERTSON cousins. In my database I also have these. Mary Polly Ann LITTLE b.abt 1834 Fayette Co, IL d.1862 Garland, Kansas m. abt 1855 Fayette Co, IL William Witherspoon WALKER; Mary Ann LITTLE b.abt 1835 m. abt 1854 Bond Co, IL William WALKER; Elizabeth LITTLE b.abt 1830 IL m.1851 Bond Co, IL James T. WALKER; James H. LITTLE b.abt 1835 m.abt 1854 Bond Co, IL Melvina V. WALKER; Martha Ellen LITTLE b.aby 1859 Fayette Co, IL d.abt 1931 Fayette Co, IL married abt 1876 Fayette Co, IL John Washington CULBERTSON; In Wayne Co, IL Bailey Cemetery there are these LITTLE. William LITTLE b.abt 1835 d.abt 1925 wife Mary M. 1841-1916; Perry E. LITTLE 1890-1914; Grant LITTLE 1864-1938: Son of E. & M. M. LITTLE 1904-1904; I hope this helps someone somehow. My direct ancestry from both sets of my grandparents going back is in the HIMES line link of our homepage. I was born in Illinois. Beverly (Himes) BARGER FHC Patron Librarian Volunteer in NM Melissa Alexander wrote: > So how are all of these Little's related? > > 1 Caroline LITTLE > .. +R. R. PAINE m: 13-Jul-1832 Bond Co, IL > > 1 Elizabeth LITTLE > .. +Morris MILES m: 18-Oct-1826 Bond Co, IL > > 1 Jane LITTLE > .. +Christian B. BLOCKBURGER m: 28-Jan-1824 Bond Co, IL > > 1 Samuel LITTLE b: Bet. 1750 - 1804 > .. +Sarah NICHOLS b: Bet. 1770 - 1804 m: 2-Apr-1819 Bond Co, IL > > 1 Samuel LITTLE b: Bet. 1710 - 1800 Census: 1820 Bond Co, > IL > > 1 John LITTLE b: Bet. 1750 - 1805 > .. +Betsy BARTMAN m: 7-May-1821 Bond Co, IL > > Melissa T. Alexander > mada@cmc.net > Edmonds, WA USA > > -----Original Message----- > From: LSennello@aol.com [mailto:LSennello@aol.com] > Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 1:48 PM > To: mada@cmc.net > Subject: Re: RE: Little > > Thanks for your quick response. Tonight I'll go over the information you > sent. One small point.... The marriage you sent for William Little and > Polly > Stoker should have been Polly STOKES. William and Mary "Polly" were my > wife's GG Grandparents. I've viewed a xerox copy of the original marriage > document, and although the last letter of Polly's name looks like an "r" at > first, if you look at other writing on the document, you can see that it is > really an "s." > > These two people are the worst dead-end that I've ever encountered in my > searchings. Right now it appears that William Little was originally married > to someone unknown. His brother John was married to someone else unknown. > I > think that William's wife and John Little died. Polly then married her > brother-in-law William. In the 1850 census it is obvious that all the > children did not come from the same marriage. I would give anything to be > able to definitively unravel this mess and learn who William's parents were. > > I'll get back to you when I've gone over the stuff you sent more thoroughly. > In the mean time, remember to keep in touch. > > Lawrence