I meant: I haven't found a William M. Little. Fingers got ahead of Brain. Sara Jeffrey & Sara Hemp wrote: > > Jim, > > While at this point I have found a William M. Little, in the 'History of > Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois 1686-1882, reprinted in 1994 by > the Schuyler County Historical Society, there is several LITTLE: George, > James, and a company 'Little & Ray'. > > George Little filled the Office of School Commisioners and > Superintendents by appointment in June,1847. He was also the President > of the First National Bank of Rushville. The way to reads it sounds > like the date was 1882 but I'm not sure. > > James Little and Dr William H. Wendow located the village (Littleton) > the 31st day of July, 1849, and procured the services of Leonidas > Horney, then county surveyor, to survey and plat the town. > > Elevator of LITTLE and Ray is situated on the switch of the C. B. & Q. > railway. It was built by this firm in 1868, at a cost of $3,000. The > structure is of the regular elevator style, and is about 28x36 feet on > the ground, 56 feet in height. It has a capacity of elevating 2,500 > bushels of grain daily, and can store 15,000 bushnels. It is operated > by horse power arranged in the basement. > > I think that gives you some places to look. Might be two families one > in Littleton and one in Rushville. > > Sara > > Jim Little wrote: > > > > Okay, Schuyler Co List: > > I'm going to try again. If anyone has any suggestions where to look; > > any history pertinent to this time; any magical links to this > > family...I'll take it gladly! Sara, I've been reading everything you've > > sent....gleaning information about the area. > > Thanks for the assistance, > > Beth & Jim Little > > -------------- > > Descendants of William M.(could be Mark) Little > > > > 1 William M. Little 1857 - 1934 > > Parents KY: born MO >IL>IA>OK > > .. +Susan Alice Spiegel 1854 - 1920 > > Parents KY: born IL >IA>OK > > > > ****We do not know the exact time of their arrival and departure from > > one state to another; however, we do know Bert Mark, their oldest child > > was born in 1878 in Birmingham, Schuyler Co IL. I cannot find our > > William on the MO census, so his family may have moved before 1860 to IL > > or ?. According to census, his parents were from KY. We have failed > > thus far to connect to any of the KY LITTLE families. By 1880 this > > family of three appears in the Taylor Co IA census where they remained > > until moving to OK in 1901. > > > > ****Susan Alice SPIEGEL's parents were from KY, according to every > > census we've found. Her birthplace was IL and we were hoping it was > > Schuyler Co. On different documents, we have found her last name > > spelled numerous ways: SPEGAL, SPAGEL, SPIEGEL, SPIEGAL, SPEGLE. We are > > hoping her family was around Schuyler Co long enough that her birth and > > marriage records might show up somewhere. > > > > Following are the children of this union: > > ..... 2 Bert Mark Little 1878 - 1937 > > b. Birmingham IL d. Oakland CA bur. Oklahoma City OK > > ..... +Sally > > ..... 2 Hearl Gail Little 1881 - 1967 > > b. Clearfield IA d. Oklahoma City OK bur. SAME > > ..... +Carrie Elizabeth Wolf 1883 - 1925 > > b. IA d. Oklahoma City OK bur. SAME > > ............ 3 James Harry Little 1919 - 1971 > > ............ +Florence Foster Stephenson 1919 - 1997 > > ..... 2 Mary G. Little 1884 - 1892 > > b/d/bur Platteville IA > > ..... 2 Harry Little 1885 - 1910 > > b. IA d. Oklahoma City OK bur. SAME > > ..... 2 Daisy E. Little 1888 - 1978 > > b. Maloy IA d. Tulsa OK bur. Oklahoma City OK > > ..... +Ellsworth Needham 1881 - 1962 > > ............ 3 Marion Needham > > ................ +Smith > > ............ 3 Herbert Needham 1915 - > > ............ 3 William Needham 1919 - > > ..... 2 Paul E. Little 1890 - > > b. IA > > ..... +Velma 1894 - > > ............ 3 John P. Little 1913 - > > ............ 3 Florence Little 1915 - > > ..... 2 Laura Alice Little 1893 - > > b. IA > > ..... +Ed Hisel 1894 - > > ............ 3 Richard Hisel 1914 - > > ............ 3 Thomas Edward Hisel 1915 - > > ............ 3 Mary Alice Hisel 1918 - > > ............ 3 Este Louise Hisel 1920 - > > ..... 2 Chuck 1893 - 1965 > > b. IA d. Oklahoma City bur. SAME > > ..... +Mabel Mary Brewer 1899 - 1976 > > ..... 2 William Dewey Little, Jr. 1898 - 1919 > > b. IA d. Oklahoma City bur. SAME > > *2nd Wife of William M. Little: > > +Estey A. Hisel > > No children together > > > > -- > > Searching Dilegently for > > Little Wolf Speigel in KY/MO/OH/IL/IA/OK > > Knight Johnston Hare AR/OK > > Needham Hisel TX/IA/OK > > Fye/Foy Binckley KY/IL/IA