DONATED BY : SHIRLEY SMALL
Thank You !
1920 A letter found in Allie Catherine Rodger
Small's(dau-.in-law to John Small) bible written by John
Small to his son, Charley Franklin and daughter- in-
law, Allie Rodgers Small. Letter was postmarked 11/30/1920
from Gainsville AR and sent to Romance AR. Signed : "From
John and Sarah Small" to "Charley and Allie
Small". Remember first wife, Rebecca had died in
1908, Greene Co. AR). Marriage licenses issued to John
Small and Mrs. Sarah Cronister in Marmaduke,Green Co AR 1909, pg
18. She being 62 and John, 71.
Gainesville AR
Nov. 28, 1920
Dear sun and dauter. Take the presant time to right you a
few lines and ancer to your kind and welcom letter that I
received sometime ago. We Was glad to heare from you and
glad to heare that you Was all Well. We are as Well
as could be exspect for old folks. I hope that this few lines
will find you all well and doing Well. We ar having some
clodey and cole Wether. The farmers has got the most of
thar crops as far as I no. I killed my hogs the 15 th .
they net about 800 thay both. But that will
make all the meet that We need
sarah says she gesses that you have done somthen with you boy for
she never hears from him. Well you plese ecuse a short
letter and Will try to do better the next time so I Will close
for this time hoping to heare from you. Well come out to
see us a chrismas
Well right soon
>From John and Sarah
small to charley and Alie small
Return Address:
After 5 days return to John Small
Gainesville, Ark
(tanscribed)
S Small
Tina, certainly enjoy your website. Has been
lots of help to me and I believe
I have found John Small's wife Rebecca buried at Hartsoe cemetery
that you have
listed on your site. Also school events I found our Marion Small
(1 School Reporter)
twice, Jan. & Mar. of 1902. Also something on George
Small (deed & marriage
date).
I am sending this bit of information to you, hopeing you may help
me a bit more
about this family. John Small and new wife Sarah mailed a
letter to John's son
Charley, Marshall AR in 1921, postmarked Gainsville AR that
I found in
Charley's old BIBLE.
I have a photo of "The Dirty Dozen, Marmaduke AR" with
only Charley's name out
of the dozen men. Would you like to have it to post on your
site?
Thank you in advance and God Bless!
Shirley Small
*1880 Morgan Co IN census has a John Small
listed, head of household ,age
41, birth place IN.--Brown Twp --E.D--262--pg 5--house
#37--.
( Also a William H Small listed, age 31, born in KY, living in
Wahington
Township.)
Marital
Name Relation
Status Age Bir'Pl Bir/
YR Occup. Fathers
Birth Place Mothers
Bir/PL
SMALL
Self
M
41
IN
1839
Farmer
NC
OH
John
Rebecca
Wife
M
39
IN
1841
H/kping
KY
IN
Annie
F 13
IN
867
School
IN
IN
Louisa
F
11
IN
1869
School
IN
IN
Wesley
M
8
IN
1872
IN
IN
Minnie
F
6
IN
1874
IN
IN
Charles
M
4
IN
1876
IN
IN
George
M
1
IN
1879
IN
IN
Info : Family Search-The Latter Day Saints-Mormom
Website & census.
*1890 ,John Small lived in Greene Co AR-- Friendship School
District and paid
his taxes on April 7th. W.S. Small(who is W.S.?) lived in
the Paragould AR
City School District and paid taxes on April 10th.
* 1900 Greene Co AR census:
Hurricane Twp, 6/28/1900, household # 314 /
322:
SMALL, John ,61 b. Aug 1839, farmer, IN-IN-NC
Rebecca, 59, wife, b. June 1840, IN-IN-IN
Marion, 17, son, b. Jul 1882, IN-IN-IN
Next Door House# 313/321( were these relatives of John Small ?
Charlie Small
was living/thisfamily)
MAY, Danson,49, b. Mar 1851 NC-NC-NC
Angelina, 43, wife, Oct 1856, MO-MO-TN
Walter P., 1, son, Jul 1898, AR-NC-MO
CRIBBS, Lillie, 18, stepdaughter, Aug 1881, AR-NC-MO
*SMALL,Charlie F., 24, boarder, Mar 1876, IN ( no birth STATE
listed for
parents but this must be John & Rebeca's son)
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