Posted by Lois Owens Willett <loisw@Mexia.com> on
Thu, 15 Oct 1998
Surnames: Little, Lauderdale, Owens, Hines
John Wiley Little was b. Oct. 31, 1819 in SC. He died Nov. 20, 1894 in
Limestone Cty, Tx. He married Amira Elizabeth Lauderdale who was born
Dec. 14, 1827 in Alabama. She died Jan. 23, 1885. Both are buried in
LaSalle Cemetery and both were affliliated with the Old Bethel Methodist
Church. He was a farmer and she was a housewife. Their children were 1.
Lusian N. (Aaron) Little b. 1839 in Ala. 2. Frances Marion Little (may
have been called Rebecca or Elizabeth) b. 1843 in Texas. 3. Isabel
Little b. 1848 in Texas. She married an Owens. 4. Lavina Little b. 1850
at Personville, Tx. She married a Hines. 5. Winnie Roselia Little b. Sep
7, 1853 at Personville, Tx. Died Jul 7, 1919 in Limestone Cty, Tx. She
married Burroughs Cheek Stephens on Dec. 28, 1870. 6, Joseph Little b.
1856. He married Allie Jones. 7. John , Jr. (Jackson) Little b. 1859. 8.
Jeramiah Thomas (Jud) Little b. 1860. 9. Mary Ann (Mollie) Little b.
1864. She married W. H. Lauderdale. 10. Walter Scott Little b. 1869.
Note: George B. is listed as being 14 years old on the 1880 census. This
is probably the son of Isabel who married an Owens. I have heard that
her son was raised by this grandparents. If so, his name is George B. Owens. |