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James Small 1803–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Mar 1803

Birth Location: Big Sinking Creek, Wayne, Kentucky

Death Date: May 1865

Death Location: Dade County, Missouri, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Burnett

Spouse(s): Mary Wallace

Children(s): Henry Rev, Jane Small, John Major, Matthew Small, James Small, Robert DR, Joseph Small, George Small, Elizabeth Small, Thomas Jr

James Small was born in 1803 in Big Sinking Creek, Wayne, Kentucky, the child of Thomas Henderson Small Sr And Elizabeth Burnett. James Small married Mary Ann Wallace, and had children including Elizabeth Small, George W Small, Henry Small Rev, James Small, Jane Small, John Small Major, Joseph M B Small, Matthew M Small, Robert Sneed Small Dr, Thomas Henderson Small Jr. James Small passed away in 1865 in Dade County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • James Small was born in 1803 in Big Sinking Creek, Wayne, Kentucky, the child of Thomas Henderson Small Sr And Elizabeth Burnett.
  • James Small married Mary Ann Wallace, and had children including Elizabeth Small, George W Small, Henry Small Rev, James Small, Jane Small, John Small Major, Joseph M B Small, Matthew M Small, Robert Sneed Small Dr, Thomas Henderson Small Jr.
  • James Small passed away in 1865 in Dade County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr
1763–1816
Birth Location: Of , Henry, Virginia
TS
Elizabeth Burnett
1768–1848
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

Mary Wallace
1802–1868
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky
MW

Children(s)

Henry Rev
1828–1890
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee
HR
Jane Small
1830–1879
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, USA
JS
John Major
1823–1892
Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, United States
JM
Matthew Small
1844–1900
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, United States
MS
James Small
1841–1915
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee
JS
Robert DR
1840–1913
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, United States
RD
Joseph Small
1836–1840
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, USA
JS
George Small
1834–1835
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, USA
GS
Elizabeth Small
1832–1846
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, USA
ES
Thomas Jr
1825–1834
Birth Location: McMinn, Tennessee, USA
TJ

James Small's Ancestors

Self
James Small
1803–1865
Birth Place: Big Sinking Creek, Wayne, Kentucky
Parents
Thomas Henderson Small Sr
1763–1816
Of , Henry, Virginia
Elizabeth Burnett
1768–1848
Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Matthew Small
1735–1827
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Jane Henderson
1735–1810
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Jeremiah (Burnett) ll
1740–1816
Virginia
Elizabeth Claybrook
1740–1780
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Small
1710–1791
Margaret Burnett
1704–1793
Thomas Henderson
1710–1738
Dorcas
1698–1738
Jeremiah Burnett
1718–1773
Mary McDaniel
1718–1746
Peter Claybrook
1730–1798
Ann Hill
–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Burnett
1670–
Mary
1680–
William Henderson
1680–1763
Mary Woolfolk
1689–1728

James Small's Descendants

1.
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James Small (07 Mar 1803–May 1865) m. Mary (Ann) Wallace (24 Apr 1802–1868)
  1. 1. Henry (Small) Rev 1828–1890 m. Hannah Wann 1819–1870 m. Matilda (Ann) Yandel 1852–1935
    1. 1. John (W Small) Rev 1852–1880 m. Eliza (J) Brown 1852–1901
      1. 1. Sarah (Hannah) Small 1869–1944 m. William (Franklin) Kinder 1870–1955
        1. 1. Iva (May) Kinder 1902–1990 m. William (Marken) Bickel 1893–1967
        2. 2. Bertha (Jane) Kinder 1908–1992 m. Leonard (A) Cowger 1907–1968
        3. 3. Thomas (Allen) Kinder 1898–1986 m. Mamie (Esther) Towery 1905–1986
        4. 4. John (Everett) Kinder 1900–1986 m. Nora (Frances) Thomas 1908–1946 m. Gladys (Leona) Fiskin 1902–1982
        5. 5. Ralph (William) Kinder 1911–1995 m. Irma (F) Cowger 1915–2002
        6. 6. Zola (Inez) Kinder 1906–1976 m. Jesse (Lloyd) Cowger 1908–1976
        7. 7. Ida (Marie) Kinder 1904–1989 m. Claud (E) Cowger 1905–1993
        8. 8. George (David) Kinder 1894–1894
        9. 9. Joseph (Edward) Kinder 1896–1973 m. Clara (Gertrude) Starks 1906–1997
      2. 2. Lydia (Ann) Small 1871–1937 m. Benjamin (F) Pike 1869–1934
        1. 1. Henry (Franklin Pike) Sr 1893–1930 m. Pearl 1894– m. Elva (N) Brock 1901–1981
        2. 2. William Pike 1895–
        3. 3. Ida Pike 1898–1919
        4. 4. John Pike 1904–1994
        5. 5. Frank Pike 1911–1949
        6. 6. Arzonia Pike 1914–2001
        7. 7. Willie Pike 1909–
        8. 8. Carry Pike 1902–1919
      3. 3. Mary (J) Small 1878–1880
      4. 4. Peter Small 1881–1950 m. Bertha (Mae) Cole 1887–1982
        1. 1. Alvina (Pearl) Small 1921–1967
        2. 2. James (Elmer) Small 1909–1991
        3. 3. Clifford (William) Small 1911–1995
        4. 4. Florence (Althena) Small 1915–1995
        5. 5. Andrew (David) Small 1917–1997
        6. 6. Nova (Christine) Small 1924–2011
        7. 7. Frances (Alene) Small 1930–2012
        8. 8. Mattie Small 1907–1907
        9. 9. Girdy (Edeath) Small 1912–1918
    2. 2. James (W) Small 1847–1916 m. Lucretia Small 1856–
      1. 1. Walter (Lorenzo) Small 1879–1917
      2. 2. Maud Small 1886–
      3. 3. Minnie Scales 1885–
      4. 4. Lida Scales 1887–
    3. 3. Lydia (Ann) Small 1849–1916 m. John (H) Jellison 1834–1915
    4. 4. Henry Small 1876–1952
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Small 1878–1958 m. John (Gilbert) Davis 1872–1951
    6. 6. Josephine Small 1879–1883
    7. 7. Emma Small 1880–1883
    8. 8. Mary (Small) Twin 1881–1970
    9. 9. Martha (Small) Twin 1884–1959 m. William (Wesley) Smith 1881–1957
      1. 1. Flossie Smith 1903–
      2. 2. Marry Smith 1910–
      3. 3. Marion Smith 1912–
    10. 10. Ellen (B) Small 1886–1961
    11. 11. Alma (M) Small 1888–1889
  2. 2. Jane Small 1830–1879 m. James (N) Hill 1818–1882 m. Frederick (M Johnson) CCC 1813–1849
    1. 1. Joseph (A) Hill 1862–
    2. 2. Mary (Loualla) Hill 1865–1963
    3. 3. James (Henry Hill) Rev 1853–1929 m. Roena Freeman 1856–1934
      1. 1. Walter (Joseph) Hill 1886–1950 m. Cora (Lucetta) Piette 1881–1974 m. Abilene (Ruth) Dalton 1910–1978
        1. 1. Orville (Walter Hill) Sr 1908–1994 m. Julia (Ineal) Williams 1916–1961 m. Dorothy (Ellen) Ivie 1914–1984 m. Gladys (Louise) Christian 1911–1991 m. Edna (Marie) Voss 1914–1998
        2. 2. Earl (Joseph) Hill 1912–1984
        3. 3. Irene (Cora) Hill 1916–2009
        4. 4. Louis (E) Hill 1919–
        5. 5. Verna Hill 1922–
        6. 6. Lewis (Devier) Hill 1918–2003
        7. 7. Aaron (Rudolph) Hill 1914–1917
        8. 8. Benjamin Hill 1923–1923
      2. 2. James (Henry) Hill 1894–1962
      3. 3. Alice (Myrtle) Hill 1889–1963
      4. 4. William (Shasta) Hill 1876–1935
      5. 5. Roena (Jane) Hill 1878–1957
      6. 6. Freddie Hill 1881–1882
      7. 7. Robert (Lee) Hill 1892–1895
    4. 4. Lucy (A) Hill 1855–1869
    5. 5. William (Shasta) Hill 1851–1854
    6. 6. Nancy ("Jennie" Jane) Hill 1869–1944
    7. 7. Theodosia (Elizabeth) Hill 1858–1934
    8. 8. George (Sterling) Hill 1872–1928
    9. 9. Arthur (Joab) Hill 1861–1933 m. Mary (Francis) Julian 1868–1963
      1. 1. Alpha (Oma) Hill 1898–1990
      2. 2. Lois (M) Robinson 1903–1944
      3. 3. Verna (Theodosia) Hill 1906–1983
      4. 4. James (Earl) Hill 1890–
      5. 5. Nellie (Marie) Hill 1910–2003
      6. 6. Loda (J) Hill 1894–
      7. 7. Mamie (Loualla) Hill 1884–1943
      8. 8. Rua (Myrtle) Hill 1887–1986
      9. 9. Jewell (Ruth) Hill 1900–1988
      10. 10. James (Arthur) Hill 1886–1886
      11. 11. Roy (Franklin) Hill 1890–1969
  3. 3. John (Small) Major 1823–1892 m. Mary (Caroline Gray) Dietz 1843–1886 m. Sarah Wann 1827–1872 m. Melvina McElhanon 1831–1880
    1. 1. Sarah (J) Small 1874–1899
    2. 2. James (Henry Wann) Small 1847–1899
    3. 3. John (Elbert) Small 1854–1884
    4. 4. George (W) Small 1857–1926
    5. 5. Thomas (H) Small 1860–1886
  4. 4. Matthew (M.) Small 1844–1900
  5. 5. James Small 1841–1915 m. Mary (J) Noe 1844–1908 m. Maranda (N) Heath 1852–1927
    1. 1. Nellie (Ann) Small 1872–1937
    2. 2. Emma (Alice) Small 1868–1957
    3. 3. Robert (Walter) Small 1878–1957
    4. 4. Ida (Bell) Small 1882–1968
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Small 1866–1967
    6. 6. James (Arthur) Small 1884–1979 m. Minnie (Alma) Small 1891–
      1. 1. Joesph (Ancel) Small 1910–
      2. 2. Marie Small 1913–
      3. 3. Jackson (Woodfin) Small 1915–2009
      4. 4. Art Small 1919–
    7. 7. Olivia Small 1870–1873
    8. 8. Laura Small 1875–1877
    9. 9. Mary (Jane) Small 1866–1920
  6. 6. Robert (Sneed Small) DR 1840–1913 m. Nancy (Adeline) Wilderman 1837–1908 m. Mary (Sarah) Gooden 1848–1941
    1. 1. Alice (Adaline) Small 1866–1941 m. Young (Ewing) McClendon 1850–1907
      1. 1. Alma (G) McClendon 1886–
      2. 2. Edna (F) McClendon 1881–
      3. 3. Young (Ewing McClendon) Jr. 1888–
      4. 4. Frederick (Arnold) McClendon 1890–
      5. 5. Orville (Snead) McClendon 1892–1970
      6. 6. Cecil (Eugene) McClendon 1894–
      7. 7. Basil (E) McClendon 1897–
      8. 8. Ralph (W) McClendon 1900–1979
    2. 2. John (Henry Small) MD 1872–1946
    3. 3. Maude (Mary) Small 1875–1932 m. Daniel (Demitt "D.d.") Turnbaugh 1863–1908
      1. 1. Alice (Grace) Turnbaugh 1893–1958
      2. 2. Robert (Sneed) Turnbaugh 1894–1974
      3. 3. George (W) Turnbaugh 1895–1895
      4. 4. James (Demitt) Turnbaugh 1896–1970
      5. 5. William (Dewey) Turnbaugh 1898–1934
      6. 6. John (William) Turnbaugh 1903–1903
      7. 7. Charles (Arnold 'Nappy') Turnbaugh 1903–1987
      8. 8. Adaline (Elizabeth) Turnbaugh 1905–1995
      9. 9. Franklin (Lionel) Turnbaugh 1906–1917
    4. 4. James (Robert) Small 1878–1945 m. Amanda (Theodosia "Dosia") Haynes 1885–1971
      1. 1. Pauline (E) Small 1907–1940 m. Thomas (R) Scott 1901–1940
      2. 2. James (Fenton) Small 1916–2011
    5. 5. Jennie (Cynthia) Small 1868–1970
    6. 6. Sarah (E.) Small 1869–
    7. 7. Rachel Small 1871–
    8. 8. Fred Small 1873–
    9. 9. William (M.) Small 1878–
  7. 7. Joseph (M.B.) Small 1836–1840
  8. 8. George (W.) Small 1834–1835
  9. 9. Elizabeth Small 1832–1846 m. Moses (M.) Arthur 1832–1898
    1. 1. Robert (Bonner) Arthur 1875–1960
    2. 2. James Arthur 1869–
    3. 3. M. (A.) Arthur 1867–
    4. 4. M. (J.) Arthur 1861–
    5. 5. M. (E.) Arthur 1863–
  10. 10. Thomas (Henderson Small) Jr 1825–1834

James Small's Timeline

9 Records

1803
07 Mar 1803
Birth of James Small in Big Sinking Creek, Wayne County, Kentucky
Big Sinking Creek, Wayne County, Kentucky
1803
07 Mar 1803
Birth of James Small in Big Sinking Creek, Wayne, Kentucky
Big Sinking Creek, Wayne, Kentucky
1822
11 July 1822
Age 19
James Small was married In Wayne. KY, Kentucky, USA
Wayne. KY, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 47
James Small appeared in census in McMinn County, Tennesee
McMinn County, Tennesee
1850
1850
Age 47
James Small resided here in Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee
Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 57
James Small resided here in Polk, Dade, Missouri, United States
Polk, Dade, Missouri, United States
1865
27 May 1865
Age 62
Death of James Small in Dadeville, Dade, Missouri, USA
Dadeville, Dade, Missouri, USA
1865
May 1865
Age 62
Death of James Small in Dade, Missouri, USA
Dade, Missouri, USA
1865
27 May 1865
Age 62
James Small - Probate in Dade, Missouri, USA
Dade, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1803
    Event Place: Big Sinking Creek, Wayne County, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Polk, Dade, Missouri; Roll: M653_617; Page: 57; Image: 61; Family History Library Film: 803617
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 9217.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 291A; Image: 672
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012
    [8] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1803
    Event Place: Big Sinking Creek, Wayne, Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 July 1822
    Event Place: Wayne. KY, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: McMinn County, Tennesee
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Subdivision 23, Mcminn, Tennessee; Roll: M432_887; Page: 291A; Image: 672
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Polk, Dade, Missouri, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Polk, Dade, Missouri; Roll: M653_617; Page: 57; Image: 61; Family History Library Film: 803617
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1865
    Event Place: Dadeville, Dade, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1841-1922; Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Dade County); Probate Place: Dade, Missouri
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012
    [6] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1865
    Event Place: Dade, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dade County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 May 1865
    Event Place: Dade, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records, 1841-1922; Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Dade County); Probate Place: Dade, Missouri
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