Ms. Judy Little Martin and Ms. Kathleen Baxter are
interested in pursuing information about their shared Little Family history
relating to the death of Frank E. Little. The following information is extracted from the first phase research report provided to Ms. Martin and Ms. Baxter. If you can provide more information on this case study, please contact me through the contact box on the right side of this blog post.
1.
Find more information on the Frank E.
Little who died in Rock Island, Colorado County, Texas on 6 September 1908.
a.
What happened in Rock Island?
b.
Which ranch did he conduct and what
does that mean?
c.
Essentially how did he die?
2.
Evaluate each record to determine whether
it is a match for Frank E. Little born 28 May 1855 in Crete, Will County,
Illinois.
3.
Prepare a narrative on the death of
Frank E. Little.
KNOWN FACTS
Frank E. Little was born 28 May
1855 in Crete, Will County, Illinois and is believed to have died in Rock
Island, Colorado County, Texas on 6 September 1908. Ms. Baxter has provided a detailed timeline
for Frank E. Little which shows him residing in Minnesota until 1875. He was in California in 1879 and Oregon in
1900.
The following newspaper article
led the search from Oregon to Texas: "Frank Little has sold his place in Shoestring and him
and his family leave this week for Rock Island, Texas where he will
conduct a ranch there." From the Roseburg Review, May 2 1908.
This led the search to the following record at
FindaGrave.com:
Frank Little
Birth:
May 2, 1856, USA
Death:
Sep. 6, 1908, Colorado County, Texas,
USA
Burial:
Oakes Family Cemetery, Rock Island, Colorado County, Texas, USA
Find
A Grave Memorial# 93412715
We can see from the known birth date that there is a
discrepancy with the birth date on the gravestone. However, the statement in the newspaper
article does seem to suggest that Frank E. Little was residing in Rock Island,
Texas from May to September of 1908 with his wife, Elizabeth Nightingale whom
he had married on 24 November 1904 in Yoncalla, Douglas County, Oregon. In 1908
Frank and Elizabeth had one living child, Alfred Frank Little who was born 23
March 1907 in Yoncalla, Douglas, Oregon.
According to the family tree of
Judy Little Martin onAncestry.com: after the death of Frank E. Little in 1910 Elizabeth Nightingale
Little is a widow living with her brother, Jacob Nightingale, and her son,
Alfred Frank Little, on 25.24 acres owned by Jacob in Dallas, Polk County,
Oregon and they are barely getting by.
RESEARCH
PLAN
Given the known facts, what records might contain more
information about the life and death of Frank E. Little in Rock Island,
Colorado County, Texas in 1908? The
following is a list of records that should be searched:
·
When did Colorado County start
collecting death records and sending them to the State of Texas? Did they collect records locally prior to complying
with the requirement for State death registration? If so where are those records now?
·
A probate record might exist in
Colorado County.
·
Colorado County may have voter
registration records in their courthouse or in published sources.
·
Land records in Colorado County may
list Frank Little in their grantee index.
·
The Family Search Wiki and Family
Search Catalog should be reviewed for Colorado County to see what source
materials are available.
·
Colorado County Tax Lists may not
include Frank Little due to his brief time there. However if they do list a Frank Little in
1907 and prior, this may provide evidence discounting the match with Frank
Little born in Illinois.
·
The Handbook of Texas Online and county
histories should be reviewed for historical context on Rock Island, Colorado
County, Texas
·
Historical context on the Oakes Family
Cemetery in Rock Island should be obtained.
o
Who are the people buried there?
o
What do they share in common?
o
Was there a relationship between Frank
Little and the people in the Rock Island community?
·
The catalog of the Clayton Library
Center for Genealogical Research should be reviewed to see if any compiled
source material is available on deaths in Colorado County.
·
Chronicling America will give us a list
of newspapers available for Colorado County, Texas.
·
The Colorado County Library and other
repositories may have newspapers on microfilm.
·
A complete review of the Colorado
County library holdings should be performed to see what other sources might be
available there.
·
A complete review of the Colorado
County courthouse holdings should be performed to see what other sources might
be available there.
·
The Galveston Daily News often included
news from around the state.
·
Newspapers.com and GenealogyBank.com
may have news of the death of Frank Little in Texas.
·
The Portal to Texas History should be
reviewed for news of Frank Little in Texas newspapers.
RESULTS
All of the “known facts” described and the new facts discovered
must be tested against the genealogical proof standard adhered to by
professional genealogists. There are
five elements to the Genealogical Proof Standard:
1.
Reasonably
exhaustive research has been conducted.
2.
Each
statement of fact has a complete and accurate source citation.
3.
The
evidence is reliable and has been skillfully correlated and interpreted.
4.
Any
contradictory evidence has been resolved.
5.
The
conclusion has been soundly reasoned and coherently written.
Any proof statement is subject to re-evaluation when new
evidence arises.
The results that follow have been prepared within the
guidelines of the genealogical proof standard.
1.
When
did Colorado County start collecting death records and sending them to the
State of Texas? Did they collect records
locally prior to complying with the requirement for State death
registration? If so where are those
records now?
The Texas Death Certificate
database at Ancestry.com was browsed to determine the earliest records for
Colorado County. The earliest year available
for Colorado County death certificates is 1902.
Then there is a gap in the records until 1909.
FamilySearch.org also has an
online collection of Texas death certificates that can be browsed. The first death certificate in their
collection was at the following citation:
The index of this image is as
follows: Named of Deceased: Anna Dirba; Death Date: 11 Dec 1909; Death Place:
Ellinger, Colorado, Texas
This confirms that the first
death record submitted to the State of Texas from Colorado County was for a
death that occurred on 11 Dec 1909. Browsing continued through the rest of the
records for Colorado County from 1909.
The last image for Colorado County was Image #2138 so there were only
six death records submitted for the entire year of 1909 in Colorado County.
The Family Search Catalog shows
microfilms of an index and death records for Colorado County Texas which
includes 1908 as shown in the following image:
Notes on the content of the film
state the following: Microfilm of originals in the Colorado
County courthouse in Columbus, Texas. Includes general index with some volumes
individually indexed.
However, even though the records
show that they began in 1903 does not mean that they are inclusive of deaths in
1908. These two microfilms could be
ordered from FamilySearch.org at an estimated cost of $15. The time to search the microfilm would be
billed at $25 per hour. These microfilm
or the original records might be available for inspection in Columbus at the
courthouse or the library.
Another option is to request a
record from the County Clerk:
County Clerk
Kimberly Menke
Colorado County Courthouse Annex
318 Spring Street, Room 103
Columbus, Texas 78934
Phone: 979-732-2155
Fax: 979-732-8852
A certified copy of a death
certificate requires payment of a fee of $21.
The application must be completed with a copy of photo identification
and a notarized Proof of Identification Form.
The application is available here:
Applications without the sworn
statement and photo ID will not be processed.
However, I always recommend that you call a county office before requesting a record search and paying a fee. In this case a call to the County Clerk revealed that I would need to come in to search for the record myself as they do not do searches for the death records from 1908.
2.
A
probate record might exist in Colorado County.
The FamilySearch Wiki shows the
following online sources for probate records which are hyperlinked to
searchable or browse-able databases:
Online Probate Records
·
1800 – 1990 Texas Probate
Records 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — The procedure is to browse through each
group of records. Probate Minutes for 1907-1910 volume Q was one of the scanned
books available. There are 324 images in
this record set. The front and the back
of the volume were searched for an internal index but none was found. Given a death date of September 6, 1908,
probate would have to be filed after that date.
- Image 125 of 324 shows items filed on
August 22, 1908 and September 29, 1908.
- Image 128 of 324 shows that on the 12th
day of October 1908 the County Court held a regular term.
- The search was suspended at page 135 of
324. This search can be resumed in
a future phase of research.
The only thing close in this database
was not a good match:
F E Little in the Texas,
Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974
Name: F E Little
Probate Date: 16
Sep 1879
Probate Place: Ellis,
Texas, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt
1879
Inferred Death Place: Texas,
USA
Case Number: 347
Item Description: Probate
Records, Vol B, 1874-1890
Source Citation
Probate records, 1850-1941; probate docket index, 1850-1988;
Author: Texas, County Court (Ellis County); Probate Place: Ellis, Texas
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Texas, Wills and Probate Records, 1833-1974
[database on-line].
Nothing significant was found in this database. It seemed mostly to refer back to other
databases already searched.
3.
Colorado
County may have voter registration records in their courthouse or in published
sources.
These records were not available
on the library website or the USGenWeb site. This would require a courthouse
site visit to Columbus, Texas to pursue this further. This would have to be
completed in a future phase of research.
4.
Land
records in Colorado County may list Frank Little in their grantee index.
This would require a courthouse
site visit to Columbus, Texas and would have to be completed in a future phase
of research. Also see the note below
concerning microfilm at the Clayton Library.
5.
The
Family Search Wiki and Family Search Catalog should be reviewed for Colorado
County to see what source materials are available.
FamilySearch.org has a Wiki page
for Colorado County, Texas at the following link:
6.
Colorado
County Tax Lists may not include Frank Little due to his brief time there. However if they do list a Frank Little in
1907 and prior, this may provide evidence discounting the match with Frank
Little born in Illinois.
A listing of Colorado County Tax
Records is available at the following link:
The latest tax record available
online is 1895.
The Family History Library
catalog shows microfilm available but the latest microfilm available is for the
year 1901.
7.
The
Handbook of Texas Online and county histories should be reviewed for historical
context on Rock Island, Colorado County, Texas
“ROCK
ISLAND, TEXAS (Colorado County). Rock Island, on U.S. Highway 90A fifteen miles
west of Eagle Lake and twelve miles southwest of Columbus in southwest Colorado
County, was settled in 1896 as part of a land promotion scheme on the Texas and
New Orleans Railroad. Among the first residents of the community were Abram
Vorhees, Charles Petersen, and C. S. Penfield. The town's original name was
Crasco, after nearby Crasco Creek, but in 1897 the citizens successfully
petitioned the post office department to change the name. Charles Petersen, a
large landowner, renamed the town for the Rock Island Railroad Company. In
August 1897 Petersen was appointed the first postmaster of Rock Island, and the
old Crasco post office was closed. From an original core of thirty-nine farming
families, the population of Rock Island had grown to 367 by 1904 and had
reached an all-time high of 500 by 1925. By 1986 the population had dropped to
160, and only eight businesses remained. In 2000 the population remained at
160, and there were five businesses in the community.”
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Colorado County Sesquicentennial
Commemorative Book (La Grange, Texas: Hengst Printing, 1986). F. B. Largent,
Jr.
8.
Historical
context on the Oakes Family Cemetery in Rock Island should be obtained.
o
Oakes Cemetery
o
Origin of name: after the Oakes family
o
Location: on the east side of FM 106,
about 7.5 miles, following the meanders, north of its intersection with Highway
90A
o
Map: 2996-311, Rock Island Quadrangle
(not marked)
o
Universal Transverse Mercator
coordinates: 14, 731999E, 3277307N (NAD83/WGS84)
o
Earliest known year of death: 1869
o
Earliest known year of birth: 1820
o
Most recent known burial: 1911
o
Racial mix: all white
o
Comments: The cemetery contains one
footstone with the initials "L. S. T." for which no headstone could
be found. There are informal markers for at least five more graves.
o
Surveyors: Vernon Rabel, Juanita Rabel,
Regena Williamson, Norma Hooper, and Bill Stein
o
Date surveyed: May 10, 2006
o
Number of known burials to date: 9
9.
Who
are the people buried there?
The following names are the
complete list of the nine burials at Oakes Family Cemetery from FindaGrave.com
·
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME MEMORIAL #
VITAL DATES
BIOGRAPHY/OBITUARY
·
Chester, Robert Henry 93412670
b. Oct. 15, 1878 d. Sep. 5, 1880
·
Chester, William Fred 93412678
b. Oct. 1, 1882 d. Jan. 4, 1884
·
Johnson, Dandridge 93412688
b. Oct. 6, 1829 d. Jun. 27, 1893
·
Little, Frank 93412715
b. May 2, 1856 d. Sep. 6, 1908
·
Oakes, John C. 93412724
b. Oct. 31, 1870 d. Sep. 11,
1889
·
Oakes, John Calvin 83019222
b. Sep. 9, 1828 d. May 3, 1911
Oakes, John Calvin
J. C. Oakes, a pioneer of the
early days in Texas, died at his home north of Rock Island last Wednesday night
at 9:20 o'clock. Mr. Oakes was 83 years old the 8 day of last September and had
lived continuously at his home since 1852. He was married to Miss Melissa
Cooper at Columbus and lived in the town of Columbus for two or three years,
thence moving to his country home. His wife preceded him to the better world
years ago. He was the father of 10 children of whom 8 are living. Mrs. D. A.
Calb, of Sealy, Mrs. Ella Peters of Wharton, Mrs. Janie Besch of El Campo, Mrs.
Ida Bennett of San Antonio, Mrs. Callie Cooper and Mrs. Bettie Green, who
reside north of Rock Island and Messrs. D. E. Oakes of this place and W. I.
Oakes of Near Rock Island. Mr. Oakes was born in West Virginia, but came to
Texas in an early day and for a long time hauled freight between Houston and
San Antonio. His remains were laid to rest in the family cemetery on the Crasco
last Thursday, by the side of his wife, a large concourse of sorrowing
relatives and friends being in attendance. Extreme old age was the cause of his
death. Mr. Oakes was a fine old gentleman who had the friendship of everybody
and will be missed. Thus the old land marks are passing away. We extend our
sympathy to the bereaved ones.
Colorado Citizen, May 12, 1911
It is notable that John Calvin
Oakes was the last date for marked graves in Oakes Family Cemetery.
The following images show the
land owned by John C. Oakes in 1895 starting on line 19.
Line 19 shows that J.C. Oakes was an Original Grantee in Colorado
County in Abstract No. 422 on the J.C. Oakes Survey for 160 acres valued at
$800 in 1895. His total land area
assessed in 1895 was 815 acres.
Cemetery Listing continued:
·
Oakes, Malissa A. 93360828
b. Sep. 23, 1865 d. Oct. 5, 1880
·
Oakes, Malissa Adaline Cooper 93360740
b. Aug. 26, 1839 d. Dec. 1, 1891
Wife of John Calvin Oakes; see
obituary above
·
Townsend, R. L. "Tuppie"
93412792
b. Jun. 24, 1863 d. Sep. 16,
1869
10. What do they share in common?
The people buried in this
cemetery appear to all be related to John Calvin Oakes 1828-1911.
11. Was there a relationship between Frank
Little and the people in the Rock Island community?
J.C. Oakes may have employed
Frank Little to operate his ranch. In 1908, Mr. J.C. Oakes would have been 80
years old and may have needed someone to operate his ranch. However, he did have eight children alive in
1908. Three of the children of John Calvin Oakes resided near Rock Island. One approach to answering the question of
relationship between Frank Little and the Oakes family would be to track down
the descendants of Mr. J.C. Oakes.
Another approach would be to track down the current property owner for
the Oakes ranch. The following map shows
the location of abstract #422 on the J.C. Oakes survey.
Figure 1- Colorado County Appraisal District Map showing
an orange shaded parcel. This is the 160
acre parcel for Abstract 422 in the J.C.Oakes Survey. Note that the parcel is located between the
county seat, Columbus and the town of Rock Island
The current property address is on County Road 106,
Columbus, Texas.
12. The catalog of the Clayton Library
Center for Genealogical Research should be reviewed to see if any compiled
source material is available on deaths in Colorado County.
Since all of these sources are
reference material a trip would need to be scheduled to the Clayton Library to
inspect them in person.
·
Title:
Myrtle Cemetery : Rock Island, Texas 1902-2004 / Myrtle Cemetery
Association.; Author(s): Myrtle Cemetery
Association (Rock Island, Colorado County, Tex.)
Pub. Date: Myrtle Cemetery Association, 2006.
Call Number: M998 COLOR TEX
This source might have more
historical background about the Rock Island community.
·
Title:
Colorado County Index to deeds 1836-1928 [microform].
Author(s): Texas State Library. Archives Division.
Pub. Date: State Archives Division, Texas State Library,
[1929?- distributed 2004]
Texas State Library. Archives
Division.
Call Number FILM REEL 969501 through FILM REEL 969509
This source might show land
purchased by Frank E. Little.
·
Title:
Colorado County index to probate records and probate minutes A-Z
1835-1975 [microform]
Author(s): Texas State Library. Archives Division.
Pub. Date: State Archives Division, Texas State Library,
[1975- distributed 2004]
Call Number: FILM REEL 973560
This source may help to locate a
probate record as discussed in Item #2.
13. Chronicling America will give us a list
of newspapers available for Colorado County, Texas.
The following list is from the
FamilySearch.org Wiki:
·
1857-1980 Colorado Citizen
·
1885-1888 Weimar Gimlet
·
1887 Weimar Daily Informer
·
1887-1888 Weimar Daily Gimlet
·
1889-1980 Weimar Mercury
·
1898 Daily Tribune
·
1902-1915 Mercury
Also see #14 below.
The Chronicling America site
gives a more complete list
:
The search for titles in
Colorado County, Texas returned 17 results:
1. Eagle Lake advertiser. (Eagle
Lake, Tex.) 1893-19??
2. The Colorado citizen.
(Columbus, Tex) 1857-1927
3. Weimar gimlet. (Weimar, Tex.)
1885-1888
4. Headlight. (Eagle Lake, Tex.)
1894-18??
5. Eagle Lake headlight. (Eagle
Lake, Tex.) 1903-current
6. The Colorado County citizen.
(Columbus, Tex.) 1927-current
7. The Columbus weekly times.
(Columbus, Tex.) 1867-18??
8. The Banner press newspaper.
(Columbus, Tex.) 19??-current
9. The Weimar mercury. (Weimar,
Tex.) 1886-current
10. The Columbus times.
(Columbus, Tex.) 1867-????
11. Columbus banner press.
(Columbus, Tex.) 1985-current
12. Garwood express. (Garwood,
Tex.) 19??-????
13. The Eagle Lake canoe. (Eagle
Lake, Tex.) 18??-????
14. The daily tribune. (Weimar,
Tex.) 1898-????
15. The Eagle Lake gimlet.
(Eagle Lake, Tex.) 18??-????
16. The Weimar daily informer.
(Weimar, Tex.) 18??-????
17. The Weimar daily gimlet.
(Weimar, Tex.) 1887-????
14. The Colorado County Library and other
repositories may have newspapers on microfilm.
o
ID1: 65; Drawer 2, Partition 1; Sequence:
6; Category: Newspaper; Microfilm Box Label: Colorado Citizen 1858, 1908, 1914
o
ID1: 83; Drawer 2, Partition 2; Sequence:
2; Category: Newspaper; Microfilm Box Label: Colorado Citizen 1908 – 1911
o
ID1: 145; Drawer 3, Partition 3;
Sequence: 10; Category: Newspaper; Microfilm Box Label: Eagle Lake Headlight
1907 - 1910
o
ID1: 215; Drawer 4, Partition 4;
Sequence: 9; Category: Newspaper; Microfilm Box Label: Weimar Mercury - Vol 19 thru Vol 21 Dec 8,
1906 to Nov 26, 1909 box no. 7
o
ID1: 349; Drawer 7, Partition 4;
Sequence: 6; Category: Newspaper; Microfilm Box Label: La Grange Journal 1907 –
1910
15. A complete review of the Colorado
County library holdings was performed to see what other sources might be
available there.
The Nesbitt Memorial Library in
Columbus, Texas has considerable resources available on their website. Several of these sources have been mentioned
in relation to other questions in this report. The following additional online resources at
the Colorado County Library were searched:
Inquest Minute Book, 1902-1922
J. K. Davidson, Justice of the
Peace
Precinct No. 8, Colorado County,
Texas
synopsized by Ernest Mae Seaholm
The categories for information
in the book, although never filled in completely, are the following: name of
deceased, description of deceased, date of inquest, place the inquest was held,
date of death if known, place where died or where body was found, nature of
information given by JP, by whom information was given, names of suspected
person(s), whether person was principal or accomplice, residence of suspected
person(s), date of arrest of suspected person(s), in what jail confined, date
of bail bond, amount of bail bond, where person on bail bond can be found,
names of sureties on bail bond, residence of sureties, and the finding of the
justice.
Results: No match for keyword
“Little”
The following lists of death of
persons named Little was found at the above URL:
Data ID
|
LAST NAME
|
FIRST NAME
|
B
|
B Mmm DD
|
B YEAR
|
D
|
D Mmm DD
|
D YEAR
|
CEMETERY
|
NOTES
|
13537
|
Little
|
Ada P.
|
b.
|
Jun 6
|
1887
|
d.
|
Oct 27
|
1970
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Née Wright
|
13538
|
Little
|
Annie
|
b.
|
Jan 20
|
1911
|
d.
|
Aug 1
|
1946
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Daughter of John
Michalik...married Gaither O. Little, May 6, 1945
|
13539
|
Little
|
Edna Felton
|
b.
|
Oct 5
|
1941
|
d.
|
Oct 6
|
1941
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Daughter of Robert Elton
and Edna Mae (Maples) Little
|
13540
|
Little
|
Everett B.
|
b.
|
Mar 5
|
1885
|
d.
|
Dec 11
|
1915
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Son of Joseph McCreary
and Mary Jane (Purvis) Little
|
13541
|
Little
|
Frank
|
b.
|
May 2
|
1856
|
d.
|
Sep 6
|
1908
|
Oakes
|
|
13542
|
Little
|
Gaither O.
|
b.
|
Aug 30
|
1907
|
d.
|
Jan 8
|
1985
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Son of Robert and Georgie
(Culpepper) Little
|
13543
|
Little
|
George Huff
|
b.
|
Dec 1
|
1840
|
d.
|
Jul 14
|
1915
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
Confederate veteran
|
13544
|
Little
|
George Huff Jr.
|
b.
|
Aug 24
|
1875
|
d.
|
Oct 13
|
1947
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
Son of George Huff and
Mary E. (Jarmon) Little
|
13545
|
Little
|
Georgia Ann
|
b.
|
Sep 27
|
1874
|
d.
|
Nov 29
|
1957
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Née Culpepper, married
Robert Little, Oct 17, 1894
|
13546
|
Little
|
Helen Agnes
|
b.
|
Oct 20
|
1886
|
d.
|
May 11
|
1972
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
Née Hubener
|
13547
|
Little
|
Henry Lloyd
|
b.
|
Sep 6
|
1944
|
d.
|
Jun 8
|
1964
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Son of Robert Elton and
Edna Mae (Maples) Little
|
13548
|
Little
|
James M.
|
b.
|
Mar 4
|
1904
|
d.
|
Nov 15
|
1999
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
Son of Robert and Georgia
(Culpepper) Little
|
13549
|
Little
|
Joseph McCreary
|
b.
|
Oct 17
|
1842
|
d.
|
Nov 20
|
1917
|
Weimar Masonic
|
|
13550
|
Little
|
Joseph O.
|
b.
|
Sep 17
|
1879
|
d.
|
Oct 12
|
1941
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Son of Joseph McCreary
and Mary Jane (Purvis) Little
|
13551
|
Little
|
Katherine Irene
|
b.
|
Feb 3
|
1894
|
d.
|
May 15
|
1945
|
Eagle Lake Masonic
|
Née Turner, married Sam
H. Little
|
13552
|
Little
|
Maggie A.
|
b.
|
Aug 24
|
1842
|
d.
|
Oct 3
|
1908
|
Eagle Lake Masonic
|
Née Land, married Walter
W. Little
|
13553
|
Little
|
Mary E.
|
b.
|
Jul 21
|
1846
|
d.
|
Dec 19
|
1901
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
Daughter of R. B.
Jarmon...married George Huff Little, Aug 17, 1864
|
13554
|
Little
|
Mary Jane
|
b.
|
Mar 22
|
1846
|
d.
|
Nov 8
|
1932
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Née Purvis, married
Joseph McCreary Little, Jan 16, 1868
|
13555
|
Little
|
Mata
|
b.
|
Jun 6
|
1905
|
d.
|
Apr
|
1988
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
Daughter of Charles and
Elizabeth Grunewald...married James M. Little, Dec 1, 1925
|
13556
|
Little
|
Nannye C.
|
b.
|
Dec 13
|
1886
|
d.
|
Apr 24
|
1978
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Née Key, married Joseph
O. Little, Dec 7, 1907
|
13557
|
Little
|
Robert
|
b.
|
Mar 20
|
1870
|
d.
|
Nov 2
|
1931
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Son of Joseph McCreary
and Mary Jane (Purvis) Little
|
13558
|
Little
|
Robert Elton
|
b.
|
Sep 19
|
1914
|
d.
|
Jan 25
|
1999
|
Weimar Masonic
|
|
13559
|
Little
|
Robert J.
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b.
|
Jul 22
|
1877
|
d.
|
Feb 15
|
1903
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
Son of George Huff and
Mary E. (Jarmon) Little
|
13560
|
Little
|
Sam H.
|
b.
|
Jul 20
|
1885
|
d.
|
Dec 10
|
1955
|
Eagle Lake Masonic
|
|
13561
|
Little
|
Seth M.
|
b.
|
Oct 11
|
1885
|
d.
|
Feb 15
|
1927
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
Son of George Huff and
Mary E. (Jarmon) Little
|
13562
|
Little
|
Shelly S.
|
b.
|
Nov 24
|
1883
|
d.
|
Oct 19
|
1917
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
|
13563
|
Little
|
Stasie
|
b.
|
May 17
|
1913
|
d.
|
Mar 3
|
1997
|
Weimar Odd Fellows
|
Daughter of John and
Veronyka (Protkova) Hnatek...married Gaither O. Little, Jul 10, 1948
|
13564
|
Little
|
Vera Lurline
|
b.
|
Nov 23
|
1899
|
d.
|
Apr 3
|
1993
|
Weimar Masonic
|
Daughter of Robert and
Georgia Ann (Culpepper) Little
|
13565
|
Little
|
Virgie Bell
|
b.
|
Apr 4
|
1894
|
d.
|
Jul 3
|
1982
|
Weimar Masonic
|
|
13566
|
Little
|
Walter W.
|
b.
|
Oct 31
|
1828
|
d.
|
Mar 3
|
1912
|
Eagle Lake Masonic
|
Son of William
Little...veteran of Mexican War and Confederate veteran
|
13567
|
Little
|
Will R.
|
b.
|
Jan 24
|
1867
|
d.
|
Apr 29
|
1893
|
Columbus Odd Fellows
|
Son of George Huff and
Mary E. (Jarmon) Little
|
Frank Little was the only person of that surname to be
buried in the Oakes Cemetery. It is not
known whether any of these persons with the surname Little are related to Frank
E. Little.
The above URL shows all of the
obituaries with the surname “Little.”
The page was searched for the keywords “Frank,” “Illinois” and “Oregon” with
no results. There was a link to the USGenWeb page for Colorado county at the
bottom of the obituary page. The GenWeb
page includes a search engine at:
The following searches were run:
"f.e. Little" "frank e. Little" "frank Little"
"john oakes" "john c. oakes" "j.c. oakes"
Most of the references were back
to the cemetery and the obituary for John C. Oakes. There was one article which showed John C.
Oakes as a confederate veteran.
16. A complete review of the Colorado County
courthouse holdings should be performed to see what other sources might be
available there.
This would require a courthouse
site visit to Columbus, Texas and would have to be completed in a future phase
of research.
17. The Galveston Daily News often included
news from around the state.
The Galveston Daily News is
searchable on Ancestry.com but as shown in the following image, 1908 appears to
be missing from their collection:
18. Newspapers.com and GenealogyBank.com
may have news of the death of Frank Little in Texas.
Search of “Frank E. Little
revealed no articles in Texas in Newspapers.com. There was a clipping of the wedding of Frank
E. Little and Elizabeth Nightingale in Oregon but that was something that Kathy
Baxter already found.
A search was run at Ancestry.com
for Frank E. Little in Colorado. The
gentleman from Colorado Springs was located and it seemed intriguing at first
because he was born in Illinois.
However, he was born about 1882 and our research subject was born in
1855. He was residing in Colorado Springs
as early as 1904 and working as a clerk.
He lived at least until after the 1940 census.
The most interesting finds so far are in relation to the
persons buried in the Oakes Family Cemetery.
Since there are so few graves and they are mostly related to John Calvin
Oakes, it would appear that there was a relation between Mr. Oakes and Frank E.
Little. The property of J.C. Oakes was
located on a modern map from the Colorado County Appraisal District. The name of the property owner was
identified.
Unfortunately, there were several gaps in the records for
the critical year of 1908 including death records and newspapers.
