Genealogy of John and Mary Mason Small

Descendants of John and Mary Mason Small


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Generation No. 1


1. JOHN1 SMALL was born February 22, 1781 in born Virginia moved to Logan/Christian Co., KY, and died June 09, 1859 in Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL. He married MARY MASON November 24, 1808 in Berkley Co., VA; now WVA, daughter of JAMES MASON and RACHEL PORTERFIELD. She was born November 14, 1780 in Berkeley County, W.Va, and died August 31, 1856 in Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL.

Children of JOHN SMALL and MARY MASON are:
i. WILLIAM PORTERFIELD2 SMALL, b. October 31, 1809; d. January 14, 1833.
ii. JAMES MASON SMALL, b. December 31, 1810; d. August 16, 1840.
iii. GEORGE NEWKIRK SMALL, b. March 14, 1812; d. January 19, 1841.
2. iv. ROBERT E. SMALL, b. October 11, 1814, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., Kentucky; d. March 15, 1886, Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL.
3. v. ALEXANDER SMALL, b. November 27, 1816, Christian Co., KY; d. July 11, 1890, Glendale Cem. Washington, Tazwell Co., IL.
4. vi. JOHN R. SMALL, b. August 20, 1818, Hopknsville, Christian Co., KY; d. August 09, 1879, Tazwell Co., IL.
5. vii. MARY JANE SMALL, b. October 17, 1821, Hopknsville, Christian Co., KY; d. April 24, 1911, Tazwell Co., IL.

Generation No. 2


2. ROBERT E.2 SMALL (JOHN1) was born October 11, 1814 in Hopkinsville, Christian Co., Kentucky, and died March 15, 1886 in Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL. He married ELIZABETH JANE CULLOM April 16, 1843 in Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., Illinois, daughter of RICHARD CULLOM and ELIZABETH COFFEY. She was born January 20, 1820 in Wayne Co., KY, and died January 23, 1880 in Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL.

Children of ROBERT SMALL and ELIZABETH CULLOM are:
6. i. GEORGE H.3 SMALL, b. March 04, 1844, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; d. June 30, 1912, Peoria IL.
7. ii. JOHN RICHARD SMALL, b. July 21, 1846, Tazwell Co., IL; d. June 23, 1914, Tazwell Co., IL.
iii. NANCY ELIZABETH SMALL, b. December 30, 1848, Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., Illinois; d. December 23, 1926, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA; m. ROBERT BOGARDUS, December 26, 1878, Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., Illinois.
iv. EMILY SMALL, b. August 19, 1851, Tazwell Co., IL; d. September 05, 1851, Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL.
v. EMERINE SMALL, b. May 08, 1853, Tazwell Co., IL; d. June 03, 1853, Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL.
vi. EDWARD M. SMALL, b. May 03, 1854, Tazwell Co., IL; d. September 22, 1854, Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL.
vii. FRANCIS M. SMALL, b. February 06, 1857, Tazwell Co., IL; d. October 11, 1857, Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL.
viii. ? SMALL, b. August 14, 1859, Tazwell Co., IL; d. August 26, 1859, Hardscrabble Cem. Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL.

3. ALEXANDER2 SMALL (JOHN1) was born November 27, 1816 in Christian Co., KY, and died July 11, 1890 in Glendale Cem. Washington, Tazwell Co., IL. He married (1) JANE ELIZABETH MCNAUGHTON August 15, 1830 in Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., Illinois. She was born September 25, 1818, and died Abt. 1859. He married (2) NANCY M. CULLOM January 02, 1862 in Tazwell Co., IL, daughter of RICHARD CULLOM and ELIZABETH COFFEY. She was born November 21, 1827 in Wayne Co. Kentucky, and died October 13, 1902 in Glendale Cem. Washington, Tazwell Co., IL.

Children of ALEXANDER SMALL and JANE MCNAUGHTON are:
i. MARY3 SMALL, b. Abt. 1841, Tazwell Co., IL.
ii. ALEXANDER SMALL, b. Abt. 1842, Tazwell Co., IL; m. NANCY M. GARLAND, January 02, 1862, Tazwell Co., Illinois.
iii. FRANCES SMALL, b. Abt. 1843, Tazwell Co., IL.
iv. JAMES SMALL, b. Abt. 1844, Tazwell Co., IL.
v. SARAH SMALL, b. Abt. 1847, Tazwell Co., IL.
vi. JOHN D. SMALL, b. Abt. 1848, Tazwell Co., IL; m. REBECCA PLEUR, May 04, 1887; b. Abt. 1853.
vii. DIEGO SMALL, b. 1849.
viii. STURGES SMALL, b. 1851.
ix. CHARLES S. SMALL, b. Abt. 1852, Tazwell Co., IL; m. MARY E. FIELD, February 26, 1874, Tazwell Co., Illinois.
x. ELIZABETH SMALL, b. Abt. 1854, Tazwell Co., IL.
xi. HAMILTON SMALL, b. 1856, Tazwell Co., IL.
xii. MARY SMALL, b. Abt. 1859, Tazwell Co., IL.

Children of ALEXANDER SMALL and NANCY CULLOM are:
xiii. MINNIE ORRELLA3 SMALL, b. September 14, 1864, Deer Creek, Illinois; d. July 23, 1929, Atchison, Kansas; m. CHARLES HENRY KASSABAUM, September 12, 1894, Washington IL; b. December 15, 1857, York Co., Pennsylvania; d. November 15, 1930, Atchinson KS.
xiv. FLORA SMALL, b. June 28, 1869, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; d. December 04, 1947, Peoria IL; m. HOWARD LONG, May 10, 1893, Washington IL; b. Abt. 1869; d. December 1896.

4. JOHN R.2 SMALL (JOHN1) was born August 20, 1818 in Hopknsville, Christian Co., KY, and died August 09, 1879 in Tazwell Co., IL. He married NANCY RAMSEY January 13, 1847 in Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., IL. She was born August 23, 1827 in Franklin Co., Ohio, and died February 15, 1889 in Tazwell Co., buried Mt. Zion Cem. Woodford Co., IL.

Children of JOHN SMALL and NANCY RAMSEY are:
i. ELIZABETH ANN3 SMALL, b. December 07, 1847, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; d. February 26, 1901; m. LEANDER CHERINGTON, December 20, 1866.
ii. MARTHA E. SMALL, b. January 15, 1850, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; d. May 18, 1904, Washington, Woodford Co., IL; m. BENJAMIN FIELD, December 23, 1869.
iii. SARAH ADELINE SMALL, b. November 18, 1851, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; d. Chenoa IL?; m. JOHN A. HEPPERLY, 1875, Livingston Co., IL.
8. iv. WILLIAM MASON SMALL, b. October 22, 1853, Deercreek Twp. Tazewell Co., IL; d. October 19, 1934, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL.
v. MILLARD F. SMALL, b. October 23, 1855, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; m. ELEANOR LEWIS, September 25, 1878.
vi. JAMES COLUMBUS SMALL, b. November 25, 1858, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; m. EMMA H., 1890.
vii. ROBERT F. SMALL, b. November 29, 1860, Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL; d. January 08, 1880.
viii. MARY J. SMALL, b. December 04, 1861; d. Aurora Nebraska?; m. WILLIAM H. SCHERTZ.
ix. CLARA L. SMALL, b. January 20, 1869; m. JOHN DUNNINGTON.

5. MARY JANE2 SMALL (JOHN1) was born October 17, 1821 in Hopknsville, Christian Co., KY, and died April 24, 1911 in Tazwell Co., IL. She married PERRY M. STEPHENS January 14, 1847 in Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., Illinois. He was born Abt. 1821 in Ohio.

Children of MARY SMALL and PERRY STEPHENS are:
i. LOUISA3 STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1847.
ii. SARAH STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1849.
iii. MARGARET STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1852.
iv. HESTER STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1852.
v. JOHN M. STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1857.
vi. ROBERT STEPHENS, b. Abt. 1862.

Generation No. 3


6. GEORGE H.3 SMALL (ROBERT E.2, JOHN1) was born March 04, 1844 in Deer Creek, Tazewell Co., IL, and died June 30, 1912 in Peoria IL. He married (1) MARGARET E. PINCKARD March 02, 1871 in Tazwell Co., Illinois. She was born 1849. He married (2) JESSIE DUNCAN August 15, 1900.

Children of GEORGE SMALL and MARGARET PINCKARD are:
i. FRANK4 SMALL, b. 1872.
ii. MYRTLE SMALL, b. 1873.
iii. DELLA SMALL, b. 1876.
iv. JENNY SMALL, b. 1877.

7. JOHN RICHARD3 SMALL (ROBERT E.2, JOHN1) was born July 21, 1846 in Tazwell Co., IL, and died June 23, 1914 in Tazwell Co., IL. He married MARY ELIZABETH HARLAN November 28, 1872 in Deer Creek, Tazwell Co., Illinois. She was born 1852 in IL.

Children of JOHN SMALL and MARY HARLAN are:
i. CHARLES4 SMALL, b. 1874.
ii. HARRY SMALL, b. 1878.
iii. MARY SMALL, b. 1880.

8. WILLIAM MASON3 SMALL (JOHN R.2, JOHN1) was born October 22, 1853 in Deercreek Twp. Tazewell Co., IL, and died October 19, 1934 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL. He married LYDIA EHRESMAN March 21, 1878. She was born Abt. 1854, and died February 22, 1925.

Child of WILLIAM SMALL and LYDIA EHRESMAN is:
9. i. JAMES CHESTER4 SMALL, b. June 04, 1880; d. January 28, 1964, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL.

Generation No. 4


9. JAMES CHESTER4 SMALL (WILLIAM MASON3, JOHN R.2, JOHN1) was born June 04, 1880, and died January 28, 1964 in Washington, Tazewell Co., IL. He married MABEL EUNICE MCGINNIS. She was born January 02, 1888, and died September 02, 1975.

Children of JAMES SMALL and MABEL MCGINNIS are:
i. DOROTHA LENA5 SMALL, b. February 1911; d. March 1965.
ii. JAMES CHESTER SMALL, JR., b. Private; m. LAURA.
iii. WILLIAM DALE SMALL, b. Private; m. PEARL VALENTINE; b. Private.
iv. RALPH CURTIS SMALL, b. Private; m. SYLVIA IDA ALIG; b. Private.


3 brothers, Robert, Alexander and John may have come from Christian Co., KY to Tazewell Co., IL

Endnotes

Sources:

LDS IGI Birth and Marriage Index

1870-1880 Tazwell Co., IL Census Records

John and Mary Mason Small Family Bible

Submitted by Jim Small
From a letter by Ralph Curtis Small
6/23/1979

The information contained herein is from a letter to me dated 6-30-1979 from Ralph C. Small who had in his possession a Bible of the John and Mary Mason Small family. The original owner is unkown, but likely one of the grand-children of John and Mary.


It is unknown if Ralph is still alive today, he would be 78 years old in 2000.

John born Feb 22, 1781
Mary Mason Nov 14, 1780
They were married Nov. 24, 1808

Children:
William Porterfield born Oct 31, 1809 died Jan 14, 1833
James Mason born Dec 31 1810 died Aug 16, 1840
George Newkirk born Mar 14, 1812 died Jan 1, 1841
Robert born Oct 11 1814
Alexander born Nov 27, 1816
John (R.) born Aug 20, 1818
Mary Jane born Oct 17, 1821

(Children of John (R. Small and Nancy Ramsey)
Elizabeth A. born 12-7-1847
Martha E. born 1-15-1850
Sarah A. born 11-18-1851
William M. born 10-22-1853 died 10-19-1934
Hilliard F. born 10-23-1855
James C. born 11-25-1858
Robert F. born 11-29-1860
Mary J. born 12-4-1863

William Mason Small married Lydia Ehresman Mar 21, 1878

3 brothers, Robert, Alexander and John may have come from Christian Co., KY to Tazewell Co., IL

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