LITTLE, Joseph - CW
Source: Kingman Star Friday, April 30, 1915
JOSEPH LITTLE, son of John and Nancy Bright Little, was born Oct. 3, 1838, in Wake Co., North Caroline; died very suddenly April 23, 1915, in Liberty Twp., Parke Co., Ind., aged 76 years, 6 months and 20 days. He was the 3d child in a family of eight children of four boys and four girls; two of his brothers, Robert and Baxter, preceded him in death, Baxter while serving his country as a soldier during the civil war. His brother William and sisters, Elizabeth Jane Ratcliff, Rachel Emiline Rardin, Eliza Ann Crowder, Mary Frances Sweeney and half sister, Rosa Alice Maris, survive him. In the Fall of 1858, his father with his entire family came to this state to seek a home and living for them, and passed the first winter on the lands of Joel Commons, now owned and occupied by his daughter, Louisa Osborn in Parke co, Indiana. The next year they moved to the Alfred Coy land in Fountain Co., Ind., now owned and occupied by the widow of John Gillum, on which his father had taken a 10 year’s lease which meant the removing of the heavy native timber and receiving for pay such crops as he could grow on the land during the lease term. On July 4, 1861, he was married to Nancy Maris, daughter of John and Rebecca Lindley Maris. To this union 6 children were born: George Allen, Emer Jane, Luella, Martha Ann, Sarah Elizabeth and Wm. Baxter, all of whom are living except George who died the 28th February this year. They began housekeeping and have lived continuously on the homestead where he resided at death, clearing practically all of the beautiful and productive farm of 180 acres. On March 4, 1865 he enlisted in Co. C. 154 Reg. Ind., Vol. Inf. during the civil war and served til the close of that war. At the age of 17 at a revival meeting in North Carolina, he was given a clear evidence of his conversion and united in membership with the Missionary Baptist People. After coming to this state he placed his name with that People here, and remained a worthy member until death. While adhering to the tenets of the Baptist people yet he was liberal and free in cooperating with all classes of religious workers, who believed in spiritual religion. Always prompt to maintain and fearless to defend a positive religion that gave to the believer the evidence of acceptance of God. In common with all, his weakness and failures were manifested, yet no one was more free to admit and deplore them, or offer excuses than he. His wife dying in the year 1875, he has since walked alone, and satisfied his mind in the best energies he had in caring and providing for the comfort and prosperity of an exceptionally peaceful and loyal family of children, to whom he was doubly endeared in his declining years, and who with his grand children, brother, sisters and many neighbors and friends mourn his departure. Funeral services were conducted from the Friends church Sunday afternoon at 2o’clock by Rev. Levi Woody, assisted by Rev. A. Rardin and Aunt Sarah Lindley. Burial was made in the Harveysburg cemetery.- thanks to S&E
