Crossville Chronicle March 19, 1942
W Perry Little, 70, Grand Master of the Grand Council R & S M of Tennessee in 1934, died Thursday, March 12 at his home in Clarkrange following a long illness.
Mr Little was a member of Fentress county's most prominent family and had been operating a store at Clarkrange for many years. He was a great-grandson of John Sevier, a former superintendent of Fentress schools for 12 years, and later principal of the Fentress County High School.
He had been active in Tennessee Masonic circles. He was past master of Clarkrange Lodge F & A M, past high priest of Triple Tau Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Clarkrange and past illustrious master of Drummond Council No 86, R & S M at Crossville. He was also a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason.
Mr Little is survived by one son, Forrest, Knoxville; 2 daughters, Mrs Elsie Little Clark, Clarkrange; Mrs Henry L Sentelle, Greenville; 5 sisters and 3 brothers.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Clarkrange Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
HISTORY OF FENTRESS COUNTY, TENNESSEE
by Author Hogue, 1920. WILLIAM PERRY LITTLE, 1871
Parents : Vastine and Julia P. Little.
Grandparents : John and Elizabeth Little, and Robert S. and Amanda Little.
The Windles and Littles were pioneer settlers in Overton County.
Robert S. Windle was a leading lawyer at the Livingston bar for a number of years. He also practiced at Jamestown.
W. P. Little was born near Monroe in Overton County, where he resided until about fifteen years ago, when he came to Clarkrange in this county and began teaching there. He was soon elected County Superintendent of Fentress County and is now serving his sixth term. He received most of his education at Alpine Institute.
He is a great-great-grandson of John Sevier, and his great-grandmother, who was a daughter of John Sevier, is buried in Monroe, the old county seat of Overton County, when Fentress was a part of Overton. The Seviers entered several thousand acres of land in what is now Overton, Pickett and Clay counties.
Mr. Little is a 32° Scottish Rite Mason.
Married Pauline Peters, a daughter of W. H. Peters, Ex-Trustee of Fentress County, 1896. He is a democrat. Resides on his farm at Clarkrange.
W Perry Little, 70, Grand Master of the Grand Council R & S M of Tennessee in 1934, died Thursday, March 12 at his home in Clarkrange following a long illness.
Mr Little was a member of Fentress county's most prominent family and had been operating a store at Clarkrange for many years. He was a great-grandson of John Sevier, a former superintendent of Fentress schools for 12 years, and later principal of the Fentress County High School.
He had been active in Tennessee Masonic circles. He was past master of Clarkrange Lodge F & A M, past high priest of Triple Tau Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Clarkrange and past illustrious master of Drummond Council No 86, R & S M at Crossville. He was also a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason.
Mr Little is survived by one son, Forrest, Knoxville; 2 daughters, Mrs Elsie Little Clark, Clarkrange; Mrs Henry L Sentelle, Greenville; 5 sisters and 3 brothers.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Clarkrange Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
HISTORY OF FENTRESS COUNTY, TENNESSEE
by Author Hogue, 1920. WILLIAM PERRY LITTLE, 1871
Parents : Vastine and Julia P. Little.
Grandparents : John and Elizabeth Little, and Robert S. and Amanda Little.
The Windles and Littles were pioneer settlers in Overton County.
Robert S. Windle was a leading lawyer at the Livingston bar for a number of years. He also practiced at Jamestown.
W. P. Little was born near Monroe in Overton County, where he resided until about fifteen years ago, when he came to Clarkrange in this county and began teaching there. He was soon elected County Superintendent of Fentress County and is now serving his sixth term. He received most of his education at Alpine Institute.
He is a great-great-grandson of John Sevier, and his great-grandmother, who was a daughter of John Sevier, is buried in Monroe, the old county seat of Overton County, when Fentress was a part of Overton. The Seviers entered several thousand acres of land in what is now Overton, Pickett and Clay counties.
Mr. Little is a 32° Scottish Rite Mason.
Married Pauline Peters, a daughter of W. H. Peters, Ex-Trustee of Fentress County, 1896. He is a democrat. Resides on his farm at Clarkrange.
Crossville Chronicle March 19, 1942
W Perry Little, 70, Grand Master of the Grand Council R & S M of Tennessee in 1934, died Thursday, March 12 at his home in Clarkrange following a long illness.
Mr Little was a member of Fentress county's most prominent family and had been operating a store at Clarkrange for many years. He was a great-grandson of John Sevier, a former superintendent of Fentress schools for 12 years, and later principal of the Fentress County High School.
He had been active in Tennessee Masonic circles. He was past master of Clarkrange Lodge F & A M, past high priest of Triple Tau Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Clarkrange and past illustrious master of Drummond Council No 86, R & S M at Crossville. He was also a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason.
Mr Little is survived by one son, Forrest, Knoxville; 2 daughters, Mrs Elsie Little Clark, Clarkrange; Mrs Henry L Sentelle, Greenville; 5 sisters and 3 brothers.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Clarkrange Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
HISTORY OF FENTRESS COUNTY, TENNESSEE
by Author Hogue, 1920. WILLIAM PERRY LITTLE, 1871
Parents : Vastine and Julia P. Little.
Grandparents : John and Elizabeth Little, and Robert S. and Amanda Little.
The Windles and Littles were pioneer settlers in Overton County.
Robert S. Windle was a leading lawyer at the Livingston bar for a number of years. He also practiced at Jamestown.
W. P. Little was born near Monroe in Overton County, where he resided until about fifteen years ago, when he came to Clarkrange in this county and began teaching there. He was soon elected County Superintendent of Fentress County and is now serving his sixth term. He received most of his education at Alpine Institute.
He is a great-great-grandson of John Sevier, and his great-grandmother, who was a daughter of John Sevier, is buried in Monroe, the old county seat of Overton County, when Fentress was a part of Overton. The Seviers entered several thousand acres of land in what is now Overton, Pickett and Clay counties.
Mr. Little is a 32° Scottish Rite Mason.
Married Pauline Peters, a daughter of W. H. Peters, Ex-Trustee of Fentress County, 1896. He is a democrat. Resides on his farm at Clarkrange.
W Perry Little, 70, Grand Master of the Grand Council R & S M of Tennessee in 1934, died Thursday, March 12 at his home in Clarkrange following a long illness.
Mr Little was a member of Fentress county's most prominent family and had been operating a store at Clarkrange for many years. He was a great-grandson of John Sevier, a former superintendent of Fentress schools for 12 years, and later principal of the Fentress County High School.
He had been active in Tennessee Masonic circles. He was past master of Clarkrange Lodge F & A M, past high priest of Triple Tau Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, Clarkrange and past illustrious master of Drummond Council No 86, R & S M at Crossville. He was also a Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason.
Mr Little is survived by one son, Forrest, Knoxville; 2 daughters, Mrs Elsie Little Clark, Clarkrange; Mrs Henry L Sentelle, Greenville; 5 sisters and 3 brothers.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Clarkrange Methodist Church with burial in the church cemetery.
HISTORY OF FENTRESS COUNTY, TENNESSEE
by Author Hogue, 1920. WILLIAM PERRY LITTLE, 1871
Parents : Vastine and Julia P. Little.
Grandparents : John and Elizabeth Little, and Robert S. and Amanda Little.
The Windles and Littles were pioneer settlers in Overton County.
Robert S. Windle was a leading lawyer at the Livingston bar for a number of years. He also practiced at Jamestown.
W. P. Little was born near Monroe in Overton County, where he resided until about fifteen years ago, when he came to Clarkrange in this county and began teaching there. He was soon elected County Superintendent of Fentress County and is now serving his sixth term. He received most of his education at Alpine Institute.
He is a great-great-grandson of John Sevier, and his great-grandmother, who was a daughter of John Sevier, is buried in Monroe, the old county seat of Overton County, when Fentress was a part of Overton. The Seviers entered several thousand acres of land in what is now Overton, Pickett and Clay counties.
Mr. Little is a 32° Scottish Rite Mason.
Married Pauline Peters, a daughter of W. H. Peters, Ex-Trustee of Fentress County, 1896. He is a democrat. Resides on his farm at Clarkrange.
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