James William "Jim" Little was born in Bedford County, Tennessee in about 1820. He is the son of John Paul "Poney" Little and Nancy Hogan. James came from a large family of 14 children. His siblings are: William Daniel, Mary Margaret, Daniel William, Jemima Ann, Matilda Elizabeth, Lewis Hogan, Susan E., John L., Samuel Miles, George Washington & Melinda (twins), and Nancy Ann Little. After the death of his mother, his father married his 2nd wife, Ann Chadwell, widow of Samuel Vest, and they had one daughter, Ann Eliza Tayler "Annie" Little who was a half-sister of James.
James married Nancy Matilda Ann Nelson in about 1845 in Bedford County, Tennessee. Nancy is the daughter of John Nelson and Elizabeth Mansfield and is a sister to Amanda C. Nelson who was the 2nd wife of James' brother, William Daniel Little. She was called "Sissy" by the Little family. James & Nancy had seven known children: James Robert "Rob", John McCarriel, Emily Jane, Jemina Ann, Thomas Mansfield, George Washington, and E. S. Little
James and his family later lived in Marshall County, Tennessee before moving to Texas in about 1848. When they made the move to Texas, their first born, James Robert "Rob" Little was about two years old. Several members of the Little family migrated to Rusk County, Texas about this time. Among his siblings that moved to Texas were: William Daniel Little, Lewis Hogan Little, and Matilda Elizabeth (Little) Fallwell. Matilda came with her husband, William H. Fallwell and four of their seven children.
James was a wealthy farmer and business man and brought his slaves with him to Texas to clear his new plantation. James settled a tract of land at Patrick, a part of which was later the Mansigner/Monsignor farm (Patrick was located between the present day towns of Pinehill and Minden). His land seems to have extended north to Wood Glen where his sons lived later. James had extensive lands and the plantation at Patrick had 27 slave cabins to house the slaves that cultivated his land and worked on his freight.
In the book "Tennessee Cousins", the Little's of Tennessee were said to be Scottish. James had a Scotsman's head for business and saw that the freight business was a profitable thing in that section of the frontier where produce and supplies were carried by wagon and steamboats. Shreveport, having the only boat landing of import in early days in this area, soon became the principle market for that section of East Texas. Grand Bluff on the Sabine River had a small boat landing where boats could come during high water. This road from Shreveport soon became the main thoroughfare for that section of East Texas. It was a common occurrence to see a long train of wagons carrying produce to Shreveport or bringing back supplies to the plantations and settlements of East Texas. Little stores and settlements sprang up along this route, such as Fairplay, Old Sharon, and Pinehill. Goods went on through to the settlements south and to the new plantations in Smith County to the settlements of Jamestown and Tyler. James Little was one of the owners of these wagon trains that went along this trail or up Trammels' Trace to the settlement of Harmony Hill known as "Nip and Tuck" and across the Sabine at Rocky Ford near the river town of Camden and on through Marshall to Shreveport. In good weather, it took fifteen days to make the trip to Shreveport and back. In the winter and spring, when the roads were bad, it might take a month or more, as wagons stuck and broke and had to be unloaded and reloaded to get through the mud. Apparently, the only way one could get a headstone for a grave was to have it shipped in this manner. For this reason, so many of the graves back in the early days are marked with a rock or piles of rocks, or have a homemade headstone.
James William Little did not serve in the Confederacy as a soldier during the Civil War due to his health. He was certified unable to serve by a physician. James, however, did operate his freight line that ran from Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas, to Shreveport, Louisiana and he had a contract with the Confederacy for the use of his wagons during the Civil War. The records of Old Sharon Lodge, which was south of Pinehill, on the Panola/Rusk county line, showed James as the treasurer on the 26th day of March 1864.
James died in about 1867-1868 as his son, George Washington Little is said to have been about 12 years old when his Daddy died. However, the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule shows a James W. Little of Rusk County who died in 1870 who is most likely this James W. Little. He is buried in an unmarked grave on his own plantation. This became a part of the Mansinger Farm at Patrick, Rusk County, Texas, in 1981.
After James' death, his widow, Nancy (Nelson) Little married William "Bud" Swain. They had no children.
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An old cemetery was located on the Pine Grove-Roquemore road out of Pine Hill. Markers were there as late as 1920, but now no markers are in evidence. Known to be buried there was the mother of Nancy Nelson-Little-Swain. The mother was: Elizabeth (Mansfield) NELSON, born about 1795. Married John Nelson in Jefferson County, Tennessee 1 March 1808. They moved to Bedford County, Tennessee by 1825 and John Nelson, a veteran of the War of 1812, died there 15 August 1830.
The widow, Elizabeth came to Rusk County, Texas, with her daughters and one son. She died after 1862, when she signed a deed giving her son John Campbell Nelson her right to her oldest son, Andrew Nelson's bounty land. Andrew Nelson had died at the battle of the Alamo in 1836. Two daughters were: Mary Ann (Pollyann) Nelson, wife of Robert W. Welch, and Amanda Nelson, wife of Willian D. Little, and others.
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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
Surname: James W. Little
Year: 1870
County: Rusk CO.
State: TX
Age: 50
Gender: M (Male)
Month of Death: Dec
State of Birth: TN
ID#: MRT197_194938
Occupation: FARMER
Cause of Death: CONSUMPTION (Tuberculosis)
James married Nancy Matilda Ann Nelson in about 1845 in Bedford County, Tennessee. Nancy is the daughter of John Nelson and Elizabeth Mansfield and is a sister to Amanda C. Nelson who was the 2nd wife of James' brother, William Daniel Little. She was called "Sissy" by the Little family. James & Nancy had seven known children: James Robert "Rob", John McCarriel, Emily Jane, Jemina Ann, Thomas Mansfield, George Washington, and E. S. Little
James and his family later lived in Marshall County, Tennessee before moving to Texas in about 1848. When they made the move to Texas, their first born, James Robert "Rob" Little was about two years old. Several members of the Little family migrated to Rusk County, Texas about this time. Among his siblings that moved to Texas were: William Daniel Little, Lewis Hogan Little, and Matilda Elizabeth (Little) Fallwell. Matilda came with her husband, William H. Fallwell and four of their seven children.
James was a wealthy farmer and business man and brought his slaves with him to Texas to clear his new plantation. James settled a tract of land at Patrick, a part of which was later the Mansigner/Monsignor farm (Patrick was located between the present day towns of Pinehill and Minden). His land seems to have extended north to Wood Glen where his sons lived later. James had extensive lands and the plantation at Patrick had 27 slave cabins to house the slaves that cultivated his land and worked on his freight.
In the book "Tennessee Cousins", the Little's of Tennessee were said to be Scottish. James had a Scotsman's head for business and saw that the freight business was a profitable thing in that section of the frontier where produce and supplies were carried by wagon and steamboats. Shreveport, having the only boat landing of import in early days in this area, soon became the principle market for that section of East Texas. Grand Bluff on the Sabine River had a small boat landing where boats could come during high water. This road from Shreveport soon became the main thoroughfare for that section of East Texas. It was a common occurrence to see a long train of wagons carrying produce to Shreveport or bringing back supplies to the plantations and settlements of East Texas. Little stores and settlements sprang up along this route, such as Fairplay, Old Sharon, and Pinehill. Goods went on through to the settlements south and to the new plantations in Smith County to the settlements of Jamestown and Tyler. James Little was one of the owners of these wagon trains that went along this trail or up Trammels' Trace to the settlement of Harmony Hill known as "Nip and Tuck" and across the Sabine at Rocky Ford near the river town of Camden and on through Marshall to Shreveport. In good weather, it took fifteen days to make the trip to Shreveport and back. In the winter and spring, when the roads were bad, it might take a month or more, as wagons stuck and broke and had to be unloaded and reloaded to get through the mud. Apparently, the only way one could get a headstone for a grave was to have it shipped in this manner. For this reason, so many of the graves back in the early days are marked with a rock or piles of rocks, or have a homemade headstone.
James William Little did not serve in the Confederacy as a soldier during the Civil War due to his health. He was certified unable to serve by a physician. James, however, did operate his freight line that ran from Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas, to Shreveport, Louisiana and he had a contract with the Confederacy for the use of his wagons during the Civil War. The records of Old Sharon Lodge, which was south of Pinehill, on the Panola/Rusk county line, showed James as the treasurer on the 26th day of March 1864.
James died in about 1867-1868 as his son, George Washington Little is said to have been about 12 years old when his Daddy died. However, the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule shows a James W. Little of Rusk County who died in 1870 who is most likely this James W. Little. He is buried in an unmarked grave on his own plantation. This became a part of the Mansinger Farm at Patrick, Rusk County, Texas, in 1981.
After James' death, his widow, Nancy (Nelson) Little married William "Bud" Swain. They had no children.
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An old cemetery was located on the Pine Grove-Roquemore road out of Pine Hill. Markers were there as late as 1920, but now no markers are in evidence. Known to be buried there was the mother of Nancy Nelson-Little-Swain. The mother was: Elizabeth (Mansfield) NELSON, born about 1795. Married John Nelson in Jefferson County, Tennessee 1 March 1808. They moved to Bedford County, Tennessee by 1825 and John Nelson, a veteran of the War of 1812, died there 15 August 1830.
The widow, Elizabeth came to Rusk County, Texas, with her daughters and one son. She died after 1862, when she signed a deed giving her son John Campbell Nelson her right to her oldest son, Andrew Nelson's bounty land. Andrew Nelson had died at the battle of the Alamo in 1836. Two daughters were: Mary Ann (Pollyann) Nelson, wife of Robert W. Welch, and Amanda Nelson, wife of Willian D. Little, and others.
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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
Surname: James W. Little
Year: 1870
County: Rusk CO.
State: TX
Age: 50
Gender: M (Male)
Month of Death: Dec
State of Birth: TN
ID#: MRT197_194938
Occupation: FARMER
Cause of Death: CONSUMPTION (Tuberculosis)
James William "Jim" Little was born in Bedford County, Tennessee in about 1820. He is the son of John Paul "Poney" Little and Nancy Hogan. James came from a large family of 14 children. His siblings are: William Daniel, Mary Margaret, Daniel William, Jemima Ann, Matilda Elizabeth, Lewis Hogan, Susan E., John L., Samuel Miles, George Washington & Melinda (twins), and Nancy Ann Little. After the death of his mother, his father married his 2nd wife, Ann Chadwell, widow of Samuel Vest, and they had one daughter, Ann Eliza Tayler "Annie" Little who was a half-sister of James.
James married Nancy Matilda Ann Nelson in about 1845 in Bedford County, Tennessee. Nancy is the daughter of John Nelson and Elizabeth Mansfield and is a sister to Amanda C. Nelson who was the 2nd wife of James' brother, William Daniel Little. She was called "Sissy" by the Little family. James & Nancy had seven known children: James Robert "Rob", John McCarriel, Emily Jane, Jemina Ann, Thomas Mansfield, George Washington, and E. S. Little
James and his family later lived in Marshall County, Tennessee before moving to Texas in about 1848. When they made the move to Texas, their first born, James Robert "Rob" Little was about two years old. Several members of the Little family migrated to Rusk County, Texas about this time. Among his siblings that moved to Texas were: William Daniel Little, Lewis Hogan Little, and Matilda Elizabeth (Little) Fallwell. Matilda came with her husband, William H. Fallwell and four of their seven children.
James was a wealthy farmer and business man and brought his slaves with him to Texas to clear his new plantation. James settled a tract of land at Patrick, a part of which was later the Mansigner/Monsignor farm (Patrick was located between the present day towns of Pinehill and Minden). His land seems to have extended north to Wood Glen where his sons lived later. James had extensive lands and the plantation at Patrick had 27 slave cabins to house the slaves that cultivated his land and worked on his freight.
In the book "Tennessee Cousins", the Little's of Tennessee were said to be Scottish. James had a Scotsman's head for business and saw that the freight business was a profitable thing in that section of the frontier where produce and supplies were carried by wagon and steamboats. Shreveport, having the only boat landing of import in early days in this area, soon became the principle market for that section of East Texas. Grand Bluff on the Sabine River had a small boat landing where boats could come during high water. This road from Shreveport soon became the main thoroughfare for that section of East Texas. It was a common occurrence to see a long train of wagons carrying produce to Shreveport or bringing back supplies to the plantations and settlements of East Texas. Little stores and settlements sprang up along this route, such as Fairplay, Old Sharon, and Pinehill. Goods went on through to the settlements south and to the new plantations in Smith County to the settlements of Jamestown and Tyler. James Little was one of the owners of these wagon trains that went along this trail or up Trammels' Trace to the settlement of Harmony Hill known as "Nip and Tuck" and across the Sabine at Rocky Ford near the river town of Camden and on through Marshall to Shreveport. In good weather, it took fifteen days to make the trip to Shreveport and back. In the winter and spring, when the roads were bad, it might take a month or more, as wagons stuck and broke and had to be unloaded and reloaded to get through the mud. Apparently, the only way one could get a headstone for a grave was to have it shipped in this manner. For this reason, so many of the graves back in the early days are marked with a rock or piles of rocks, or have a homemade headstone.
James William Little did not serve in the Confederacy as a soldier during the Civil War due to his health. He was certified unable to serve by a physician. James, however, did operate his freight line that ran from Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas, to Shreveport, Louisiana and he had a contract with the Confederacy for the use of his wagons during the Civil War. The records of Old Sharon Lodge, which was south of Pinehill, on the Panola/Rusk county line, showed James as the treasurer on the 26th day of March 1864.
James died in about 1867-1868 as his son, George Washington Little is said to have been about 12 years old when his Daddy died. However, the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule shows a James W. Little of Rusk County who died in 1870 who is most likely this James W. Little. He is buried in an unmarked grave on his own plantation. This became a part of the Mansinger Farm at Patrick, Rusk County, Texas, in 1981.
After James' death, his widow, Nancy (Nelson) Little married William "Bud" Swain. They had no children.
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An old cemetery was located on the Pine Grove-Roquemore road out of Pine Hill. Markers were there as late as 1920, but now no markers are in evidence. Known to be buried there was the mother of Nancy Nelson-Little-Swain. The mother was: Elizabeth (Mansfield) NELSON, born about 1795. Married John Nelson in Jefferson County, Tennessee 1 March 1808. They moved to Bedford County, Tennessee by 1825 and John Nelson, a veteran of the War of 1812, died there 15 August 1830.
The widow, Elizabeth came to Rusk County, Texas, with her daughters and one son. She died after 1862, when she signed a deed giving her son John Campbell Nelson her right to her oldest son, Andrew Nelson's bounty land. Andrew Nelson had died at the battle of the Alamo in 1836. Two daughters were: Mary Ann (Pollyann) Nelson, wife of Robert W. Welch, and Amanda Nelson, wife of Willian D. Little, and others.
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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
Surname: James W. Little
Year: 1870
County: Rusk CO.
State: TX
Age: 50
Gender: M (Male)
Month of Death: Dec
State of Birth: TN
ID#: MRT197_194938
Occupation: FARMER
Cause of Death: CONSUMPTION (Tuberculosis)
James married Nancy Matilda Ann Nelson in about 1845 in Bedford County, Tennessee. Nancy is the daughter of John Nelson and Elizabeth Mansfield and is a sister to Amanda C. Nelson who was the 2nd wife of James' brother, William Daniel Little. She was called "Sissy" by the Little family. James & Nancy had seven known children: James Robert "Rob", John McCarriel, Emily Jane, Jemina Ann, Thomas Mansfield, George Washington, and E. S. Little
James and his family later lived in Marshall County, Tennessee before moving to Texas in about 1848. When they made the move to Texas, their first born, James Robert "Rob" Little was about two years old. Several members of the Little family migrated to Rusk County, Texas about this time. Among his siblings that moved to Texas were: William Daniel Little, Lewis Hogan Little, and Matilda Elizabeth (Little) Fallwell. Matilda came with her husband, William H. Fallwell and four of their seven children.
James was a wealthy farmer and business man and brought his slaves with him to Texas to clear his new plantation. James settled a tract of land at Patrick, a part of which was later the Mansigner/Monsignor farm (Patrick was located between the present day towns of Pinehill and Minden). His land seems to have extended north to Wood Glen where his sons lived later. James had extensive lands and the plantation at Patrick had 27 slave cabins to house the slaves that cultivated his land and worked on his freight.
In the book "Tennessee Cousins", the Little's of Tennessee were said to be Scottish. James had a Scotsman's head for business and saw that the freight business was a profitable thing in that section of the frontier where produce and supplies were carried by wagon and steamboats. Shreveport, having the only boat landing of import in early days in this area, soon became the principle market for that section of East Texas. Grand Bluff on the Sabine River had a small boat landing where boats could come during high water. This road from Shreveport soon became the main thoroughfare for that section of East Texas. It was a common occurrence to see a long train of wagons carrying produce to Shreveport or bringing back supplies to the plantations and settlements of East Texas. Little stores and settlements sprang up along this route, such as Fairplay, Old Sharon, and Pinehill. Goods went on through to the settlements south and to the new plantations in Smith County to the settlements of Jamestown and Tyler. James Little was one of the owners of these wagon trains that went along this trail or up Trammels' Trace to the settlement of Harmony Hill known as "Nip and Tuck" and across the Sabine at Rocky Ford near the river town of Camden and on through Marshall to Shreveport. In good weather, it took fifteen days to make the trip to Shreveport and back. In the winter and spring, when the roads were bad, it might take a month or more, as wagons stuck and broke and had to be unloaded and reloaded to get through the mud. Apparently, the only way one could get a headstone for a grave was to have it shipped in this manner. For this reason, so many of the graves back in the early days are marked with a rock or piles of rocks, or have a homemade headstone.
James William Little did not serve in the Confederacy as a soldier during the Civil War due to his health. He was certified unable to serve by a physician. James, however, did operate his freight line that ran from Pine Hill, Rusk County, Texas, to Shreveport, Louisiana and he had a contract with the Confederacy for the use of his wagons during the Civil War. The records of Old Sharon Lodge, which was south of Pinehill, on the Panola/Rusk county line, showed James as the treasurer on the 26th day of March 1864.
James died in about 1867-1868 as his son, George Washington Little is said to have been about 12 years old when his Daddy died. However, the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule shows a James W. Little of Rusk County who died in 1870 who is most likely this James W. Little. He is buried in an unmarked grave on his own plantation. This became a part of the Mansinger Farm at Patrick, Rusk County, Texas, in 1981.
After James' death, his widow, Nancy (Nelson) Little married William "Bud" Swain. They had no children.
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An old cemetery was located on the Pine Grove-Roquemore road out of Pine Hill. Markers were there as late as 1920, but now no markers are in evidence. Known to be buried there was the mother of Nancy Nelson-Little-Swain. The mother was: Elizabeth (Mansfield) NELSON, born about 1795. Married John Nelson in Jefferson County, Tennessee 1 March 1808. They moved to Bedford County, Tennessee by 1825 and John Nelson, a veteran of the War of 1812, died there 15 August 1830.
The widow, Elizabeth came to Rusk County, Texas, with her daughters and one son. She died after 1862, when she signed a deed giving her son John Campbell Nelson her right to her oldest son, Andrew Nelson's bounty land. Andrew Nelson had died at the battle of the Alamo in 1836. Two daughters were: Mary Ann (Pollyann) Nelson, wife of Robert W. Welch, and Amanda Nelson, wife of Willian D. Little, and others.
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U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
Surname: James W. Little
Year: 1870
County: Rusk CO.
State: TX
Age: 50
Gender: M (Male)
Month of Death: Dec
State of Birth: TN
ID#: MRT197_194938
Occupation: FARMER
Cause of Death: CONSUMPTION (Tuberculosis)
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