When Susan Anna Montgomery was born on 15 June 1836, in Amite, Mississippi, United States, her father, Jesse Montgomery, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Lindsey, was 24. She married Ferguson Montgomery Small on 16 October 1851, in Amite, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Comanche, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 3, Runnels, Texas, United States in 1920. She died on 15 June 1929, in Wingate, Runnels, Texas, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Wingate Cemetery, Winters, Runnels, Texas, United States.