John Wesley Little

after 1900–
Denton, Texas, United States

The Life Summary of John Wesley

When John Wesley Little was born after 1900, in Denton, Texas, United States, his father, Luther Rice Little, was 38 and his mother, Mary Eller Katherine Farr, was 30. He died in his hometown.

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Family Time Line

Luther Rice Little
1863–1941
Mary Eller Katherine Farr
1871–1959
Luther Lee Little
1890–1948
Iness Gertrue Little
1893–1970
Ruth Lillian Little
1895–1978
Mary Myrtle Maude Little
1897–1980
Sterling George Little
1900–1970
Little
1900–1900
John Wesley Little
1900–
Lottie Lorena Little
1905–1971
Ethel Elizabeth Little
1907–1994
Samuel Clyde Little
1910–1950
Sue Ellen Little
1912–2005
Marvin Rice Little
1914–1915

Parents and Siblings

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World Events (3)

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
Age 1
Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful "oil boom".
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
Age 1
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1901 · Theodore Roosevelt becomes the Twenty-sixth President of the United States
Age 1
After the Assassination of William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the Twenty-sixth President of the United States. During his first term he didn't have a Vice President but for his second term Charles W. Fairbanks filled the position.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a small man (if not ironic), or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel (see Light 3).Irish: translation into English of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see Began ).Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘little’, e.g. French Petit , Polish Mały (see Maly 1).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Litle
Littles
Light
Littell
Lytle
Lyttle
Littel
Petit
Lighthill

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