George Sherman Small

about 1885–1937 (Age 52)
Warrick, Indiana, United States

The Life Summary of George Sherman

When George Sherman Small was born about 1885, in Warrick, Indiana, United States, his father, Lewis B Small, was 54 and his mother, Mary Zerelda Langford, was 54. He married Della Lorance on 16 May 1896, in Warrick, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Jackson Township, Howard, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Vincennes, Vincennes Township, Knox, Indiana, United States in 1920. He died in 1937, at the age of 52, and was buried in Boonville, Boon Township, Warrick, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Sherman Small
1885–1937
Arra Mae Madden
1885–1964
Marriage: 25 August 1907
Roy Small
1897–1899

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 August 1907Warrick, Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1886
    Age 1
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
    1889 · Washington Becomes a State
    Age 4
    On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.
    1899 · Mount Rainier National Park is Established
    Age 14
    Mount Rainier was established as a state park on March 2, 1899 with legislation was signed by President McKinley. Mount Rainier is a volcanic peak surrounded by forests.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish (Angus): nickname for a person of slender build or diminutive stature, from Middle English smal(e), smel(e) ‘small, slender, thin’ (Old English smæl).Irish (Down): adopted for Beag ‘small’; see Begg .Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘small’, e.g. German Klein and Schmal , Polish Mały, Czech and Slovak Malý (see Maly 1).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Smeal
    Smalls
    Smale
    Smaw
    Begg
    Smail

    Sources (17)

    • Sherman Small, "United States Census, 1900"
    • George S Small, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
    • George Sherman Small in entry for Clifton Leon Small, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

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