Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Small was born on 3 May 1832, in McMinn, Tennessee, United States, her father, Rev James Small, was 30 and her mother, Mary Ann Wallace, was 30. She married Moses M. Arthur about 1850, in McMinn, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Polk Township, Dade, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Texas, United States in 1870. She died on 16 March 1877, in Arthur City, Lamar, Texas, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Elizabeth Small in household of James Small, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth Arthur, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth Small in entry for Robert Arthur, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1832–1898 Male
1832–1877 Female
Children (5)
1861–1870 Female
1863–1870 Female
1867–1870 Female
1869–1870 Male
1875–1960 Male
Parents and Siblings
1802–1865 Male
1802–1868 Female
Siblings (10)
1823–1892 Male
1825–1834 Male
1828–1890 Male
1830–1879 Female
1832–1877 Female
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World Events (8)
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1846
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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.
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