John Harvey Little
1894–1974 (Age 79)
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
The Life of John Harvey
John Harvey Little was born on 6 August 1894, in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. He had at least 1 son with Lilian Jean Marshall. He lived in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930. He died on 21 June 1974, at the age of 79, and was buried in Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
John Harvey Little
1894–1974
Lilian Jean Marshall
1898–1989
John Harvey Little Jr.
1925–2016
Spouse & Children
1894–1974Male
1898–1989Female
children
(1)
- John Harvey Little Jr.
1925–2016Male
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1905 · The Movie Theater
Age 11
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 22
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
1 English: nickname for a small man, or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel, originally a diminutive of lȳt ( see Light 3).2 Irish: translation of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ ( see Begin ).3 Translation of French Petit and Lepetit; also used as an English form of names such as Jean-Petit ‘little John’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
John H Little in household of George C Marshall, "United States Census, 1930"
John Harvey Little, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
John Harvey Little, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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