FAMILY OF JOHN W. SMALL AND SARAH LOVELL

Peggy Roberts Busby

John W. Small was the second son of Andrew Jackson Small and his wife, Polly (Seago) Small. He was born 9/7/1841, in Henderson County, Tennessee, and died 8/10/1887, in Carroll County, Tennessee. He is buried at Hare Cemetery, Lexington, Tennessee, alongside his father. He was baptized 6/9/1867, at Christian Chapel, by a Bro. Johnson. He enlisted in the infantry for service in the Confederate Army at Henderson, Tennessee, under Capt. John as commander. He soon became a Corporal and was captured at the battle of Island Number 10, Tennessee, and was taken to Camp Douglass in Chicago, Illinois, as a prisoner of war. After taking "the oath" there, he was sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, to be exchanged. Returning to his home, he purchased a tract of land, built a house, married and reared a large family. After all his children were born, he traded his farm for one in the adjoining County of Carroll, where he continued to reside until his death. This farm is situated twenty miles west of the Tennessee River, five miles east of the town of Clarksburg, and near what was later the railroad town of Yuma, with Huntingdon as the county seat.

John W. Small first married Nancy Jane Wood. She was born 1/19/1844, and died 4/22/1869. They had three children as seen on the preceding pages. [Not available.]

John W. Small second married Sarah Lovell, the daughter of William and Margaret __idings Lovell, who were pioneers in Henderson County, Tennessee, having immigrated from Virginia in the early days of Tennessee statehood. This family of the Lovells was known far and wide as one of teachers and educators. They were descendents of the Lovells who immigrated from England about the close of the Revolution, and of the noted English family that name in England and of whom history records as being among the greatest and most able people in that European country, one of whom was the eminent statesman, Lord Lovell.

After Sarah's death, John W. Small married a third time to Jennie Ross, a school teacher who had come into the community from the state of Mississippi. She cared for the small children left by Sarah, and she was kind and good to them. She survived her husband continued the responsibility of rearing the children until they became old enough to care for themselves, and all left home and immigrated to Texas. She followed them to Texas and lived with them until her death. She is buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas. She had no children of her own.

For those of us who are descendants of John Alexander and Elizabeth Henrietta (Betty) (Lovell) Roberts:

We are related to John W. Small through his first wife, Nancy Jane Wood, as she was a sister to Eliza Ann (Wood) (Mrs. William Roy) Roberts, who was the mother of John Alexander Roberts.

We are related to John W. Small through his second wife, Sarah Lovell, as she was daughter of William Lovell, who was a brother to Patsy Lovell, who was the mother of _. W. (Ky) Lovell, who was the father of Elizabeth Henrietta (Betty) (Lovell) (Mrs. John Alexander) Roberts.

Children of John W. Small and Sarah (Lovell) Small were:

Margaret Ann Small

(1) Margaret Ann - Born 8/21/1870; died 8/6/1886; Buried at Lovell Cemetery, Tennessee.

Ada Gree... Small

(2) Ada Gree.. - Born 9/27/1873; died 12/1/1924; Buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas. She moved to Texas with her brothers, went to Fort Worth, became a nurse, and never married. She was named by the Mayor of Fort Worth to be a member of the Censure Board of the then new industry, moving pictures. She was a member of the Magnolia Ave. Christian Church, and was secretary for years of Chapter 681, Order of Eastern Star.

Alfred Franklin Small

(3) Alfred Franklin - Born 12/17/1874; died 1/3/1943. Buried at Weatherford, Texas. Married Augusta Roberts and they had three girls: Marjorie, Lafreda, and Emma Jo. He moved to Texas as a young boy, began working on a farm and cattle ranches and saved his earnings to enter school. He attended Fronabarger College at Springtown, Texas, and later Texas State Teachers College at Denton, where he graduated with a certificate to teach. He taught for several years but later entered the U.S. Postal Service as a railway postal clerk. Later, he resigned and entered business for himself. On vacation once, he located a place to build a new town. He went into business with B. F. Harding, built a store house, secured a post office of which he was the first postmaster, and today it is the thriving town of Brownfield, Texas. He then rode his bicycle 2000 miles to find a new homestead, but shipped his bicycle home and rode a train back home. For many years he was a real estate dealer, a member of the church of Christ. His wife, Augusta Roberts Small of Weatherford, Texas, was a schoolteacher and they married 1/30/1916. 3 children:

  • Marjorie Lane - Born 2/5/1917. Married Orville Britt Patey and had children
  • Lafreda - Born 10/9/1919. Married Capt. Richard Paddock and had children
  • Emma Jo - Born 2/12/1923. Married Arden Coley and had children

Luther Viewing Small

(4) Luther Viewing - Born 2/7/1877; died 4/20/1936, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Buried at Mt. Olivet, Fort Worth, Texas. Married Laura E. Tribble 1/10/1907; she born 1/21/1885; died 1/17/1967.

He went to Texas at an early age, worked on farms and ranches, and later became a carpenter in Fort Worth during the building boom when two packing houses, Swift and Armour, came to Fort Worth. Then he became circulating manager of the Fort Worth Record newspaper. At the beginning of World War I, he entered business for himself in Fort Worth operating a confectionery store on lower Main St. Later he became circulating manager of the Milwaukee Sentinel and moved his family to that city in Wisconsin. He was a member of the baptist church and Modern Woodsmen of America. - 4 children

  • Luther Jr.-Born 4/30/1909; died 1/11/1911. Born in Fort Wotth, Texas, and buried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in that city.
  • L.V.Jr. - Born ~/31/1915 in Fort Worth, Texas
  • Dorothy Ellen - Born 3/5/1926; died 9/12/1930. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, and buried at Mt. Olivet, Fort Worth, Texas
  • John Wm. - Born 1/15/1928 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Hugh Lawson Small

(5) Hugh Lawson - Born 5/29/1878; died 3/16/1955. Married Elizabeth Ruth Barrett 10/22/1903. She was born 3/25/1883; died 6/16/1966. - 3 children.

He moved to Texas in 1894, age 16 years; worked on farms and ranches and saved his money, to Azle College, whose President was his uncle, Gladden Lovell, and for two years and then went back to Yuma College, Tenn. for two years, and got a teaching certificate from Southern Normal University, Huntingdon, Tenn. He taught school at Normal University for awhile, then bought a ranch in West Texas, went to Frederick, Okla. and homesteaded. There he met his wife-to-be and married her, moving back to Fort Worth, Texas. He entered the business world and then became a traveling salesman; studied law at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and became a lawyer. He organized the State Wide Highway Assn., School for delinquent girls, Juvenile Court, was chairman of parks. He became a Justice of the Peace and then County Judge.

  • Travis Hugh - Born 6/22/1904 in Fort Worth. He attended School of Mines at Rolla, Missouri for a year; then A&M of Texas for three years and received his diploma to teach from State Teachers College of Denton He taught in public schools in Fort Worth, then served on International Border Patrol for the U.S. Government and returned to Ft. Worth and taught science until World War II. He entered the U.S. Army as 2nd LieUt. and served with the Air Force until the war's end. Promoted to 1st Lieut. and Cap. Then he entered the Veteran' Administration and was a Training Officer there; selected as one of executives of Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth. He was a Methodist and a Master Mason. He married Julia Nell Aikman of Fort Worti Texas, daughter of Albert E. and Thelma Aikman on 4/2/1939. She was born 5/7/1918 and she and Travis Hugh had two sons.
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    • Travis Jr. - Born 1/1/1941 in Fort Worth, Texas.
    • Daniel Robert - Born 1/27/1945 in Lubbock, Texas, where his father was in the military.
  • Elizabeth Violet - Born 4/9/1909 in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended Baylo-Belton College, Belton, Texas, and Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tex. Married Glen Jetton in Fort Worth, Texas, 5/1/1930, and had 1 son. Member of Magnolia Ave. Chrsitian Church. Glen was a brother :to Walter Jetton and they were in business together - barbecue and catering.
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    • Richard Glen - Born 3/17/1932 in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Texas State University one year; then Texas Christian University, and then to the University of Texas after which he became a dentist.
  • Emma Ruth - Born 11/5/1918 in Fort Worth, graduated from Texas Woman's University, Denton. She married J. G. Fry III. He graduated from Texas A&M College, taught school, enlisted in the Army as 2nd Lieut.; went overseas, after which he became technical representative at Qakite Corp. of New York. He was active in the Shrine, Scottish Rite Masonry and all the family were members of the St. Luke's in the Meadow Episcopal Church in Fort Worth, Texas. Had 2 girls
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    • Melinda Ruth - Born 10/30/1942 in Austin, Texas, while her father was in the army.
    • Gay - Born 11/5/1947, in Fort Worth, Texas

Homer E. Small

(6) Homer E. - Born 7/25/1879; died 9/4/1886; buried Clarksburg, Tennessee

Martin Albert Small

(7) Martin Albert - Born 2/17/1881; died 9/15/1951; buried Laurel Land, Fort Worth, Texas. Married Ella Foster in Fort Worth 6/3/1910. She was a graduate nurse, born 10/25/1889 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and was the daughter of a methodist minister, and whose family were pioneers of that city. She died 4/14/1973. - 2 children

Martin attended Yuma College, Tenn. and Azle College, Azle, Texas. He taught school in Tenn. and was principal of the Clarksburg school, then came to Fort Worth and became Register Clerk in the Post Office, transferred to City Letter Carrier and remained there for 30 years before retiring.

  • Ella May - Born 5/24/1911; graduated from Fort Worth schools and became a teacher in Fort Worth. She attended colleges in Colorado and California and finally became a member of the faculty of the Colorado's Teacher's College at Greely, Colorado.
  • Martin A. Jr. - Born 8/13/1919 in Fort Worth; attended technical schools where he majored in radio and communications; entered the army, served overseas during World War II and in the Korean War, in the signal corps and communications service as an expert and commander. He was placed in charge of the Signal Corps. Army communications and intelligence service of the Pacific Coast Div. of the Army, promoted to the rank of Major with headquarters at Tacoma, Washington. He married Dorothy Christenson of San Diego, California on 11/29/1942. She was born 3/15/19__, and they had children.

Priestly Jefferson Small

(8) Priestly Jefferson - Born 12/16/1882; died 10/16/1948; buried Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas. Married Fannie Lenderman at Lexington, Tenn., 10/19/1905. She was born in Mississippi 10/31/1887. - 6 children

He graduated from Yuma College and Scott's Hill College in Tenn., with post graduate courses at Southern Normal University at Huntingdon, Tenn. Moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and entered the post office as a letter carrier, during which time he studied law at night and became a lawyer. Later he was elected Judge of Tarrant County; then became Attorney for the U.S. Veteran's Bureau in Houston, Texas. His family were methodists and he was a Master Mason and member of the Fort Worth and Texas Bar Assn.

  • Houston Edwin - Born 4/27/1906 at Yuma, Tenn.; graduated from Rice Institute of Dentistry and was a dentist in Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Wanda Margaret - Born 10/26/1907 in Fort Worth, Texas; married T.J. Scott, a businessman and lived in Dallas, Texas.
  • Sarah - Born 6/15/1910; died 4/10/1913; buried Mt. Olivet, Ft.Worth, Texas
  • Priestly Jr. - Born 5/11/1912; became an accountant and was connected with the State Department in Washington, D.C.
  • Mary Sue - Born 1/11/1916, in Fort Worth, Texas; married Carleton Wolters and lived in Houston, Texas.
  • David - Born 3/13/1923, in Fort Worth, Texas; graduated from Texas Medical College at Galveston, Texas, and was a doctor in Fort Worth.