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Small Ancestors of Annette,
James, and Carissa Bergsagel
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Could
the following be the family of our Henry
and Nancy?
I
don't think so, personally, since
according to the information I have,
Wendell's grandparents, Wm. H. Small and
Martha Ann Cooley Small, would've only
been 13 and 11 years old, respectively,
in 1850, and the 1850 census shows the
son, William, to be age 26. But I
could've erred somewhere, so I'll post
this here until we know for sure.
First, then, is Marsha Rising's post on
Genforum.com, followed by that family (to
which she refers) in
the 1850 census of St. Clair Co., MO.
William
H. Small b. 1792 in KY; moved to ?? Illinois. Wife
Nancy. Moved to St. Clair County, Missouri where he d.
1852 leaving wife Nancy, children Clara, Henry Toles, William, Polly, John
and Albert. Can anyone provide additional info?
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James
Loren Meacham of Eugene, Oregon, died May 14
of complications of liver failure. He was
72. Meacham was born May 22, 1932, in
Cottage Grove, to James and Annabel Small
Meacham. He married Ruth Dodson on
Aug. 25, 1956, in Cottage Grove. He
grew up and was educated in Cottage Grove,
moving to Eugene in 1958. He worked in
the insurance industry for 30 years as a
managing life insurance agent, including
many years with American Guarantee Life
Insurance Co. He served in the
National Guard, based in Cottage
Grove. He enjoyed chess, University of
Oregon events, reading, science, religion,
politics, current events, and travel.
He was a Master Mason at McKenzie River
Masonic Lodge 195 and was active in
Toastmasters International. He is
survived by a son, James E. Meacham of
Eugene. His wife died in 1999.
Obituary taken
from Loren's Findagrave memorial created
by SM
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| From the 5 Jul 1860 Census of Cottage Grove, Coast Fork Pct., Lane Co., OR | ||||||||
| Res/Fam |
Name |
Race/ Sex |
Age |
Est. DOB |
POB |
Occ. |
EstVal Real/Pers |
John M. Gwin Comments |
| 278/278 |
Harvey?
Henry? Small |
wm |
50 |
1810 |
KY |
farmer |
1500/1750 |
I'm not sure if either of these families is of
Wendell Small's ancestry. But look where
they're living, look at their last names, and look at his
first name. Man. This beautiful handwriting could be transcribed either way--Harvey or Henry! |
| Ward?
J?
P? Marass? Small |
w |
40 |
1820 |
NC |
housewife |
Oh,
and
it
gets
worse. |
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| John
F.
Small |
w |
20 |
1840 |
TN |
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| Narcissa
C. Small |
w |
16 |
1844 |
TN |
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| Wm.
S? Small |
w |
15 |
1845 |
TN |
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| Dennis
J.
Small |
w |
11 |
1849 |
TN |
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| Nancy
J.
Small |
w |
8 |
1852 |
TN |
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| Malinda
T.? Small |
w |
5 |
1855 |
OR | This POB narrows down the date of the move to Oregon to the years 1852-1855. | |||
| 282/282 |
Malinda
Small |
w |
46 |
1814 |
MO |
1000/25 |
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| Samuel H. Small | w |
24 |
1836 |
MO | farmer |
-----/800 |
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| Frances E. Small | w |
17 |
1843 |
MO | housewife |
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| Mary G. Small | w |
19 |
1841 |
MO | ||||
| George H. Small | w |
16 |
1844 |
MO | ||||
| Nancy E. Small | w |
13 |
1847 |
MO | ||||
| Malinda J. Small | w |
12 |
1848 |
MO | ||||
| James M. Small | w |
9 |
1851 |
MO | ||||
| Martha Small | w |
3 |
1857 |
OR |
This
POB
narrows
down
the date of the move to Oregon to the years 1851-1857, but
my guess is that both these families came out to Oregon on
the same wagon train; if I'm right, then we can use the
dates 1852-1855,
the dates of Nancy's and Malinda's births, above. |
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| Amanda J. Small | wf |
3mos. |
Apr 1860 |
OR |
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| J.
G. McCormick |
wm |
60 |
1800 |
KY |
carpenter |
-----/150 |
This
must
be
the
father of Malinda (the mother). |
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| 288/288 |
H.
C. Small |
m |
24 |
1836 |
TN |
school teacher |
Likely
a
member
of
family #278 above |
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From
the 10 Aug 1870
Census of Cottage Grove, Coast Fork Twp., Lane
Co., OR
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| Res/Fam |
Name |
Relat to HoH |
Race/ Sex |
Age |
Est. DOB |
MS |
POB |
Occ. |
EstVal Real/Pers |
John M. Gwin Comments |
| 100/100 |
Wm. H. Small |
head |
wm |
33 |
1837 |
m |
MO |
farmer |
2000/1221 |
This
is
Wendell's
grandfather,
b. in Missouri.
Speculation arises when I wonder why the move was made
to Oregon. Could it have been to avoid the issues of
slavery and the Civil War? Look at the dates of birth of
the children, all of whom were born in Oregon during or
after the war. Further, though there are two Small families in Cottage Grove in 1860 (see 1860 census above), neither seems to be the family of this William. Our William H. Small would've been 23 years old and MAYBE just married. I checked all 24 pages of the 1860 Cottage Grove/Eugene census, but didn't see him there. I'm also looking for him Missouri, but nothing yet. He could've been on the trail that summer and missed the census. [OK, according to the 1870
census of Monroeville
Twp., Colusa, Colusa Co., CA, just nw of
Sacramento--some 300+ miles south of the Eugene area,
there is
a William Small, age 23 and single, b. MO, a stock
raiser, living there. Everything fits for this to be
our William, out on his own, working a trade.
Keep in mind, however, that this is only
speculation at this point.
Nevertheless, giving even more credibility to this possibility is the fact that in the 1880 census (below), William's daughter Margaret is listed as having been born in California. If this is he, then, in Monroeville, CA, in 1870, then it is certainly possible that our William, while living and working there, met and married Martha, then moved back to Oregon. If this were the case, they would have great reason to go back to California to visit her parents, and especially to allow her parents to see the birth of their newest grandchild, Margaret.] |
| Martha Small | wife |
wf |
30 |
1840 |
m |
VA |
keeps house |
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| John Small | son |
wm |
9 |
1861 |
s |
OR |
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| Henry Small | son |
wm |
7 |
1863 |
s |
OR |
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| Nancy Small | daughter |
wf |
4 |
1866 |
s |
OR |
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| George Small | son |
wm |
2 |
1868 |
s |
OR |
Wendell's
father
is
two
years old. |
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| Robert Small | son |
wm |
11mos. |
Sep 1869 |
s |
OR |
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| From the 22 Jun 1880 Census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR | |||||||||
| Res/Fam |
Name |
Relat to HoH |
Race/ Sex |
Age |
Est. DOB |
MS |
POB S/F/M |
Occ. |
John M. Gwin Comments |
| 215/214 |
William H. Small |
head |
wm |
43 |
1837 |
m |
MO/TN/KY |
farmer |
This
is
William
H.
Small, Wendell's grandfather, born in Missouri, whose
parents were born in tennessee and Kentucky,
respectively. Perhaps he was named for the popular
president, William Henry Harrison. Support in this
regard may be his father's name--Henry. Working
backward, perhaps the 1870 census will throw on more
light. |
| Martha A. Small | wife |
wf |
41 |
1839 |
m |
VA/VA/VA |
keeping house |
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| John T. Small | son |
wm |
18 |
1862 |
s |
OR/MO/VA |
at school |
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| William H. Small | son |
wm |
16 |
1864 |
s |
OR/MO/VA | at school | ||
| Nancy C. Small | daughter |
wf |
13 |
1867 |
s |
OR/MO/VA | at school | ||
| George A. Small | son |
wm |
11 |
1869 |
s |
OR/MO/VA | at school | Definitely
Wendell's father. |
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| Robert Small | son |
wm |
9 |
1871 |
s |
OR/MO/VA | at school | ||
| Margaret A. Small | daughter |
wf |
8 |
1872 |
s |
CA/MO/VA | at school | ||
| Mary S. Small | daughter |
wf |
6 |
1874 |
s |
OR/MO/VA | at school | ||
| From the 30 Jun 1900 Census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR | ||||||||||
| Address/ Res/Fam |
Name |
Relat to HoH |
Race/ Sex |
Age |
DOB |
MS/ YrsMd |
ChBn/ ChLvg |
POB S/F/M |
Occ. |
John M. Gwin Comments |
| ---/553/575 |
William H. Small | head |
wm |
63 |
Feb 1837 |
m/39 |
MO/TN/KY |
capitalist |
This
is
Wendell's
grandfather--a
capitalist! |
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| Martha A. Small | wife |
wf |
61 |
Mar 1839 |
m/39 |
7/5 |
VA/VA/VA |
Martha
shares
that
two
of her seven children are no longer living. |
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| Nancy C. Small | daughter |
wf |
34 |
May 1866 |
s |
OR/MO/VA |
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| George A. Small | head |
wm |
32 |
Sep 1867 |
s/4 |
OR/MO/VA | farmer |
These
are
Wendell's
parents,
George and Florence. |
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| Flora W. Small | wife |
wf |
23 |
Jul 1876 |
s/4 |
1/1 |
OR/IL/IA | |||
| Anabel Small | daughter |
wf |
3 |
Dec 1896 |
s |
OR/OR/OR |
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| John
A.
Powell |
head |
wm |
31 |
Mar 1869 |
m/4 |
OR/IL/IN | farmer |
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| Julia
A.
Powell |
wife |
wf |
23 |
May 1877 |
m/4 |
2/2 |
MO/IN/MO |
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| Noual
H.
Powell |
son |
wm |
3 |
Jun 1896 |
s |
OR/OR/MO |
I
feel certain that I have transcribed this correctly;
however, I think we'll be surer of the spelling if we
can find him in another census. Perhaps is Noel. |
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| Ruth
Powell |
daughter |
wf |
8mos. (sic) |
Mar 1899 (sic) | s |
OR/OR/MO | ||||
| From the 16 May 1910 Census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR | ||||||||||
| Address/ Res/Fam |
Name |
Relat to HoH |
Race/ Sex |
Age |
Est. DOB |
MS/ YrsMd. |
ChBn/ ChLvg |
POB S/F/M |
Occ. |
John M. Gwin Comments |
| Coast Fork River/ 6/6 |
Bob
Small |
40 |
1870 |
m1/16 |
OR/MO/VA |
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| Phoebe Small | 37 |
1873 |
m1/16 |
3/3 | OR/MO/MI |
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| Everett Small | 16 |
1894 |
OR/OR/OR |
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| George H. Small | 14 |
1896 |
OR/OR/OR | |||||||
| Julian Small | 6 |
1904 |
OR/OR/OR | |||||||
| Coast Fork River/ 8/8 |
George A. Small | 42 |
1868 |
m1/14 |
OR/MO/VA | This
is
George
Alexander
Small, Wendell's dad. Wendell will be born eight years
after this census--in 1918. |
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| Florence Small | 33 |
1877 |
m1/14 | 4/4 |
OR/USA/USA |
And
this
is
Florence
Winona Powell Small, his mother. |
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| Anna B. Small | 13 |
1897 |
OR/OR/OR | |||||||
| Lois Small | 8 |
1902 |
OR/OR/OR | |||||||
| Marjorie Small | 6 |
1904 |
OR/OR/OR | |||||||
| Erwin Small | 18mos. |
Dec 1908 |
OR/OR/OR | |||||||
| Coast Fork River/ 9/9 |
Martha A. Small | head |
wf |
71 |
1839 |
wd |
7/5 |
VA/VA/VA |
own income |
This
is
Wendell's
paternal
grandmother, born in Virginia to Virginians; she's a
widow and still living next door to Wendell's family. |
| Nancy C. Small | daughter |
wf |
43 |
1867 |
s |
OR/MO/VA |
own income |
This
is
his
aunt--his
dad's older sister... |
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| From the 23 Jan 1920 Census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR | |||||||||
| Address/ Res/Fam |
Name |
Relat to HoH |
Race/ Sex |
Age |
Est. DOB |
MS |
POB S/F/M |
Occ. |
John M. Gwin Comments |
| FM/169/169 |
Robert
C.
Small |
head |
wm |
50 |
1870 |
m |
OR/MO/VA |
general farm farmer |
This
is
the
younger
brother of Wendell's father. He and his family are living
right next door to Wendell's family. |
| Phebe C. Small | wife |
wf |
47 |
1873 |
m |
OR/MO/MI |
She
is Wendell's aunt. |
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| Everett W. Small | son |
wm |
25 |
1895 |
s |
OR/OR/OR |
This
is
Wendell's
first
cousin. |
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| George H. Small | son |
wm |
24 |
1896 |
s |
OR/OR/OR | This is Wendell's first cousin. | ||
| Julian R. Small | son |
wm |
16 |
1904 |
s |
OR/OR/OR | This is Wendell's first cousin. | ||
| FM/170/170 | George A. Small | head |
wm |
52 |
1868 |
m |
OR/MO/VA | general farm farmer | Here
is
Wendell's
father,
George Alexander Small... |
| Florence W. Small | wife |
wf |
43 |
1877 |
m |
OR/IL/IA |
Here
is Wendell's mother... |
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| Annabel Small | daughter |
wf |
23 |
1897 |
s |
OR/OR/OR | Wendell's
sister... |
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| Mary L. Small | daughter |
wf |
18 |
1902 |
s |
OR/OR/OR | Wendell's
sister,
Mary
Lois,
is called Lois in 1910 |
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| Marjorie F. Small | daughter |
wf |
16 |
1904 |
s |
OR/OR/OR | Wendell's sister... | ||
| Erwin A. Small | son |
wm |
11 |
1909 |
s |
OR/OR/OR | Wendell's brother... | ||
| Wendell P. Small | son |
wm |
16 mos. |
Oct 1918 |
s |
OR/OR/OR | This
is
Wendell
Powell
Small himself (b. 17 Sep 1918), husband of Virginia
Clausen and father of Carolyn Small (Mrs. Elliot)
Bergsagel, all of whom are our family's dear friends whom
we have known for years and with whom we have visited
often. |
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| From the 11 Apr 1930 Census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR | |||||||||
| Address/ Res/Fam |
Name |
Relat to HoH |
Race/ Sex |
Age |
Est. DOB |
Marr. Stat. |
POB S/F/M |
Occ. |
John M. Gwin Comments |
| 226 Quincy Ave.
/165/174 |
Florence W. Small |
head |
wm |
53 |
1877 |
m |
OR/IL/VT |
House keeper,
private home |
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| Annabel Small | daughter |
wf |
33 |
1897 |
m |
OR/OR/OR | cafe waitress |
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| Marjorie F. Small | daughter |
wf |
26 |
1904 |
wd |
OR/OR/OR | none |
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| Wendell Small | son |
wf |
11 |
1919 |
s |
OR/OR/OR | none |
His
DOB
is
actually
17 Sep 1918, though his age here is listed as 11, giving
others (who might not know his actual DOB) reason to
ESTIMATE his year of birth as 1919. |
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| 225
Quincy Ave. /164/173 |
John
A.
Powell |
head |
wf |
61 |
1869 |
s |
OR/IL/IN | Gov't. Postal Mail
Carrier |
We speculate
that this is Florence's brother (since Florence's maiden
name is Powell)--or half-brother (since he reports his
mother's POB as Indiana and she reports hers as
Vermont). He and his wife are living next door to
Florence. |
| Julia
A.
Powell |
wife |
wm |
52 |
1878 |
s |
MO/IN/MO | none |
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