Genealogy: Family Histories
John Small Family
Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly
Last Revised 03/03/2005
Descendants of John Small
Generation No. 1
1.
JOHN1 SMALL was born 1799 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died November 29, 1873. He married ISABELLE RODGERS in Scotland. She was born Abt. 1800 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died 1886.More About J
OHN SMALL:Emigration 1: 1841, On the ship "Peruvian", making their way to Buffalo, NY.
Emigration 2: Bef. July 04, 1842, Moved to Town of Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Occupation: Bef. 1841, Weaver
Residence: 1842, 1/4 section of unimproved land; paid $8 for a cow in Milwaukee, out of $10 the family had.
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OHN SMALL and ISABELLE RODGERS:Marriage: Scotland
Children of J
OHN SMALL and ISABELLE RODGERS are:2. i. WILLIAM
2 SMALL, b. October 05, 1824, Perthshire, Scotland.ii. JEANETTE SMALL, b. 1826, Perthshire, Scotland; d. 1917; m. ISAAC B. SMITH, April 28, 1849, Town of Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin; b. December 25, 1822, Bradwell, Oxfordshire, England; d. November 22, 1900.
More About JEANETTE SMALL:
Burial: Forest Hill, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Marriage: April 28, 1849, Town of Lisbon, Waukesha, Wisconsin
iii. ELIZABETH SMALL, b. August 16, 1828, Perthshire, Scotland; d. 1906, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin; m. RUSSELL WAITE, May 04, 1848; b. May 04, 1818, Cortland Co., NY; d. 1891, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
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Burial: Forest Hill, Pewaukee, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Marriage: May 04, 1848
iv. CHRISTIANA SMALL, b. Bef. 1841, Perthshire, Scotland; m. ROBERT RODGERS, March 09, 1854, Town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin; b. Scotland.
More About ROBERT RODGERS and CHRISTIANA SMALL:
Marriage: March 09, 1854, Town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
v. ISABELLE SMALL, b. Bef. 1841; m. JOSEPH COUNSEL, June 02, 1862.
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Residence: 1862, Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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Marriage: June 02, 1862
vi. CATHRINE SMALL, b. Aft. 1841; m. RICHARD TOWERS, March 31, 1863, Waukesha County; b. England.
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Residence: 1863, Town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
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Marriage: March 31, 1863, Waukesha County
vii. MARY JANE SMALL, b. 1845, Town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin; m. MATTHEW HOWITT; b. Bet. 1837 - 1838; d. 1914, Town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
More About MATTHEW HOWITT:
Date born 2: 1838
Died 2: 1914
Elected 1: Pewaukee Town Chairman
Elected 2: chairman of Waukesha County Board, resp. for for building of new Waukesha Co. Court House in 1893.
Occupation: Farmer and miller
Generation No. 2
2.
WILLIAM2 SMALL (JOHN1) was born October 05, 1824 in Perthshire, Scotland. He married MARGARET MARSHALL. She was born October 23, 1819 in Fifeshire, Scotland, and died August 17, 1900 in Sussex, Lisbon Township, Waukesha, Wisconsin.More About W
ILLIAM SMALL:Emigration: Bet. 1841 - June 1842, Arrived in Buffalo, NY; stayed and worked until approx June 1842, then off to join family in Town of Lisbon (Milwaukee County).
Occupation: Bet. July 04, 1842 - 1856, Worked on family farm.
Source 1: The Portrait and Biographical Record of Waukesha County, 1894.
Source 2: Town of Lisbon Pioneers - Part IV, The Small Family by Douglas T. Hennig
Child of W
ILLIAM SMALL and MARGARET MARSHALL is:i. JOHN R.
3 SMALL, b. 1859.