Monterey-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Little, David Spence 1849 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 27, 2007, 2:00 pm Author: Luther A. Ingersoll, Editor (1893) DAVID SPENCE LITTLE, is a native of Monterey county, and the oldest son of the late Milton Little (see sketch). Our subject was born March 28, 1849. When he was sixteen years old he had the honor to be appointed naval cadet by the Senator, Cornelius Cole, now of Los Angeles, and Mr. Little spent three years at Annapolis, Maryland, when he resigned his position and returned to California. After his return he learned the joiner trade and pursued it about nine years, in San Francisco. He has pursued his chosen calling at various points in the State, and in 1887 settled in Monterey, his native home. Our subject married, October 28, 1878, Miss Delela J., a daughter of John C. Caldwell, deceased, then a resident of Monterey. Mrs. Little is a native daughter of California and was born near Stockton. After marriage the young couple spent the major portion of the year from 1879 to 1880 in Oregon, but finally returned to their native State, where they have since remained, and where Mr. Little has successfully pursued his occupation. Mr. and Mrs. Little have four children, two sons and two daughters, namely: Lollie M., Henry P., Lela O and David C. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California. Illustrated. Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Discovery to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Auspicious Future; Illustrations and Full-Page Portraits of some of its Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers, and Prominent Citizens of To-day. HENRY D. BARROWS, Editor of the Historical Department. LUTHER A. INGERSOLL, Editor of the Biographical Department. "A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants."-Macaulay. CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY. 1893. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/monterey/bios/little566gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb