Lake County IN Archives Biographies.....Little, James H. 1863 - 
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Author: T. H. Ball (1904)

JAMES H. LITTLE.

    James H. Little is a member of a very prominent family in the annals of Lake
county, and is the second son of the third, successive generation that has found
lodgment and prosperous position in this county. He is a prosperous
agriculturist of West Creek township, in which same township he was born on
February 27, 1863, being a son of Joseph A. Little. His father was one of the
true, broad-minded and successful men of this county, and the following account
gives the outline of his worthy career:

    "There was joy in the home of Thomas Little on the 24th of May, 1830, that
came not alone from the beauty of the season, but more largely from the fact
that on that day a male child came to add the blessings of its presence to the
family circle. The family at that time lived in Webster township, Merrimac
county, New Hampshire. In accordance with the faith of the parents the child
received its name in connection with the ordinance of baptism, and for nearly
two generations the name of Joseph Ames Little has been a synonym for industry,
integrity and kindness. The young man came west with his parents in 1855. From
that time until his death his home was mostly in West Creek township, Lake
county. He united with the Presbyterian church at Lake Prairie in 1859. He was
not profuse in profession, but those who knew him best had strongest trust in
his Christian character. In 1859 he married Miss Mary Gerrish. Six of their
children survive him. During the years 1886-7 he was a member of the legislature
of Indiana.

    "On the morning of February 19, 1892, the angel of death entered this home.
At the call of that imperious visitor the soul that through years of constant
suffering had grown weary of earth's sorrows left its pilgrimage to the rest
that remaineth for the people of God. On February 22, 1892, the deceased was
laid to rest in the Lake Prairie cemetery."

    Mr. James H. Little is classed as one of the leading agriculturists and
stock-raisers of West Creek township, and he makes a specialty of Durham cattle.
He received his education in the common schools, and was also a student for a
short time in Wabash College. He graduated from the school of agriculture in
Purdue University in the class of 1890, and has ever since devoted himself
enthusiastically and profitably to the practical work of farming. He is one of
the few men who have received special training for the science of agriculture,
and in proportion to his advantages he has made his pursuits a means of success
and profitable endeavor. His stock farm is a model of its kind and size.

    In June, 1894, he married Miss Bessie Spry, and three children, two sons and
one daughter, have been born to them, all living, as follows: Joseph A. and Seth
S., of school age, and Hester E., the youngest of the household. Mrs. Little was
a native of the Bluegrass state of Kentucky, and was reared for the most part in
Illinois and Indiana. She attended the State Normal School at Terre Haute, and
for five years before marriage was a successful teacher, and since entering upon
her domestic duties she has proved an equally able and worthy helpmeet to her
husband. Mr. Little is a stalwart Republican, and cast his first presidential
vote for Benjamin Harrison and has always supported the principles of
Republicanism. Both he and his wife are members of the Lake Prairie Presbyterian
church in West Creek township, and he has been one of the elders and also
superintendent of the Sunday school. His wife has also taken an active part in
church and Sunday school work in different places, and was superintendent and a
teacher in the Pine Grove Sunday school. Mr. Little owns four hundred acres of
land all in West Creek township, and his residence and buildings are a credit to
the entire township. He and his brothers, Lewis and Jesse, are among the
foremost and most influential citizens of this county, and these annals would be
incomplete without mention of their life and work.


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ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF
Genealogy and Biography
OF
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA,
WITH A COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY 
1834—1904

A Record of the Achievements of Its People in the Making of a Commonwealth and
the Founding of a Nation.

REV. T. H. BALL
OF CROWN POINT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO   NEW YORK
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904


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