Biographical Sketch of Wesley Little, Agency Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Wesley Little, farmer, section 18, post office Agency, was born in Ross County, Ohio, March 3, 1835 and in 1856 moved to Illinois, living there two and one half years, at the end of which period, he emigrated to Atchison County, Missouri, where he resided until 1862, when he enlist- ed in the Union Army for three years in the Twenty Ninth Missouri Regi- ment in Genereal Blair's brigade under General Sherman. He participa- ted in all the great battles in which his command was engaged and after- wards returned home. He was married June 22, 1871, to Elizabeth Sampson a native of Ohio, who was born October 15, 1845. They have two child- ren: Alonzo R. and Lewis A., twins, born March 30, 1872. Mr. Little has 120 acres of land, all well improved, and under fence. Himself and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================