LITTLE BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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LITTLE, John - b: 1845 Starke Co, OH
source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - 
page: 746
residence: Bogard Twp

John Little, proprietor of "Edgewood Farm," and a highly respected pioneer of 
Bogard township, is a native of Ohio. He was born in Starke County, April 19, 
1845, a son of John and Elizabeth (Falconer) Little, the former a native of 
Scotland and the latter of Stark County, Ohio. John Little, Sr., came to America 
from his native country when he was a young man. He located first in Starke 
County, then in Columbiana County, Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his 
life. He died in his ninety-third year. His wife died at the age of eighty. They 
were the parents of the following children: James, Minerva, Ohio; Robert, 
Columbiana County, Ohio; John, the subject of this sketch; George, Courtland, 
Ohio; Mrs. Joseph Frederick, who is now deceased; Mrs. Agnes Hawkins lives in 
Columbiana County, Ohio, and Mrs. Maggie Hart, who lived near Baird, Ohio, and is 
now deceased. John Little was reared to manhood in his native State and was 
educated in the public schools of Ohio, and Union College, an institution near 
Alliance, Ohio. He came to Missouri in 1870, and first settled near Old 
Wadesburg, Cass County. One year later he came to Henry County, where he has 
since resided. Upon coming here he bought one hundred fifteen acres of land, to 
which he has added from time to time and is now the owner of five hundred 
eighty acres of well-improved and valuable Henry County land. Mr. Little, in 
addition to general farming, has been extensively engaged in stock raising and is 
one of the well-known breeders of Shorthorn cattle in Henry County. Most of his 
stock are eligible to registration. On February 6, 1873, John Little was united in 
marriage with Miss Harriet Quick, who was born in Bogard township November 
13, 1853, daughter of Cornelius and Dosha (Page) Quick, the former a native of 
Ohio, born in 1826, came to Missouri in 1850, and died in Cass County in 1875, 
and the latter a native of Kentucky, born in 1824, and died in 1875 in Cass 
County, just over the county line. Their remains are both interred in Page 
Cemetery, Bogard township. Mrs. Dosha (Page) Quick was born in Kentucky, a 
daughter of Rev. Joshua Page, a Christian preacher who settled in Missouri near 
Independence in 1830, and made a permanent settlement in northwest Bogard 
township in 1837. To Cornelius and Dosha (Page) Quick were born the following 
children: Harriet, married John Little, the subject of this sketch; Maurice, 
resides at Quick City, Johnson County, and that town was named in his honor; Mrs. 
Paulina McComb, mother of Lieutenant Dana McComb, who is now serving in the 
United States Army in the Philippine Islands; Howard, who is a veteran of the 
Boer War in the British Army, now lives in South Africa; Sally, died at the age of 
twenty-two years; Mrs. Clara Single, deceased; Mrs. Alice Wallace has a son 
Roscoe D. Wallace, who is a sergeant in the United States Army now in France. 
The Little family is well represented in the World War. In addition to those above 
mentioned, Mr. Little has two nephews in the service, Captain E. R. Hawkins and 
Jay Unger. To John and Harriet (Quick) Little have been born the following 
children: Cornelius, died at the age of two years; Stella Daisy, married Alexander 
Sloan and lives in Henry County; Elizabeth Lillian, married George B. Ruckel, 
Creighton, Missouri; Clara Belva, married Clarence H. Ruckel, Creighton, Missouri, 
and she has three daughters, Clara, Harriet and Mary Louise; Louise Harriet and 
Leora J. twins, the former living at home with her parents and the latter now the 
wife of Harry M. Evans. Mr. and Mrs. Little are truly representative pioneers of 
Henry County. They have lived on their present place in Bogard township for over 
forty-five years and many memories of their lives cluster about this pioneer 
place. Mr. Little was a pioneer school teacher of Henry County and has always 
given his unlimited support to the advancement of education. All of his children 
have been given the advantages of a good education and all are graduates of the 
State Normal School at Warrensburg, Missouri, and all of his children have taught 
in the public schools except Louise, who is a music teacher. The Littles are 
among the prominent pioneer families of Henry County. Mr. Little has been a life-
long Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Little are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. 
Little has been active in Republican politics during past years and has been the 
candidate of his party for the office of county judge and also for the office of 
State representative, each time running far ahead of his ticket. 

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