Sullivan-Bradford County PA Archives Biographies.....LITTLE, Ezra S. 1839 - 
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  EZRA S. LITTLE, whose portrait appears on the opposite page, is a veteran of the
  Civil War and since its close has been actively engaged in the cultivation of
  the soil, owning a fine farm in Hillsgrove township, Sullivan County, Pa. He was
  born in Bradford County, Pa., October 28, 1839, and is a son of William P. and
  Rebecca (Rogers) Little.
  
    Our subject's grandfather was Daniel Little, a native of the state of New
  Jersey, but at the time of his death he was a resident of Sullivan County; his
  vocation was that of a farmer.
  
    William P. Little, father of our subject, was born in Sullivan County, Pa.,
  but in 1838 he became a resident of Bradford County, Pa., where he carried on
  farming until 1868; in that year he moved to Iowa, locating in Cherokee County,
  where farming was his chief occupation. He and his wife died there, the death of
  our subject's mother occurring in 1878. As a result of his matrimonial alliance
  with Rebecca Rogers William P. Little reared a family consisting of nine
  children: A. C, proprietor of the Lewis House at Eagle's Mere, Sullivan County,
  who during the winter of 1898-99 erected the new hotel at that resort, the
  largest in this section of the state; Sarah R., deceased; Ezra S., the subject
  of this sketch; John Lambert; Ellen, deceased; Harriet M., who lives in Iowa;
  Emma, who was first wedded to a Mr. Richards and upon his death married Eldo
  Whitehouse and now- resides in Ida County, Iowa; W. Martin, a farmer in Cherokee
  County, Iowa; and Joseph R., a farmer in Ida County, Iowa.
  
    Our subject remained at home working on his father's farm until the breaking
  out of the Civil War, when, laying aside all plans for the future, lie tendered
  his services in behalf of the Union. On August 25, 1862, he enlisted in Company
  C, 141 st Reg., Pa. Vol. Inf., under Col. H. G. Madill and Capt. Swartz. He was
  in the battle of Fredericksburg and at Chancellorsville, where, on May 3, 1863,
  he was shot in the thigh and was sent to the hospital at Mt. Pleasant, near
  Washington, D. C., where he remained one month, when he was transferred to
  Philadelphia, where he was confined until January, 1864, when he returned to his
  company. At Spottsylvania, May 12, 1864, he was again wounded, receiving a shot
  in one leg just above the knee; after a few months in the Satterlee Hospital at
  Philadelphia he joined his company near Petersburg, near which place he took
  part in several skirmishes, and was also at the surrender of Gen. Lee. He
  received his honorable discharge May 27, 1865, and after a few weeks' visit at
  his home in Bradford County he came to Sullivan County and settled on his
  present homestead. The farm consists of 120 acres of land, all of which has been
  put under a fine state of cultivation by our subject.
  
      Mr. Little was wedded December 16, 1868, to Rachael D. Snell, a daughter of
  John and Rachael (Calflesh) Snell, both of whom are now deceased. Her father was
  a farmer and lumberman of Sullivan County. Our subject and wife have adopted one
  child, James, who is now residing at home. Politically Mr. Little is an avowed
  Republican, casting his first vote for "Abe" Lincoln; he has held the office of
  county commissioner for three years; is now serving his third term as justice of
  the peace; and has filled other township offices. He is a member of J. P. Jones
  Post, No. 436, G. A. R., of Forksville. He and his wife attend the Wesleyan
  Methodist Church at Hillsgrove.
  
  
  
  Additional Comments:
  Extracted from:
    
    Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
    Published by 
    Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
  
  
  
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