UPDATE 3/23/2001: I think I may have found the mother of Robert M. Littler. There is a record of a marriage between a Charles W. Littler and a Hester Thornburgh in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland on December 17, 1822. Baltimore was only about 90 miles from Winchester so this is a good possibility. I have sent for the records in hopes of finding out more information. See short biography See Obituaries from Davenport See Obituary from Chicago Photo of Robert M. Littler from a tintype taken before 1861 (126 KB) (this is a rather large file and may take a minute or two to download and display) Please use your browser's [BACK] button to return to this page. Married: Martha A. Nelson Langdon (my great-great-grandmother) in about 1861. Martha was born about 1835-36 in Huron County, Ohio. Parents unknown at this time. She died on July 9, 1873 at the Littler family home on Jersey Ridge outside of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. She is buried in Oakdale Cemetery in Davenport. Also listed in the 1860 Federal census for Scott County, Iowa are Martha's two sons from her first marriage to Sylvester Larned Langdon. She and Sylvester were married September 1, 1851 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. The children of that marriage were: William Dexter Langdon born in Michigan on July 29, 1852 and Cayus (or Cassius or Cussius) Langdon born about 1855 in Iowa. Photo of Martha A. Littler nee Nelson Langdon See Obituary from Davenport Married: Sarah Wilhemina Wilhelm in Henry County, Illinois on March 11, 1875. In 1901, after Robert's death, she was living in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington where she purchased some land. Sarah was born May 31, 1833 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of John Wilhelm, born in England, and Eliza Prosser, also born in England. She died October 21, 1918 in Gold Beach, Curry County, Oregon. Photo of Sarah W. Littler nee Wilhelm Children of Robert and Martha A. Nelson: 1. Charles Robert Littler (listed in 1870 Scott County, Iowa Federal census as Robert) born November 8, 1861 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri according to Carlos Hidalgo, another Littler genealogist. He married Emily Bond in Chicago in 1881. 2. Frank A. Littler born August 25, 1866 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa and died March 8, 1890 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Twin to Harry Evelyn Littler. 3. Harry Evelyn Littler (my great-grandfather), born August 25, 1866 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. He moved to Chicago in 1886. He married Eliza Mahaffy in 1888. Eliza died in 1896. He then married Loretta M. Shay in 1897. See more details below. 4. Anna Lillian (Annie) Littler was born October 6, 1869 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa (listed in 1870 Scott County, Iowa Federal census as Annie, 6 months). I believe she married a man named James A. Jordan. 5. Edwin E. (Eddy) Littler born July 22, 1872 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. He died December 25, 1952 in Upper Montclair, New Jersey. He founded Oregon Hardware and Implement Company at Hermiston, Oregon. He married Laura Rainsford and they had three children: Ellsworth R. Littler and two married daughters, names unknown at this time. See Obituary from Hermiston, Oregon Children of Robert and Sarah W. Wilhelm: 1. Percy M. Littler born March 27, 1876 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. After Robert's death Percy moved to El Paso, Texas. He later lived in Gold Beach, Oregon where he owned and operated a hardware store. Harry Evelyn Littler (my great grandfather) Born: August 25, 1866 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa Died: January 7, 1952 in Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, age 85 Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Parents: Robert M. Littler and Martha A. Nelson See short biography of Harry Littler See excerpt from Harry Littler's obituary Photo of Harry E. and Loretta Shay Littler taken in 1936 in Arizona. Married: Eliza Mahaffy (my great-grandmother) on September 4, 1888 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She died on January 26, 1896 in South Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana where she was visiting relatives. Eliza was born about 1868 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. I believe Eliza's parents where John and Sara Mahaffy who came to Chicago from Ireland in about 1867 with their sons Matthew Mahaffy and David Mahaffy and John's mother Jane Mahaffy. Eliza is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago. Eliza Littler Obituary Married: Loretta M. Shay in 1898. The LDS familysearch.com lists Loretta as the daughter of Edward Shay born about 1850 in Ireland and Julia A. Cox born in June, 1845 in Massachusetts. It also lists two brothers: Charles E. Shay born September, 1868 in Illinois and James A. Shay born January, 1870 in Illinios. She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago. Loretta Shay Littler Obituary Children of Harry Evelyn Littler and Eliza Mahaffy: 1. Robert Elsworth Littler (my grandfather) was born on June 5, 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He married Irene M. Bayer in 1913. Robert died in 1917. Irene died in 1928. See details below. 2. Harry E. Littler, Jr. was born on December 24, 1890 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He died January 16, 1957 probably in Tuscon, Pima County, Arizona. Buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago. 3. Neal G. Littler, Sr. was born on July 6, 1892 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He died February 4, 1927 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. He was married (wife's name unknown at this time) and had a son, Neal Littler, Jr. Neal Sr. is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago. 4. Grace Littler was born in July, 1895 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She married William Price, had children William Price Jr., Robert Price, Harry Price, and Donald Price. Children of Harry Evelyn Littler and Loretta M. Shay: 1. Lillian Littler born July 29, 1898 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She married Mathias Vincent Gottschalk in about 1917. They had children Jean Littler Gottschalk, Robert Harvin Gottschalk, Claire Joan Gottschalk, Vincent Gottschalk, Loretta Therese Gottschalk. Robert Elsworth Littler (my grandfather) Born: June 5, 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Died: January 17, 1917 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery in Chicago Parents: Harry Evelyn Littler and Eliza J. Mahaffy Photo of Robert Elsworth Littler taken in about 1916. Married: Irene M. Boyer on May 12, 1913. She was born on March 4, 1895 and died on March 16, 1928. Her parents where Clifford W. Boyer and Olive Z. Barr. Photo of Irene M. Boyer Littler and daughters; Olive Eliza Littler (sitting on floor) and Loretta May Littler (sitting on mother's lap) taken at home in about 1923. Children of Robert Elsworth Littler and Irene M. Bayer: 1. Olive Eliza Littler was born December 26, 1914 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She married Ray Smith in 1933, divorced. Had one son. Married second Marvin Newcomer in 1936, divorced. Had two daughters. Married Harold G. Swanson. They had one daughter. 2. Loretta May Littler (my mother) was born May 13, 1916 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. She married Melvin Joseph Sjurset on May 29, 1933 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois. She died May 21, 1971 in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. They had eight children.
The newest additions to our Littler family:
I would like to express a thank you to the late Carlos Hidalgo and his niece Joan Fletcher as well as Charles Robert Littler III as the source of some of the photographs used on this site. And a second thank you to Carlos for the reprocessing in Adobe Photoshop of the three tintypes of the Robert McCandless Littler family group. Carlo was researching the Manuel Palacios family of Chile. A *BIG* thank you to Jeanette Billeter for scanning and retouching the old and damaged photograph of Irene Bayer Littler and daughters and the one of Robert Elsworth Littler. We love you, Jenny!!!
Here is a photo of a Carrie Littler that was sent
to me by Robert C. Sollars (a *BIG* thank you, Bob).
It was taken in Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois in 1907. It was part of a larger
picture showing the rural route mail carriers. It would appear that Carrie was a
postal clerk in the Potomac Post Office at that time. I do have a Carrie Littler in
my database. She was the daughter of J. C. Littler (Joel C. Littler,
son of Lewis Littler, son of Abraham Littler, son of
Thomas Littler, son of Joshua Littler and Deborah Oldham)
but I do not know if this is the same Carrie. Anyone know this Littler family member?
The Littler Surname Page Send your questions or comments to ldever@ksni.net Updated on 7/8/2004 |
