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24.00--Henry Small, b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Nancy Mosby (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least one child;

[John M. Gwin Note--21 Mar 2010:

Could the following be the family of our Henry and Nancy?

I don't think so, personally, since according to the information I have, Wendell's grandparents, Wm. H. Small and Martha Ann Cooley Small, would've only been 13 and 11 years old, respectively, in 1850, and the 1850 census shows the son, William, to be age 26. But I could've erred somewhere, so I'll post this here until we know for sure. First, then, is Marsha Rising's post on Genforum.com, followed by that family (to which she refers) in the 1850 census of St. Clair Co., MO.]

William H. Small, St. Clair Co., MO
Posted by: Marsha Rising	Date: December 26, 2000 at 13:55:26
	of 2215

William H. Small b. 1792 in KY; moved to ?? Illinois. Wife Nancy. Moved to St. Clair County, Missouri where he d. 1852 leaving wife Nancy, children Clara, Henry Toles, William, Polly, John and Albert. Can anyone provide additional info?

25.01--William Henry Small, Sr., b. 17 Feb 1837 in MO; d. 25 Oct 1908; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# 45281682; m. 14 Mar 1861 in Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR to Martha Ann/Anna Cooley (b. 1839 in VA; d. 1914; bd. unk.); reports 5 of 7 ch. lvg. in 1910;

[listed as Wm. H. Small, age 33 and b. MO, in 10 Aug 1870 census of Coast Fork Twp., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as William H. Small, age 43, in 22 Jun 1880 census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as Wm. H. Small, age 63 and b. Feb 1837 in MO/TN/KY, in 30 Jun 1900 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR]

[listed as Martha Cooley, age 21 and b. VA, in 7 Jul 1860 census of Res./Fam. #309, Coast Fork Pct., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as Martha Small, age 30 and b. VA, in 10 Aug 1870 census of Coast Fork Twp., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as Martha A. Small, age 41, in 22 Jun 1880 census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as Martha A. Small, age 61, m. 39 yrs., and b. Mar 1839 in VA/VA/VA, w/5 of 7 ch. lvg., in 30 Jun 1900 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR]
[listed as Martha A., age 71 and widowed, in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR, and lvg. w/her dau. Nancy]

26.01--John Thomas Small, b. 1862 in OR/MO/VA; d. 10 Oct 1940 at London, Lane Co., OR; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--Find A Grave Memorial# 22503515; m. 4 Jul 1888 in Lane Co., OR, to Melissa Hulda Harris (b. 3 Aug 1871 in Lane Co., OR; d. 1961 in London, Lane Co., OR; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# ); unk. ch.;

[listed as John Small, age 9 and b. OR, in 10 Aug 1870 census of Coast Fork Twp., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as John T. Small, age 18 and b. OR/MO/VA, in 22 Jun 1880 census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]

26.02--William Henry Small, Jr., b. ca. 1864 in OR/MO/VA; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.;

[listed as Henry Small, age 7 and b. OR, in 10 Aug 1870 census of Coast Fork Twp., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as William H. Small, age 16 and b. OR/MO/VA, in 22 Jun 1880 census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]

26.03--Nancy C. Small, b. ca. 1867 in OR; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); allegedly one child;

[listed as Nancy Small, age 4 and b. OR, in 10 Aug 1870 census of Coast Fork Twp., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as Nancy C. Small, age 13 and b. OR/MO/VA, in 22 Jun 1880 census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]

[listed as Nancy C. Small, single, age 34 and b. May 1866 in OR/MO/VA, in 30 Jun 1900 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR, and living with her parents]
[listed as Nancy C., age 43 and single, in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR, and living with her mother]

27.01--

26.04--George Alexander Small, b. 20 Sep 1867 in London, Lane Co., OR; d. 13 Jan 1923; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--Find A Grave Memorial# 45281639; m. 28 Aug 1895 in Hebron, Lane Co., OR [m1. 14 yrs. in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR] to Florence "Flora" Winona Powell (b. 14 Jul 1876; d. 26 Jan 1945; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--Find A Grave Memorial# 45281626); at least 5 ch.;

[listed as George Small, age 2 and b. OR, in 10 Aug 1870 census of Coast Fork Twp., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as George A. Small, age 11 and b. OR/MO/VA, in 22 Jun 1880 census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as George A. Small, age 32 and b. Jul 1876 in OR/MO/VA, in 30 Jun 1900 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR, and lvg. next door to his parents]
[age 42 and b. in OR in the 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as George A., age 52, in the 22 Jan 1920 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR]

[listed as Flora W. Small, age 23 and b. Sep 1867 in OR/IL/IA, w/1 of 1 ch. lvg., in 30 Jun 1900 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR, and lvg. next door to her parents-in-law]
[age 33 in 1910 census of Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Florence W., age 43, in the 22 Jan 1920 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Florence W, widowed, age 53, and working as a housekeeper in private homes, in the 11 Apr 1930 census of Cottage Grove, Pct. 3, Lane Co., OR]

[Wendell Small Note: She was a good seamstress, and one of her last jobs was working for quite a while with a tailor, Mr. Max Schwartz. He bought me a toy for a birthday once, and I think he was the only man Ma ever dated after my father died. I think they only had the one date, and they took me to a movie. I wasn't very old--maybe ten.]

27.01--Annabel Small, b. 20 Dec 1896 in Lane Co., OR; d. Jun 1986 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR; bd. in Taylor-Lane Cem., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR--Find A Grave Memorial# 34633274; m. in Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR, on 19 Oct 1930 to James Edward "Ed" Meacham (b. 1884 in AR; d. May 1937 in Lane Co., OR; bd. in Taylor-Lane Cem., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR--Find A Grave Memorial# 34633299); one child;

[listed as Anabel Small, age 3 and b. Dec 1896 in OR/OR/OR, in 30 Jun 1900 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR, and lvg. next door to her paternal grandparents]
[age 13 in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Annabel, age 23, in the 22 Jan 1920 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Annabel, age 33, single, and working as a cafe waitress, in the 11 Apr 1930 census of Cottage Grove, Pct. 3, Lane Co., OR]

28.01--James Loren "Loren" Meacham, b. 22 May 1932 in Cottage Grove, OR; d. 14 May 2005 in Eugene, OR, from complications of liver failure; bd. Taylor Lane Cem., Cottage Grove, OR; m. 25 Aug 1956 in Cottage Grove, OR, to Ruth Dodson (b. unk.; d. 1999; bd. unk.); one ch.;

James Loren Meacham of Eugene, Oregon, died May 14 of complications of liver failure. He was 72. Meacham was born May 22, 1932, in Cottage Grove, to James and Annabel Small Meacham. He married Ruth Dodson on Aug. 25, 1956, in Cottage Grove. He grew up and was educated in Cottage Grove, moving to Eugene in 1958. He worked in the insurance industry for 30 years as a managing life insurance agent, including many years with American Guarantee Life Insurance Co. He served in the National Guard, based in Cottage Grove. He enjoyed chess, University of Oregon events, reading, science, religion, politics, current events, and travel. He was a Master Mason at McKenzie River Masonic Lodge 195 and was active in Toastmasters International. He is survived by a son, James E. Meacham of Eugene. His wife died in 1999.

Obituary taken from Loren's Findagrave memorial created by SM

29.01--James E. "Jim" Meacham, [PRIVATE]; m. Lynn (nee unk.), [PRIVATE];

27.02--Mary Lois Small, b. ca. 1902 in OR; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Ivan Allen Abeene (b. ca. 1902 in WA; d. unk.; bd. unk.); 6 ch.;

[age 8 in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Mary L., age 18, in the 22 Jan 1920 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as M. Lois Abeene, age 28 and m. age 18, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

[listed as Ivan A. Abeene, age 28 and m. age 18, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

28.01--Winona M. Abeene, b. ca. 1922; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mr. ___ (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.;

[listed as Winona M. Abeene, age 8, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

28.02--Evelyn Irene Abeene, b. ca. 1923; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. Mr. Darby (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.;

[listed as Evelyn I. Abeene, age 7, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

28.03--I. Allen Abeene, b. ca. Feb 1926 in OR; d. unk.; bd. unk; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as I. Allen Abeene, age 4yrs 3mos, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

28.04--Marianne L. Abeene, b. ca. 1928 in OR; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. an elder in the Christian Church, Mr. Addington (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.;

[listed as Marianne L. Abeene, age 2, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

28.05--Gary Dennis Abeene, b. ; d. 1936;

28.06--Norman Abeene, b.;

27.03--Marjorie F. Small, b. ca. 1904 in OR in OR; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m1. Albert Griffin (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); m2. Mr. Unk. (b. ); no ch.;

[age 6 in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Marjorie F., age 16, in the 22 Jan 1920 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Marjorie F., age 26 and single, in the 11 Apr 1930 census of Cottage Grove, Pct. 3, Lane Co., OR]

27.04--Erwin Alexander Small, b. 9 Oct 1908 in Lane Co., OR; d. 19 Jan 1929 (or 1927?) in a hunting accident near London, and the boy who shot him died a year to the day later in a mining accident at London; bd. at the Small Family Cemetery n. of London, OR (nearer to London than to Cottage Grove); m. never; no ch.;

[age 18 mos. in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Erwin A., age 11, in the 22 Jan 1920 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[not listed as living at home in the 11 Apr 1930 census of Cottage Grove, Pct. 3, Lane Co., OR, and assumed married and living elsewhere]

27.05--Wendell Powell Small CONTRIBUTOR, b. 17 Sep 1918; d. unk. date in Las Cruces, NM; bd.; m. Virginia Louise Clausen (b. ca. 1918; d. unk. date in Las Cruces, NM; bd. unk.); 3 ch.;

[listed as Wendell P., age 1 yr 4 mos, in the 22 Jan 1920 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Wendell, age 11 and single, in the 11 Apr 1930 census of Cottage Grove, Pct. 3, Lane Co., OR]
[age 90 on 17 Sep 2008 in Las Cruces, NM];

28.01--Carolyn Louise Small CONTRIBUTOR, [PRIVATE]; m. Elliot Conrad Bergsagel, [PRIVATE]; 3 ch.;

29.01--Jonathan Elliot Bergsagel, [PRIVATE]; m. Rebecca "Becky" Neeley, [PRIVATE];

30.01--Annette Bergsagel, [PRIVATE];

30.02--James Bergsagel, [PRIVATE];

30.03--Carissa Hope Bergsagel, [PRIVATE];

[30.04]--Andrew Bergsagel, [PRIVATE];

29.02--Sonja Ree Bergsagel, [PRIVATE]; m. Hartwig Schmidt, [PRIVATE];

30.01--Gabriel Schmidt, [PRIVATE];

30.02--Annelie Schmidt, [PRIVATE];

29.03--Andre Powell Bergsagel, [PRIVATE]; m. Sarah Rojas, [PRIVATE];

30.01--Daniel Bergsagel, [PRIVATE];

30.02--Elijah Bergsagel, [PRIVATE];

30.03--Hope Bergsagel, [PRIVATE];

30.04--Ezekiel Bergsagel, [PRIVATE];

30.05--baby due Sep 2022 Bergsagel, [PRIVATE];

28.02--Eugene "Gene" Small, [PRIVATE];

28.03--John William Small, m. Rhonda (nee unk.), [PRIVATE];

29.01--Jonathan Small, [PRIVATE]; m1. Claire (nee unk.), [PRIVATE];

30.01--Small, [PRIVATE];

30.02--Small, [PRIVATE];
29.02--Micah Small, [PRIVATE]; m. unk. (nee unk.), [PRIVATE];

30.01--Small, [PRIVATE];

29.03--Rebecca Small, [PRIVATE]; m. unk. (nee unk.), [PRIVATE];

30.01--son, [PRIVATE];

30.02--daughter, [PRIVATE];

26.05--Robert Currin "Bob" Small, b. 30 Aug 1869 London, Lane Co., OR; d. 25 Dec 1948 London, Lane Co., OR; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# 45281672; m. ca. 1893/1894 [m1. 16 yrs. in 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR] to Phoebe C. Allen (b. 27 Aug 1872 in Lane Co., OR; d. 24 Nov 1925; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# 45281669); at least 3 ch.;

[listed as Robert Small, age 11 mos. and b. Sept. in OR, in 10 Aug 1870 census of Coast Fork Twp., Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[listed as Robert C. Small, age 9 and b. OR/MO/VA, in 22 Jun 1880 census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]
[age 40 in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Robert C. Small, age 60 and widowed, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

27.01--Everett W. Small, b. ca. 1894; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.;

[age 16 in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Everet Small, age 36, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

27.02--George H. Small, b. ca. 1896; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk. (nee unk.; b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.;

[age 14 in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as George Small, age 34, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

27.03--Julian Robert Small, b. 24 Aug 1903 in London, Lane Co., OR; d. 24 Dec 1987 in Lane Co., OR; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# 68356218; m. 27 Oct 1924 to Zelma Belle Abeene (b. 15 Apr 1905 in Lane Co., OR; d. 11 Nov 1980 in Lane Co., OR; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# 68356127; ); at least one ch.;

[age 6 in 16 May 1910 census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR];
[listed as Julian R. Small, age 26 and m. age 21, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

[listed as Jelma B. Small, age 24 and m. age 19, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

28.01--Uleta May "Lee" Small, b. 22 Mar 1926; d. 8 Sep 2007 in Grants Pass, Josephine Co., OR; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# 69556720; m. 13 Apr 1949 in Eugene to Richard Clyde "Dick" Kelso (23 Oct 1928 in Vinton, Benton Co., IA; d. 5 May 2011 in Grants Pass, Josephine Co., OR; bd. bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# 69802444);at least three ch.; at least four grch.; at least five g-grch.;

[listed as Uleta Small, age 4, in the 7 May 1930 census of Wallace Pct., Land Co., OR]

Richard Kelso

        GRANTS PASS — A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Rogue Valley Community Church in Rogue River for Richard "Dick" Clyde Kelso of Grants Pass, formerly of Eugene, who died May 5 of congestive heart disease at age 82.
        He was born Oct. 23, 1928, in Vinton, Iowa, to George Washington and Mary Jones Kelso. He married Uleta "Lee" May Small on April 13, 1949 in Eugene. She died in September 2007.
        He attended high school in Oregon and earned a doctorate degree through Covington Theological Seminary. He was a pastor with Conservative Baptist churches beginning in 1956; he retired in September 2010 after 16 years at Rogue Valley Community Church.
        Survivors include two sons, Rick of Estacada and Dan of Creswell; a daughter, Faith McKee of Bend; and four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
        Arrangements are by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel in Cottage Grove. Remembrances may be sent to Rogue Valley Community Church.

The Eugene Register-Guard, Lane County, Oregon, Monday, May 9, 2011

29.01--Rick Kelso, [PRIVATE]; m. unk., [PRIVATE];
30.01--Kelso, [PRIVATE]; m. unk., [PRIVATE];
31.01--unk., [PRIVATE];

29.02--Dan Kelso, [PRIVATE]; m. unk., [PRIVATE];
30.01--Kelso, [PRIVATE]; m. unk., [PRIVATE];
31.01--unk., [PRIVATE];

29.03--Faith Kelso, [PRIVATE]; m. Mr. McKee, [PRIVATE];

30.01--McKee, [PRIVATE]; m. unk., [PRIVATE];
31.01--unk., [PRIVATE];

28.02--Ula Bell Small, b. ca. 13 Mar 1934 in Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR; d. 11 Aug 2013 in Lane Co., OR; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# 115999176; m. 1957 to Wayne Clair Hall (b. 24 Aug 1931 in Coburg, Lane Co., OR; d. 17 Jul 2019 in Lane Co., OR; bd. Lone Pine Cem., Lane Co., OR--FAG# 201487363); at least three ch.; at least four grch.; at least four g-grch.;

Ula B. Hall (1934 - 2013)

        Ula B. Hall passed away on August 11, 2013 of age-related causes. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR followed by interment at Small Cemetery [a.k.a Lone Pine-London Cem.], Cottage Grove, OR.
        Ula was born March 13, 1934 in Cottage Grove, OR to Julian and Zelma (Abeene) Small. She graduated from Cottage Grove High School in 1952.
        Ula worked for N.W. Bell Telephone from 1952-1958. She also worked for the Lane County Election Board as a precinct clerk for many years.
        Ula enjoyed embroidery and rug hooking. She loved looking over old family photos and sharing her family's history. She also loved traveling to Arizona with her husband in the mid 80's and early 90's. Her greatest love was her family. She had an uncanny ability to recall names and dates better than anyone. Ula married Wayne C. Hall on October 19, 1957 in Eugene, OR.
        She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Wayne C. Hall, her son Michael Hall and daughter-in-law Roberta, her son Rod Hall and daughter-in-law Reneé, her daughter Stacie Mootz and son-in-law Mark, all of Cottage Grove, and by four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
        She was preceded in death by her sister Uleta M. Kelso of Grants Pass, OR.
        Remembrances can be sent to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are by Smith-Lund-Mills Funeral Chapel, Cottage Grove, OR.

The Eugene Register-Guard, Lane County, Oregon, August 15, 2013

29.01--Michael Hall, [PRIVATE]; m. Roberta (nee unk.), [PRIVATE];

30.01--Hall, [PRIVATE];

31.01--unk., [PRIVATE];

29.02--Rod Hall, [PRIVATE]; m. Renee (nee unk.), [PRIVATE];

30.01--Hall, [PRIVATE];

31.01--unk., [PRIVATE];

29.03--Stacie Hall, [PRIVATE]; m. Mark Mootz, [PRIVATE];

30.01--Mootz, [PRIVATE];

31.01--unk., [PRIVATE];

26.06--Margaret Ann Small, b. 20 Dec 1871; d. 8 Jan 1883; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as Margaret A. Small, age 8 and b. OR/MO/VA, in 22 Jun 1880 census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]

Cottage Grove Items.
_____

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

Cottage Grove, Jan. 12, 1883.

        Died--Mary S. Small died here, Jan. 5,
1883, aged 8 years, 3 months, and 16 days; also
Margaret A. Small, Jan. 8, 1883, aged 11 years
and 18 days. Both were children of William and
Ann Small, and died from that dread disease,
scarlet fever.   They were buried side by side
in one grave.

Eugene City Guard, Eugene, Oregon, Saturday, January
13, 1883, Page 5, Column 4. Taken from Martha's good
FindAGrave.com memorial. Obit contributed by Bob Wilson.
Obituary data above was used to calculate Margaret's and Mary's dates of birth.

26.07--Mary S. Small, b. 19 Sep 18774; d. 5 Jan 1883; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.;

[listed as Mary S. Small, age 6 and b. OR/MO/VA, in 22 Jun 1880 census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR]

From the 10 Aug 1870 Census of Cottage Grove, Coast Fork Twp., Lane Co., OR
Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Est. DOB	MS	POB	Occ.	EstVal Real/Pers	John M. Gwin Comments
100/100	Wm. H. Small	head	wm	33	1837	m	MO	farmer	2000/1221	This is Wendell's grandfather, b. in Missouri. Speculation arises when I wonder why the move was made to Oregon. Could it have been to avoid the issues of slavery and the Civil War? Look at the dates of birth of the children, all of whom were born in Oregon during or after the war. Further, though there are two Small families in Cottage Grove in 1860 (see 1860 census above), neither seems to be the family of this William. Our William H. Small would've been 23 years old and MAYBE just married. I checked all 24 pages of the 1860 Cottage Grove/Eugene census, but didn't see him there. I'm also looking for him Missouri, but nothing yet. He could've been on the trail that summer and missed the census. [OK, according to the 1870 census of Monroeville Twp., Colusa, Colusa Co., CA, just nw of Sacramento--some 300+ miles south of the Eugene area, there is a William Small, age 23 and single, b. MO, a stock raiser, living there. Everything fits for this to be our William, out on his own, working a trade. Keep in mind, however, that this is only speculation at this point. Nevertheless, giving even more credibility to this possibility is the fact that in the 1880 census (below), William's daughter Margaret is listed as having been born in California. If this is he, then, in Monroeville, CA, in 1870, then it is certainly possible that our William, while living and working there, met and married Martha, then moved back to Oregon. If this were the case, they would have great reason to go back to California to visit her parents, and especially to allow her parents to see the birth of their newest grandchild, Margaret.]
	Martha Small	wife	wf	30	1840	m	VA	keeps house
	John Small	son	wm	9	1861	s	OR
	Henry Small	son	wm	7	1863	s	OR
	Nancy Small	daughter	wf	4	1866	s	OR
	George Small	son	wm	2	1868	s	OR			Wendell's father is two years old.
	Robert Small	son	wm	11mos.	Sep 1869	s	OR

From the 22 Jun 1880 Census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR
Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Est. DOB	MS	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
215/214	William H. Small	head	wm	43	1837	m	MO/TN/KY	farmer	This is William H. Small, Wendell's grandfather, born in Missouri, whose parents were born in tennessee and Kentucky, respectively. Perhaps he was named for the popular president, William Henry Harrison. Support in this regard may be his father's name--Henry. Working backward, perhaps the 1870 census will throw on more light.
	Martha A. Small	wife	wf	41	1839	m	VA/VA/VA	keeping house
	John T. Small	son	wm	18	1862	s	OR/MO/VA	at school
	William H. Small	son	wm	16	1864	s	OR/MO/VA	at school
	Nancy C. Small	daughter	wf	13	1867	s	OR/MO/VA	at school
	George A. Small	son	wm	11	1869	s	OR/MO/VA	at school	Definitely Wendell's father.
	Robert Small	son	wm	9	1871	s	OR/MO/VA	at school
	Margaret A. Small	daughter	wf	8	1872	s	CA/MO/VA	at school
	Mary S. Small	daughter	wf	6	1874	s	OR/MO/VA	at school

From the 30 Jun 1900 Census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR
Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	DOB	MS/ YrsMd	ChBn/ ChLvg	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
---/553/575	William H. Small	head	wm	63	Feb 1837	m/39		MO/TN/KY	capitalist	This is Wendell's grandfather--a capitalist!
	Martha A. Small	wife	wf	61	Mar 1839	m/39	7/5	VA/VA/VA		Martha shares that two of her seven children are no longer living.
	Nancy C. Small	daughter	wf	34	May 1866	s		OR/MO/VA
	George A. Small	head	wm	32	Sep 1867	s/4		OR/MO/VA	farmer	These are Wendell's parents, George and Florence.
	Flora W. Small	wife	wf	23	Jul 1876	s/4	1/1	OR/IL/IA
	Anabel Small	daughter	wf	3	Dec 1896	s		OR/OR/OR
	John A. Powell	head	wm	31	Mar 1869	m/4		OR/IL/IN	farmer
	Julia A. Powell	wife	wf	23	May 1877	m/4	2/2	MO/IN/MO
	Noual H. Powell	son	wm	3	Jun 1896	s		OR/OR/MO		I feel certain that I have transcribed this correctly; however, I think we'll be surer of the spelling if we can find him in another census. Perhaps is Noel.
	Ruth Powell	daughter	wf	8mos. (sic)	Mar 1899 (sic)	s		OR/OR/MO

From the 16 May 1910 Census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR
Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Est. DOB	MS/ YrsMd.	ChBn/ ChLvg	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
Coast Fork River/ 6/6	Bob Small			40	1870	m1/16		OR/MO/VA
	Phoebe Small			37	1873	m1/16	3/3	OR/MO/MI
	Everett Small			16	1894			OR/OR/OR
	George H. Small			14	1896			OR/OR/OR
	Julian Small			6	1904			OR/OR/OR
Coast Fork River/ 8/8	George A. Small			42	1868	m1/14		OR/MO/VA		This is George Alexander Small, Wendell's dad. Wendell will be born eight years after this census--in 1918.
	Florence Small			33	1877	m1/14	4/4	OR/USA/USA		And this is Florence Winona Powell Small, his mother.
	Anna B. Small			13	1897			OR/OR/OR
	Lois Small			8	1902			OR/OR/OR
	Marjorie Small			6	1904			OR/OR/OR
	Erwin Small			18mos.	Dec 1908			OR/OR/OR
Coast Fork River/ 9/9	Martha A. Small	head	wf	71	1839	wd	7/5	VA/VA/VA	own income	This is Wendell's paternal grandmother, born in Virginia to Virginians; she's a widow and still living next door to Wendell's family.
	Nancy C. Small	daughter	wf	43	1867	s		OR/MO/VA	own income	This is his aunt--his dad's older sister...

From the 5 Jul 1860 Census of Cottage Grove, Coast Fork Pct., Lane Co., OR
Res/Fam	Name	Race/ Sex	Age	Est. DOB	POB	Occ.	EstVal Real/Pers	John M. Gwin Comments
278/278	Harvey? Henry? Small	wm	50	1810	KY	farmer	1500/1750	I'm not sure if either of these families is of Wendell Small's ancestry. But look where they're living, look at their last names, and look at his first name. Man. This beautiful handwriting could be transcribed either way--Harvey or Henry!
	Ward? J? P? Marass? Small	w	40	1820	NC	housewife		Oh, and it gets worse.
	John F. Small	w	20	1840	TN
	Narcissa C. Small	w	16	1844	TN
	Wm. S? Small	w	15	1845	TN
	Dennis J. Small	w	11	1849	TN
	Nancy J. Small	w	8	1852	TN
	Malinda T.? Small	w	5	1855	OR			This POB narrows down the date of the move to Oregon to the years 1852-1855.
282/282	Malinda Small	w	46	1814	MO		1000/25
	Samuel H. Small	w	24	1836	MO	farmer	-----/800
	Frances E. Small	w	17	1843	MO	housewife
	Mary G. Small	w	19	1841	MO
	George H. Small	w	16	1844	MO
	Nancy E. Small	w	13	1847	MO
	Malinda J. Small	w	12	1848	MO
	James M. Small	w	9	1851	MO
	Martha Small	w	3	1857	OR			This POB narrows down the date of the move to Oregon to the years 1851-1857, but my guess is that both these families came out to Oregon on the same wagon train; if I'm right, then we can use the dates 1852-1855, the dates of Nancy's and Malinda's births, above.
	Amanda J. Small	wf	3mos.	Apr 1860	OR
	J. G. McCormick	wm	60	1800	KY	carpenter	-----/150	This must be the father of Malinda (the mother).
288/288	H. C. Small	m	24	1836	TN	school teacher		Likely a member of family #278 above

From the 23 Jan 1920 Census of Wallace Pct., Lane Co., OR
Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Est. DOB	MS	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
FM/169/169	Robert C. Small	head	wm	50	1870	m	OR/MO/VA	general farm farmer	This is the younger brother of Wendell's father. He and his family are living right next door to Wendell's family.
	Phebe C. Small	wife	wf	47	1873	m	OR/MO/MI		She is Wendell's aunt.
	Everett W. Small	son	wm	25	1895	s	OR/OR/OR		This is Wendell's first cousin.
	George H. Small	son	wm	24	1896	s	OR/OR/OR		This is Wendell's first cousin.
	Julian R. Small	son	wm	16	1904	s	OR/OR/OR		This is Wendell's first cousin.
FM/170/170	George A. Small	head	wm	52	1868	m	OR/MO/VA	general farm farmer	Here is Wendell's father, George Alexander Small...
	Florence W. Small	wife	wf	43	1877	m	OR/IL/IA		Here is Wendell's mother...
	Annabel Small	daughter	wf	23	1897	s	OR/OR/OR		Wendell's sister...
	Mary L. Small	daughter	wf	18	1902	s	OR/OR/OR		Wendell's sister, Mary Lois, is called Lois in 1910
	Marjorie F. Small	daughter	wf	16	1904	s	OR/OR/OR		Wendell's sister...
	Erwin A. Small	son	wm	11	1909	s	OR/OR/OR		Wendell's brother...
	Wendell P. Small	son	wm	16 mos.	Oct 1918	s	OR/OR/OR		This is Wendell Powell Small himself (b. 17 Sep 1918), husband of Virginia Clausen and father of Carolyn Small (Mrs. Elliot) Bergsagel, all of whom are our family's dear friends whom we have known for years and with whom we have visited often.

From the 11 Apr 1930 Census of Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR
Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Relat to HoH	Race/ Sex	Age	Est. DOB	Marr. Stat.	POB S/F/M	Occ.	John M. Gwin Comments
226 Quincy Ave. /165/174	Florence W. Small	head	wm	53	1877	m	OR/IL/VT	House keeper, private home
	Annabel Small	daughter	wf	33	1897	m	OR/OR/OR	cafe waitress
	Marjorie F. Small	daughter	wf	26	1904	wd	OR/OR/OR	none
	Wendell Small	son	wf	11	1919	s	OR/OR/OR	none	His DOB is actually 17 Sep 1918, though his age here is listed as 11, giving others (who might not know his actual DOB) reason to ESTIMATE his year of birth as 1919.
225 Quincy Ave. /164/173	John A. Powell	head	wf	61	1869	s	OR/IL/IN	Gov't. Postal Mail Carrier	We speculate that this is Florence's brother (since Florence's maiden name is Powell)--or half-brother (since he reports his mother's POB as Indiana and she reports hers as Vermont). He and his wife are living next door to Florence.
	Julia A. Powell	wife	wm	52	1878	s	MO/IN/MO	none