121. John Henry⁴ Small (Archibald E.³, John², George¹)⁽²⁶⁴⁰⁾ was born in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN on September 4, 1870.⁽²⁶⁴¹⁾ John died on August 14, 1957 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN, at age 86.⁽²⁶⁴²⁾ His body was interred at Fairview Cemetery Section B1.5, Row 22, Lot 10 on August 17, 1957 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁴³⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: James M. Ratcliff (minister). The gravestone reads: "John H. Small, 1870-1957."

He married Lolla R. Van Valkenburg on April 18, 1894 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁴⁴⁾ Her obituary⁽²⁶⁴⁵⁾ lists the marriage year as 1895.

Lolla was born ca January 1874 in IN.⁽²⁶⁴⁶⁾ Lolla died on January 31, 1944 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN, at age 70.⁽²⁶⁴⁷⁾ Her body was interred in the Fairview Cemetery Section B1.5, Row 22, Lot 9 after Febraury 3, 1944 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁴⁸⁾ The gravestone reads: "Lolla R. Small, 1874-1944."

When Lolla was age 24 and John Henry Small was age 27 they became the parents of Carrie Paulyne Small on February 4, 1898 in Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁴⁹⁾ Lolla was listed as John Henry Small's wife on the 1900 Census in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁵⁰⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Charles I. Turner (enumerator); Emma Coppick (neighbor); Albert Lee Small (neighbor); Carrie Paulyne Small (daughter). Lolla was listed as John Henry Small's wife on the 1910 Census in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁵¹⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Charles B. Ludwig (enumerator); James Stephenson (neighbor); Albert Lee Small (neighbor); Carrie Paulyne Small (daughter); Frank Mobley (lodger). Lolla was listed as John Henry Small's wife on the 1920 Census in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁵²⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Clarice McLaughlin (enumerator); George A. McColley (neighbor); George D. Foster (neighbor). Lolla, as John Henry Small's spouse, moved to Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN in the 1920's.⁽²⁶⁵³⁾ Lolla, as John Henry Small's spouse, moved to Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN in the 1920's.⁽²⁶⁵⁴⁾ Lolla, as John Henry Small's spouse, moved to Tipton, Tipton Co, IN in 1932.⁽²⁶⁵⁵⁾ Her funeral was held on February 3, 1944 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁵⁶⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: James F. Brown (minister); Delbert Daniels (minister). The funeral was arranged by the Leatherman-Morris-Boyer Funeral Home.

He was listed as a household member of Archibald E. Small's house in the Census of 1870 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁵⁷⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Elsworth M. Small (household member); Sarah Elizabeth Small (household member); Luella Small (household member); Amanda B. Henderson (household member); Joseph Henderson (neighbor); Henry Henderson (neighbor); Caleb B. Shank (enumerator). John was listed as Archibald E. Small's son in the 1880 Census in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁵⁸⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Amanda B. Henderson (wife); Albert Lee Small (son); Elsworth M. Small (son); Myrtle Small (daughter); Luella Small (daughter); Sarah Elizabeth Small (daughter); Walter W. Mount (enumerator). When John was age 27 and Lolla R. Van Valkenburg was age 24 they became the parents of Carrie Paulyne Small on February 4, 1898 in Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁵⁹⁾ John was listed as the head of a family on the 1900 Census in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁶⁰⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Charles I. Turner (enumerator); Emma Coppick (neighbor); Albert Lee Small (neighbor); Carrie Paulyne Small (daughter); Lolla R. Van Valkenburg (wife). John was listed as Albert Lee Small's neighbor on the 1900 Census in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁶¹⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Charles I. Turner (enumerator); John Byram (neighbor); Archibald Elsworth Small (son); Anna Brandt (wife). John was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁶²⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Charles B. Ludwig (enumerator); James Stephenson (neighbor); Albert Lee Small (neighbor); Carrie Paulyne Small (daughter); Frank Mobley (lodger); Lolla R. Van Valkenburg (wife). John was listed as Albert Lee Small's neighbor on the 1910 Census in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁶³⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Charles B. Ludwig (enumerator); Margaret Auld (neighbor); Elizabeth Alberta Small (daughter); Margaret Ethel Small (daughter); Frederick Allen Small (son); Archibald Elsworth Small (son); Anna Brandt (wife). John worked as a Grocery Store Owner in Tipton, Tipton County, IN before 1920.⁽²⁶⁶⁴⁾ John was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁶⁵⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Clarice McLaughlin (enumerator); George A. McColley (neighbor); George D. Foster (neighbor); Lolla R. Van Valkenburg (wife). He resided in Noblesville, Hamilton County, IN after 1920.⁽²⁶⁶⁶⁾ He moved to Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN in the 1920's.⁽²⁶⁶⁷⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Lolla R. Van Valkenburg (spouse). He moved to Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN in the 1920's.⁽²⁶⁶⁸⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Lolla R. Van Valkenburg (spouse). He resided 1138 Cherry Street, in Noblesville, Hamilton County, IN on November 13, 1926.⁽²⁶⁶⁹⁾ John was a witness at Albert Lee Small's funeral on November 16, 1926 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁷⁰⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Aubry H. Moore (minister). He resided in Noblesville, Hamilton County, IN on November 28, 1929.⁽²⁶⁷¹⁾ He resided in Indianapolis, Marion County, IN before 1932.⁽²⁶⁷²⁾ He resided in Tipton, Tipton County, IN in 1932.⁽²⁶⁷³⁾ John was elected township trustee, Cicero Township in 1932 in Cicero Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁷⁴⁾ His election was by the highest Democratic pluarlity in the county of Tipton.

He moved to Tipton, Tipton Co, IN in 1932.⁽²⁶⁷⁵⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Lolla R. Van Valkenburg (spouse). John was elected Township Trustee of Schools, Tipton School Board from 1933 to 1937 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁷⁶⁾ At Walter Richard Small's high school graduation John Henry Small was involved.⁽²⁶⁷⁷⁾ At Ted E. Lockwood's high school graduation John Henry Small was involved.⁽²⁶⁷⁸⁾ He resided 148 West South Street, in Tipton, Tipton County, IN before August 14, 1957.⁽²⁶⁷⁹⁾ John was a member of Kemp Methodist Church in Tipton, Tipton County, IN before August 14, 1957. His funeral was held on August 17, 1957 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN.⁽²⁶⁸⁰⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: James M. Ratcliff (minister). The funeral was arranged by the Leatherman-Morris-Boyer Funeral Home. Among his friends were former Indiana Governor Henry Schricker and former Indiana Representative John Walsh of Anderson, IN. He often recalled serving as a judge at county fairs in the company of the then-reformed Frank James, brother of the notorious Jesse James.

John had been a baseball player in his youth and kept up a lifelong interest in sports.

John Henry Small and Lolla R. Van Valkenburg had the following child:

+ 370 i. Carrie Paulyne⁵ Small was born on February 4, 1898.

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