252. Luevenia⁴ Phifer (Margaret A.³ Small, Jesse², George¹) was born in Tipton County, IN est July 1877.⁽⁴³²⁵⁾ Luevenia died on March 22, 1963 in Hamilton County, IN, at age 85. Her body was interred in the East Union Cemetery an unmarked grave after March 22, 1963 in East Union, Hamilton Co, IN. She is buried in an unmarked grave.

She married John Thomas Small on February 18, 1896 in Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³²⁶⁾ John was born about February 1870 in Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³²⁷⁾ John was the son of Richard M. Small and Mary Ann Merrill. John died est November 11, 1947 at age 77.⁽⁴³²⁸⁾ His body was interred in the East Union Cemetery an unmarked grave after November 11, 1947 in East Union, Hamilton Co, IN.⁽⁴³²⁹⁾ He is buried in an unmarked grave.

He was listed as a household member of Richard M. Small's house in the Census of 1870 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³³⁰⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Laura E. Small (household member); Charles Owen Small (household member); Martin Ellis Small (household member); Josephine Small (household member); Caleb B. Shank (enumerator). John was listed as Mary Ann Merrill's son in the 1880 Census in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³³¹⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Thomas Neal (neighbor); Jarred Jackson Martin (neighbor); Joseph F. Biddle (son); Charles Owen Small (son); Martin Ellis Small (son); Josephine Small (daughter); Laura E. Small (daughter); Hull B. Cole (enumerator). When John was age 26 and Luevenia Phifer was age 18 they became the parents of Gertie Florence Small ca March 1896 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³³²⁾ When John was age 28 and Luevenia Phifer was age 20 they became the parents of Thomas Ray Small on March 1, 1898 in Hamilton County, IN.⁽⁴³³³⁾ When John was age 30 and Luevenia Phifer was age 22 they became the parents of Mary Mable Small on May 29, 1900 in Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³³⁴⁾ In the 1900 Census, John was listed as a head of household on June 12, 1900 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³³⁵⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Albertus B. Ploughe (neighbor); Hez... Rector (neighbor); Luevenia Phifer (wife); Thomas Ray Small (son); Gertie Florence Small (daughter); Mary Mable Small (daughter); John H. Goodknight (enumerator). When John was age 32 and Luevenia Phifer was age 25 they became the parents of Loral Cedric Small on July 30, 1902 in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN.⁽⁴³³⁶⁾ When John was age 35 and Luevenia Phifer was age 27 they became the parents of Bessie Ruth Small on June 20, 1905 in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN.⁽⁴³³⁷⁾ John was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³³⁸⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Omer E. Straley (enumerator); George W. Beam (neighbor); Alonzo E. Small (neighbor); Bessie Ruth Small (daughter); Mary Mable Small (daughter); Gertie Florence Small (daughter); Thomas Ray Small (son); Luevenia Phifer (wife). John was listed as Alonzo E. Small's neighbor on the 1920 Census in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³³⁹⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Omer E. Straley (enumerator); Hubert Carrie Smith (neighbor); Hannah Etta Small (daughter); Floyd M. Mundell (son-in-law); Josephine Small (wife). John worked as a carpenter in Tipton County, IN on October 1, 1921.⁽⁴³⁴⁰⁾ He resided in Tipton County, IN on October 1, 1921.⁽⁴³⁴¹⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Luevenia Phifer (wife); Mary Mable Small (daughter). John, as Luevenia Phifer's husband, resided with Luevenia in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN on June 5, 1923.⁽⁴³⁴²⁾ John worked as a farmer in Tipton County, IN on October 21, 1924.⁽⁴³⁴³⁾ He resided in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN on October 21, 1924.⁽⁴³⁴⁴⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Luevenia Phifer (wife); Bessie Ruth Small (daughter). John, Thomas Ray Small's father, resided with Thomas in Ekin, Hamilton County, IN on October 25, 1924.⁽⁴³⁴⁵⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Luevenia Phifer (mother). John worked as a carpenter in Ekin, Hamilton County, IN on October 25, 1924.⁽⁴³⁴⁶⁾ John was a pallbearer at Francis M. Small's funeral on January 10, 1926 in Adams Township, Hamilton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁴⁷⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Henry H. Small (pallbearer); Alonzo E. Small (pallbearer); Grafton Beecher Small (pallbearer). He resided in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN on November 7, 1932.⁽⁴³⁴⁸⁾ He resided in Ekin, Hamilton County, IN on February 23, 1937.⁽⁴³⁴⁹⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Luevenia Phifer (wife).

An unknown person was listed as a daughter in Joseph Phifer's household on the 1880 Census in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁵⁰⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Hull B. Cole (enumerator); Edward Sullivan (neighbor); Benjamin Eaton (neighbor); Joseph Phifer (son); Sherman Phifer (son); Ulysses Grant Phifer (son); Lorentis Lowell Phifer (son); Margaret A. Small (wife). When Luevenia was age 18 and John Thomas Small was age 26 they became the parents of Gertie Florence Small ca March 1896 in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁵¹⁾ When Luevenia was age 20 and John Thomas Small was age 28 they became the parents of Thomas Ray Small on March 1, 1898 in Hamilton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁵²⁾ When Luevenia was age 22 and John Thomas Small was age 30 they became the parents of Mary Mable Small on May 29, 1900 in Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁵³⁾ She was listed as John Thomas Small's wife in the 1900 Census, in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁵⁴⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Albertus B. Ploughe (neighbor); Hez... Rector (neighbor); Thomas Ray Small (son); Gertie Florence Small (daughter); Mary Mable Small (daughter); John H. Goodknight (enumerator). When Luevenia was age 25 and John Thomas Small was age 32 they became the parents of Loral Cedric Small on July 30, 1902 in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN.⁽⁴³⁵⁵⁾ When Luevenia was age 27 and John Thomas Small was age 35 they became the parents of Bessie Ruth Small on June 20, 1905 in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN.⁽⁴³⁵⁶⁾ Luevenia was listed as John Thomas Small's wife on the 1920 Census in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁵⁷⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Omer E. Straley (enumerator); George W. Beam (neighbor); Alonzo E. Small (neighbor); Bessie Ruth Small (daughter); Mary Mable Small (daughter); Gertie Florence Small (daughter); Thomas Ray Small (son). Luevenia, as John Thomas Small's wife, resided with him in Tipton County, IN on October 1, 1921.⁽⁴³⁵⁸⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Mary Mable Small (daughter). She resided in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN on June 5, 1923.⁽⁴³⁵⁹⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: John Thomas Small (husband). Luevenia, as John Thomas Small's wife, resided with him in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN on October 21, 1924.⁽⁴³⁶⁰⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: Bessie Ruth Small (daughter). She was a witness at Walter H. Greathouse and Bessie Ruth Small's wedding on October 21, 1924 in Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁶¹⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: George D. Foster (minister); James Crum Greathouse (witness). Luevenia, Thomas Ray Small's mother, resided with Thomas in Ekin, Hamilton County, IN on October 25, 1924.⁽⁴³⁶²⁾ The following individual is also linked to this event: John Thomas Small (father). Luevenia, as John Thomas Small's wife, resided with him in Ekin, Hamilton County, IN on February 23, 1937.⁽⁴³⁶³⁾ She resided in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN on October 29, 1960.⁽⁴³⁶⁴⁾

John Thomas Small and Luevenia Phifer had the following children:

356 i. Gertie Florence⁵ Small was born in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN ca March 1896.⁽⁴³⁶⁵⁾ Gertie died on January 22, 1964 in Tipton, Tipton County, IN, at age 67.⁽⁴³⁶⁶⁾ Her body was interred in the East Union Cemetery in an unmarked grave on January 24, 1964 in Adams Township, Hamilton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁶⁷⁾ She is buried in an unmarked grave.

She was listed as John Thomas Small's daughter in the 1900 Census in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁶⁸⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Albertus B. Ploughe (neighbor); Hez... Rector (neighbor); Luevenia Phifer (wife); Thomas Ray Small (son); Mary Mable Small (daughter); John H. Goodknight (enumerator). Luevenia was listed as a daughter in John Thomas Small's household on the 1920 Census in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁶⁹⁾ The following individuals are also linked to this event: Omer E. Straley (enumerator); George W. Beam (neighbor); Alonzo E. Small (neighbor); Bessie Ruth Small (daughter); Mary Mable Small (daughter); Thomas Ray Small (son). She resided in Ekin, Hamilton County, IN on February 23, 1937.⁽⁴³⁷⁰⁾ Her funeral was held on January 24, 1964 in Adams Township, Hamilton County, IN.⁽⁴³⁷¹⁾ The funeral was under the guidance of the Leatherman-Morris-Boyer Funeral Home.

+ 357 ii. Thomas Ray Small was born on March 1, 1898.

+ 358 iii. Mary Mable Small was born on May 29, 1900.

359 iv. Loral Cedric Small was born in Ekin, Tipton Co, IN on July 30, 1902.⁽⁴³⁷²⁾ Loral died on July 14, 1912 in Tipton County, IN, at age 9.⁽⁴³⁷³⁾ His body was interred in the East Union Cemetery Section 2, Row 14, Lot 1 after July 14, 1912 in East Union, Hamilton Co, IN. The gravestone reads: "Loral Cedric, son of J.T. and L. V. Small, 1902-1912, aged 9y 11m 16d."

360 v. Bessie Ruth Small (living status unknown).

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