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William A. Little

M, #10976, b. 1892, d. 30 September 1940

Family: Florence Louise Smith (b. 1876, d. 7 November 1947)

DaughterGrace Anabelle Little (b. 1909)
SonWilliam Spencer Little+ (b. 1912, d. 6 July 2005)

Biography

Birth1892William A. Little was born in 1892 in New York City, New York County, New York.
In household1900He appeared in the household of Emma Jane Peck in the census 1900 at 237 135th Street in Manhattan, New York County, New York. Emma is listed as
Marriage1908He and Florence Louise Smith were married in 1908 in New York City, New York County, New York,
Census1910He appeared in the census 1910 at 11 Wheaton Place in Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey. William is listed as: Little, William A. (Head, age 40, one marriage, married 3 years. Born in New Jersey, parents in Ireland. Book keeper, bedsteads. Owns home with mortgage.)
Florence L. (wife, age 34, married 3 years, 1 child, living, b. New Jersey, father born New Jersey, mother Connecticut.)
Grace A. (daughter, age 1, born New Jersey)
Smith, Emma (Mother-in-law, age 53, widowed, 7 children, 5 living, born in Connecticut and parents also)
Smith, Royal S. (Brother-in-law, age 27, single, b. New York, father New Jersey, mother Connecticut, Plumber, Own Shop)
Smith, Spencer B. (Brother-in-law, age 21, single, b. New York, father New Jersey, mother Connecticut, clerk, engineering.)

Living next to Joseph A. Smith, his brother in law, and family at 39 Wheaton.
Census1930He appeared in the census 1930 at 11 Wheaton Place in Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey. William is listed as: Little, William A (Head, owns home, value $20,000, age 64, married at age 42, born in New York, parents in Ireland, Assistant Treasurer, Title Company)
Florence L. (Wife, age 54, married at age 32, born in New Jersey, father also, mother in Connecticut)
William S. (Son, single, age 18, born in New Jersey
Grace A. (Daughter, single, age 21, born in New Jersey, Registered Nurse, Doctor's office)
Smith, Emma J. (Mother-in-Law, age 75, widowed, married at age 18, born in Connecticut and parents also)
and six lodgers/renters:
Bates, Stanley W. (Lodger, age 24, single, born in Massachusetts and parents also, Bookkeeper, Telephone Office)
Jordan, Malcom W. (Lodger, age 26, single, b. Maine and parents also, Bookkeeper/Accountant, Telephone Office)
Fellows, Harold A. (Lodger, age 37, born in Pennsylvania, father in Alabama and mother in Pennsylvania, Salesman, Coal-burning Equipment)
Lowe, Austin E. (Head, Renter, age 49, married at age 24, from West Virginia, Inspector, Food and Drugs)
Lowe, Corinne B. (Wife, age 48, married at age 23, from Ohia
Myers, Alice J. (Sister-in-law of Austin Lowe, age 60, widowed, from Ohio
Death30 September 1940He died on 30 September 1940 at 11 Wheaton Place in Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey,
Obituary1 October 19401 October 1940, Passaic, New Jersey, The Herald-News Obituary:. William A. Little, 74, financial secretary of the Rutherford Methodist Church and chairman of the Rutherford Recreation Commission, died yesterday at his home, 11 Wheaton Place, Rutherford.

A retired accountant, Mr. Little was born in New York City and had lived in Rutherford 33 years. Many years ago he was treasurer and then club manager of the old Union Club of Rutherford, now inactive. From 1926 to 1932 he was with the Central Guaranty Mortgage and Title Company of Rutherford.

Mr. Little was appointed to the Recreation Commission in September, 1938, and was recently elected chairman. He had been financial secretary of the Methodist Church more than five years.

He was also secretary of the Y-Church Softball League, and two weeks ago was re-elected through he protested that ill health inclined him to refuse the post. He had been secretary of the Y-Church Bowling League for ten years, and was instrumental in founding the league twelve years ago.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Florence Smith Little; a son, William Spencer Little, of San Francisco, and a daughter, Miss Grace Annabell Little, of Rutherford.

Funeral services will be conducted at 8:45 tomorrow night at the John T. Collins Funeral Home, 19 Lincoln Avenue, Rutherford, by the Rev. Everett Hallock, Methodist pastor. Burial will be private.
Last Edited3 April 2022

Albert Smith

M, #10977, b. 1885, d. 5 September 1887

Parents

FatherCharles L. Smith (b. 1850, d. 30 March 1889)
MotherEmma Jane Peck (b. 28 December 1854, d. 11 July 1935)

Biography

Birth1885Albert Smith was born in 1885 in New York City, New York County, New York.
Death5 September 1887He died on 5 September 1887 in Manhattan, New York County, New York,
Burial7 September 1887He was buried on 7 September 1887 in New York City, New York County, New York, Evergreen Cemetery.
Last Edited28 February 2022

Grace Anabelle Little

F, #10984, b. 1909

Parents

FatherWilliam A. Little (b. 1892, d. 30 September 1940)
MotherFlorence Louise Smith (b. 1876, d. 7 November 1947)

Biography

Birth1909Grace Anabelle Little was born in 1909 in Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey.
Last Edited3 April 2022

William Spencer Little

M, #10985, b. 1912, d. 6 July 2005

Parents

FatherWilliam A. Little (b. 1892, d. 30 September 1940)
MotherFlorence Louise Smith (b. 1876, d. 7 November 1947)

Family: Verbena Hinkelman (b. 1913, d. 8 April 1987)

SonWilliam Brian Little+ (b. 28 February 1942, d. 17 September 2000)
SonChristopher Little (b. 1949, d. 5 December 1972)
William Spencer Little, 1976

Biography

Birth1912William Spencer Little was born in 1912 in Rutherford, Bergen County, New Jersey.
Marriage21 June 1941He and Verbena Hinkelman were married on 21 June 1941 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada,
Newspaper Mention10 July 1941The 10 July 1941 edition of the The Record, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, reported Mrs. Alice Hingelman of Olympia, Wash., announce the marriage of her daughter, Verbena, of San Francisco, Calif., to William S. Little, son of Mrs. William A. Little of Wheaton Place, Rutherford, and the late Mr. Little, on June 21 in Reno, Nevada. Mr. Little is now at Monmouth Beach visiting his mother at her cottage for two weeks before attending the annual Becton and Dicksinson convention at the end of the month.
Newspaper Mention11 September 1969The 11 September 1969 edition of the The News, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, reported William Spencer Little and Bart M. Stevens have been elected directors of the First National Bank of Passaic County. The action was taken at a recent board of directors meeting.

Little is a director and corporate vice president of Becton, Dickinson and Co., a leading manufacturer of medical and hospital supplies and laboratory and medical electronics equipment. Little began his career with B-D in 1937 as a sales representative. He was named national sales manager in 1957 and vice president for sales and marketing in 1958. He was appointed president of the Medical-Surgical Division in 1965 and to his current position in 1968.

Little is a director and past president of the Health Indistries Association, director and first vice president of Medical Surgical Manufactureres Association, director of U.S. Life Holding Corp., and a member of the board of governors of Arcola Country Club. He is former chairman and a member of the State Health Council, having been appointed by Governor Hughes, and serves on the board of trustees of Passaic General Hospital and Valley Hospital, Ridgewood. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Hospital Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey.

A graduate of Harvard Business School, Little lives with his wife, Judith, at 719 Parsons Road, Ridgewood. They have two children.
Death6 July 2005He died on 6 July 2005 in Santa Barbara, California,
Obituary7 July 20057 July 2005, Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey, The Record Obituary:. William S. Little, a former Bergen County resident and a retired senior vice president at Becton, Dickinson and Co. known for his support of the Boy Scouts, died Wednesday at his home in Santa Barbara, Calif.

He was 93, said his daughter-in-law, Judith Little of New York City.

In his youth, Mr. Little was a Boy Scout in Rutherford. He later became a trustee of the Bergen County Council of the Boy Scouts of America. After he retired from Becton, Mr. Little donated $500,000 to the Bergen council, the largest donation in its history, to pay for a new headquarters and consolidate Scout concils in the region. Mr. Little said he hoped to encourage mergers to save money and cut down on the need for constant fund raising....
Born in Passaic on Jan. 24, 1912, Mr. Little attended Pace University and later in his career completed the advanced management program at the Harvard Business School. He lived in Rutherford until 1937, when he became a salesman for Becton, Dickinson and Co., a giant medical-supply company based in Franklin Lakes. In his 47 years at Becton, Mr. Little rose from salesman to senior vice president in 1968. He retired from Becton in 1974, but continued as a director until 1984.

Mr. Little was also a director of Allergan Pharmaceuticals, the First National Bank of New Jersey, and USLIFE Corp. He was also active in the Aviaiton Hall of Fame in Teterboro and the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.

He was a member and former president of the Arcola Country Club in Paramus, a member of the Old Lyme Country Club in Old Lyme, Conn., and a member of the Valley Club of Montecito in Santa Barbara.

Mr. Little's wife of 46 years, Verbena May Little, died in 1987. They had two children, William Brian and Christopher, both deceased. After living in Ridgewood, Mahwah and Essex, Conn., for 40 years, Mr. Little moved to Santa Barbara in 1994, where he resided at Casa Dorinda.

He is survived by daughter-in-law Judith Little, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Last Edited3 April 2022

Verbena Hinkelman

F, #10986, b. 1913, d. 8 April 1987

Family: William Spencer Little (b. 1912, d. 6 July 2005)

SonWilliam Brian Little+ (b. 28 February 1942, d. 17 September 2000)
SonChristopher Little (b. 1949, d. 5 December 1972)

Biography

Birth1913Verbena Hinkelman was born in 1913 in Seattle, Kings County, Washington.
Marriage21 June 1941William Spencer Little and she were married on 21 June 1941 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada,
Death8 April 1987She died on 8 April 1987 in Mahwah, New Jersey,
Obituary12 April 198712 April 1987, Ridgewood, New Jersey, The Sunday News Obituary:. Verbena M. Ilttle, 74, also of Essex, Conn., died Wednesday. Born in Seattle, Wash., she was formerly of San Francisco and Olympia, Wash., moving to Bergen County in 1957.

She was a member of the Arcola County Club, Paramus, and the Old Lime (Mass.) Country Club. [sic]

Surviving are her husband, William S., a son William Brian of New York; a granddaughter, Jacqueline Little of San Francisco; a grandson, Gregory of New York, and a brother, Hugh Hinkelman of Portland, Ore.
Last Edited3 April 2022

William Brian Little

M, #10987, b. 28 February 1942, d. 17 September 2000

Parents

FatherWilliam Spencer Little (b. 1912, d. 6 July 2005)
MotherVerbena Hinkelman (b. 1913, d. 8 April 1987)

Biography

Birth28 February 1942William Brian Little was born on 28 February 1942 in New Jersey.
Graduation1964He graduated 1964 from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York,
Death17 September 2000He died on 17 September 2000 in New York
Obituary20 September 200020 September 2000, Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey, Asbury Park Press Obituary:. William Brian Little, of New York, an investment banker and founding partner of the leveraged-buyout firm Forstmann Little, died Sunday of a heart attack. He was 58.

Mr. Little began his career on Wall Street with White Weld & Co., mainly in the company's Los Angeles office. He moved back to New York in the late 1970's after the company was bought by Merrill Lynch.

In 1978 he moved from Merrill Lynch and joined Theodore Forstmann and Nicholas Forstmann to form Forstmann Little, which relied primarily on equity financing to pay for the companies it bought.

Between 1980 and 1992, the firm and its limited partners invested a total of $1 billion in 18 deals, reaping a return of about $5 billion. The successes included the Dr. Pepper Co. and the Topps Co., which makes bubble gun and sports cards.

Mr. Little retired in 1994.
--The Associated Press
Last Edited3 April 2022

Christopher Little

M, #10988, b. 1949, d. 5 December 1972

Parents

FatherWilliam Spencer Little (b. 1912, d. 6 July 2005)
MotherVerbena Hinkelman (b. 1913, d. 8 April 1987)

Biography

Birth1949Christopher Little was born in 1949 in Palo Alto, California.
Death5 December 1972He died on 5 December 1972 in Ohio
Obituary7 December 19727 December 1972, Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey, The News Obituary:. Christopher Little, Accident Victim

Funeral services for Christopher Little, 23, of 719 Parsons Road, who died Tuesday in Ohio State University Hospital from injuries sustained in an accident, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Upper Ridgewood Community Church.

Mr. Little was born in Palo Alto, Calif., and lived here 15 years. He was a senior at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, and was graduated from Suffield Academy in Suffield, Conn.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William S. Little, and a brother, William Little of New York City.
Last Edited3 April 2022

Judith Ann Ackerman

F, #10989

Family: William Brian Little (b. 28 February 1942, d. 17 September 2000)

SonGregory S. Little
DaughterJacquline P. Little
Last Edited3 April 2022

Gregory S. Little

M, #10990

Parents

FatherWilliam Brian Little (b. 28 February 1942, d. 17 September 2000)
MotherJudith Ann Ackerman
Last Edited3 April 2022

Jacquline P. Little

F, #10991

Parents

FatherWilliam Brian Little (b. 28 February 1942, d. 17 September 2000)
MotherJudith Ann Ackerman
Last Edited3 April 2022