Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 339
J. G. H. LITTLE, one of the settlers of Muscatine County of 1850, now residing in the city, was born in Orange County, N. Y., on the 13th of January, 1853. The days of his childhood and youth were spent in his native State, and his education was received at Wallkill Academy, in Middletown, N. Y. When sixteen years of age he came with his parents to Iowa, locating on a farm north of Muscatine, in Bloomington Township, and there resided until 1876. On the 18th of January, 1855, he was united in marriage with Miss Anna Reed Zeigler, who was born in Butler Co., Pa., in August, 1832, and is a daughter of John Zeigler, one of the early settlers of this county. The young couple began their domestic life upon a farm, where they resided until 1876, when they moved into the city, where they have since continued to reside. One child graces their union, Fred H., a prominent young physician of Muscatine County.

When the War for the Union broke out Mr. Little offered his services on two different occasions, but was rejected on account of physical disability. His sympathy was always with the North, and he aided in many different ways. It was on his farm that the potatoes were raised for the boys in the army. He had thirty acres of land plowed with the assistance of the Soldiers' Aid Society, and in the planting about 500 persons assisted, many of the prominent ladies in the country dropping the potatoes while the gentleman covered the hills. When the ground was to be weeded about 300 persons were on hand to aid in the work, and the same number assisted in the digging. As a result of this labor 1,000 bushels were sent South to Mrs. Wittemeyer, who distributed them among the soldiers. Mrs. Little was also a prominent worker in the Soldiers' Aid Society. Mr. Little was a stalwart Republican, firm in the support of the principles advocated by that party. He and his wife are both members of the Episcopal Church, in which they are active workers, and among the citizens of Muscatine County, they are held in high regard.

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