Paul Henry Small

1895 - 1944  (48 years)

• Name	Paul Henry Small
  Born	26 May 1895	Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Feb 1944	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6324	Rossville
  Last Modified	29 Dec 2017

  
  

  Family ID

  F6203

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  Family	Opal Lenora Kerr Small Schlesener,   b. 27 Dec 1906,   d. 4 Aug 1988  (Age 81 years)
  Married	27 Dec 1923	Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
  Children	1. Lillian Mae Small   2. Mary Margaret Small   3. James Small   4. Edward Myers Small   5. Paul Henry Small, Jr.   6. Leo Thomas Small
  Documents		Marriage- Kerr, Opal-Small, Paul Kerr-Small Mr. Paul Henry Small and Miss Opal Lenora Kerr, of Topeka, were united in marriage Thursday, Dec. 27, by Rev. D. P. Mason, of the Independence, Mo. Baptist church. The marriage occurred at the Minister’s home. Mr. Small has been a resident of Rossville for the past fifteen years, having been raised by Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Myers, whom he regards as his parents. He is a fine young man and for the past year has been employed by the Santa Fe in the Topeka shops. Mrs. Small is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kerr, of 365 Chester avenue, Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Small came to the Myers home Friday evening where a wedding supper was served. Later in the evening Mr. Small’s former Sun day school classmates came in and the newly married couple was given a noisy charivari after which all came in and a social hour was spent together. Mr. and Mrs. Small will be “at home” to their friends after the later part of January on the Dr. Howell farm southeast of Kiro.
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2019 23:28:17
  Family ID	F4833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Obituary- Small, Paul PAUL SMALL SANTE FE EMPLOYEE SHOOTS SELF Paul H. Small, 48, Sante Fe employ, died Tuesday at his home 2025 Florence, when a bullet from a .22 rifle entered his brain. Dr. H. A. Alexander, county coroner, said the wound was self inflicted. Small had been suffering from headaches for which no apparent cure had been found, Doctor Alexander said. He was born May 26, 1895, in Iowa, and had been a resident of Shawnee County since 1909. He lived in Rossville until moving to Topeka in 1942. He served for ten months overseas with the Medical Corps during World War I, and was a member of the American Legion in Rossville. He also was a member of the United Presbyterian church there. Small is survived by his widow, Mrs. Opal Small, of the home; two daughters, Lilian Mae and Mary Margart Small, also of the home; four sons, James Small, Camp Roberts, Calif., Edward Myers Small Oakland, Calif., Paul Henry Jr., and Leo Thomas Small, both of the home three brothers, Harlan T. and Leo Small, both of El Cerrito, Calif., and Earl Small, Des Moines Iowa.