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| Birth Date: 08/13/1847 | Birth Date: 12/24/1853 | |
| Death Date: 03/08/1923 | Death Date: 10/02/1940 |
The Littlefields came to Crosby County in the year of 1891, and settled near where Cone, Texas, is now. Mrs. Ophelia Littlefield had many stories of early days to tell:
"We lived in a full dugout," she recalled, "It was seven miles to Estacado, the county seat. One morning the mirage was so plain, I saw men tearing down the courthouse that was to be moved to the new county seat of Emma.
"When I would go up my dugout steps ofttimes I would see thirty or forty antelope, so close I could see their eyes. One day my brother, who lived with us, went hunting. I saw him walking in and thought his breast was covered with blood. He had a red undershirt and had four little baby antelope in his bosom. He gave me one for a pet. Everywhere I went the antelope, then the dog, then my little daughter, Ellen, followed, one behind the other.
"My brother-in-law, Albert Patterson, fiddled for dances. He would fiddle till he began to go to sleep, getting slower and slower, finally stopping. Someone would punch him and then he would begin to fiddle again. Sometimes dances in the Matadors would last three days or four days. Albert now lives in San Angelo and they tell it on him that every time he hears fiddle music on the radio, he gets down and plays his old fiddle and says 'I will show them what real fiddle music is.'
"Mr. and Mrs. Littlefield were pioneer members of the Baptist Church, and took great interest in all church work. They bought a store at Cone and had the post office. Mr. Littlefield freighted a great deal.
"They had five children, Ellen, Frank, Freddie (died young) Carroll and Ella. They were originally from Falls County. Moved from Indian Territory to Crosby County, where they lived until they passed away.
Source: "Through the Years, A History of Crosby County, Texas" by Nellie Witt Spikes and Temple Ann Ellis ©1951; The Naylor Company, San Antonio, Texasp. 444
Casper Littlefield was born in Texas Aug. 13, 1847, and Ophelia Nix was born in Dallas Co., Ark. Dec. 24, 1853. They married and lived north of Dallas for several years. They moved to Crosby Co. in 1891, filed on land west of Cone and lived there.
They had three sons, Frank, Carrol and Freddie, and two daughters, Ellen and Ella. Freddie passed away as a child and Ellen passed away after she was married.
They lived in a half dugout while Casper freighted lumber and supplies in to build their home.
Frank and Carrol married and started their own homes in Crosby Co.
Casper bought the store at Cone in 1896 and ran it for several years. Ella was postmaster. In 1908 Ella married Henry I. Assiter who had moved into the community.
About 1910 or 1911 the store was sold to P.D. Bartley. Casper and Ophelia moved back to the farm west of Cone where they lived until 1922, then they moved to Crosbyton and made their home with Frank. Casper passed away Mar. 8, 1923. Ophelia moved back to Cone to the home of her daughter, Ella Assiter, and lived there until she passed away Oct. 2, 1940.
Casper and Ophelia were religious and were good neighbors to all who came their way. Ophelia was an inspiration in her years as a widow, always seeing the good in everyone.
(Written by Bessie Assiter Scott and Ruby Assiter Degges.)
Source: Crosby County History 1876-1977 p. 364Father of Mary Ophelia Nix: Zacharia Eldridge NIX
Casper < 
Ophelia None submitted to date
Note: Obituary written exactly as published in paper
Mrs. C. Littlefield of Cone, grandmother of Olen and Fred Littlefield of this city, is seriously ill field of this city, died Wednesday following a long siege of daughter, Mrs. H. I. Assiter at Cone. Mrs. J.F. Littlefield, of McCamey arrived Monday and is at the bedside. Mrs. Littlefield is 88 years old.
Mrs. Littlefield died at 4:15 o'clock Wednesday and was buried in Crosbyton cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The Crosbyton Review, Friday, October 4, 1940
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