He was the son of Robert J. and Nancy (Summerford) Small and married Alice Rebecca Shofner - 02 Nov 1871 - Lincoln Co., Tennessee. Her obituaries follow:

Mr. Robert Jarman Small, aged 71 years, died at his home near Booneville, at 4:30 o'clock, Tuesday morning, August 25, 1914. He had been in failing health for a year, but the immediate cause of his death was gangrene caused by a wound from a thorn. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church and his life was in conformity with the highest requirement of Christian duty; death had been robbed of its sting and he talked of his approaching end as if he was only starting on a short journey. During the war he served in the 8th Tennessee Confederate Regiment and was "the bravest of the brave where all were brave." At the Battle of Franklin, he jumped upon the Yankee breastworks and was pulled down by his comrades. At the Battle of Murfreesboro, the 8th entered the engagement 464 strong and 402 fell on the battlefield, either killed or wounded. It was composed of the men who at all times displayed the most reckless daring and no enterprise was too dangerous for them to attempt. Their charge was across a cotton field and they took a six-gun battery after routing the enemy. The qualities displayed in his church relations and on the field of carnage characterized him through life, he came up to the fullest measure of his responsibility. He is the father of one son, Urban S. Small of Booneville, and three daughters, Mrs. J. T. Caldwell and Mrs. Homer McCown of Fayetteville, and Mrs. J. D. Kelso of Chattanooga, who with their mother survive him. Burial at Mt. Moriah after funeral service by Elder Willis.

Source:

The Fayetteville Observer

Fayetteville, Tennessee

Thursday, August 27, 1914

Robert Jarmon Small, aged 71 years, 4 months, and 14 days, died at his home near Mulberry, Tennessee at 4:30 o'clock, Tuesday morning, August 25, 1914, says the Fayetteville Observer. He had been in failing health for a year, but the immediate cause of his death was gangrene poisoning, caused by a wound from a thorn.

Mr. Small was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church and his life was lived in conformity with the highest requirements of Chrisitan duty. Death had been robbed of its sting and he talked of his appraching end as if he were only starting on a short journey.

During the war, Mr. Small served in the Eighth Tennessee Confederate regiment and was "the bravest of the brave where all were brave." At the Battle of Franklin he jumped upon the Yankee breastworks and was pulled down by his comrades. At the Battle of Murfreesboro the Eighth Tennessee regiment entered the engagement 464 strong, and 402 fell on the field of battle, either killed or wounded. It was composed of men who at all times displayed the most reckless daring and no enterprise was too dangerous for them to attempt. Thier charge was across a cotton field and they took a six-gun battery after routing the enemy.

The qualities displayed in his church relations and on the field of carnage characterized him through life. He came up to the fullest measure of responsibility.

He was the father of one son, Urban S. Small, of Mulberry, and three daughters, Mrs. Ozell Small Caldwell and Mrs. Homer McCown, of Fayetteville, and Mrs. John D. Kelso of Chattanooga, who with their mother survive him. Burial took place at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Fayetteville, after funeral service by Elder Willis.

Source:

The Chattanooga News

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Saturday, September 5, 1914