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James had four children, the first two were Earl C. (b. 1887) and James W. (b. 1889), and I think their mother was named Ester, and according to a 1900 census, they were living in Topeka, Kansas at the time.  Then on February 4, 1905, James had married May A. Sawyer (b. 1874) on February 4, 1905, their with  children: Hugh F. (1906-1912), Elizabeth Alden Littlefield Williams (b. 1908-), and had moved back to Saco, Maine.  

His son Earl C. Littlefield worked In 1917, he had opened up an optical practice inside a large general store in Atascadero, and was active in 1918 for the Cfirst businessman's association there.B. Norton Jewelry Company,   

His son, Sgt. James W. Littlefield died toward the end of World War One, at Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, at the age of 28 years old, influenza that deteriorated into pneumonia. That same year, 1918, his son Earl C. Littlefield was working in Kansas City for the C.B. Norton Jewelry Company.