Elizabeth (Johnson) Snow (abt. 1790 - aft. 1839)

Wife of James Snow — married 10 Jul 1816 in Clark, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Elizabeth Johnson was born between 1790-1794.

Elizabeth married James Snow in Clark County, Indiana on the 10th of July 1816. The marriage was performed by John Reese, the father-in-law of Elizabeth's sister Nancy, moderator of the same church where Elizabeth's brother Charles was the Secretary.

From Clark County, James and Elizabeth moved, along with other members of Elizabeth's family, to Pope County, Illinois. According to the 1820 Census, they had two young boys living with them, as well as a male and a female probably in their teens, too old to be children of James and Elizabeth. The extra male was most likely John Snow, who is documented as being in Pope County about this time. The extra female may have been the Sally Snow who married a John Anderson on 4 July 1823 in Pope County.

From Pope County, Illinois, James and Elizabeth may have returned to Clark County, Indiana -- as did other members of the extended family -- before moving on to Fountain County, Indiana, or they may have gone directly from Pope County to Fountain County, to join another of Elizabeth's brothers, George Johnson.

The movements of James and Elizabeth can be tracked from Clark County, Indiana to Pope County, Illinois (about 1819), to Fountain County, Indiana (about 1825 or earlier), to Boone County, Indiana (about 1832), to Shelby County, Indiana (about 1838) through property records (which Elizabeth had to sign when the property was sold) and county court records. Both property records and county court records also show a long-term association with other members of Elizabeth's family (Charles, Bailey, William, and John Johnson, Catherine Johnson Roe, Margaret Johnson Storm, and Nancy Johnson Reese).

James also seems to have been joined by another brother-in-law, Joseph Reese, in his enterprise. Part of the process of laying out the town of Mechanicsburg apparently involved purchasing and moving a mill. This was most likely the mill known as Reese's Mill where Joseph was the first Post Master.

While in Boone County, James bought property in Shelby County from Joseph and Nancy Johnson Reese. Currently the last documented record for James and Elizabeth is their sale of the Shelby County land in August 1839 to a member of the Baptist community of which the Reeses and several of the Johnsons were members. James and Elizabeth were residents of Shelby County at the time.

Based on the individuals in the households of James Snow in the 1820 and 1830 U.S. Census, it would appear that James and Elizabeth had at least six children, two sons born between 1815-1820, or between 1817-1820, given the date of their marriage a third son born probably late in 1820 a daughter born between 1820-1825 (or more likely between 1822-1824) and two more sons born between 1825 and 1830.

Of these children, one of the sons born between 1825 and 1830 could be the Prince Snow, age 20 (b. ca 1829-1830), who is living with Ephraim Tucker in Shelby County, Indiana in 1850. Also living with Ephraim Tucker at that time is Joseph Roe, a nephew of James and Elizabeth Snow and potential cousin to Prince Snow. As well, it was Ephraim Tucker who purchased the land sold by James and Elizabeth Snow in 1839 (which they had purchased the previous year from Nancy and Joseph Reese), establishing a known association with the Snows. Ephraim Tucker was also a member of the Baptist community in Shelby County to which at least two of Elizabeth's sisters belonged, with two of his daughters marrying into the Reese family.

Sources

• Person:Elizabeth Johnson (204), WeRelate.org