John Providence Snow (1790 - 1858)

Born 26 Nov 1790 in United States of America

Husband of Susannah (Smith) Snow — married 24 Jan 1819 in Greene, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1858 at age 67 in Snow's Mill, Walton County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

John P. Snow was born on November 26, 1790.^[1] He later said that he was born in the new state of Georgia but there were no families named "Snow" on either the 1790, 1800, or 1810 US Census reports for Georgia. It's likely that he was actually born in either North or South Carolina, where several Snow families were established before 1790. John's parents are not known at this time.

The earliest US Census report of any Snow family living in Georgia was in 1820 when a "John P. Snow," was reported as Head of Household in Capt. Kimbrough's District, Greene County, Georgia. He was 25 to 40 years old [correct for a man born in 1790] and had a family that included a daughter under 5, another girl 20, perhaps a servant; a wife 25 to 40 and most-likely his widowed mother, over 45 years old. One of their closest neighbors was Samuel G. Snow's family; clearly John's brother as he was in the same age group with several minor children.^[2] Another man, Thomas Snow, also lived in a different district of Greene County and four other "Snow" families [headed by Fountain, Mark, Richard & widow Sarah Snow] were reported in Jackson, Gwinnet, Wilkinson & Baldwin counties in 1820. It's not known if any were related to the 3 Snow families in Greene County.^[3]

A family genealogy, based on local documents, states that John P. Snow married Susannah "Susie" E. Smith, b: Nov. 7, 1793, in Greene Co., Georgia. They married on January 24, 1819 in Greene County. The couple lived in Georgia and had 8 children:^[4]

1. Un-named daughter SNOW, b: 1819 in Greene Co., Georgia
2. John W. SNOW b: 13 Sep. 1822 in Greene Co., Georgia
3. Mary F. SNOW b: 1826 in Greene Co., Georgia
4. Margaret M. SNOW b: 1828 in Greene Co., Georgia
5. William T. SNOW b: 1830 in Clarke Co., Georgia
6. Asbury D. SNOW b: 29 Nov. 1832 in Clarke Co., Georgia, USA
7. Henry C. SNOW b: 4 July 1842 in Walton Co., Georgia, USA

John P. Snow and his family were recorded as living in Clarke County, Georgia, USA, on the 1830 US Census. ^[5]

On November 2, 1835, John P. Snow bought 60 acres of land along Robert's Creek in Clarke County, Georgia from Williamson R. Whitehead. About 6 years later, John P. Snow and his family moved west a few miles to neighboring Walton County, Georgia, where he established a grist-mill, called "Snow's Mill". John and his wife lived there until the end of their lives.

John P. Snow died in Snow's Mill, Walton, Georgia, on October 28, 1858. He was buried at the Mount Carmel Church Cemetery, Snows Mill, Walton County, Georgia, USA. ^[6] His wife, "Susie" E. (Smith) Snow, survived his passing for more than 2 more decades. She died on July 4, 1881, and was buried beside her husband at the Mount Carmel Church Cemetery, Snows Mill, Walton, Georgia, USA.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40558830/john-p-snow : accessed 02 February 2022), memorial page for John P. Snow (26 Nov 1790–28 Oct 1858), Find A Grave: Memorial #40558830, citing Mount Carmel Church Cemetery, Snows Mill, Walton County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Ed Saye (contributor 46507739) .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYB9-SD6N?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-8TH%3A1586985603%2C1586985622%2C1586985625 : 16 July 2015), Georgia > Greene > image 1 of 4; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ FamilySearch Results for Residence Search: "Snow, 1820, Georgia"
4. ↑ J Gentry Genealogy on RootsWeb - John P Snow Also, Find A Grave Memorials; US Census 1820.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPF-QW3 : 20 February 2021), John P Snow, Clarke, Georgia, United States; citing 295, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 7,036.
6. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 40558830 - J.P. Snow Note: John has 2 grave markers in the cemetery; one is a gravestone that includes his wife's information; the other is on an above-ground tomb next to his son, Henry C. Snow. There are 2 Find A Grave Memorials for him.
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 40559605 - Susie E. Smith Snow

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJZ-LZN : 7 February 2020), John P. Snow and Susannah Smith, 24 Jan 1819; citing Marriage, Greene, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 159,051.