Levi M Snow (abt. 1797 - 1858)

Born about 1797 in South Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Jones) Snow — married about 1822 in Georgia, USA [uncertain]

Died 1858 at about age 61 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA

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Biography

Levi Snow was born in 1797 in South Carolina, USA. His parents are not known at this time. There were several large Snow families living in both North & South Carolina at that time.

Levi Snow married Nancy Jones, born November 15, 1802 in Richmond County Georgia, USA. They married about 1822 in Georgia and had at least 8 children (see below).

On the 1850 US Census, Levi Snow was recorded as Head of Household, living in Prairie Twp., Prairie County, Arkansas, USA. His household was composed of:^[1]

Name.............Role...........M / F ......Age....Occupation...Born

Snow, Levi.......Head..........M............53........Farmer.........S. Car.

Snow, Nancy....Wife...........F.............46........Housek.......Georgia

Snow, Jeremiah..Son..........M...........21........Farmer.......Georgia

Snow, Edmund...Son.........M............20........Farmer.......Georgia

Snow, Polly.......Dgr............F.............16.........School.......Georgia

Snow, Henry......Son..........M............14.........School.......Georgia

Snow, Augustus..Son........M.............12.........School.......Georgia

Snow, Nancy Ann..Dgr......F................6.........Home........Georgia

Snow, Elizabeth.....Dgr.......F...............2.........Home.......Arkansas

Living next door in 1850 was Levi and Nancy's oldest son:

Snow, John............Head.....M.............28........Farmer......Georgia

Snow, Adaline......Wife.......F..............17.........Housek.....Alabama

This data indicates that Levi & Nancy (Jones) Snow moved from Georgia to Prairie County, Arkansas around 1846.

Levi Snow died in Pulaski County (near Little Rock), Arkansas, USA, in 1858. His wife survived his passing. She died shortly after the 1880 Census in Faulkner County, Arkansas, where she had been living with her unmarried son, Henry Snow.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DR5H-1N?cc=1401638&wc=95R8-TWQ%3A1031312101%2C1032291201%2C1031611301 : 9 April 2016), Arkansas > Prairie > image 12 of 15; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Nancy Snow on the 1880 United States Federal Census. Official Enumeration Date: June 1, 1880. Place: Cadron, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States. Household ID: 11606613. Microfilm Number: 1254043. Image number: 00644

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Snow-1326 was created by Dale Gorham, firsthand knowledge on Feb 14, 2012. Chet Snow edited this profile, adding 1850 US Census source and a biographical sketch, May 7, 2017.