Magdalena (Brower) Snell (1812 - 1896)

Born 7 Aug 1812 in Augusta, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Snell — married 21 Mar 1832 in Augusta County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1896 at age 84 in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Twin of Nancy. DOB and DOD per unsourced family tree (Landis), 7 Sep 1812 - 6 Dec 1896 per Family Search and cemetery memorial.

Magdalena Brower married John Snell^[1] by 1833 (birth of son Enos). John and Magdalena had at least eleven children. The couple lived in Ohio until at least about 1843 (birth in Ohio of daughter Nancy), then moved to Indiana by about 1845 (birth in Indiana of son Levi).

The 1850 U.S. Census recorded 40-year-old farmer John Snell and 37-year-old Magdalena Snell in Jackson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana, with nine Snell children. Both John and Magdalena were born in Virginia.^[2]

The 1860 U.S. Census recorded 50-year-old farmer John Snell in Jackson Township, Kosciusko County (Millersburgh post office), with Magdalena Snell, age 47, David Snell, age 21, a carpenter, Mary A. Snell, 19, Nancy P. Snell, 17, Levi Snell, 15, Susanah Snell, 11, John L. Snell, 9, Samuel Snell, 7, and Catharine Snell, 5. John and Magdalena Snell were both born in Virginia; David, Mary, and Nancy were born in Ohio, and the five younger children all were born in Indiana.^[3]

In 1870, the U.S. census recorded 60-year-old farmer John Snell in Jackson Township (Liberty Mills post office), Kosciusko County, Indiana. He was prosperous, reporting $9000 in real estate and $1500 personal estate. Others in the household were Maglen Snell (his wife), age 57, Nancy P Snell, age 26, John L Snell, age 19, Samuel Snell, 17, and Catharine Snell, 14. John and Maglen were born in Virginia; Nancy was born in Ohio; and the three younger members of the household all were born in Indiana.^[4]

Burial: Eel River Ulrey Memorial Cemetery, Silver Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA Memorial ID 48842542

Sources

1. ↑ That the birth name of John Snell's wife was Brower is confirmed the death certificates of their sons John and Samuel (Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1938; Roll: 01. Certificate of Death: John L. Snell, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60716/images/45232_356206-00088 and "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X6CS-G2J : 8 March 2021), John Snell in entry for Samuel Snell, 04 May 1930; citing Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio, reference fn 32259; FHL microfilm 1,992,169).
2. ↑ United States Census, 1850. The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Jackson, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: 156; Page: 368a. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4192460_00613; indexed at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2021753:8054
3. ↑ United States Census, 1860. The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Jackson, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: M653_273; Page: 434; Family History Library Film: 803273. Accessed on Ancestry.com at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7667/images/4217604_00433; indexed at https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/181924:7667
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFQ-YTY : Tue Aug 22 00:21:45 UTC 2023). Enumeration sheet for Jackson, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) publication M593. Entry for John Snell and Maglen Snell, 1870.

• Unsourced family tree handed down to James Landes.
• Memorial in Eel River Ulrey Memorial Cemetery, Silver Lake, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
• Mary Magdalena Brower (1812–1896), profile provided by Family Search.