Margaret Snell (1875)

Born 1875 in New York, United States

Ancestors

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Biography

Maggie was born in 1875. Her mother was Harriet DeGraff and her father was a Snell.

The family was found in the 1880 US Federal Census in Howard, Steuben, New York.^[1]The household was enumerated as follows:

• Andrew De Graff Self Male 69 New York, United States
• Mary De Graff Wife Female 54 New York, United States
• Harriet Snell Daughter Female 26 New York, United States
• Eddie E De Graff Son Male 20 New York, United States
• Maggie Snell Granddaughter Female 5 New York, United States

Transcribed from FaceBook Messenger: Feb 21, 2019 from the Steuben County Historical Society. The County Historian has come up with an obituary for Andrew DeGraff who died August 28,1894.

The Historian has also given the probate contract which identifies Mary J as the wife of Andrew who died in August of 1894. It further identifies sons;

1. Edward
2. Isaac,
3. Andrew,
4. John and
5. Hiram

Along with daughter

1. Harriet Sarson (b. 1854) (Was a Snell)

Also mentioned was granddaughter May (or Maggie) Snell. (b. 1875) .

His old stone in Old Towlesville Cemetery incorrectly states that he was born in 1810. Does any of this help , or does it only confuse things more? Please let us know. For extended exchanges you might e-mail us vis Steuben349@yahoo dot com

Kirk.

Other Plots are:

Andrew 1807

Mary F. DeGraff; Daughter of Andrew & Mary J. DeGraff; d.11 Dec 1852 Age 2y

Mattie M. DeGraff; Daughter of Andrew & Mary J. DeGraff; d.11 Nov 1873 Age 15y11m4d;

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZFY-1VW : 19 February 2021), Mary De Graff in household of Andrew De Graff, Howard, Steuben, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 182, sheet 378A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,933.