Emma Jane (Snook) Rexroat (1901 - 1956)

Born 7 Aug 1901 in Reedville, Washington, Oregon, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Leonard Benjamin Rexroat — married 25 Jan 1922 in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1956 at age 55 in Mission San Jose District, Fremont, Alameda, California, United States

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Biography

Jennie Snook was born in Oregon, the daughter of James (Emmanuel) and Sarah (Neasham) Snook. She was brought to Newton by her parents when still an infant. Her home had been in Newton all her life. She had 4 siblings. - Grace, Earl, Fred, and Hazel.

She attended Jasper county schools. She married Leonard Rexroat in Newton on Jan. 25, 1922. ^{[1] [2]} She had 10 children - Colleen, Mary, Leslie, Robert, Doris, Carold, Shirley, Harry, Jennie, and Irene.^[3] She passed away in 1956.^[4]

Notes

Her name appears as E Jane "Jennie" Snook Rexroat on Find a Grave, but according to her daughter Doris, she always went by the name Jennie, the E is believed to stand for Emma. ^[3]

Obituary

"MRS. REXROAT DIES IN CALIFORNIA Mrs. Jennie Rexroat, 55, a Newton resident, died Sunday at Mission San Jose, Calif., where she had been a guest of her daughter, Mrs. James Thompson. Arrangements by the Johnson Funeral home are pending. She is survived by her husband, Leonard; two sons, Leslie in the Navy in California, and Robert in New York City; three daughters, Mrs. Oren (Coleen)Thompson of Newton, Mrs. James Thompson of Mission San Jose, Calif., and Mrs. Chester Hadden of Pueblo, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Hazel Summer of Newton; a brother, Earl Snook of Newton, and 15 grandchildren. Mrs. Rexroat was born in Oregon, the daughter of James and Sarah Snook. She was brought to Newton by her parents while still an infant. Her home had been in Newton all her life. She married Leonard Rexroat in Newton on Jan. 25, 1922. She attended Jasper county schools."^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCHS-M9V : 10 February 2018), Leonard B Rexrsat and E Jennie Snook, 25 Jan 1922, Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States; citing reference p 97, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,863,448.
2. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage Ancestry.com
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44358551/emma-jane-rexroat : accessed 24 June 2022), memorial page for Emma Jane “Jennie” Snook Rexroat (7 Aug 1901–9 Sep 1956), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44358551, citing Palo Alto Cemetery, Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Gladys Turner Dinkeloo (contributor 46891301) .
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 Place: Alameda; Date: 9 Sep 1956 https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/6115836:5180
5. ↑ NEWTON DAILY NEWS (Newton, Iowa) 10 September 1956

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGMC-QP9 : accessed 25 June 2022), E Jane Snook in household of James E Snook, Palo Alto, Jasper, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 35, sheet 7A, family 150, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 407; FHL microfilm 1,374,420.
• "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4R-38V9 : 20 February 2021), Jennie Snook, 1915; citing Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,462,492.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81C-7B7 : 1 February 2021), Jennie Snook in entry for James E Snook, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMVR-RZH : accessed 25 June 2022), Jennie Rexroat in household of Leonard Rexroat, Sugar Creek, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 6B, line 94, family 145, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 680; FHL microfilm 2,340,415.