William Wilson Snook (1810 - 1870)

Born 13 Mar 1810 in Athens, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rozena (Newton) Snook — married 28 Apr 1834 in Jackson, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 25 May 1870 at age 60 in Decatur, Iowa, United States

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Biography

William was born in Ohio in 1810. William is listed as paying chattel tax in Jackson County, Ohio in 1826 and 1828 along with brothers Henry, John, Mathias and George. He married Rozena Newton in 1834.^[1] He is considered the first settler of Pleasanton, Decatur County, Iowa. He passed away in May 1870 at the age of 60.^[2]

Excerpt from HAMILTON TOWNSHIP BEFORE THE WAR

...The village of Pleasanton was laid out in the spring of l854 by DANIEL BARTHOLOW, and the other half WILLIAM SNOOK... At an early day, WILLIAM SNOOK entertained travelers, later JOEL PAINTER kept a licensed hotel on the lot where the Pleasanton Bank now stands. ROYAL RICHARDSON opened his hotel in l86l... Education was considered of such great importance by the citizens that a building known as the College was erected for educational purposes in the late fifties. It was a two-story frame building, 40 x 60, and was built by private subscription. The attendance of students varied from fifty to a hundred. But little more than the ordinary English branches was taught. E. LEWIS and wife, GEORGE STANTON, JOHN W. CRAWFORD, W.S. WARNOCK, and JOHN SALLEE were among the instructors. MYRA SNOOK, afterwards the wife of DR. E.C. MACY, helped in the teaching while attending the school as a student. The building was also used for church purposes, and soldiers were drilled in it during the war. With thirteen other buildings, it was destroyed in a fierce tornado that devastated the town in l864. It never was rebuilt, being a more advanced step than the community could support at that early time.^[3]

Children

1. Delia Snook (1835-)
2. Mary Snook (1837-)
3. John N. Snook (1839-1897)
4. David Snook (abt.1843-)
5. Almira Snook (1845-)
6. William W. S. Snook (1845-1908)
7. Ida Snook (1859-)

Notes

Per phone conversation with John Snook of Corydon, Iowa on Feb. 11, 2002 in response to a letter I had sent him requesting Snook family information. I think David Snook, son of Israel and Nancy, of Fairfleld, in Jefferson County, bought William’s land in 1875.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDWK-4QX : 29 September 2021), William Snook and Rozena Newton, 1834.
2. ↑ National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Iowa, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1156; Archive Roll Number: 56; Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Hamilton, Decatur, Iowa; Page: 270 Ancestry.com
3. ↑ Decatur County Journal December l0, l908 Prepared by Elder Duncan Campbell

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6363096/william-snook : accessed 22 March 2022), memorial page for William Snook (13 Mar 1810–25 May 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6363096, citing Hamilton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Decatur County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Carl Nollen (contributor 48232813).
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8RM-67J : 20 December 2020), William Snook, Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82J-6HN : 18 February 2021), Wm Snook, 1860.
• Ohio, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998 for John Snook. Vinton Wills, Vol 1, 1853-1876. pg. 333/image 199 of 209. Ancestry.com

Acknowledgments

This person was created through the import of Jenkins Family File w:sources 9.ged on 04 October 2010.

Thank you to Nova Weller for creating WikiTree profile Snook-541 through the import of John Snook.GED on Apr 19, 2013.