William Snow (abt. 1784 - 1868)

Born about 1784 in Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 21 May 1868 at about age 84 in Dry Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

William Snow was born about 1784. He was the son of Ebenezer Snow and Sally Wicker. ^[1]

Spouse: Mahala Braswell

Children:

1. James M. , 1816
2. Wiley, 1818
3. Mary, 1820
4. Sarah, 1821
5. ✝Infant, 1825
6. Catharine, 1828
7. Samuel, 1832

Died: William (Billy) Snow died 21 May 1868 DeKalb County, Tennessee

Burial: Snow Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee ^[2]

From: SNOW FAMILY OF DEKALB CO., TENN. ^[3]

Posted by: Joyce Bearden (sourcing DeKalb Co. TN Historian Thomas G. Webb (1931 - 2019))

Date: August 29, 2001 at 13:48:23 of 5844

Called "Billy" Snow, he grew up in Randolph County N.C., and moved with his parents in 1806 to Dry Creek in what was then Warren County, Tenn. He married Mahala Braswell, who was born about 1788 in N.C. and died March 10, 1865 on Dry Creek in DeKalb County, Tenn. They probably married in Tennessee, but may have married in N.C. Mahala's parents are not known at this time, but she was probably related to Sampson Braswell and Aaron Braswell who were born in 1782 and 1787 in N.C. and who lived near the Snows on Dry Creek in 1850. Billy and Mahata Snow probably moved with his parents to Morgan and Roane Counties in 1816; they definitely were in Morgan County in 1824. In 1826 in Morgan County , Billy had fifty acres surveyed, including Wm. Snow Junior's old Improvement,<21> indicating he had lived there for a few years already.

He was often listed as William Snow, Jr., to prevent confusion with his uncle William Snow, who was only five [eight] years older than Billy. It is not known just when Billy and Mahala returned to Dry Creek from Morgan County, but it was sometime between 1840 and 1850. Their son James had married on Dry Creek in 1843 and possibly Billy and Mahala came to DeKalb County to be near him. The censuses of 1850^[4] and 1860^[5] show Billy Snow as not owning any real estate in either of those years; in 1860 he owned fifty dollars worth of personal property. He was listed as a farmer; It is likely that much of their food came from hunting. Billy and Mahala evidently lived a relatively simple life. They did not own much, and they did not require much. Probably their house was no more that a one log room with a loft above, and their household furniture would have been very limited. Both of them were able to read and write, though their education would also have been limited.

Billy and Mahala Snow are said to have had these children:

1. James M. “Jimmy” Snow, 1816–1894  ; m: Elizabeth Parker
2. Wiley Snow, 1818–1893 ; m: Katharine Scott
3. Mary "Polly" Snow, 1820–1880 ; m: John F Davis
4. Sarah Snow. 1821–Deceased ; m: Allen Rich
5. Unnamed Infant Snow, 1825–Died Infant
6. Catharine Snow, 1828–Deceased - did not marry ​​
7. Samuel Snow, 1832–Deceased ; m: Jane George

Research Notes

LNAB: Snow. Referred to in early tax records as William Snow, Jr. as mentioned above, William Snow in census records.

• Middle initials: None. Contrary to widespread usage of middle initials 'B' or 'C' in online trees, no middle name or initial is found in documents.

Profile Corrections:

• Removed middle initial 'C', a transcription error from the 1850 census wherein the census taker began writing an 'S' high in the line and unsuccessfully tried to smudge it out making it appear to untrained eyes as a 'C' inside the line entry).

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Michael Hatfield, Jul 3, 2013
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176881422/william-b-snow : accessed 06 November 2021), memorial page for William B. “Billy” Snow (1784–21 May 1868), Find A Grave: Memorial #176881422, citing Snow Cemetery, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by (contributor 48910295) .
3. ↑ SNOW FAMILY OF DEKALB CO., TENN. Posted by: Joyce Bearden (sourcing DeKalb Co. TN Historian Thomas G. Webb (1931 - 2019)), 29 Aug 2001. See extended post & source notes in references at Wiki Tree profile page of Ebenezer Snow
4. ↑ 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: District 4, Dekalb, Tennessee; Roll: 876; Page: 32a
5. ↑ 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: District 4, DeKalb, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1247; Page: 109; Family History Library Film: 805247

See also: Verifying Sources:

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDZ-J2Y : 23 December 2020), William Snow, DeKalb, Tennessee, 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://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TH-4L5 : 11 November 2020), William Snow, 1860.
• 1836 Morgan County, TN Tax Lists: 3rd District (compiled): ^[6]

• Snow, Solomon, 2 entries, 120 ttl acres
• Snow, James, 4 entries, 200 ttl acres
• Snow, William, 4 entries, 250 ttl acres
• Snow, Larkin, 1 entry, 0 acres
• Snow, Ahijah, 2 entries, 145 ttl acres
• Snow, William Jr., 1 entry, 0 acres

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Michael Hatfield for starting WikiTree profile Snow-1919. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Michael and others.