John Lewis Snow (1834 - 1920)

Born 14 Feb 1834 in Casey County, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Feb 1920 at age 85 in Augusta, Logan County, Illinois, USA

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Biography

John Lewis Snow was the son of Lewis Snow, b: ca. 1793 in Surry County, North Carolina. Lewis was a son of Frostin "Frost 'N" Snow, b: 1734 in Virginia, and his wife Ruth (Richards) Snow, b: 1752; they had married in 1773 in Virginia and had 10 children before 1800.^[1]

Lewis Snow is said to have married Jane Richards, a possible relative of his mother's in Kentucky, where the family had moved around 1800. They probably married around 1830 and son John Lewis Snow was born on their farm on 14 February 1834.

John Lewis Snow, age 20, married Elizabeth Swearingen on 16 September 1854 in Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA. ^[2] According to FamilySearch, the couple had 10 children: ^[3]

1. George Riley Snow, 1856–1923
2. Mary Ellen Snow, 1858–1939
3. David J. Snow, 1860–Deceased
4. Martha A Snow, 1863–1941
5. Elizabeth Jane Snow, 1866–1905
6. John J. Snow, 1868–1945
7. Sarah Margaret Snow, 1872–1949
8. William Henry Snow, 1872–1924
9. Samuel Martin Snow, 1875–1960
10. Amanda Louise "Tina" Snow, 1878–1947

In 1861, John L. Snow enlisted as a Private in the 19th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, in the Union Army during the US Civil War. ^[4]

After the Civil War, the 1870 US Census recorded John L. Snow as a 35-year-old married farmer in Precinct 4, Boyle County, Kentucky; his wife was 34-year-old Elizabeth Snow. The couple had 6 children (3 boys & 3 girls) living with them, ranging in age from 14 to 2 years old. ^[5]

Ten years later, on the 1880 US Census, John L. Snow was a "Farm Laborer," 40 years old, living on a rented farm in Precinct 5, Casey County, Kentucky, with his 38-year-old wife, Elizabeth Snow, and 6 children, ranging in age from 15 to 3 years old. Several of their older children had married and left home. ^[6]

Between 1880 and 1900 (the 1890 US Census was accidentally destroyed and so not available), John Lewis & Elizabeth Snow left Casey County, Kentucky, moving north to McLean County, Illinois. The 1 June 1900 US Census recorded him as age 65, married to Elizabeth Snow, 64 years old, living with her with their son Samuel Snow and his family in a rented house (not a farm) in Mount Hope Township, McLean County, Illinois. Samuel, 24 years old, was married to Della, age 19; they had an infant daughter, born Feb. 1900. He was a "Laborer on the Railroad". The Census also reported that John & Elizabeth had been married for 45 years and that Elizabeth Snow had had 11 children, 10 of whom were still living in June 1900. John Lewis Snow was a "Day Laborer".^[7]

John Lewis Snow lived to be nearly 85 years old. He died on February 1, 1920, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. (Amanda "Tina" Snow) Levi Shifflet in Augusta, Logan, Illinois, only two weeks before his 85th birthday. He was buried at the McLean Cemetery, Mount Hope, McLean, Illinois.^[8] His wife survived his passing but only until September 9, 1920, when she too passed away and was buried at the McClean Cemetery, next to her husband of over 60 years. ^{[9] [10]}

Sources

1. ↑ I have serious doubts about the birth and parents' data on Ruth Richards' WikiTree profile. It would have been very unlikely for a woman from Massachusetts to have married a Virginia "Hillbilly" farmer like Frostin Snow in the late 1700s. Chet Snow 22 Sep 2018.
2. ↑ "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW1J-LLN : 23 February 2021), John L. Snow, 1854.
3. ↑ Details for John Lewis Snow on FamilySearch; cites 21 sources.
4. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9RM-8NT : 4 December 2014), John L. Snow, Private, Company B, 19th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M386 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 25; FHL microfilm 881,516.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX72-F21 : 2 January 2021), John L Snow, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCH-KVP : 19 February 2021), John Snow, District 5, Casey, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district ED 17, sheet 639C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,408.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4Z-VC5 : accessed 12 April 2021), John L Snow in household of Samuel M Snow, Mt. Hope Township McLean village, McLean, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 114, sheet 5A, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,322.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #36093108 John Lewis Snow
9. ↑ Joe and Jean Scott Family on RootsWeb: John Lewis Snow. Well-researched family genealogy.
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #36093249 Elizabeth Swearingen Snow

• Details for John Lewis Snow on FamilySearch; cites 21 sources.

Residence of John L. Snow

• "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9N-SC7D?cc=1473181&wc=7QXT-GVY%3A1589426984%2C1589427900%2C1592312343 : 24 March 2017), Kentucky > Casey > District no 4 > image 13 of 39; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Residence of John L. Snow

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6W93-5Z2?cc=1438024&wc=922S-D5Z%3A518657901%2C519036501%2C518720701 : 22 May 2014), Kentucky > Boyle > Precinct 4 > image 22 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Marriage of Mary E. Snow, 1874

• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9S7-S9VG?cc=1804888&wc=QD3Q-4X1%3A1300202101 : 17 May 2018), 004260437 > image 630 of 879; Madison County Courthouse, Richmond.

Pension

• "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-893M-QS?cc=1832324&wc=M6RB-2Z9%3A162909201 : 22 May 2014), Snow, Caroline - Snydam, Hester E. > image 90 of 772; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).