Mary A. (Spurgeon) Snow (1828 - 1905)

Born 18 Apr 1828 in Killbuck Township, Holmes County, Ohio, USA

Wife of William Snow — married 28 Dec 1845 in Methodist Episcopal Church, Holmes County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1905 at age 77 in Richland Township, Holmes County, Ohio, USA

Biography

Mary A. (Ann?) Spurgeon was born on 18 April 1828 in Holmes County, Ohio, USA. Her parents were James Spurgeon, b: 1791 in Virginia, and his wife, Susannah (Shrimplin) Spurgeon, b: 1799 in Maryland. The couple had married on 10 July 1817 in Coshocton County, Ohio. Coshocton County adjoins Killbuck Twp., Holmes County to the south. Mary was their 2nd child and 1st daughter. On the 1850 US Census, James & Susan Spurgeon's household was recorded living in Killbuck Township, Holmes, Ohio, USA:^[1]

A few years before the 1850 US Census, Mary A. Spurgeon had left her parents' home to marry William Snow, b: 1822 in Holmes County, Ohio. The couple married at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Holmes County on 28 December 1845. Mary was 18 and William was 23 years old.^[2]

On the 1850 US Census, William Snow's household was recorded in Richland Township, Holmes County, Ohio, USA:^[3]
NAME......ROLE......SEX....AGE....BIRTH-STATE.....OCCUPATION:
William Snow , Head, M, 27, Ohio, Farmer
Mary Snow, Wife, F, 25, Ohio, Keeps House
"Colista" [Callista] Snow, Daughter, F, 5, Ohio
Samuel Snow, Son, M, 2, Ohio

In June 1850, according to the US Census, William and Mary A. Snow were living between his father's farm and two of his brothers' farms, all in Richland Twp., Holmes County, Ohio. The Census confirms that his father, Simeon Snow, was born in 1795/96 in Connecticut and his mother, Catherine Snow, in 1795 in Pennsylvania. William had brothers named John, Simeon Jr., Asberry, James and Alexander Snow, all born in Ohio. A "Peter Snow," b: 1810 in Germany, was also living with Simeon Sr. and Catherine Snow. An older brother, age 29, was also a neighbor with wife Matilda & children: Sarah & Simeon, but his given name is illegible - ink blot (starts with "A" or "S").^[4]

On the 1860 US Census, William and Mary (Spurgeon) Snow's household was still living in Richland Township, Holmes County, Ohio: ^[5]
NAME......ROLE......SEX....AGE....BIRTH-STATE.....OCCUPATION:
William Snow , Head, M, 36, Ohio, Stone Mason
Mary Snow, Wife, F, 35, Ohio, Keeps House
Selestia [Callista] Snow, Daughter, F, 14, Ohio
Samuel Snow, Son, M, 11, Ohio
Melville Snow, Son, M, 7, Ohio
Elnora Snow, Daughter, F, 3, Ohio
Susan Snow, F, 8 mo. [Oct 1859], Ohio

William and Mary A. Snow were still recorded as living next door to William's younger brother, Simeon Snow Jr., married, age 35, and a Stone Mason. Their father, Simeon Snow Sr., age 64, b: Connecticut, a Farmer, and wife Catherine Snow, 64, b: Pennsylvania, lived next-door to Simeon Snow Jr.. William's other 4 brothers: Asberry, James M., John and Alexander Snow, were all still living nearby in Richland Township. James M. and Asberry Snow were not yet married and lived with their parents, helping farm their family farm.

William Snow served in Co. B, 186th Regiment, Ohio Union Army Infantry, during the US Civil War. Later, his widow, Mary Snow, received a small US government pension for his service.^[6]

On the June 1870 US Census, William & Mary A. Snow's Household was still living in Richland Twp., Holmes County, Ohio: ^[7]
NAME......ROLE......SEX....AGE....BIRTH-STATE.....OCCUPATION:
William Snow , Head, M, 48, Ohio, Stone Mason
Mary Snow, Wife, F, 47, Ohio, Keeps House
Samuel Snow, Son, M, 21, Ohio, Laborer
[Melville] "Demmock" Snow, Son, M, 16, Ohio
Oliver E Snow, Son, M, 12, Ohio
Susen [Susan] Snow, Daughter, F, 10, Ohio
"Ade J" [Ada Cedora] Snow, Daughter, F, 7, Ohio
Ida S. Snow, Daughter, F, 1, Ohio

This Census showed that William's mother, Catherine Snow, had passed away (March 1860) but his father, Simeon Snow Sr., age 77, was still living on his nearby farm, valued at $6,000 dollars. His sons Asberry, 42, married with 4 children, and James M., 30, still single, were farming with him. William's younger brother, John Snow, now went by his middle name: "Wesley" (aka "John Wesley Snow," named for the founder of the Methodist faith). He was now 34, married with 4 children, farming the land where Simeon Jr. had been in 1860. Simeon Snow Jr., was recorded in Knox Township, Holmes, Ohio, with his family. Mary (Spurgeon) Snow's brother, James "Spurgen" (sic), was recorded as 40 years old, living a few farms away in Richland Township. His occupation was "Carpenter". Their father had passed away on 20 June 1850 in Killbuck Twp.. Their mother lived until 13 July 1882, passing away in Killbuck Twp., Holmes Co., Ohio.

William Snow died on 31 January 1874 in Killbuck, Holmes County, Ohio, USA. He was 52 years old and may have been killed in a work-related accident as the family seemingly continued to live in neighboring Richland Township. He was buried at Wolf Creek Cemetery, Killbuck Township., Holmes County, Ohio, USA.^[8]

William's wife, Mary (Spurgeon) Snow, survived her husband's passing. On the June 1880 US Census, she was recorded as a 55-year-old widow, Head of Household, living in Richland Township, Holmes County, Ohio, with her 2 youngest daughters: Ada C. Snow, age 17; and Ida Snow, 10 years old. ^[9] The 1890 Census records were accidentally destroyed. On the June 1900 US Census, Mary A. Snow, was reported living as 75-year-old widow, with her youngest daughter, 30-years-old: Ida J. (Snow) Speck, in Richland Township, North Precinct, Glenmont village, Holmes County, Ohio, USA. Ida's husband, Willis Speck, age 38, was a Blacksmith; they had been married since 1891 but had no children as of June 1900. The Census also stated Mary A. Snow had had 8 children but that only 5 were still living in June 1900. ^[10] Mary A. (Spurgeon) Snow passed away in Richland Township, Holmes, Ohio, on 1 September 1905 at 77 years old. She was buried next to her deceased husband, William Snow, at the Wolf Creek Cemetery, Holmes County, Ohio, USA. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ6-752 : 12 April 2016), James Spurgeon, Killbuck, Holmes, Ohio, United States; citing family 577, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XD7D-W9Z : 10 February 2018), William Snow and Polly Spurgin, 28 Dec 1845; citing Holmes, Ohio, reference 394; FHL microfilm 477,144. Note: Her surname is misspelled as "Spurgin" and elsewhere, "Spurgis" and "Spurgen".
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQ6-4M8 : 12 April 2016), William Snow, Richland, Holmes, Ohio, United States; citing family 7, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ See Preceding Note.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGS-STF : 13 December 2017), William Snow, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-61P1 : 13 March 2018), William Snow, 1886.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M62L-2T2 : 12 April 2016), Mary Snow in household of William Snow, Ohio, United States; citing p. 9, family 76, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,723.
8. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #77376646 retrieved 3 Mar 2019 - William Snow. Has gravestone photo, confirming dates. 29 other Snow family graves are in this same cemetery.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89H-YGZ : 22 August 2017), Mary Snow, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 135, sheet 384C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1034; FHL microfilm 1,255,034.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMD9-5GV : accessed 7 March 2019), Mary Snow in household of Willis Speck, Richland Township, North Precinct Glenmont village, Holmes, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 1B, family 15, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,288.
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #77376620 retrieved 6 Mar 2019

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