Permelia (Strong) Snell (1784 - aft. 1862)

Born 22 Apr 1784 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Phillip Adkins — married 16 May 1804 in Trumbull County, Ohio, USA

Wife of Johannes Heinrich (Schnell) Snell — married 30 Nov 1817 in Clermont County, Ohio, USA

Descendants

Died after 11 Nov 1862 after age 78 in Hamilton Township, Warren, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Reading the Pension application Sept 2020, JSC finds possible signatures of Permelia Snell, Ransom Snell, and Olive VanderCook (daughter of Philip Adkins and Permelia Strong). Olive VanderCook FindAGrave record #128857951, d. Oct 1867, buried in Cleveland, OH. Olive (b. 1806) is listed with three children in 1850 census next record to Ransom Snell and family, Warren Co, Ohio.

Name

Permelia STRONG.

Given Name: Permelia.

Surname: STRONG.

Adkins

married Surname: Adkins

ATKINS, SNELL.

married Surname: ATKINS, SNELL.

first name variations: Pamela, Parmelia, Permelia

Permelia Strong Adkins Snell

Birth

Permelia Strong was born on the 22nd of April, 1784 in Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States to Eunice, age 25 and Joel Strong, age 20.^[1]

Marriage

1st: Permelia Strong married Phillip Adkins on the 16th of May, 1804 in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States.^[2][3]

2nd: The widow, Permelia Adkins married Henry Snell on the 30th of November, 1817 in Clermont County, Ohio, United States.^[4][5]

Pension

Parmelia Snell received her deceased first husband, Phillip Adkins' War of 1812 military pension on the 11th of November, 1857.

Death

Permelia Snell died presumably sometime after the 11th of November, 1862 when her Old War Widow pension from her first husband reached the five year maximum term.^[6][7]

Notes

OH marriage record with Henry Snell says 30 Nov 1817, Clermont Co. John & Winnie Snell's info has 15 Dec 1817.

her grave is possibly an unmarked one in Bassinger Cem.

first marriage is not coming up in FamilySearch.org in Ohio Marriages. Because of a transcription error of name as Parndia Mong.

Second wife of Henry Snell. Their youngest child Joseph is link to John Alden Snell, Ravenna, NB.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch", Pamela Strong, 22 Apr 1784; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch, Philip Adkins and Parndia Mong, 16 May 1804; citing Trumbull, Ohio, United States, reference v 4; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 904,260.
3. ↑ Adkins-Strong Marriage Record
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch, Henery Or Henry Suell and Pamelia Atkins, 30 Nov 1817; citing Clermont, Ohio, United States, reference v 1-A p 78; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 327,559.
5. ↑ Snell-Atkins Marriage Record
6. ↑ "War of 1812 Pension Files", The first applications were based on disability or death of a soldier. Beginning in 1871, they were based on service. A veteran's pension file typically includes his rank, place of residence, age or date of birth, and time of service. A widow's application usually includes her place of residence, her maiden name, date and place of marriage, circumstances of her husband's death, and the names of children under 16.
7. ↑ "The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury"; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury; Record Group Number: 217; Series Number: T718; Roll Number: 22

• Snell, John Alden and Winona Rae Duncan Snell Descendants of John George Schnell and Maria Catharina Langin, (privately printed manuscript, 1997); p. 2-3. JSC Snell-2717 has scanned this manuscript and will email selected pages to interested persons.
• "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-T6S4 : accessed 12 April 2019), Permelia Snell, 04 Nov 1857; citing Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 22; FHL microfilm 1,319,402.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRJ-YLY : 16 August 2017), Permella Snell, Salem Township, Warren, Ohio, United States; citing p. 215, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 431; FHL microfilm 20,178.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX78-ZRC : 12 April 2016), Samuel Conver, Hamilton, Warren, Ohio, United States; citing family 1265, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Samuel age 36, Juliann age 27, Mary J age 8, John age 12, Emily (no age given) all b. OH. And Pernelia Snell (Julia Ann's mother) age 66 b CT. Samuel is listed as an engineer. At least Mary J and John are children of Julia Ann's sister Permelia. On the next census page (continuing Samuel's family) are listed Joseph Snell (a teamster) with Malisssa and two children and Ransom Snell (a saw miller), wife Mary and four children.