Snodgrass Family History Book

Preface
countries.
Research and Notes
llistory is fact and speculation. The two should be kept
apart, but some time facts cannot be discovered \vithout
speculation. Sometimes we have speculated. but \VC have
tried to distinguish between speculation and fact. Many
sources of information used in our research arc the result of
hours of research at home, on the Internet and in libraries
across the United States. Many relatives, friends and total
strangers have contributed.
This is your history. Where it ends depends upon you.
Please begin your own family history. You should record
births, deaths. marriages and other pertinent information and
help correct any information that might not be correct in this
book. Whether you use this book or some other method
does not matter. What is important is that you should start
such a history. Do it now! Too much history has been lost
already.
Dedication and Thanks
This book is also dedicated to my 1 ' 1 cousin and great friend
William Hardy Rauch and his special wife Ruth Ellen
(Davis) Rauch \hrho encouraged and advised me to write this
book and accompanied me on 1nany research trips and helped
gather the vast amount of infonnation and materials required
in writing and publishing this book.
l would also like to dedicate this book to the many
Snodgrass Ancestors who made their contributions through
the centuries. Vv'ithout them there would be no history.
My book is laid out and \Vritten using the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints Personal Ancestral File
Software, Pedigree Charts of the Snodgrass line are shown
along with a Descendant Outline of the descendants of the
William Snodgrass family. In another section of this book I
have written in Register Form about the ancestors of
William Snodgrass. l have provided a brief example of how
the Registry system works for those who are not familiar
with it.
Register Numbering Example
This book is dedicated to my sweet mother Mae Elizabeth
(Rauch) Norwood, who planted the seeds of genealogy in
me and provided me with the drive to enhance the fruits of
her earlier genealogy work. l also dedicate this book to my
very loving and special wife, Joan Evelyn (Brown)
Norwood. Joan encouraged me and never discouraged me on
my genealogy efforts. She was my constant companion and
chief researcher and helpmate during all of our years together
so that we could become closer to our ancestors.
There were many other persons in which this book is
dedicated. I would especially like to thank Burlene (Brown)
Hilton for her help and the many resource materials in
which she provided and are used in this book.
During the \Vriting and assembling of the material for this
book I met a truly professional genealogist. lie was Virgil
Talbot. My wife Joan and I were privileged to spend a
Sunday with him doing research on my Rauch, Snodgrass
and Talbot families. Virgil wrote two books that were very
helpful in completing my book. The books were "The
Talbots, Centuries of Service" and ''A Bit of History".
Virgil expressed that he would be honored for Joan and inc
to use any of the information in our book that he provided.
A short time after that delightful Sunday, Virgil passed
away to be with his beloved wife Avis West Kirk (Talbot).
This book is also dedicated to Clara Bee (Risley)
Snodgrass \vho wrote the original Snodgrass Book from
which much of the information contained in this book was
taken. Without Clara's hard work in putting together the first
book, I 1nost likely would not have written this book. Clara
died 18 Dec 1993. Clara's son Jerry Eugene Risley most
generously agreed to help me and provide materials from his
mother's original book so that this book would become a
reality. Thanks Jerry. Your mother will be glad we carried
on her work.
The following example shows the most common (excluding
Henry numbers) numbering conventions that can appear in
the register report. The register may print some or all of
these numbers and symbols depending upon whiuh report
options that are selected.
Register Example Only
Generation 4
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64. William James~ SNODGRASS (Sr.) (14] (Thomas Lafayette,
J 2 I
James , David , Willia1n ). born I 0 Jun 1828 in Sparta, White,
Tennessee; died 11 May 1882 in Lincoln, Washington,
Arkansas. He 1narricd on 28 Dec 1853 in Sparta, White,
Tennessee \\i'inifred (Winnie) Norton BRADLEY [ 15], born 20
Jan I 836 in Near Big Springs, Sparta, White. Tennessee; died 11
Feb 1908 in Lincoln, Washington. Arkansas, daughter of John
Phillip BRADLEY (30] and Nancy JOHNSON (31 ].
Children of William James SNODGRASS (Sr.) and
Winifred (Winnie) Norton BRADLEY were as follows:
+ 71
6
Man Francis SNODGRASS (75]. born 8 Aug
1856 in Sparta, White County. Tennessee; died
3 Jan 1941 in Lincoln. Washington County.
Arkansas. She married Allen Sea KING (II)
[240].
Register Explanation:
64. William James' SNODGRASS (Sr.) [14) (Thomas
~ l 2 I
Lafayette . Ja1nes . David , Willia1n )
William James is the 64th person in this ancestral line.
The computer assigns this number. William .James is of
generation number five. 114) is a RIN number assigned
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