NORTH CAROLINA SOURCE BOOK -- SNODGRASS FAMILY Created by Charlou Dolan dolantj@cableone.net with annotations by V. S. Schoolcraft snodgrass@leapfroginet.com STATEWIDE CENSUS RECORDS 1790 census index - 1860 census index - NS 1880 soundex - NS 1900 soundex - NS 1910 miracode - yes (see Mecklenberg Co.) 1920 soundex - yes (see Guilford Co.) CHURCH RECORDS Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, vol. 1, North Carolina (Hinshaw) yes LAND RECORDS Deed Abstracts of Tryon, Lincoln, & Rutherford Cos., NC, 1769-1786; Tryon Co. Wills & Estates (Holcomb) NS (need source) [land grants] yes PERIODICALS North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, 1900-1903 - yes TAX RECORDS Early American Series, North Carolina, vols. 1-7 (AISI) NS VITAL RECORDS Early Marriages in the State of NC (HFB) NS North & South Carolina Marriage Records (Clemens) NS ****************************************** RECORDS 15 Apr 1769 -- William Mearns, Currituck, Apl. 15th, 1769. Wife Dorothy, son William Skipworth Mearns, Neill Snodgrass, Merchant of Norfolk, Va., Exr. witnesses: Sol. Perkins, John Simmons, Benjamin Willson, Thos. Harvard. 1779 -- Neil Snodgrass of North Carolina. Attainted, and property confiscated, in 1779; went to England the same year, and was an Addresser of the King (NC Hist. & Gen. Reg., vol. 2, page 579). 17 Nov 1790 -- Land Grant Book 2, page 727: William Snodgrass, 100 acres. 9 Dec 1795 -- Land Grant Book 3, page 75: William Snodgrass, 100 acres south of the River Ohio [in TN]. 17 Nov 1797 -- Land Grant Book 3, page 159: William Snodgrass, 150 acres. page 161: William Snodgrass, 400 acres. - - - - - - - - - - 3 Mar 1859 -- Deep River Monthly Meeting (Quaker): Eliza Snodgrass reported married out of unity. ################################### CARTERET COUNTY HISTORY & GENEALGOY The Heritage of Carteret Co., NC, vol. 1 (Davis, Hamilton, & Hewitt--1982) yes ******************************************** RECORDS 1982 -- The Heritage of Carteret Co., NC, vol. 1: page 190: Malcolm Whealton (1922-1980), son of George T. Whealton & Lillian Beatrice, married first Alice Snodgrass and had 4 children (Malcolm Jr., married; Carolyn, married to Robert Lefler; Betty Jean, deceased; and William, married) and 6 grandchildren. Malcolm later married Mary Turner and had two more children, Georgia and George. ########################################### CATAWBA COUNTY NC HISTORY & GENEALOGY The Heritage of Catawba Co., NC (Catawba Co. Gen. Soc.--1986) yes ************************************** RECORDS 1986 -- The Heritage of Catawba Co., NC: page 54: Carl Davidson Black, son of James Davidson Black (1872-1948) and Mary Catherine "Kate" Abernathy (1876-1961), married first Artie Snodgrass and second Opal Sayre. ############################################## CHEROKEE COUNTY NC HISTORY & GENEALOGY The Heritage of Cherokee Co., NC (White & White--1987) *************************************** RECORDS 1987 -- Heritage of Cherokee Co., NC: page ??: In the 1940s, D. C. Snodgrass was an Assistant County Extension agent in Cherokee Co., NC. ############################################# CHOWAN COUNTY NC CHURCH RECORDS Vestry Minutes of St. Paul's Parish, Chowan Co., NC, 1701-1776 (Fouts) NS ########################################### CRAVEN COUNTY NC HISTROY & GENEALOGY The Heritage of Craven Co., NC, vol. 1 (Thorne--1984) *************************************** RECORDS 1984 -- Heritage of Craven Co., NC: page 118: My great-great-grandparents Sidney Dougherty & Rev. James Wesley Howard lived in Butler Co., KY, and raised several children. One, Cynthia Ann Howard, born 1836, married 26 Dec 1857 Andrew Jackson Snodgrass, a Baptist Minister who organized the new Liberty Baptist Church at Gilstrap, KY, in 1908. (written by Lola J. Anderson) page 314: I, Lola J. Cook Anderson, am the daughter of Icem Cook (1889-1977) who married 1915 Perlina Cook (b. 1897) who was living in Lincoln, Illinois. My grandparents: Monroe Cook (1863-1926) married 1882 Butler Co., KY, Arrinda Jackson Snodgrass (1863-1944). Great grandparents: Andrew Jackson Snodgrass (1839-1912) married 1857 Butler Co., KY, Cynthia Ann Howard (1836-1911). Great-great-grandparents: Rev. James Wesley Howard (1803-1893) married 1827 Sidney Daugherty (1801-1879). Great-great-great-grandparents: Daniel Daugherty married 1786 Nancy Taylor. Great-great-great-great-grandparents: Moses Taylor, Sr. (1729-1819) married 1764 New Bern, NC, Elizabeth Prevatte (1743-1833). ######################################## EDGECOMBE COUNTY COURT RECORDS Edgecombe Co., NC, Abstracts of Court Minutes, 1744-46, 1757-94 (Dorman) NS ######################################## GUILFORD COUNTY NC CENSUS RECORDS 1920 soundex - yes ********************************************* RECORDS 1920 Soundex 42-150-4-77: John A Snodgraves 54-M-NC Carry A. Snodgraves 44-F-NC wife Raymond Snodgraves 18-M-NC son Nellie E. Snodgraves 15-F-NC dau. John A. Snodgraves 9-M-NC son Jessie P. Snodgraves 7-F-NC dau. Melvin M. C. Snodgraves 5-M-NC son Earnest Smith 22-M-NC boarder Carrie A. Smith 21-F-NC boarder -------------------------- ############################################ JACKSON COUNTY NC HISTORY & GENEALOGY Jackson Co. Heritage, NC (Jackson Co. Gen. Soc.--1992) yes **************************************** RECORDS 1992 -- Jackson Co. Heritage, NC: Rebecca Louise Dillard, born ca. 1852 in Catoosa Co., GA, dau. of Thomas Dillard & Eliza ___; married 29 Sep 1870 in Catoosa Co., GA, William Snodgrass. ############################################# MECKLENBERG COUNTY CENSUS RECORDS 1910 soundex - yes ***************************************** RECORDS 1910 Mecklenberg Co NC Census/Soundex Charlotte, 55-109-10: Charles Snodgrass 34-M-IN Nannie Snodgrass 34-F-GA wife Glenn Snodgrass 11-M-TN son Harry Snodgrass son [vss - surely not TWO sons named Harry!] Harry Snodgrass 9-M-TN son Mabell Snodgrass 5-F-TN dau. Weston Snodgrass -M-TN son [1900 Hamilton Co TN] -------------------------- ############################################### ONSLOW COUNTY HISTORY & GENEALOGY The Heritage of Onslow Co., NC (Onslow Co. Hist. Soc.--1983) yes ************************************ RECORDS 1983 -- The Heritage of Onslow Co., NC: page 121: Mary Lee Edens, daughter of Sherman Rodell Edaens (1895-1981) and Nora Elna Brinson, married Anthony Snodgrass. ############################################ ORANGE COUNTY COURT RECORDS Abstracts of Wills of Orange Co., NC, 1752-1850 (Shields) NS ########################################### ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HISTORY & GENEALOGY The Heritage of Rockingham Co. NC (Rockingham Co. Hist. Soc.-1983) yes ***************************************** 1983 -- The Heritage of Rockingham Co., NC: page 155: Dorothy Balsley, daughter of Charles Balsley (1884-1924) and Carrie Stephen, married Thomas Snodgrass and lives in Hobart, OK. - - - - - - - - - page 207: Louella Case (b. ca. 1873-4), daughter of William George Washington "Willie" Case & Sarah Hannah (res. Webster Co., MO), married a Snodgrass. [vss - Louella is with David Richard Snodgrass on 1900 Dallas Co MO; she had son Orville E., and after she died, David R. Snodgrass m2. Martha Jackson who had 3 Jackson children] ########################################### ROWAN COUNTY HISTORY & GENEALOGY The Heritage of Rowan Co. NC, vol. 1 (Gen. Soc. of Rowan Co.-1991) yes ******************************** RECORDS 1991 -- The Heritage of Rowan Co., NC, vol. 1: page 615: Texas Descendants of "Old" Jacob Wagner Jacob Wagner was born in the Palatinate area of Germany in the year 1717. He, like so many others, left his homeland to come to this new land, America. He settled first in Lebanon, Lancaster Co., PA, before coming to Rowan Co., NC. I am not sure when Jacob arrived in Rowan Co., however, he had received two land grants from the Granville Dist. by 1760, each for 360 acres. Jacob and his wife Susannah were the parents of at least six children: Daniel (I), Jacob Jr., Joseph, David, Magdalene, and Mary. Jacob's oldest son Daniel (I) married Elizabeth Harmon in Rowan Co., on 18 Mar 1767. She was the oldest child of George and Margaret Harmon. George wrote his consent for this marriage in German. George Harmon was born in Mittelfranken, Wuerttemburg, Germany, in 1710. His parents were Johan Michael and Kundigunda Regis Hermann. George came to America with four brothers and settled in Pennsylvania for a short time. George married his wife in Maryland before coming to North Carolina. It is believed they settled in that part of Rowan Co. that was Guilford Co. in 1770 and Randolph Co. in 1779. George mentioned his son-in-law Daniel Wagner in his will. He died in Randolph Co. in 1787. Old Jacob Wagner died on 1 Nov 1799, and is buried in the Bethany Reform Church Cemetery, Davidson Co., NC. He left Daniel 800 acres of land located on Abbots Creek. It has been recorded that Daniel and his brother-in-law, Cutliff Harmon, were friends and hunting companions of Daniel Boone. Daniel took a second wife, Elizabeth Kane, daughter of Peter Kane. Peter Kane mentions his son-in-law Daniel Wagner in his will. Daniel's son Mathias married Susan Miller. It is thought that Andrew, the second son, married Susannah Grimes. The third child, Catherine, married Valentine Harmon; Mary Amelia married Peter Clodfelter; Rosannah married John DeLapp Sr.; Sarah married John Baker; Elizabeth married Abraham Bucks; Susannah married George Sithloff; and Barbara married first a Mr. Heasley and second a Mr. Potter. The only child born to Daniel's second wife was Daniel (II), born 2 Jul 1792. Daniel (II) married Christina Eller. Daniel (I) was in the NC Militia during the Revolutionary War. The oldest child of Andrew Wagner [& probably Susannah Grimes] was Daniel Waggoner. He married Martha Kincannon in Washington Co., VA. She was the daughter of Dr. Francis Kincannon II and his wife, Martha Snodgrass, daughter of David and Margaret Snodgrass of Abington, Washington Co., VA. It is not known whether Andrew Wagner and his family were living in Washington Co. at the time of his son Daniel's marriage or not; however, on the 1830 census of Hardin Co., TN, it shows the families of Andrew [Wagner], Daniel [Wagner], and Francis Kincannon II living in the town of Savannah. Daniel and Martha [Kincannon] Waggoner were the parents of seven children. Susan, the oldest child, married J. J. Williams, and died the following year giving birth to a daughter they named Susan. Daniel Waggoner's daughter Martha married her dead sister's husband, J. J. Williams. Daniel's third child was Elizabeth "Betsy," who married Alexander Nevill; [his daughter] Margaret Ann "Peggy" married Zachariah Lilly, [his son] Mathias married Mary Graham, [his daughter] Nancy Keturah married James M. L. Porter, and [his son] Francis G. K. married Mrs. Sarah Adeline Evins. The grandchild, Susan Williams, married Dr. J. M. Motley and died during childbirth. The name Susan was never used in the family again. Daniel Waggoner died of typhoid fever in 1835. Martha lived with her daughter Nancy Keturah Porter until she [Martha] died. Her son-in-law, Alexander Nevill, was sheriff of Hardin Co. Then, but when his term of office was over, Alexander and Betsy became interested in exploring the new territory called Texas. Their first land grant was dated in 1841 in Red River Co., TX. Alexander continued to be interested in city, county, and state politics. He was appointed as one of five Commissioners to establish the center of the new-formed Titus Co., and to select a townsite to be called Mount Pleasant. He was J. P. for many years, and was Chief Justice at the time of death of his son, Napoleon Bonaparte Nevill. The land surrounding these two graves was given to the church, and is known as Nevill's Chapel and Restland, located in Nevill's Community just Northeast of Mt. Pleasant, Titus Co., TX. Betsy and Alexander Nevill were the proud parents of eleven children: Thomas Lafayette; Napoleon Bonaparte; Margaret Ann; Mary Elizabeth; Andrew Jackson; Martha Parlee; William Francis; Sarah Patience; Julia Isabelle; Nancy Susanne; and Mathias Alexander, who was born one month before his father's death. Betsy was left with ten children, ranging in age from 17 to 1 month. Her parents were no longer living; therefore, she called upon her strong pioneer strength of character to raise her children alone. Betsy had two sons, T. LaFayette Nevill and Andrew Jackson Nevill, to serve in the Civil War. They were among the lucky soldiers who returned home, even though Andrew Jackson lost a limb. Betsy had a grandson, William Alpert Nevill, son of Thomas LaFayette, to serve in the Spanish American War; and a great-grandson, James Buchanan Reed, Jr., was the first World War II casualty from Mount Pleasant, Titus Co., TX. William Francis Nevill was not quite old enough to serve in the Civil War, but he was old enough to help his mother and older sisters with the younger children and the farm chores. He married Luvina Arilla Josephine Durham in 18972. They moved to Wolfe City, Hunt Co., TX, where they gave their five children a good home environment and formal education. Their children were Thomas William, who married Clara Cordelia Horn; Laura Bell; Arthur; Nannette Booker; and Everett. When Nanette's first husband died, she moved back home to help with her aging parents. William Francis Nevill celebrated his 80th birthday on 25 Jan 1925. Nannette took him to town to have his picture made and had invited all of his family and friends to come by the home place to share in the celebration. Besides the guests he received 51 cards and letters. Nannette took the time to record for future generations all the beautiful verses on the cards and the warm wishes from relatives and friends. I believe my grandfather, Thomas William Neville, expressed a most loving sentiment that all parents would like to hear from their own children! I quote: "It is with the greatest pleasure that I congratulate you on this your eightieth birthday. Those eighty years represent the biggest part of a life well spent. In the 51 years that I have lived, there is no word or deed of yours that bears reproach, and no memory that is not pleasant. It is my hope that when I have reached the eightieth mile post, that my children can think of me and be as proud of me as yours are of you today." (by Raynell Nevill Wilson) ############################################ WILKES COUNTY LAND RECORDS Deeds & Grants, 1782-1815, Deed Books G & H, Wilkes Co., NC (by ??) NS #################### end NC ######################