SOUTH DAKOTA SOURCE BOOK -- SNODGRASS FAMILY

               Created by Charlou Dolan  dolantj@cableone.net
           with annotations by V. S. Schoolcraft  snodgrass@leapfroginet.com

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                             GREGORY COUNTY SD

     The Saga of Sully Flats (Gnirk--1976) yes



1976 -- The Saga of Sully Flats, page ??:

     Homer Snodgrass was a native of Kansas.  He married Anna Rebecca Keckler
26 Apr 1900.  Anna Rebecca Keckler was born in Piatt Co., IL.  At the age of 4
years, she moved with her parents in a covered wagon to Kansas.  Homer and
Anna Rebecca Snodgrass were the parents of six children:  Cordelia (Miner),
Clara (Vohl), Marjorie (McKim), Bertram, and Ted [Theodore].  One son, 
John Logan, died at 10 years of age.  Except for the 8 years (1908-1916) 
when they homesteaded in Gregory Co., SD, they made their home in northeast
Kansas.  The last 10 years they lived in Reserve, Kansas.  They celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary 26 Apr 1960.  Anna Rebecca Snodgrass died
in 1956, and Homer Snodgrass passed away in 1960.  The Snodgrass homestead
is currently owned by Leo Krieger.
[vss - s/o Oscar & Elizabeth (1880 Taylor Co IA), s/o James T. & 
Nancy A. Long (1870 Page Co IA); Homer's first two children, Bertram &
John Logan, b. Doniphan Co KS; need 1910 Gregory Co reading;
family is on 1920 Brown Co KS] 

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                          HAND COUNTY

Bring on the Pioneers! - History of Hand Co., SD (Heidepriem--1978) yes


1978 -- Bring on the Pioneers, page 556:

     Benniah Snodgrass was born in Tama Co., IA, 18 Apr 1858, and died at his
home in Miller on 27 Apr 1930, at the age of 72 years.  In 1885 he was united
in marriage to Sarah Dorothy Carter, and to this union five children were
born:  Hugh, of Custer, now deceased; Mrs. Byron Trummel, Luverne, MN; Mrs.
Clarence Wharton, now deceased; Howard, of St. Lawrence, SD; and Agnes, now
deceased.  In 1883 Mr. Snodgrass took a claim in Nebraska, where he lived
until 1888, when he moved to Lyon Co., IA.  The family moved three years later
to Hand Co., where they resided till Benniah Snodgrass's death on 1 May 1930.
Mr. Snodgrass had one brother, Henry Snodgrass, of Waverly, IA; and two
sisters, Mrs. George Conana [Mary m. George Copnant /Covant ?] and Emma Snodgrass,
both of Garlum [Garwin ?], IA.
     His wife, Sarah Dorothy Carter, was born in Howard Co., IN, 13 Jun 1862.
In 1885 she married Benniah Snograss.  She passed away 29 Nov 1934 at her home
in Miller, SD.  Death was caused from pneumonia, and she had been ill for
about a week.  Mrs. Snodgrass had two sisters, Mrs. Rachael Phelan (of
Larchwood, IA), & Mrs. James Hill (of Kelack, WA), and two brothers, Harrison
Carter (Cedar Vale, KS), and Noah Carter (of Lawton, OK).
     One of their [Benniah & Sarah Snodgrass] daughters, Ruby (Mrs. Clarence
Wharton) was born in Lyons Co., IA, 18 Mar 1898.  She moved with her family to
Hand Co. in 1909.  In this locality she grew to womanhood and was united in
marriage to Clarence Wharton on 11 Nov 1916.  To this union were born 4
children:  Everett, Eva, Eugene, & Erwin.
     In the spring of 1917, they moved to Butte Co., SD, where they lived
until 1923.  At that time the family returned to Hand Co., where they lived
till 1935.  Moving on to Rock Co., MN, she passed away at the age of 41 after
an illness of 4 days.
[vss - Benniah is s/o Hugh Snodgrass (d. 1895 Tama Co IA) & Lucinda Clark;
I have a copy of transcript of the questionaire filled out by Benniah's 
brother, Henry Snodgrass (1931 Waverly, IA) and sent to Redmond Cole, Tulsa,
OK.  In it, Henry said his father Hugh Snodgrass was b. 2 Aug 1832 OH, 
also said he had Hugh & Lucinda's Bible, and said Hugh's siblings were  
3 brothers 1 sister:  
Mary Tracey was sister's name.
Joe Snodgrass in Texas, also dead
Henry Snodgrass   all dead, had no family
Wash Snodgrass, near Maqwoketa, IA. ]
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                             MOODY COUNTY

     Pioneer Pathfinder, vol. 20, page 7:  
        History of Trent (Bloomfield), Moody Co. SD - yes


17 Jul 1879 -- The young tornado last Monday demolished claim shanties of
Drake, John Buel, & Snodgrass, and also George Loucks' granary.


21 Sep 1879 -- A Sunday School was organized yesterday at Brookfield.  Alex
Snodgrass is assistant superintendant.

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                            PENNINGTON COUNTY



16 Nov 1911 -- Goldy N. Snodgrass, 31, of Rapid City, Pennington Co., 
married Florence Lules, 21, of Rapid City, Pennington Co. 
(Book H, page 7).

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                             YANKTON COUNTY

     History of Yankton Co., SD (The Yankton Co. Hist. Soc.--1987) yes

1941 -- Lucile Snodgrass was President of the Girl Scouts in 1941 
(Hist. of Yankton Co., page 221).

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