Edward Snodgrass1

b. circa 1812
FatherJohn Snodgrass1 d. bef 15 Sep 1818
MotherMargaret Hutton1 b. abt 1780, d. aft Sep 1870
BirthCircacirca 1812 Edward Snodgrass was born in Washington County, Virginia, circa 1812.2 
Childhood  Edward's father died when Edward was still a young boy. Edward's mother raised her 6 children on the Snodgrass land east of present day Glade Spring in Washington County. Many of Margaret (Hutton) Snodgrass' siblings lived nearby. 
Land-Buy  In the mid 1830s Edward and his brother John purchased the shares of their father's land held by their brother Moses and their sister Eleanor (who had married a cousin, Isaac Hutton).3,4 
Marriage27 Jan 1838 Edward married Polly Crow, daughter of James Crow and Sarah Redshaw, on 27 Jan 1838 in Washington County.5 
Cens-18508 Aug 1850  The 1850 census recorded Edward and John (with their families) living on either side of their mother. Edward's household included Mary (37), Sarah (10), John (8), Margaret (7), Nancy (5), James (4) and Mary (2).6 
Land-Sell23 Feb 1853  For some reason Edward and Polly decided not to remain on the old Snodgrass land in Washington County. In Feb. 1853 they sold 2 undivided sixths (Edward's 1/6th plus half of the two 1/6th shares he had purchased earlier from Moses and Eleanor) to Philip Snapp for $1,800 and a two horse wagon.7 [the land sat to the north of present day Snapp Siding Lane east of Glade Spring] 
Cens-186020 Jul 1860  Edward and Mary moved to Lee County where they were enumerated in 1860. Edward's land there was valued at $1,760 and he owned personal property worth $400. The couple's two oldest children had moved away from home but two additional sons, Moses and William, had been born after 1850. Edward's mother Nancy had also moved from Washington Co. and lived with the family.8 
Cens-18706 Sep 1870  The 1870 census clarified that the family lived in White Shoals towship. Edward's land that year was valued at $2,000 and his personal property at $800. At age 90, Edward's mother lived with the family.2 
Marriage27 Jul 1882 He married second Mary Elizabeth (Padgett) Hawkins on 27 Jul 1882 in Lee County, Virginia.9 

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The 1850 Washington Co., Virginia census listed Edward as the head of household number 348. Follow the link to see who lived nearby.
ChartsDescendants of John Hutton and Jane Dickson
Last Edited17 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S28] Gerald H. Clark, Guardian Bonds Washington Co., VA, p. 16. Moses Hutton named guardian of Joseph, Polly, John, Moses, Eleanor and Edward Snodgrass, orphans of John Snodgrass, dec'd; bond: $2,000 with sureties James Hutton, William Snodgrass and Joseph Snodgrass; 15 Sept. 1818.
  2. [S2665] Edward Snodgrass household, 1870 U.S. census, Lee Co., Virginia, pop. sched., White Shoals township, p. 20, dwelling 140, family 140, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2011. Household included: Edward Snodgrass, 58, b. Washington Co., VA, farmer, owns land worth $2,000 and pers. prop. of $800; Mary, 58, b. Washington Co., VA; Margaret, 25, b. unknown county, PA; William, 15, b. Lee Co., VA; Margaret Snodgrass, 90, b. unknown county, PA; Martha Willhite, 21, b. Lee Co., VA; Elizabeth Willhite, 2, b. Lee Co., VA.
  3. [S1148] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 12: 55.
  4. [S1064] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 13: 57.
  5. [S4] D.E. Brown, Marriages of Washington Co., VA 1781-1853, p. 58.
  6. [S367] Edward Snodgrass household, 1850 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., District 67, p. 91 stamped, dwelling 348, family 348, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Feb. 2010. Edward Snodgrass, 37, farmer; Mary 37; Sarah 10; John 8; Margaret 7; Nancy 5; Jas 4; Mary 2; all b. VA.
  7. [S2229] Washington Co., Virginia Deed Book 21: 342.
  8. [S2623] Edward Snodgrass household, 1860 U.S. census, Lee Co., Virginia, pop. sched., Western District, p. 96 (corrected), dwelling 649, family 664, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2011. Household included: Edward Snodgrass, 47, farmer, owns land worth $1,760 and pers. prop. of $400; Mary, 47; Margret, 16; Nancy, 15; Jas, 12; Mary A., 10; Moses, 8; all were born Washington Co., VA; Wm, 6, b. Lee Co., VA; Margret Snodgrass, 77, b. Washington Co., VA.
  9. [S2800] Charlou Dolan, "Descendants of John Snodgrass and Mary of Berkeley Co., Virginia/W. Virginia", Snodgrass Clan (http://www.snodgrass-clan.com/source-books/ALLdesc.txt).