Elisabeth Ann Snodgrass1

d. 30 November 1850
FatherAbraham H. Snodgrass1 b. bet 1796 - 1799
MotherNancy Montgomery1 b. 18 Aug 1789, d. bef 2 Jan 1854
Marriage5 Jul 1849 Elisabeth Ann Snodgrass married William Henry Smith, son of Ephraim Smith, on 5 Jul 1849 in Pulaski County, Indiana.2 
Cens-18506 Aug 1850  William and Elisabeth were enumerated in Fulton County, Indiana, in August 1850. William owned land valued at $500. Although Elisabeth had given birth to the couple's daughter Nancy in late July, the enumerator, following census guidelines, recorded the household as it stood on June 1st, the official census day. Therefore Nancy was not listed in the household.3 
Death30 Nov 1850 Elisabeth died on 30 Nov 1850.4 
Burial She was buried at Shaffer Cemetery in Kewanna, Fulton County, Indiana.4 
Nancy's uncle Richard Montgomery died in 1863 in Washington Co., Virginia. A Chancery Court suit filed in 1870 includes multiple affidavits about Elisabeth, her mother Nancy (Montgomery) Snodgrass, and her daughter Nancy J. (Smith) Ferguson

Family

William Henry Smith b. 4 May 1828, d. 16 Jun 1857
Child
ChartsDescendants of John Hutton and Jane Dickson
Last Edited3 Jan 2014

Citations

  1. [S3298] "William Snodgrass statement", Richard Montgomery Administrators vs Abram Snodgrass, wife and others, Washington Co., Virginia Ended Chancery Causes 1891-017, reel 257, Library of Virginia. William Snodgrass, stated to be a brother of Abraham Snodgrass, provided a statement under oath at Owen County, Indiana on 28 June 1873, concerning Abraham and Nancy (Montgomery) Snodgrass (both deceased), their daughter Elisabeth Ann (Snodgrass) Smith, and Elizabeth Smith's daughter Nancy J. (Smith) Ferguson.
  2. [S2689] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941", database (no images), Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed Dec. 2013), Elizabeth A. Snodgrass and William H. Smith entry 5 July 1849, Pulaski Co., Indiana.
  3. [S3299] William H. Smith household, 1850 U.S. census, Fulton Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Union township, p. 68, dwelling 57, family 57, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2013. Household includes: William H. Smith, 22, farmer, owns land worth $500, b. IN; Elizabeth A., 18, b. VA.
  4. [S1777] Find A Grave Website (http://www.findagrave.com/index.html : accessed Dec. 2013). Elisabeth A. Smith memorial #67897890, Shaffer Cemetery, Kewanna, Fulton Co., Indiana (stone reported to read: "wife of Wm H. Smith."