Sophrona Snell

Brief Life History of Sophrona

When Sophrona Snell was born on 8 October 1828, in Herkimer, New York, United States, her father, John Frederick Snell, was 25 and her mother, Nancy Timmerman, was 29. She married Horace Charles Garlock about 1847, in Orleans, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Murray, Orleans, New York, United States for about 5 years and Home Township, Nemaha, Kansas, United States in 1880. She died on 16 August 1866, in Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Seneca City Cemetery, Seneca, Nemaha, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Horace Charles Garlock
1828–1909
Sophrona Snell
1828–1866
Marriage: about 1847
Norman Garlock
1848–1930
Myron Edward Garlock
1854–1881
Delia Garlock
1855–1932
Emma Jane Garlock
1858–1918

Sources (14)

  • Johana Snell in household of John F Snell, "United States Census, 1850"
  • S Snell in entry for S G Dowdey and Emma Garlock, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Sophrona Garlick in household of Charles Garlick, "New York State Census, 1875"

World Events (7)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a quick, lively, or courageous person, from Middle English snel(l) ‘swift, vivacious, brisk, bold’ (Old English snel(l), Old Norse snjallr). See also Sneller , Snelling .

English: from the Middle English personal name Snel(l) (Old English Snell, Old Norse Snjallr, with the same origins as the nickname above).

Americanized form of German Schnell ‘quick’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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