Susannah Wassum

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Wassum was born on 24 April 1792, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Nicholas Leonhardt Wassum, was 29 and her mother, Eva Elizabeth DeLong, was 22. She had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with George Snavely. She lived in Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States in 1870. She died on 19 February 1874, in Smyth, Virginia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Scott Cemetery, Smyth, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Snavely
1791–1864
Susannah Wassum
1792–1874
David Snavely
1824–1883
Elizabeth Wolfe
George Washington Snavely
1831–1858
Sarah Jane Snavely
1832–1920
Catherine Snavely
1835–
Nancy Jane Snavely
1837–

Sources (16)

  • Susana Snavely in household of Harold S Scoot, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Susan Snavely, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Susan, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

German (Hesse): unexplained.

Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Akershus named Wassum, from Old Norse vatn ‘lake’ + endi ‘end’, denoting a farm at the end of the lake. This surname is rare in Norway.

In some cases possibly also an altered form of Wassom , a surname of Scottish or northern Irish origin.

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

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