Robert Miller Snell

Brief Life History of Robert Miller

When Robert Miller Snell was born on 25 November 1792, in Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Snell, was 23 and his mother, Margaret Elizabeth Miller, was 23. He married Hannah Withers about 1820. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Macon, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 9 September 1870, in Macon, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Robert Miller Snell
1792–1870
Hannah Withers
1800–1870
Marriage: about 1820
Joseph Granderson Snell
1823–1882
John Withers Snell
1827–1874
Elizabeth Snell
1829–1829
Hugh M. Snell
1833–1890
Frances Snell
1839–
Ann Eliza Snell
1843–
Mary Elizabeth Snell
1825–1914
Martha Jane Snell
1833–1890
Margaret Melvina Snell
1837–1929
Amanda Frances Snell
1840–1923
Ann C Snell
1846–

Sources (3)

  • Robert Smith, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Robert M Snell, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Robert Snell, "United States Census, 1870"

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.

1803

Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States

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

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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