Brief Life History of Gustavus Adolphus
When Gustavus Adolphus Snook was born on 14 October 1846, in Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, United States, his father, Henry William Snook, was 30 and his mother, Amy Anna Snook, was 26. He married Arvilla Evelyn Miller on 3 September 1868, in Clay, Washington, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Iowa, Pine Creek Township, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States in 1885 and Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States in 1900. He died on 9 July 1913, in Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in West Lawn Cemetery, Gering, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States.
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- Gustavus Snook, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Gustavus Snook, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Gustavus A Snook, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English snoke ‘mucus’, from snoken ‘to snuffle’.
Americanized form of Dutch Snoek ‘pike’ (the carnivorous fish).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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