James Edgar Snow

Male11 August 1873–5 November 1958

Brief Life History of James Edgar

When James Edgar Snow was born on 11 August 1873, in Albany, Clinton, Kentucky, United States, his father, Horace Parks Snow, was 24 and his mother, Louisa Frances Kelly, was 19. He married Anna Catherine Edelman on 7 June 1899, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 5 November 1958, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Edgar Snow
1873–1958
Anna Catherine Edelman
1874–1930
Marriage: 7 June 1899
Mildred Snow
1900–
John Howard Snow
1903–1995
Edgar Parks Snow
1905–1972

Sources (10)

  • James E Snow, "United States Census, 1900"
  • James E Snow, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • James Edgar Snow, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 June 1899Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
  • Children (3)

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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 2

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1892 · The Radio is invented

    Age 19

    Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 23

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).

    American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .

    Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.

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

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