Hugh French Sneed

Brief Life History of Hugh French

When Hugh French Sneed was born on 19 February 1855, in Carrollton, Carroll, Arkansas, United States, his father, Sebron G. Sneed, was 26 and his mother, Easter Delina Morris, was 23. He married Zenetta M Hurt on 13 August 1876, in Carroll, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Bent, Colorado, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 5, Pueblo, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died on 24 August 1941, in Pueblo, Colorado, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Las Animas Cemetery, Las Animas, Bent, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hugh French Sneed
1855–1941
Zenetta M Hurt
1857–1913
Marriage: 13 August 1876
Sebron Lawson Sneed
1877–1954
Charles Wilburn Sneed
1879–1955
Nellie Sneed
1883–1975

Sources (10)

  • Hugh F Sneed, "United States Census, 1920"
  • H F Sneed, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Hugh French Sneed, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1861

Historical Boundaries: 1861: Pueblo, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Pueblo, Colorado, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Sneyd in Burslem, The Sneyd near Bloxwich (both Staffordshire), or Snead Farm and Snead Common in Rock (Worcestershire), all derived from Middle English snede ‘detached piece of land or woodland’ (Old English snǣd).

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

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