Royall Henderson Snow

Brief Life History of Royall Henderson

When Royall Henderson Snow was born on 21 January 1898, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Herbert Waldemar Snow, was 34 and his mother, Evelyn Price Henderson, was 26. He married Dorothy Carter on 9 November 1935. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1954 and lived in United States in 1949 and Franklinton, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1950. He died on 2 February 1976, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Royall Henderson Snow
1898–1976
Dorothy Carter
1908–1997
Marriage: 9 November 1935

Sources (23)

  • Royall H. Snow, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Royal Hendersen Snow, "Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915"
  • Royale H. Snow, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"

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World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

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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