Luther W Snodgrass

Brief Life History of Luther W

When Luther W Snodgrass was born on 31 October 1895, in Ironhills, Jackson, Iowa, United States, his father, Clayton Snodgrass, was 33 and his mother, Daisy Puffer, was 22. He married Mary Alice Smoot on 22 November 1913, in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States. He lived in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States for about 1 years and Encinitas, San Diego, California, United States in 1956. He died on 23 April 1980, in San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 84.

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Luther W Snodgrass
1895–1980
Mary Alice Smoot
1892–1960
Marriage: 22 November 1913

Sources (17)

  • Luther W Snodgrass, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Luther W. Snodgrass, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Luther W. Snodgrass, "Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire): habitational name from the lands of Snodgrasse in Irvine (Ayrshire), whose name is unexplained.

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

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