Mary Ann Snodgrass

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Snodgrass was born on 12 February 1846, in Craig, Virginia, United States, her father, Caleb Anderson Snodgrass, was 32 and her mother, Mary Catherine Huffman, was 28. She married William Alexander Hively on 30 April 1865, in Craig, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Smithfield Twp, Roane, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 4 February 1919, at the age of 72, and was buried in Koontz Cemetery, Clendenin, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Alexander Hively
1845–1918
Mary Ann Snodgrass
1846–1919
Marriage: 30 April 1865
Frances Elizabeth Martin
1860–1891
Mary Almon Hively
1866–1952
Eliza Amanda Hively
1868–1918
William Paris Hively
1870–1946
Samantha J Hively
1872–1876
Emory T Hively
1873–1884
Lucy Memora Hively
1874–1947
Bettie E Hively
1876–1971
Charles L Hively
1878–1903
Nettie F Hively
1880–1881
Hively
1881–1881
Maude Estella Hively
1883–1984
Mattie Jane Spencer Hively
1885–1906
Lillie W Hively
1891–1903

Sources (33)

  • Mary A Snodgrass in household of Caleb Snodgrass, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Ann Hively, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Mary Ann Snodgrass Hively, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established

Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.

1863

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

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

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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