William Hearn Snipes

1887–1945 (Age 58)
Anderson, South Carolina, United States

The Life of William Hearn

When William Hearn Snipes was born on 10 July 1887, in Anderson, South Carolina, United States, his father, Mathew A Snipes, was 50 and his mother, Mary C. Glenn, was 45. He lived in Anderson Township, Anderson, South Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 29 October 1945, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Mathew A Snipes
1837–1902
Mary C. Glenn
1841–1915
James T. Snipes
1867–1882
Infant Snipes
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Infant snipes
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Clarence Franklin Snipes
1869–1928
Florence A Snipes
1872–1914
Walter Lee " Bob" Snipes
1872–1948
Matthew Harry Snipes
1875–1941
C. Ross Snipes
1878–1879
L. Nora Snipes
1879–1880
Cora Snipes
1879–1907
Dora S. Snipes
1880–1907
Claudia Snipes
1882–
Birdies Snipes
1884–1886
William Hearn Snipes
1887–1945

Parents & Siblings

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 3

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia

Age 6

The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

Age 16

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

English: variant of or patronymic from Snipe .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (1)

  • William H Snipes in household of Mathew Snipes, "United States Census, 1900"

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