Mahonri Moriancumer Snow

Brief Life History of Mahonri Moriancumer

When Mahonri Moriancumer Snow was born on 4 January 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, his father, Erastus Snow, was 28 and his mother, Artemisia Beman, was 27. He married Cornelia Lytle on 9 April 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1906. He died on 22 January 1913, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mahonri Moriancumer Snow
1847–1913
Harriet Orilla Peters
1857–1931
Marriage: 18 April 1885
Herbert Snow
1885–1963
Elliot Snow
1887–1958
Kenneth Snow
1889–1976
Luella Snow
1890–1892
Leda Snow
1892–1960
Cassie Snow
1893–1894
Genevieve Snow
1895–1969
Stanley Snow
1897–1975

Sources (41)

  • Mahonri Snow in household of Erastus Snow, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mahonri Moriancumer Snow, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Mahonri Snow in entry for Grandville Snow, "Utah, Brigham City Family History Center, Obituary Collection, 1930-2015"

World Events (8)

1852

Historical Boundaries: 1852: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States

1863

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

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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