John Edward Snodgrass

Brief Life History of John Edward

When John Edward Snodgrass was born on 26 September 1895, in Rhea, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Evans Snodgrass, was 38 and his mother, Ada Louretta Northrup, was 34. He married Roxie Ann Cawood in January 1918. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 5 December 1963, in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Edward Snodgrass
1895–1963
Roxie Ann Cawood
1898–1983
Marriage: January 1918
William Edward Snodgrass
1920–1989
Dorothy Snodgrass
1924–2005

Sources (11)

  • John E Snodgrass, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Edd Snodgrass, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • John Edward Snodgrass, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

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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