William Snodgrass, who is successfully engaged in the
tilling of the soil in South Otter township, also follows the carpenter's
trade. He resides on his finely tilled farm of 58 acres in section 9. He was
born in Sullivan County, Tennessee, in 1865, and is a son of S. P. and
Elizabeth E. (Barnes) Snodgrass.
S. P. Snodgrass is a farmer and
blacksmith of Sullivan County, Tennessee, where he is a highly esteemed
citizen. He still resides on the old homestead place with his wife, our
subject's mother, who is a daughter of William Barnes, a prominent farmer of
Sullivan County, who died about 1895, having attained a very advanced age.
Mr. Snodgrass enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1862 and served three
years; during this time he was wounded and taken prisoner.
William
Snodgrass received his education in Sullivan County, Tennessee and came to
Illinois in 1885, locating in Macoupin County, where he remained for five
years. In 1892 he went to Kansas, remained there for eight years, then moved
to Sullivan County, Tennessee, and- resided there two years. In 1900 he
returned to Macoupin County, and purchased a farm in South Otter township,
which he later sold. He then purchased his present farm and immediately
began the cultivation of the place. Our subject also does much carpenter
work, having learned the trade in his younger years in Tennessee. In March,
1904, Mr. Snodgrass moved to Carlinviile, having rented his farm.
Prior to going to Kansas, Mr. Snodgrass was married to Armilda E. Hart, the
estimable daughter of John S. Hart, a farmer of South Otter township. They
are the parents of five children, namely: Ora, born March 6, 1889; Fletcher,
born March 17, 1890; Noye C., born July 31, 1892; Zona, born March 23, 1894;
Sewel, born October 23, 1896, who died in infancy; and Bryan, born December
27, 1897. Our subject's wife died December 6, 1903, when in her 44th year.
Her death was mourned by her family and a large circle of friends, who were
attracted to her by her lovely character. She was a member, as is Mr.
Snodgrass, of the Hickory Point Baptist Church. Mr. Snodgrass is a member of
the Democratic party. In fraternal circles he is a member of the Odd Fellows
and the United Mine Workers of America.
Extracted 2018 May 08 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 447-448.
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