In "Genealogies of Marion Co Families 1811-1900" on page 419: NUEVE SYLVESTA "Vesta" THOMPSON (daughter of William P & Sarah Selina [Cathey] Thompson) b MCAR 13 Feb 1860 d MCAR 10 March 1947 bu Pleasant Ridge Cemetery m MCAR July 1892 JOSEPH WILLIAM SNIPES (son of Charles Wesley & Margaret [Hollis] Snipes, widower of Mary Ann Hollis) b TN 26 May 1853 d MCAR 30 Jan 1918 bu Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Ibid page 396: JOSEPH WILLIAM SNIPES (son of Charles Wesley & Margaret [Hollis] Snipes) b TN 26 May 1853 d MCAR 30 Jan 1918 of pneumonia bu Pleasant Ridge Cemetery m/1 MARY ANN HOLLIS b Warren Co. TN 17 July 1851 d MCAR 12 April 1892 bu Pleasant Ridge Cemetery; m/2 July 1892 NUEVE SYLVESTA "Vesta" THOMPSON (daughter of William P. & Sarah Selina [Cathey] Thompson) b MCAR 13 Feb 1860 d MCAR 10 March 1947 bu Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Emigrated 1880, settling Bearden Township. The children of these marriages will also be found in this book. You'll also find several obituaries for these folks on the Marion Co web page http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion. Mysty shakerag@mtnhome.com *************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Ott <dott@centurytel.net> To: <ARMARION-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 4:13 PM Subject: SNIPES > Joseph William Snipes b. ca May 1851 in TN. is listed with second wife in > 1900 Census, Nueva Sylvestra "Vesta" Thompson. Appears he married her about > 1892. His three oldest children John B., Margaret and Austin Snipes were > obviously by a previous marriage. Anyone have an idea about who his first > wife was and any data on her. > Don Ott