<A HREF="http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.3055&lon=-78.5332&s=25&size=s"> Click here: TopoZone - Map View</A> Snow Mountain in Green Co., VA. http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.3055&lon=-78.5332&s=25&size=s Chris Sheap says there's a Snow Store in Geer, Green Co., VA. Phillip

Thanks Phillip for the link to Snow Mountain in Virginia! I don't know how many times I have wished there was a way to show pictures and maps on the list. This was a great way to do that. We just recently restored the Snow Cemetery in Winlock, Lewis County, Washington. It is identified on the maps too. Joseph Snow and Margaret (LaMance/Laymance) Snow's homestead just south and west of Winlock is the site location. Joseph and his brother Thomas and their two sisters Sarah Snow and Matilda (Snow) Henderson moved from the Oakdale, Morgan County, Tennessee area in the late 1880's to Washington Territory. Both Thomas and Joseph were Union Civil War veterans. The homestead has been sold numerous times to logging companies and private owners and back to logging companies. All the while the one acre Snow Cemetery has been kept separate and in the family estate. For anyone interested Washington Cemetery Preservation has a write up on the preservation at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wapsgs/WSCA/lewis/lewis.html Look for Snow Cemetery in the County lists. Here is the Topo Map for the area. Snow Cemetery is almost in the middle of Section 12 and if you explore around there you will notice there are two Snow Creeks there. http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=46.4553&lon=-123.0083&size=s&s=25

To Renee Brandel - Thank you so much for all the information you sent - it is really appreciated. Doloros

>From the county website: Shady Grove Cemetery Name DOB DOD Comment Maberry, E. J. 11/19/1858 12/17/1943 Maberry, T. J. 1/1849 4/1915 Maberry, Thomas 1812 5/1883 Snow, Arthur E . 15 Feb 1879 27 Oct 1879 Son/Owen D. &Cynthia L. Snow Snow, Bessie M. February 27, 1905 1968 Snow, Cynthis L. 1 Jan 1858 6-30-1917 Wife of Owen D. Snow Snow, Elizabeth 20 Oct 1816 15 Sept 1879 Wife of Samuel Snow Snow, Elizabeth 16 Feb 1844 23 Mar 1885 (next to James Snow) Snow, Ella D. 3 Nov 1881 5 July 1882 Dau of L.B.& R.M. Snow Snow, Hubert 2 Oct 1883 4-24-1965 (next to Cynthis Snow) Snow, Infant December 31, 1921 31 Dec 1921 (next to Ludene Snow) Snow, James 28 Oct 1837 July 12, 1921 (next to Bessie Snow) Snow, James V. 12 Dec 1880 4-15-1915 (next to Elizabeth Snow) Snow, L.B. 23 Dec 1843 8-7-1925 Snow, Leona T. 24 Apr 1871 18 Oct 1898 Wife of W.L. Snow Snow, Ludene 8 June 1892 (next to Hubert Snow) *Snow, Nola A . March 4, 1905 (next to W.R. Snow) Snow, Owen D. 15 Dec 1859 4-8-1900 Snow, Rachel 16 Mar 1851 1-24-1930 Wife of L.B. Snow Snow, Samuel 9 Feb 1819 10-21-1903 *Snow, William R. February 25, 1905 5-11-1905 Upshur Co. Marriage Records DOM Snow, Samuel Mrs. Sarah Jane Crow 6/27/1880 Snow, J. H. Mrs. Annie J. West 12/22/1878 Snow, E. J. Maberry 7/15/1877 Snow, Owen D. Cynthia L. White 3/21/1878 Gilmore Mirror Obituaries 8/23/2000 Snow, Sara Emma b. 1887 d. 8/23/1970 *Some of the dates look a little strange. Regards, Phillip Snow

All, I have ran across the following on my research. Which line is true? Or is there some kind of connection? John is from two different lines here. Which is true? Anybody have any sources or proof of which is which? The birth and death dates are just a BIT different. HELP! Thanks Dutch Descendants of John Snow Generation No. 1 1. JOHN6 SNOW (JOHN5, JOHN4, NICHOLAS3, NICHOLAS2, NICHOLAS1) was born 27 December 1706 in Marlboro, MA, and died 17 May 1777 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH. He married ABIGAIL BRIGHAM 25 March 1729 in Marlboro, Middlesex, MA, daughter of GERSHOM BRIGHAM and MEHITABLE WARREN. She was born 30 March 1706 in Marlboro, MA, and died 12 May 1777 in Mass. Child of JOHN SNOW and ABIGAIL BRIGHAM is: 2. i. ZERRUBBABEL7 SNOW, b. 17 August 1741, Rutland, Worcester, MA; d. 12 April 1796, Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH. Generation No. 2 2. ZERRUBBABEL7 SNOW (JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, NICHOLAS3, NICHOLAS2, NICHOLAS1) was born 17 August 1741 in Rutland, Worcester, MA, and died 12 April 1796 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH. He married MARY TROWBRIDGE 1766. She was born 25 January 1744/45 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH, and died 24 June 1818 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH. Child of ZERRUBBABEL SNOW and MARY TROWBRIDGE is: i. LEVI8 SNOW, b. 22 July 1782, Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH; d. 2 November 1841, Montrose, Lee, Iowa; m. LUCINA STREETER, 29 November 1801, Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH; b. 16 October 1785, Cumberland, ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Descendants of John Snow Generation No. 1 1. JOHN7 SNOW (ZERUBBABEL6, JOHN5, RICHARD4, PATRICK3, RICHARD2, PATRICK1) was born 30 March 1706 in Woburn, Middlesex, MA, and died 12 May 1777 in Chesterfield, NH. He married ABIGAIL BRIGHAM 25 March 1729 in Marlborough, MA, daughter of GERSHOM BRIGHAM and MEHITABLE WARREN. She was born 25 November 1708 in Marlborough, MA, and died 6 March 1790 in Chesterfield, NH. Children of JOHN SNOW and ABIGAIL BRIGHAM are: i. JOHN8 SNOW, b. 25 November 1729. ii. EDMOND SNOW, b. 1 May 1732. iii. SETH SNOW, b. 11 March 1732/33. iv. WARREN SNOW, b. 12 February 1733/34. v. ABIGAIL SNOW, b. 27 December 1736. vi. MEHITABLE SNOW, b. Abt. 1738. 2. vii. ZERUBBABEL SNOW, b. 12 August 1741, Rutland, Worcester, MA; d. 12 April 1795, Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH. viii. PHOEBE SNOW, b. Abt. 1744. Generation No. 2 2. ZERUBBABEL8 SNOW (JOHN7, ZERUBBABEL6, JOHN5, RICHARD4, PATRICK3, RICHARD2, PATRICK1) was born 12 August 1741 in Rutland, Worcester, MA, and died 12 April 1795 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH. He married MARY TROWBRIDGE 1766 in Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH, daughter of JAMES TROWBRIDGE and JERUSHA PARK. She was born 25 February 1744/45 in Westchesterfield, Hampshire, MA, and died 24 June 1818 in Chesterfieldm Cheshire, NH. Children of ZERUBBABEL SNOW and MARY TROWBRIDGE are: i. JAMES9 SNOW, b. 28 January 1770. ii. MARY SNOW, b. 24 December 1767. iii. ABIGAIL SNOW, b. 17 April 1774. iv. JOHN SNOW, b. 2 July 1778. v. SARAH SNOW, b. July 1780. vi. LEVI SNOW, b. 22 July 1782.

I am interested in research on John Snow of Madison Co. Alabama. He was on the 1815-16 tax rolls of Madison Co. (Huntsville area) and was also mentioned in an article published in a periodical showing him there in 1820. Any information at all regarding this John Snow would be greatly appreciated. Doloros - St. Louis

I have just started researching my Snow family line. My family descends from his son Thomas Snow b. 1770. I have seen a lot of information on the internet about Frost and now am quite confused about who he married and which John Snow was his father. Thanks for any help Dewayne Stone

Hello listers, My gggrandfather was Charles SNOW, married to Hellen ?? Snow. They were both born in N.B., Canada, so I presume that is New Brunswick. They had at least one son, Charles Henry Snow who was born Dec 7, 1830. Any leads would be greatly appreciated.! Kevin & Rhonda Cushman and the lovely Border Terriers at Rhoevin Border Terriers - Detroit http://www.home.att.net/~kcushman/ ........................................................ iWon.com http://www.iwon.com why wouldn't you? ........................................................

Thanks to all who wrote regarding the article I put up on the list with the subject line "Snow Family of Virginia, NC and Tennessee". As identified at the end of the article I did not do the research I only typed it for electronic distribution. I know there has been further research done on this family but I do not have access to all the information. I wrote to Mr. Robertson to get his view on the subject since he has done research on that family identified through out the Snow Family of Virginia, NC and Tennessee article. So you see even though the information was published in 1998 or 1999 it did not have the correct information. This was due to further research done and unknown to the author of the article or the article was written finally from old notes with no new research. I hope we all can continue to research and share what we can to hopefully get our lines straight. Thanks, Jeanne Here is the helpful information Mr. Robertson has passed on: "There is so much old, outdated information in what you posted that I really don't know where to begin. This information was obviously gathered from a bunch of old sources for which there is absolutely no documentation that I have found. It's the same information that I started with seven years ago and I have since corrected , proved or disproved much of it, with the help of some other serious Snow researchers. I don't know that John Snow of Roane Co. was Frost Snow Sr.'s son, but it is beginning to look likely. Frost Snow Sr. married Elizabeth Johnson. Frost Jr. married Elizabeth Ballard. The Fortner/Forkner name enters the family through a daughter in law of Frost Sr. John Snow of Albemarle Co. was not "Trooper John". Trooper John Snow was the son of Henry of Campbell/Bedford Co. VA. There is no proof that Henry Snow and John Snow were brothers or even related for that matter, although it is certainly possible. Thomas Snow who died in 1781 was definitely the son of Henry Snow, NOT a brother. The Thomas Snow in Orange Co. VA. d. 1804 was possibly a son or brother of John Snow d. 1784. Hope this clears some of this up. Oh, by the way. The list of children that you have for Frost Sr. is almost completely wrong. There was probably no son named Richard that married a Hale, Fielding Snow was definitely a son of Thomas of Orange Co., VA. and Obediah's parents are unknown. Were they all related? Probably, but the relationship is yet to be found. "

What documentation is there for Capt. Henry Snow and Trooper John Snow being brothers? Who is Henry Snow will dated 1777 of Bedford County Virginia? Many think he is related to Trooper John but do not know exactly how? Katherine Hatch Snow FAMILY NAMES: HATCH, PARKER, SNOW, YEAGLEY, PAYNE, HINES, BRWON, JACOBS, GOGGINS, PECK, CREWS,BALLARD, WALDEN, OLINGER, FLICKER, BEEGHLY, MULLER

What documentation is there for Capt. Henry Snow and Trooper John Snow being brothers? Who is Henry Snow will dated 1777 of Bedford County Virginia? Many think he is related to Trooper John but do not know exactly how? Katherine Hatch Snow FAMILY NAMES: HATCH, PARKER, SNOW, YEAGLEY, PAYNE, HINES, BRWON, JACOBS, GOGGINS, PECK, CREWS,BALLARD, WALDEN, OLINGER, FLICKER, BEEGHLY, MULLER

One Snow family of early Roane County (the part that later became Loudon County) originates from John "Trooper" Snow (b. ca. 1704). John had at least two brothers, Thomas Snow (d. 1781) of Bedford County, Virginia and Captain Henry Snow (d. 1784). His parents names and other siblings are unknown. Trooper John Snow had a land patent in Orange County Virginia as early as 1730. It is likely that Trooper John and his brothers came to Virginia from New England where the Snows were among the first settlers in North America. Trooper John is said to have started the Snow family's wintry first names due to his amusement about his brother Henry who married the Widow Frost. Widow Frost had first turned down an offer of marriage from a Mr. Hail to marry Henry Snow instead. Trooper John moved to Louisa County Virginia about 1740. He had at leas four sons, Frost Snow (b. 1730), Ice Snow (b. 1732) John Snow (b. 1734) and Richard Snow (b. ca. 1740). His wife's name was Sarah. He died in Albemarle County Virginia in 1789. Frost and Snow as he was called, left Virginia prior to 1784 and settled in Surry County, N. C. where he died. His wife was Elizabeth Ballard. Their children were 1.) Frost Snow Jr. (b. 1756) Revolutionary War soldier, married Abigail Fortner; 2.) Fielding Snow (b. 1758) married Abigail Fortner; 3.) Jane Snow (b. 1760) married Bartlett Cave; 4.) Obediah Snow (b. 1762) married Abigail Riggs, 5.) Bird Snow (b. 1764) married Polly Mayhugh; 6.) Richard Snow (b. 1766) married a Hale and moved to Greeneville County, S. C. and later to south Georgia; 7.) Adrah Snow (b. 1767) married Benjamin Taliferro and moved to Georgia and later to West Tennessee; 8.) Thomas Snow (b. 1769) married Elizabeth Hale Burrus and moved to Roane County Tennessee where Thomas was drowned in 1818 in the Clinch River; 9.) John Snow (b. 1770 - d. after 1860 in Roane County Tennessee) wife unknown; 10.) Lydia Snow (b. 1773) married Joseph Fletcher; 11.) Samuel Snow (b. 1776) married Sarah Fletcher; 12.) Hayland "Hail" Snow (b. 1777) found in the 1830 Census in Hawkins County, Tennessee. All the children were born in either Albemarle or Louisa County Virginia. John Snow (b. 1770 Albemarle County Virginia - d. after 1860) grew up in Surry County N. C. It is believed that he spent some time in Greeneville County, S. C. and may have first married there because his son Richard H. (b. 1808) reported in the 1850 and 1870 Censuses that he was born there. The name of John's wife or wives have not been discovered. About 1820 John Snow came to Roane County, Tennessee. The Snow family were charter members of Prospect Baptist Church. John's descendant James Snow still attends church there (1998). John died sometime after 1860. His children were 1.) Richard H. Snow, Sr. (b. 1808) married Sarah E. Morphew; 2.) William Snow; 3.) Elizabeth Snow (b. 1813); 4.) Sarah Snow married Hiram Lane; 5.) Frances Snow (b. 1823) married William Pharis (Faires); 6.) Nancy Jane Snow married Michael Selvidge; 7.) Thomas Snow (b. 1829) married Louvina Pharis (Faires); 8.) Adrah (b. 1825) and possibly other children. The name of the above children were verified by the estate record of Lorenzo Lane, son of Sarah Snow and Hiram Lane. Census records for 1850 and 1860 show that Lorenzo was living with his grandfather John Snow. Lorenzo Lane died in Andersonville Prison in Georgia during the Civil War. Richard H. Snow, Sr. (b. 1808 Greeneville County S. C.) married Sarah J. Morphew (b. July 26, 1812). She was the daughter of Uriah Morphew and Anne Fairchild of Surry County N. C. The Mophews were Quakers and descendants of John Burke who discovered Burkes Garden in Virginia. The name of the Snow children as taken from the family Bible were 1.) Nancy Catherine Snow (b. November 30, 1832 - d. January 6, 1853); 2.) Mary Snow (b. July 13, 1835); 3. Charlotte Malinda Snow (b. November 8, 1838 - d. May 9, 1853); 4.) Andrew Jackson Snow (b. March 23, 1841 - d. 1941); 5.) Sarah Emaline Snow (b. February 23, 1844 - d. October 21, 1915) married Thomas L. Lewis and moved to Lacede County Missouri; 6.) John W. Snow (b. September 10, 1847 - d. after 1870); 7.) Richard H. Snow, Jr. (b. December 10, 1849 - 1923) married first to Caroline Marney who died and second to Ophelia Vaughn from who he was divorced; 8.) James Madison Snow ( b. July 18, 1852 - d. January 12, 1853 in infancy). All were born in Roane County, (now Loudon County) Tennessee. Submitted to the Roane County, Tennessee Heritage Book by Lois A. Snow P. O. Box 327 Loudon, Tennessee Research done by her mother Della (Billye) Snow Retyped for electronic distribution by Jeanne Rinear 6900 Chena Hot Springs Road Fairbanks, Alaska 99712 rancher@alaska.net or rancher@gci.net

Does anyone have any information on the SNOWs found in the Pendleton KY tax lists, that are listed below ? There are many of us who are trying to find any info on them. We are looking for what happened to the Isaac & James SNOW listed below and who their ancestors might be. We have not been able to track them after they left Pendleton Co., KY. We know that the William listed below was born ca 1801 in NC and continued to live much of his life in N. KY, although he was in Clermont Co, OH and in Indiana for a short time. He died in Pendleton in 1879. Any help would be appreciated. Diane ***Pendleton County, Kentucky Records (Ref. BK "Grant, Harrison, & Pendleton County, KY Abstracts" -Pendleton Co. Library) 1818 list a James Snow listed as paying tax on live stock in Pendleton County, Kentucky. In 1819 an Isaac Snow is listed as paying tax on livestock in Pendleton County. Nov 1820 court, Luke Mattox is appointed surveyor of State Road from Wm Greens to Flowers Creek. To provide hands for roadwork, Thomas McPherson, William Snow, James McPherson Order Book D/107 In 1820 James, Isaac, and William are listed as taxpayers in Pendleton County. Nov 1820 court, appointment of Isaac Snow as surveyor of the state road from the crossing of Flower Creek to the Campbell Co lines. Bk D/109+ Isaac Snow in 1820 Census listed with 1 free white male aged 26 to 45 and a free white male over 45 and 1 free white female between 16-26. (Is the male over 45 the James from the Tax list? 1820 -Delinquent Tax list for 1820 list -reason, James Snow, to Tennessee, and William Snow, to Tennessee -Nov 1821 court Bk D/244+ **(Check notice below, William not in TN) May 1821 -Isaac, Joseph, and William Snow listed as purchasers from estate of Lawrence Southard, dec'd. Bk D/161+ (Was Joseph Jos. really James Jas.? Don't know) 1821 -Delinquent Tax list for Pendleton County for 1821 reason -list Isaac Snow, to Indiana and William Snow to Indiana. Bk D 1822 -Pendleton Co. Settlement, Estate of Walter Fryer, dec'd, Dec 16, 1822 mentions accounts held on Isaac Snow Bk D/419+ Jan 1823 Court session ________________________________________________________________ (Ref. Court House Books -Pendleton Co. Court House) No Snows listed at courthouse in Will Book Index Pendleton Co, KY Dated 1799-1871

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Hi listers. I need some help maybe someone can help me with. I'm looking for any info On ISOM SNOW b abt 1842 possibly in Mo. father was William Snow b abt 1819 in Indiana and mother Amanda Snow b abt 1826 in Illinois. I'm a the wall bumping my sore nose. Any help will be most appreciated. Thanks in advance. Jim

The below article is posted in the archives on Genealogy.com Impossible and Improbable by Donna Przecha Genealogy thrives as a rewarding hobby because most people in the past lived orderly lives. We expect them to be born, marry, have children and die, and that there will be someone to record most of these events somewhere. Usually this is exactly what happens. All we have to do is find out where these events were recorded. However, occasionally we come across events that just do not fit into the orderly scheme of things. Sometimes they seem to be highly improbable or completely impossible. Disowned Children In past times marrying outside the family's religion, race, culture or social class was considered by some to be taboo. If children violated this rule, some families would disown them and even declare them dead. In one case the parents not only declared the child dead but went so far as to erect a tombstone with her name and her marriage date as the death date. People who were mentally ill or physically deformed might be sent off to an asylum or hospital and the family would act as if they were dead. They might be recorded in the family Bible as having died, so when you find the individual in a census you will be thoroughly confused! A daughter might also be disowned if she became pregnant and was not married or a son cut out of the family if he ended up in prison. Obituaries were generally provided by the families, and facts and children who did not suit the image the family wished to project could be omitted. If a child was not mentioned in the obituary in the local hometown paper, it didn't mean the child didn't exist or was deceased. Finding disowned children can be very difficult because they often moved a long way from their original home to a completely different environment. Someone from Connecticut might move to Idaho or Texas for no apparent reason. With more national indexes becoming available, it is easier to locate these people. Since most census indexes are still on a state-by-state basis, you almost have to check each state as there is no predicting where they might have gone. The names of disowned children might turn up in a will or probate. In a will the parent might want to mention the child just to be sure he or she is cut out of the inheritance. If there was no will, all living children would need to be named in legal documents relating to an inheritance. In past times marrying outside the family's religion, race, culture or social class was considered by some to be taboo. If children violated this rule, some families would disown them and even declare them dead. Bigamy Even in this day of instant communication with cell phones, pagers and the Internet, you can still pick up the paper and read about a man who was married to different women and had two different families, each of which was unknown to the other. (Why a man would want the responsibilities of two families and keeping them secret is beyond me!) In the past it was so much easier to acquire two wives, although it was more often serial rather than concurrent. If a man from Virginia went to California to look for gold, he might decide after a couple of fruitless years that he didn't want to go home and face the ridicule of his family and neighbors. He might decide to just settle down in California, perhaps open a store or take up farming and marry a girl he met there. Since he may have stopped writing to his family in Virginia months ago, he would hardly feel it was necessary to go to all the trouble and agony of trying to get a divorce. He might even send back an announcement of his death just to close that chapter of his life. Even in this day of instant communication, you can still pick up the paper and read about a man who was married to different women and had two different families, each of which was unknown to the other. When a husband disappears, the wife usually goes through the legal process to have him declared dead after a certain period of time. You might encounter the family with the husband in one census and in the next find the wife listed as a widow. This would lead you to believe he died in the meantime and you would look for cemetery records, obituaries, wills and death records. If he simply disappeared, you will not find any of these and may need to explore court records for a legal document declaring him dead. Of course, he may not really be dead at all. Name Changes Many men, especially new immigrants, found it too overwhelming to try to support a family and just walked off and were never heard from again. They might even change their names, settle down in a new area and get married again. This is very difficult to track and document, but one place where this could come out is in military pension records. If a man was in the Civil War, his first wife would know he was entitled to a pension and would apply for one when it became obvious he was never coming back, and could be presumed dead. If he remarried under another name, he might feel enough loyalty to his second wife to disclose his military service and the name under which he enlisted. Once he died and the second wife applied for her pension, both applications would end up with the same service record. If you suspect a possible name change, be sure to consult as many legal or official documents as possible. If you suspect a possible name change, be sure to consult as many legal or official documents as possible, such as pension papers, wills, naturalization papers or land deeds. Even if a man changed names he might think he had to include his "also known as" (AKA) name to be sure the transaction was valid, fearing the original name might come out at some point and nullify the action. A woman could create genealogical confusion by not changing her name. If a woman had a child out of wedlock, she might move to another town, keep her maiden name but call herself Mrs., claiming she was a widow. Even if people knew she had never married, a mother would be called Mrs. as a courtesy because it would be embarrassing to all concerned to suggest that an unmarried woman had a child. In African-American research, many people assume that a freed slave would take the family name of the person who had owned him before emancipation. In fact, the freed slaves could take any name they liked and many experimented with several names before settling on one. Siblings might choose different surnames so it is not obvious to a researcher that they are related. A parent might have lived on a different plantation and select a different name from the child. Many chose names of famous people or people they admired, so the surname may or may not be significant for the researcher. Freed slaves could take any name they liked, so the surname may or may not be significant for the researcher. Duplicate Names Sometimes a researcher looking through baptism records will find a couple who gave the same name to two different children. A look at the burials usually reveals that the first child with that name died before the second one was born. In some cases no such death is found. In fact, both children seem to live, grow up and produce their own records. This can cause the researcher a bit of confusion and reexamination of the records. For some reason perhaps a lack of imagination? parents will give children almost identical names. In one family there was a John and a Jonathan, and both lived to adulthood. Mary and Maria are also possibilities. Sometimes, especially in German names, the first name would be the same for all children of the same sex, but the second name would be different. A family might consist of Johann Georg, Johann Wilhelm, Johann Josef, Anna Barbara, Anna Maria and Anna Theresa. Needless to say, the children usually went by their middle names and the children might be known as Georg, Johann, Josef, Barbara, Anna and Theresa. In later records, they might reverse the name since the middle name was the one usually used. This means you almost have to follow the lives of all the brothers to be sure who was really Johann. Just to confuse matters, Georg and Josef might use their official first name, Johann, on a record. Sometimes, especially in German names, the first name would be the same for all children of the same sex, but the second name would be different. Informal Adoptions Very often in the past, adoptions were very informally arranged. A woman might have a child that she really couldn't care for, because of health or financial reasons, while her sister might have wanted a child but was unable to have one. It might be agreed between the two families that the child would be given to the other to raise. No papers were signed or legal documents filed. Similarly, a foundling might be taken in by a family and simply raised as their own. Wrong Sex We have all encountered a person being classified as a male in one census and a female in another. This frequently happens with unusual names, or names that can be either sex, and usually it is just an error on the part of the census taker. However, there have been cases where children have been raised as if they were the opposite sex. Boys were dressed like girls when they were small and a mother who wanted a girl and was unable to have any more children might well continue that deception until the child revolted. Sex change operations were not possible 100 years ago but people could live as if they were the opposite sex. A woman might be especially tempted to masquerade as a man if she wished to be a soldier or a cowboy or follow some equally masculine occupation. Very recently a well-known band leader died and it was found that he, even though he was married, was actually a woman and no one knew. We have all encountered a person being classified as a male in one census and a female in another. This is usually just an error on the part of the census taker, but alternate explanations are sometimes possible. Race Change While following a family back through the census you might find a person who had always been classified as white, listed as mulatto, meaning a mixture of white and African ancestry. While we know the census taker often made mistakes, this might mean there is African-American ancestry in that line. Appearance played a big part in racial designation and when possible, many people of mixed ancestry would "pass" for white when they could. The children of Sally Hemings are a good example. (Whether or not you believe Thomas Jefferson was the father, it is generally accepted that the father of the Hemings children was white.) Sally herself was 1/4 black, as her father and maternal grandfather were both white. Her children were only 1/8 black. They all drifted off, with or without permission, and settled elsewhere. Eston at first settled in Ohio and in 1852 moved to Wisconsin where he changed his name from Hemings to Jefferson and his race to white. Eston's descendants did not even know of their black ancestry. Beverly (a son) and Harriet apparently disappeared into white society. Thomas became a minister in the African Methodist church and Madison stayed in the black community. Many people, especially in the south, have both white and black ancestry. Given the conditions and disadvantages under which blacks, even free ones, had to live, it made sense to be classified as white if at all possible. It made their lives and the lives of their families much easier. Many people, especially in the south, have both white and black ancestry. Given the conditions and disadvantages under which blacks, even free ones, had to live, many people of mixed ancestry would "pass" for white when they could. Facing the Impossible I would not encourage anyone to look for any of these extreme situations in his or her own family research, but if the impossible or the improbable appears, keep an open mind. If you come across one of these situations, this line may be truncated. Even if you do manage to work around it, it will take much research and documentation to gather enough evidence to prove what really happened. However, if you do manage to piece the whole story together, it will probably be the highlight of your family history! Ruth in NC

In a message dated 9/23/2000 06:43:04 PM Central Daylight Time, PESNOW@aol.com writes: > I previously mentioned that one of my Snow lines went to ID and OR around 1910. > I'm looking to contact some of them. There were three brothers who went, > all born in Carroll Co., AR and many of their families ended up in the > Sacramento, CA area. > Wiley Forest Snow (1878-1972), d. Kimberly, ID, but his children (Eron Finis, > Percy Raymond and Ina Gene) died in Sacramento, Bishop and Santa Monica. > Joseph Bea Snow (1880-1955) d. in Ontario, OR, but I don't know where his > children (Lorena, Inez, Howard and Marie) ended up. > Louis Lawson (Loss) Snow (1892-1961) d. in Ontario, OR, but I don't know > what happened to his children (Billie Jo and Halleen) either. > Can anyone help me find them? I've got family sheets on these great uncles > of mine if that would help. > Regards, > Phillip Snow > Other surnames that this line married into and/or became in ID, OR and CA are THOMAS, ROBISON, ELLISON, SECORD, NEVIS, and HARR. Phillip

I previously mentioned that one of my Snow lines went to ID and OR in 1910. I'm looking to contact some of them. There were three brothers who went, all born in Carroll Co., AR and many of their families ended up in the Sacramento, CA area. Wiley Forest Snow (1878-1972), d. Kimberly, ID, but his children (Eron Finis, Percy Raymond and Ina Gene) died in Sacramento, Bishop and Santa Monica. Joseph Bea Snow (1880-1955) d. in Ontario, OR, but I don't know where his children (Lorena, Inez, Howard and Marie) ended up. Louis Lawson (Loss) Snow (1892-1961) d. in Ontario, OR, but I don't know what happened to his children (Billie Jo and Halleen) either. Can anyone help me find them? I've got family sheets on these great uncles of mine if that would help. Regards, Phillip Snow

New to list , posting interest. Charlotte Snow who married Charles TUCKLEY 10 July 1826 at Wolverhampton, U.K. Ring any bells? Pauline, Dorset U>K> ----- Original Message ----- From: <SNOW-D-request@rootsweb.com> To: <SNOW-D@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 4:01 PM Subject: SNOW-D Digest V00 #31

In a message dated 9/20/2000 10:44:16 AM Central Daylight Time, rancher@gci.net writes: > Recently a relative climbed Independence Rock in Wyoming along the Oregon > Trail. He climbed to the top and there scratched into a rock was the name B. > Snow - June 10, 1853. Independence Rock was a landmark about one-third the > way along the Oregon Trail. Anyone have a hint on who this Snow might be? > Ya got me! A bunch of my Snows went to ID and OR around 1910. Phillip Snow