Many thanks to those of you who wrote to help me find my SNOW cousins. I have learned a great deal in the past two days! I spent today at the Clayton Library for Gen. Research in Houston, because I couldn't understand why I believed that my 2g grandfather James SNOW (b. Oct 28, 1837 TN; D. July 12, 1921 Upshur Co, TX) was the son of Samuel SNOW (b. Feb 9, 1819 TN, d. Oct 21, 1903), BUT nobody else did. Well, the answer was waiting for me in a little folder containing a 1945 newspaper article about the little town in East Texas, called Shady Grove, where Samuel and James settled after they left Tennessee. Here is an except: In an article called "A Brief History of Shady Grove, Upshur County, Texas", written by G. H. Baird for the GILMER MIRROR PRINT in 1945, Mr./Ms. Baird discusses the early settlers of Shady Grove, many of whom were from Tennessee: "The Snows came to Texas in 1849. Sam Snow built a little house and cleared a little plot of ground. The first year he made one bale of cotton. He carried the cotton to Shreveport and sold it for a little over a hundred dollars. He was paid the hundred dollars in gold. he still had that hundred dollars in gold when he died, in 1903. Sam Snow later settled where Wes Williams now lives, and raised a large family. His children were : John, William (Bill), Larkin, Owen, Sarah and Emma. They are all dead now, 1944. Larkin Snow settled where his daughter Mary and her husband, C. E. McWhorter, now lives. He was a useful man in the community, serving as a teacher, justice of the peace, and in other public capacities. his children are: Carrie, Patrick, Mary, Emma, Ida and William. Mary, William and Ida all live on parts of the old homestead. They are all useful citizens in the community. Bill Snow's children were: Sam, Abb, Jim, Emma, and Betty. Owen Snow's children were Hubert, Frank, Stella, Flora, Ola, Margaret, and Katie. Owen Snow was an influential leader in the church and school. Hubert Snow now lives at the Weldon place. He, like his father was, is a leader in community affairs. JIM SNOW, BROTHER TO SAM SNOW, SETTLED EAST OF SHADY GROVE. HIS CHILDREN WERE: JOHN, SAM, WILL, ADOLPHUS, MARY, VIRGIL, HATTIE AND PARK." Now I would just love to hear from all my cousins who know about the brothers', Samuel and James, siblings and parents. I have lots of good data that I gathered at Clayton Library today, and I will post it to the list as I get it organized. I'm sure it will help someone who is also looking for SNOWs of TN and TX. Best regards, Sue James Lloyd-Great Granddaughter of Hattie SNOW Livsey (dau of James SNOW)