Descendants of Obediah Snow Generation No. 1 1. OBEDIAH2 SNOW (HENRY1) was born Abt. 1763 in Rowan (Later Surry) North Carolina, and died 1823 in Surry County, North Carolina. He married ABIGAIL RIGGS Bef. 1787 in Surry County, North Carolina, daughter of SAMUEL RIGGS and ELIZABETH TOMPKINS. Notes for OBEDIAH SNOW: 1787 Colonial Census there is an Oba Snow in Wilkes, North Carolina 1790 Census there is an Obed Snow in Wilkes, North Carolina page 124 1 male over 16 1 male under 16 2 females 1800 Census there is an Obe (Abe) Snow in Surry, North Carolina page 693 3 males to 10 1male 10-16 1 male 26-45 3 females to 10 1 female 26-45 1810 Census there is an Obed Snow in Surry, North Carolina page 180, John is on page 109 or 150 1820 Census there is an Obediah Snow in Surry, North Carolina page 774, John and John Sr. are on page 768Circa 1795 Plat Map 0f Surry, NC has Obediah, Jacob, Henry, and Richard Snow also Henry Southard and Samuel Riggs Appears on Wilkes County North Carolina tax list Lived on Michells River in Surry, North Carolina 1800 Samuel Riggs names Abigial Snow, surely his daughter in his will Page 180, 1810 Census Surry, NC son Larkin is nearby Male 26-45 Obed is abt 47 Female 26-45 Abigail is abt 43 Male 16-26 Levi is 18 Female 16-26 Child is abt 16 Male 10-16 Henry is 11 Female 10-16 Morning is 15 Female 0-10 Margaret is 10 Female 0-10 Judah is abt 6 Male 0-10 Obediah L is 1 NC Page 774, 1820 Census Surry, NC, next to Fielding Snow and Job Southard, William Thompson is nearby Male 45+ Obed abt 57 Female 45+ Abigail abt 53 Female 16-26 Child abt 26 Female 16-26 Morning is 25, m. 1813 Female 16-26 Margaret is 20, m.1821 Female 16-20 Judah is 16 Male 10-16 Obed is 11 Female 0-10 Nancy is 9 Male 0-10 Slaves 3 Feb 1824 Court ordered William Thompson to sell Obed's Negroes, they were sold for $940,50 Sep 1825 his plantation was sold to William Thompson for $138.25 More About OBEDIAH SNOW: Occupation: Farmer Burial: Old Snow Cemetery, Surry, North Carolina More About ABIGAIL RIGGS: Relationship: 4th Cousin 6 times removed Children of OBEDIAH SNOW and ABIGAIL RIGGS are: i. TABITHA3 SNOW, b. Abt. 1787, Surry County, North Carolina; d. Grayson, County, Virginia. ii. LARKIN SNOW, b. Abt. 1789, Surry County, North Carolina; d. Abt. 1879, Surry County, North Carolina; m. ELIZABETH NORMAN. Notes for LARKIN SNOW: Page 180, 1810 Census Surry NC, Obed is 8 Households away Male 16-26 Larkin is abt 21 Female 16-26 Elizabeth is abt 21 Female 0-10 Nancy is 5 Was an old Stager at the William Easley Tub Mill on the little Fish River According to book "A Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region" Howell, Missouri pages 513-515, Levi Smith grandson of Larkin and Elizabeth (Norman) Snow, Obediah Snow was a North Carolinian by birth. More About LARKIN SNOW: Occupation: Miller iii. LEVI R SNOW, b. 25 February 1792, Surry County, North Carolina; d. 31 May 1869, Kaufman, Texas; m. ABIGAIL BODINE, 4 February 1819, Bedford County, Tennessee. Notes for LEVI R SNOW: 1820 Census, Bedford, Tennessee Male 26-45 Levi is 28 Female 16-26 Abigail is abt 26 Female 0-10 could be Sally Female 0-10 More About LEVI R SNOW: Occupation: Farmer Burial: Family Cemetery iv. CHILD SNOW, b. Abt. 1794, Surry County, North Carolina. v. MOURNING SNOW, b. Abt. 1794, Surry County, North Carolina; d. 24 September 1883, Surry County, North Carolina; m. JOB SOUTHARD, 2 September 1813, Home of Henry Southard, Surry, North Carolina. Notes for MOURNING SNOW: Census lists Morning as a midwife, After Job's death she lived with the different families in the area and taight the weaving of clothand wove beautiful covers and spreads. She drew a penison from the 1812 War of $8.00 per month More About MOURNING SNOW: Occupation: Midwife Burial: Jones-Cockerham Cemetery, Surry, NC Notes for JOB SOUTHARD: Page 779 1820 Surry, NC Census Male 26-45 Levi is 53 Female 26-45 Morning is 26 Male 0-10 James abt 6 Male 0-10 Martin is abt 5 Male 0-10 Joel is abt 5 Female 0-10 Nancy is abt 4 More About JOB SOUTHARD: Occupation: September 1814, War of 1812 Military Service: Farmer Burial: Jones-Cockerham Cemetery, Surry, NC vi. HENRY SNOW, b. 1799, Surry County, North Carolina; m. (1) REBECCA ???, Abt. 1819; m. (2) LOURENER DAVIS, 8 May 1834, Carlinville, Macoupin, IL. Notes for HENRY SNOW: Migrated early to Tennessee, son William M born there 13 February 1820 Henry appears in the 1830 Sangamon, Illinois Census page 139, 33 households from John Snow Male 30-40 Henry is 31 NC Female 30-40 Rebecca is 28 Male 15-20 Could be brother Obed who was 20-21 Male 10-15 William M is 10 TN Female 5-10 Female 5-10 Female 0-5 Nancy is 3 IL Female 0-5 HHP is 0 IL 1 April 1833, Bought 40 A sec 15 Shaw Point, Macoupin, IL from Govt 3 June 1833, Bought 40 A sec 14 Shaw Point, Macoupin, IL from Govt 9 April 1834, Bought 80 A sec 14 Shaw Point, Macoupin, IL from Govt 12 April 1834, Bought 80 A sec 15 Shaw Point, Macoupin, IL from Govt 8 May 1834 Married Lourener Davis in Macoupin, Illinois 1840 Census Macoupin, (Shaw Point?) Illinois page 24 Male 30-40 Henry is 41 NC Female 20-30 Lourener is 25 KY Male 15-20 William M is 20 TN Female 15-20 Female 10-15 Nancy is 13 IL Female 10-15 could be Rebecca J born 1827 TN Female 10-15 Female 5-10 H H P is 9 IL Female 5-10 Martha is 8 IL Male 0-5 Henry is 4 IL Female 0-5 Celia is 2 IL 7 February 1849, Bought Land from David Plan or Plain (could be the David Pain who is living next to Frostand Snow in Surry NC) Sec 22 (Shaw Point?) 14 October 1850, Census Shaw Point Macoupin, IL Page 248 next to Ezra Barrick whos son Charles Barrick married Mary Ashbaugh mother of Henry Moore's (Timer's grandfather) 1st Wife More About HENRY SNOW: Occupation: Farmer More About REBECCA ???: Burial: Macoupin, Illinois More About LOURENER DAVIS: Burial: Macoupin, Illinois vii. MARGARET SNOW, b. 1800, Surry County, North Carolina; d. 1874, Zephyr, Surry, North Carolina; m. CHRISTLEY WILLEY, 8 January 1821, Surry County, North Carolina. More About MARGARET SNOW: Burial: Their Farm, Zephyr, Surry, NC More About CHRISTLEY WILLEY: Burial: Their Farm, Zephyr, Surry, NC viii. JUDAH SNOW, b. Abt. 1804, Surry County, North Carolina. ix. OBEDIAH LYON SNOW, b. 25 July 1809, Surry County, North Carolina; d. 18 February 1859, Litchfield, Mongomery, Illinois; m. HANNAH PITMAN, 2 November 1833, Carlinville, Macoupin, Illinois. Notes for OBEDIAH LYON SNOW: 05 November 1834, Bought Goverment Land in section 34 Nilwood, Illinois, Sulphur Springs cemetery is in section 25 19 November 1836, Bought Land from James Johnson, Macoupin, Illinois 30 August 1850, Census District 22 (to be Pitman 1876) Montgomery, IllinoisBorn 1809 in the Mitchell River area of the Pine Branch, east of Iron Works Road, Surry, NC 1823 after the death of his father William Thompson is appointed guardian of young Obed and his sister Jane 1830 Sangamon, Illinois Census page 139 there is a male of Obed's age living with Henry Snow. 19 June 1832, Obed is Pvt. in Capt. Bennet Nowlen's Co. 4th Reg. 3rd Brigade, IL mounted, Black Hawk War. 2 Nov 1833 Obed marries Hannah Pitman in Macoupin, Illinois 05 November 1834, Bought Goverment Land in section 34 Nilwood, Illinois, Sulphur Springs cemetery is in section 25 19 November 1836, Bought Land from James Johnson, Macoupin, Illinois 1840, page 782 Census Marion County Illinois as Obadiah Snow Male 20-30 Obed is 31 NC Female 20-30 Hannah is 27 KY Male 5-10 Newton is 5 IL Male 0-5 Francis is 4 IL Male 0-5 Thomas is 2 IL Female 0-5 Hannah is 5 IL 30 August 1850, page 114 Census District 22 (to be Pitman 1876) Montgomery, Illinois, listed as O L Snow More About OBEDIAH LYON SNOW: Occupation: Farmer Military Service: 19 June 1832, Black Hawk War Notes for HANNAH PITMAN: 1880, Census Irving,Montgomery, IL, Mother-in-Law Hannah Snow 65 yrs old living with family of Johm S and Icephena (Snow) Ault1880, Census Irving, Montgomery, Illinois, living with John and Jennie (Snow) Ault 65 yrs old page 300 More About HANNAH PITMAN: Burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Salem, Missouri x. JANE SNOW, b. Abt. 1811, Surry County, North Carolina; m. WILLIAM HOLDER, 22 December 1832, Surry County, North Carolina.