My email address has recently changed so I am resubmitting my updated information. I am searching for ancestors of Horace SNOW, supposedly a native of MA, married 1824 TN, 1837 went to MO, 1856 crossed the plains to CA. Horace SNOW b. 1792/1795 MA or NC - d. 1856 Napa co CA, m. 1824 TN (prob. Monroe co) - Mary Love DILLARD b. May 9 1807 Buncombe co, NC - died/buried Jan 1885 Lower Lake, Lake co, CA. 14 children (1st 8 born Monroe co TN); 1) Sarah Ann SNOW 1825-1837. 2) John Dillard SNOW 1827-1913. m. Elmire FREEMAN - 1 dtr. 3) Elizabeth Catherine SNOW 1828-1864. m. 1st 1846 MO - George William FREEMAN - 4 ch. 4) William Summers SNOW 1829-1914. m. 1851 MO - Virginia Caroline Tennessee EDMONDSON - 4 ch. 5) Samuel Bell SNOW 1831-1900. m. 1864 CA - Sarah Ellen LANCASTER - 5 live ch. 6) Rebecca Jane SNOW 1832-1846. 7) Eliza E SNOW 1834-1909 (descendant Howard V JONES did much research on the SNOW - DILLARD lines). m. 1851 MO - William B FREEMAN - 6 ch. 8) James Marshall SNOW 1835-1909. m. 1864 MO - Frances A EDMONDSON - 4 ch. (these 6 born Greene co MO) 9) Joseph or Jerome SNOW 1837-1862. 10) * Frances 'Lucinda' SNOW 1839-1873. m. 1856 prob. MO - Samuel Winters (Wint) LEE - 2 sons. 11) Marion Porter (Polk) SNOW 1841-1914/1920. 12) Matthew Melancthon (Dallas) SNOW 1842/43-1920. m. 1868 CA - Annette MATHEWS - 3 ch. 13) George Horace SNOW b. 1844-d. aft.1914. m. 1875 CA - Annie Elizabeth SMITH - 4 ch. 14) Mary Abelia SNOW b. 1846. m. Gilbert JACKS - 2 dtrs. 1836-1856 the SNOW family lived in Springfield, Greene co, MO. 1856 father, mother & 8 children crossed the plains to CA. I have information on the descendants and would enjoy exchanging with anyone who knows of these Snows. Darolyn Mason <deemason@jps.net> ==== SNOW Mailing List ==== 1 Subject line format: SURNAME always first (or variant spelling): SNOW, firstname & key YEAR & LOCATION/country < fill in actual data mailto:SNOW-L@rootsweb.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ spell address exactly this way!!!