James Henry SNELSON^{[1, 2, 3]}

1836 - 1880  (44 years)

• Name	James Henry SNELSON
  Born	11 Jan 1836	Illinois
  Gender	Male
  _UID	AA8DA28784A83345B812A76D2C2D1ED93202
  Died	15 Aug 1880	Harrison, Jewell, Kansas
  Buried	Shaffer Union Cemetary; Harrison, Jewell, Kansas
  Siblings	5 Siblings
  1. Hampton SNELSON,   b. 1833   2. James Henry SNELSON,   b. 11 Jan 1836, Illinois ,   d. 15 Aug 1880, Harrison, Jewell, Kansas  (Age 44 years) ▻ Mary Elizabeth GATEWOOD,  m. 20 Mar 1862   3. Ruhama SNELSON,   b. 3 May 1836   4. Miranda SNELSON,   b. Abt 1839   5. Mahala SNELSON,   b. 1841   6. Andrew J.P. SNELSON,   b. 1843
  Person ID	I2944	Steeles_Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	John W. SNELSON,   b. 1804, Sangamon, Illinois ,   d. 13 Feb 1874  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Anna CANTRELL,   b. Abt 1805, Sangamon, Illinois ,   d. 25 Dec 1855, Keokuk, Iowa  (Age 50 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1830	Sangamon, Illinois
  Family ID	F1123	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth GATEWOOD,   b. 3 Nov 1839, Parke County, Indiana
  Married	20 Mar 1862
  Children	1. Florence Jane SNELSON,   b. 11 Dec 1862, White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa   2. William Jasper SNELSON,   b. 11 Dec 1862, White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa   3. Edmond Clement SNELSON,   b. 9 Jun 1863, White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa   4. John Woodford SNELSON,   b. 26 Nov 1864, White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa   5. James Henry SNELSON,   b. 8 Nov 1866, White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa   6. William Francis SNELSON,   b. 10 May 1869, White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa   7. Ella Adella SNELSON,   b. 3 May 1870, Mahaska County, Iowa ,   d. 7 Feb 1968, Troutdale, Multnomah, Oregon  (Age 97 years)   8. Andrew Jackson SNELSON,   b. 15 Apr 1872, White Oak, Mahaska, Iowa   9. Lula May SNELSON,   b. 29 May 1873   10. Hattie SNELSON,   b. 24 Feb 1875   11. Olive Anne SNELSON,   b. 16 Sep 1876
  Last Modified	15 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F1055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ancestry.com; 1880 Federal Census; Harrison Twp, Jewell County,Kansas; Enumerated June 3, 1880; Page 3 Name Age Marital Status Occupation POB FPOB MPOB Mary E. Snelson 40 Widow Farmer Indiana Georgia Kentucky John W. 15 Single Farmer Iowa IllinoisIndiana James H. 13 Single Farmer Iowa IllinoisIndiana William F. 12 Single Farmer Iowa IllinoisIndiana Ella A. 10 Single Iowa Illinois Indiana Andrew J. 8 Single Iowa Illinois Indiana Lula M. 7 Single Iowa Illinois Indiana Oliva A. 3 Single Iowa Illinois Indiana Notes from Census: Other sources have indicated James Henry Snelsondied in 1881. Data provided on this census suggests his death wasearlier. The two older boys had not attended school during the censusyear. The Snelson's appear just after the Sabin's, suggesting WarrenElwood Sabin and Ella Snelson were neighbors (they were married onlyseven years after this census).

  
  

• Sources

  [S1100] Imported GEDCOM file. [S1099] Imported GEDCOM file. [S1098] Imported GEDCOM file.