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John Erland SNELL

John Erland SNELL

Male 1884 - 1929  (44 years)

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  • Name John Erland SNELL 
    Born 2 Nov 1884  Fayette Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Age in marriage record would put birth in about 1887. But the 1900 Census shows it as Nov 1882, while his WW I draft registration states Nov 2 1884 and his death record has Nov 2 1885.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Nuttall District, Fayette Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation coal miner  [3] 
    Residence 1913  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1918  [1] 
    coal miner, Francois Coal & Coke Co. 
    Residence 1918  Nutter Fort, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 1 Jan 1929  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: slate fall in coal mine at Meadowbrook WVa 
    Buried Hepzibah Baptist Church Cemetery, Rt 19, Hepzibah, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I82105  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2019 

    Father John A. SNELL,   b. CA 1850, Hanover Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1897, Fayette Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Mother Mary Virginia DEMPSEY,   b. Jun 1854, Fayette Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F24543  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Florence Gertrude DELOE,   b. CA 1896, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Married 19 Jan 1913  Haywood, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Arvada Thelma "Vada" SNELL,   b. 16 Nov 1914, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Gladys Evelyn SNELL,   b. 13 May 1916, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1978  (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F35091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=25896&Type=Marriage.

    3. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1916311&Type=Death.

    4. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.