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William Ignatius Snouffer

William Ignatius Snouffer

Male 1831 - 1912  (81 years)

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  • Name William Ignatius Snouffer  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 6 Feb 1831  Emmitsburg, Frederick Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Christened 13 Feb 1831  Emmitsburg, Frederick Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    AFN 2T5X-6B8; L7BC-KK 
    Occupation Business - saw mill & cement 
    Died 25 Apr 1912  Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 6] 
    Buried Oak Hill Cem, Cedar Rapids, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 6, 8, 9] 
    Person ID I18  SnoufferCampbell
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2014 

    Father Jacob Schnauffer / Snouffer,   b. Abt 1781, Frederick Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1852, Frederick Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Arter / Arthur,   b. 16 Dec 1786, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1862, Frederick Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married Abt 1808  [1, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Notes 
    • Jim Wood writes in THE SNUFFERS, p. 80 :
      "Jacob Snouffer, [was] born about 1782. He married Elizabeth Arthur, a Catholic, 16 Dec. 1786 - 20 Aug. 1862. Jacob died 10 April 1852 and is buried in the Lutheran cemetery at Emmitsburg, Frederick Count. His wife is interred in the Catholic cemetery nearby...."
    Family ID F19  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia A. Keith,   b. 4 Feb 1831, Hanover, York Cnty, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1914, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1853  near Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 16] 
    Children 
     1. Ann Elizabeth Snouffer,   b. 1853, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1870  (Age 16 years)
     2. John Thomas Snouffer,   b. 16 Apr 1855, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1913, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     3. Mary Catherine Snouffer,   b. 1856, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1856, MD Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Samuel Salvador Snouffer,   b. 1858, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1933, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Josephine Snouffer,   b. 13 Aug 1859, Reisterstown, Baltimore Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Oct 1904, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     6. Joshua Jacob Snouffer,   b. 31 Dec 1860, Reisterstown, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1943, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Frank Keith Snouffer,   b. 22 Apr 1862, Baltimore, Baltimore Cnty, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1931, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     8. William Ignatius Snouffer, Jr.,   b. 24 May 1865, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1867, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     9. Anna Matilda ("Tillie") Snouffer,   b. 15 Mar 1868, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1959, Hull, Sioux Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     10. Joseph Nathaniel Snouffer,   b. 3 Aug 1870, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1871, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2011 
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones
    William Ignatius Snouffer    		William Ignatius Snouffer
    Courtesy of Jeannie Westerfield

  • Notes 
    • The 1850 census stated that William was 19 yrs old and living with his parents Jacob, 66, and Elizabeth, 61. Also in the household were his siblings, Joseph, 33, and Mary, 22. It further reported that William, like his brother Joseph, was a carpenter. 1850 U.S. Census, Emmitsburg, Frederick Cnty, MD (M 432, Roll 292, stamped p. 167); M.F. Hitselberger & J.P. Dern, BRIDGE IN TIME, THE COMPLETE 1850 CENSUS OF FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND, p. 167 (Monocacy Book Co., Redwood City, CA: 1978).

      The 1860 census shows "William Snoffer" [sic] as a 30-yr old laborer, living with his wife Julia and 4 children, in the home of farmer Samuel Gingrich and his wife Susan. 1860 U.S. Census, Reisterstown P.O, Baltimore Cnty, MD (4th Dist. p. 75)(M 653, Roll 468, stamped p. 216). [The census states erroneously that William was born in "Penn."]

      In December, 1864, the family moved to Iowa. The wife of his grandson wrote that "The William I. Snouffer family came to C.R. [Cedar Rapids, IA] because his brother J.J. Snouffer was a successful business man and could give him work -- The "Mill" was a flour mill -- [it was established] here before Quaker Oats; perhaps that was the beginning of Quaker Oats." (Letter from Bertha Ina (Newens) Snouffer to her son Robert N. Snouffer; undated, but written in the early in 1970s.)

      Years later, a Cedar Rapids Newspaper article [possibly the Cedar Rapids Evening Gazette], p. 5, col. 1 (3 Jan 1903), explained:
      "GOLDEN WEDDING
      "A surprise party of unusual character was one of the events of New Year's day. The children of Mr. and Mrs. William I. Snouffer united to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their parents wedding day and also to suprise them....
      "Mr. and Mrs. Snouffer are among the early residents of Cedar Rapids, coming here in December, 1864, from Maryland. They were born in the same year, 1831, Mr. Snouffer at Emmetsburg [sic], Feb. 6, and Mrs. Snouffer at Hanover, Penn., Feb. 4. They were married near Baltimore City, Jan. 2, 1853. The years before their removal to the west were filled with the excitement of war times and their home was on the main turnpike leading to the battlefield at Gettysburg. Mr. Snouffer was a loyal unionist but was physically disqualified to enter the army. As early settlers, almost pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. Snouffer are well known throughout Linn county. Mr. Snouffer's first employment in Cedar Rapids was a manager of N.B. Brown's saw mill. Later he engaged in milling and last was in the cement business for twelve years. For the five years past he has been enjoying a peaceful and retired life.
      "Of the ten children of Mr. and Mrs. Snouffer, six are now living and all were present to congratulate their parents upon their fiftieth anniversary. The sons are John T. Snouffer of What Cheer; S. S. Snouffer, J. J. Snouffer, Frank Snouffer of Cedar Rapids; and the daughters, Mrs. J. M. Baker and Miss Tillie Snouffer of this city."

      The 1870 Cedar Rapids City Directory listed William Snouffer as a worker at Brown's Saw Mills. The 1880-1881 Directory listed him as a Teamster with a "fire steamer"; address, 219 S. Washington.

      The 1870 census lists "Wm." as a 39-yr old laborer, born in "Md," living in Cedar Rapids with his wife "Julia A," and children. 1870 U.S. Census, 4th Ward, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA (M 593, Roll 405, stamped p. 53).

      The 1880 census recorded him as a 49-yr old "laborer," living with his wife "Julia A," and children John, Josephine, Joshua, Frank and Anna, along with nephew Samuel S. 1880 U.S.Census, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA (T 9, Roll 351, stamped p. 98) [LDS Film 1254351].

      In 1900 the census shows that William I. and Julia A. Snouffer lived just 5 houses away from their daughter Josephine, her husband James Baker, and granddaughter Maude. 1900 U.S. Census, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA (T 623, Roll 444, stamped p. 91).

      The 1910 census reports William I. Snouffer living with his wife Julia A., both born in Feb. 1831 and both 69 years old, and daughter "Matilda" born Mar 1868, 32 years old and single. 1910 U.S. Census, 3d Ward, Cedar Rapids, Linn Cnty, IA (T 623, Roll 444, stamped p. 91A)[Although the census reads "Snouffer," an indexer classified the name as "Snauffer"].

      A newspaper obituary reads as follows:
      "William I. Snouffer, 438 Fourth avenue west, a pioneer resident of Cedar Rapids, passed away at this home at 3 o'clock this morning at the advanced age of 81 years, the cause of death being paralysis of the heart. Mr. Snouffer came to Cedar Rapids from Maryland, December 17, 1864, and had been a resident of the city ever since. Besides his wife he is survived by five children: John T. Snouffer of What Cheer, Iowa; S.S., J.J. and Frank Snouffer, and Miss Tillie Snouffer, all of this city...."

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Bertha Newens|, Bertha Ina (Newens) Snouffer, "Newens & Snouffer Family Records", (Bertha Ina (Newens) Snouffer; unpublished charts; created abt 1960; revised abt 1970; original charts possessed by Wm.C.Snouffer).

    2. [S37] Ancestry Tree - Mann, James D. Hug, "Mann_2011-12-09", (Ancestry.com, Public Member Tree, Online database, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/33020986/listofallpeople/ ).

    3. [S42] Jewell - Snouffers|, Carol Snouffer Jewell, "Snouffer, Schnauffer, Newens of Germany, IA, 1523-1997" (Nov 1999), (Family Tree Maker, "World Family Tree," CD-ROM database (vol. 54, tree 2400), Cambridge, MA; The Learning Company, Inc. : 2000).

    4. [S73] IA Census 1880, Cedar Rapids|, Iowa, Linn Cnty, Cedar Rapids, 1880 U.S. Census, (The National Archives, Washington, D.C.), T9-0351, p. 98C.

    5. [S10] Snuffers|, James L. Wood, Jr., THE SNUFFERS, (BJW Printers; Beckley, WV : 1989), 929.273Sn72., p.81.

    6. [S83] Cem - Oak Hill, Cedar Rapids, IA|, Genealogical Soc'y of Linn Cnty, IA, "Linn County, Iowa Cemeteries, Oak Hill", (Genealogical Society of Linn Cnty, IA, PO Box 175, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 (2001)), p. 145.

    7. [S454] St. Joseph's Church, "Church Records", (St. Joseph's Church of Emmitsburg (Combined Records, 1795-1979) Maryland Hall of Records ( M 2832 ), Annapolis, MD), p.73.

    8. [S69] Cedar Rapids Lutheran|, "Church Records", (First Lutheran Church, 1000 Third Ave, SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403).

    9. [S103] FindaGrave, (www.FindAGrave.com), 20955561.

    10. [S19] Arters of Fountain Valley - 1|, M.Jane (Free) Fisher & Richard P. Arter, The Arter/Arthur Family of Fountain Valley [MD] , (X Press Print, Lisbon, OH : 1979 [LDS fiche # 6046535]), p. 13.

    11. [S656] Arters of Fountain Valley - 2|, M. Jane (Free) Fisher & Richard P. Arter, The Arter/Arthur Family of Fountain Valley [MD] (2d ed 1989), (published by Richard P. Arter to CD-ROM : 2003 [copy available from Sue Mullins, 19614 Eagle Ridge Ln, Porter Ranch, CA 91326-4021, and at Genealogical Forum of Oregon, Portland, OR]), ch. 00, p. 29.

    12. [S10] Snuffers|, James L. Wood, Jr., THE SNUFFERS, (BJW Printers; Beckley, WV : 1989), 929.273Sn72., p.80.

    13. [S20] DAR - Horn, Daughters of the American Revolution, "DAR Membership Application of Mabelle Petree Horn, Nat'l # 528923 (18 Oct 1967)", (National Society, 1776 D St NW, Washington, D.C. 20006).

    14. [S12] Ott|, Richard H. Ott, Jr., "Ott Genealogy" : Oct 2003, (Richard H. Ott, Jr., 4208 Elsa Terr, Baltimore, MD 21117; DickOtt@aol.com).

    15. [S21] Arthur/Oerther|, Powell, Laurel S., "Arthur / Oerther Family", (Vol. 16, The Carrolltonian, p. 6; Carroll County Genealogical Society, Westminster, MD : 1996-1997), p. 30.

    16. [S18] Cedar Rapids, IA, newspaper|, Article on W.I.Snouffer & Julia K.Snouffer's golden wedding anniversary, (Cedar Rapids newspaper : 1903).