INTRODUCTION TO THE SNODGRASS SOURCE BOOKS The state source books were created by Charlou Dolan. She began this massive project ca. 1986, organizing and typing the accumulation of Snodgrass research when she got "boxes and boxes" of files from Scott F. Hosier (he was Editor of The MACE 1978-1986). Those files formed the nucleus of the "source books". During her tenure as Editor of The MACE, 1987-1993 and since, Charlou has been hard at it: gathering and entering into the source books Snodgrass data, making trips to courthouses and libraries across the country, collecting files & family data from past & present members of The Snodgrass Clan Society, as well as soliciting information from many other Snodgrass researchers. The source books are one of the best tools available to anyone researching Snodgrass. One for nearly every state, each is organized by county and within each county, info is arranged by date. These source books contain a wealth of Snodgrass research. Census readings - wills - deeds - misc. court records - marriages - deaths - obits - histories - Bible records - even queries found in genealogical publications ... all Snodgrass! Charlou's comments on the collected data are shown as < . > throughout. Any comments marked [ . ] or [vss -] were added by me, Violet "Suzie" Snodgrass Schoolcraft beginning in 1997, the result of my reading the source books and tracing families since I first joined The Snodgrass Clan Society in 1993. PLEASE keep in mind that the source books are meant to be a reference work - they give us an idea of what has already been found. Perhaps more importantly, they show us where to look next for what is yet to be done! REMEMBER, extractions & transcriptions, notes & comments may have errors or may be missing certain portions of the original material. ALWAYS refer to the original source material whenever possible, using the source books as a starting point to guide you in your individual research. If it is SNODGRASS we at The Snodgrass Clan Society continue to collect it! Please send items (with sources cited!) you want to share with others to: Paul D. Snodgrass, at The Snodgrass Clan Society (Editor of The MACE since 1993) E-mail: paulsnodgrass@cox.net Charlou Dolan E-mail: charlou@compuserve.com (To be added to Charlou's mailing list for her updates, email her) and to me, Suzie Snodgrass Schoolcraft E-mail: snodgras@scci.net vss - October 1999 MASSACHUSETTS SOURCE BOOK -- SNODGRASS FAMILY STATEWIDE CENSUS INDEX - NS 1790 census index - NS 1850 census - yes (see Middlesex & Norfolk Cos.) 1860 census - yes (see Essex & Middlesex Cos.) 1880 soundex - NS 1900 soundex - yes (see Norfolk, Suffolk, & Worchester Cos.) 1920 soundex - yes (see Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, & Suffolk Cos.) INDEXES National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (Lib. of Congress) yes (see Middlesex Co.) ################################################################## ESSEX COUNTY CENSUS RECORDS 1860 census - yes 1920 soundex - yes ****************************************************************************** RECORDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1860 Census Lawrence, 2nd Ward, page 132: John Snodgrass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1920 Soundex Ipswich, 26-86-22-47: Samuel Snodgrass 47-M-CAN Hearietta Snodgrass 40-F-NY wife ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ####################################################################### MIDDLESEX COUNTY CENSUS RECORDS 1850 census - yes 1860 census - yes 1920 soundex - yes ****************************************************************************** RECORDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1850 Census Watertown, pg. 337, #39/45: Brar? Whitney 33-M-MA farmer, $1400 *** Geo. Snodgrass 14-M-MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1860 Census Charleston, page 16: William Snodgrass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1920 Soundex Cambridge, 57-54-7-6: Elizabeth M. Herwich *** Henry Snodgrass 77-M-CAN Everett, 60-140-10-59: James Snodgrass 30-M-IRE Mary Snodgrass 29-F-IRE wife Virginia Snodgrass 2y2m-F-MA dau. Malden, 70-284-6-73: George Snodgrass 40-M-New Brunswick Helen M. Snodgrass 39-F-Nova Scotia, wife William Snodgrass 11-M-MA son Russell E. Snodgrass 9-M-MA son Winchester, 84-532-22-2: Charles G. Snodgrass 56-M-CAN Elizabeth C. Snodgrass 50-F-MA wife Herbert C. Snodgrass 27-M-MA son Ralph G. Snodgrass 19-M-MA son Mable C. Snodgrass 16-F-MA dau. Dorothy E. Snodgrass 7-F-MA dau. Arthur F. Snodgrass 12-M-MA son Ruth E. Snodgrass 8-F-MA dau. Fred H. Fredricksburg 36-M-MA brother-in-law ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1917-1977) -- William Dewitt Snodgrass Lowell, Robert, 1917-1977. Papers, 1932-73. ca. 3000 items. In Harvard University, Houghton Library (Cambridge, Mass.) (bMS Am 1905) Poet. Correspondence of Lowell, Elizabeth Hardwick (b. 1916), and others; poems and other writings, notebooks, translations, documents, legal papers, photos, and other material. Correspondents include ... <38 people named, including William Snodgrass >. Unpublished finding aid in the repository. Access restricted, in part; Ms. Hardwick's permission required to examine her correspondance. Purchased from Mr. Lowell, 1973. ############################################################ NORFOLK COUNTY CENSUS RECORDS 1850 census - yes 1920 soundex - yes ****************************************************************************** RECORDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1850 Census Canton, pg. 150, #168/190: John Mann 30-M-PA forgeman *** Mary Snodgrass 9-F-MA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1900 Soundex Franklin Town, 56-1036-1-80: George E. Emerson *** Nellie Snodgrass 24-F-CAN Nov 1875 servant Franklin Town, 56-1036-5-33: Joseph Snodgrass 35-M-CAN Sep 1864 Selina Snodgrass 26-F-MA Mar 1874 wife Ethel Snodgrass 3-F-MA Aug 1896 dau. Needham Town, 57-10552-1-34: Maria Low *** Waltre F. Snodgrass 37-M-IA Feb 1863 boarder ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1920 Soundex Franklin, 87-195-11-39: Joseph Snodgrass 53-M-CAN Ann S. Snodgrass 45-F-MA wife Ethel P. Snodgrass 23-F-MA dau. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ###################################################################### SUFFOLK COUNTY CENSUS RECORDS 1900 soundex - yes 1920 soundex - yes ****************************************************************************** RECORDS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1900 Soundex Boston, 70-1299-10-13: Annie A. Hamilton *** Henry B. Snodgrass 57-M-CAN(Eng) Aug 1842 lodger Boston, 76-1308-10-61: (no head shown) *** Ellis Ssnodgrass 33-M-CAN(Eng) Aug 1866 servant Boston, 76-1415-13-26: E. William Snodgrass 37-M-CAN(Eng) Feb 1863 Bella Snodgrass 36-F-CAN Jun 1863 wife Winthrop Town, Maine St., 84-1577-22-90: Mary J. Snodgrass 45-F-MA Jun 1854 Mary J. Snodgrass 16-F-MA Feb 1883 dau. Ansel C. Snodgrass 13-M-MA Mar 1887 son Robert W. Snodgrass 8-M-MA Jun 1891 son May E. Shields 23-F-MA Jan 1877 niece ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1920 Soundex Boston, 117-430-6-34: Ansel E. Snodgrass 31-M-MA Marion X. Snodgrass 28-F-MA wife Robert Snodgrass 5y7m-M-MA son Helene Snodgrass 2y4m-F-MA dau. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #################################################################### WORCESTER COUNTY CENSUS RECORDS 1900 soundex - yes ****************************************************************************** RECORDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1900 Soundex Hopedale Town, 88-1638-4-1: Samuel Snodgrass 27-M-CAN(Eng) Jun 1872 Etta Snodgrass 26-F-NY Oct 1873 wife ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ######################### end MA ##############################