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 RHODE ISLAND SOURCE BOOK -- SNODGRASS FAMILY STATEWIDE CENSUS RECORDS 1790 census index - NS 1800 census index - NS 1810 census index - NS 1820 census index - NS 1830 census index - NS 1840 census index - NS 1850 census index - NS 1860 census index - NS 1870 census index - NS 1880 soundex - 1900 soundex - yes (see Providence Co.) 1920 soundex - yes (see Providence Co.) ##################################################################### PROVIDENCE COUNTY CENSUS RECORDS 1900 soundex - yes 1920 soundex - yes ****************************************************************************** RECORDS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1900 Soundex Woonsocket, 119/10/44: Harry Snodgrass 21-M-NB/IRE/NB Mar 1879 farm laborer East Providence, 130-8-39: James Snodgrass 36-M-NB/NB/NB Feb 1863 m.8y, fruit dealer Etta M. Snodgrass 36-F-VT/MA/VT Jun 1875 wife, 3 ch, 3 liv [Etta Parkhurst, m. 12 Jan 1892] William Snodgrass 7-M-RI/NB/VT May 1893 son [b. 19 May 1892; ? 1920 New Haven CT] Mabel Snodgrass 5-F-RI/NB/VT May 1895 dau [Mable Eldora Snodgrass b. 28 May 1896] Leroy H. Snodgrass 2-M-RI/NB/VT Dec 1897 son [NB = New Brunswick, Canada] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1920 Soundex Riverside Village, 6-113-7-42: James Snodgrass 56-M-CAN Mary F. Snodgrass 55-F-IN wife Katherine Read 36-F-IN DS? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [vss - SCS member Pat Dickey contributed the following two messages ..... -----Original Message----- From: RI State Archives Reference To: Pat Dickey Date: Thursday, June 04, 1998 8:00 PM Subject: Re: Form Dear Ms. Dickey, In receipt of your Vital Record Order Form requesting the birth record of a William Henry Snodgrass, son of James & Etta, c. 1890 - 1895, I regret that a statewide record search failed to yield any documentation for an individual by this name. During the period 1850 - 1900, our records identify only one documented child being born in Rhode Island to the parents in question: Mabel Eldora Snowdgrass, 2nd child of James & Etta M., May 28, 1896, Riverside, East Providence, Rhode Island (State Birth Register, Vol. 1896, pg. 159). Note: An expanded search of the 1905 Rhode Island State Census did yield documentation on the following members of this family: James Snodgrass, head of family, born Canada, Feb. 28, 1865 William F. Snodgrass, son, born Riverside, May 19, 1892 Leroy H. Snodgrass, son, born Dec. 26, 1898 Henrietta Snodgrass, wife, born Vermont, June 26, 1874 Mabel E. Snodgrass, born Riverside, May 29, 1895 Mildred E. Snodgrass, born Riverside, January, 1904. I suspect the births of William F. and Leroy H., were never documented with the town registrar in East Providence. to further you research copies of these 1905 census references are being forwarded to you along with the birth record of Mabel Eldora Snowdgrass. Sincerely, Kenneth S. Carlson Reference Archivist ----------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: AWinsor To: Pat Dickey Date: Tuesday, June 09, 1998 8:00 PM Subject: SNODGRASS Hi Pat, I had better luck this time ;) What I didn't find: Birth records for William or Leroy; death record for (Henri)Etta. I checked through 1920 for Henrietta's entry. What I did find: Birth record - Mabel Eldora Snodgrass b. 28 May 1896, East Providence, RI Marriage Index entry (someone else was using the actual marriage entry film) for James Snotgrass [sic] and Etta (drumroll, please) Parkhurst m. 12 Jan 1892. James came from New Brunswick. 1905 RI state cesus entries for the family: Mabel E Snodgrass b. 29 May 1895, Riverside (E. Providence) RI Henrietta Snodgrass b. 26 Jun 1874, VT Mildred E Snodgrass b. Jan 1904, Riverside RI James Snodgrass b. 28 Feb 1865, Canada Leroy H Snodgrass b. 28 Dec 1898, Riverside, RI William F Snodgrass b. 19 May 1892, Riverside, RI The census entries are not terribly clear; I could be misreading. Also there's the discrepancy with Mabel's dates; I would trust the census less. And I note without comment Williams birth relative to the marriage. James came to U.S in 1865. His parents came from Ireland. 1915 RI state census entry showing James (only) as a "roomer" in a house with the head of household Mary F Read, age 50; and Catherine Perry, age 31, the "mother" of the head of household. No wonder people call RI a backward state. East Providence city directory entries (listing usually only the male head of household) presented more or less verbatim: - 1894 through 1902 Snodgrass James, farmer, house 82 Oak Av. Riverside - 1905/1906 Snodgrass James, farmer, house 15 Taylor Av. Riverside - 1910 Snodgrass James, farmer, boards 28 Earle Av. Riverside - 1913 Snodgrass James, farmer, house 484 Bullock's Point Av. Riverside - 1915 through 1918 Snodgrass James, farmer, house 30 Earle av. Riverside - 1919 Snodgrass James (Mary F), farmer, house 20 Willett Av. Riverside The 1905 address is the same as the 1905 census; the 1915 is the same as the 1915 census. The 1919 entry includes, I guess, an attempt to show a wife. The name Mary F. I would take to be probably Mary F. Read. Well that's it. I'll pick up the marriage entry sometime and then I'll ship what I have to you and you can straighten it all out. Are you sure you don't want any Henry's? Alan -------------------- ... vss - end]