Joseph was the seventh of eight children born to Caroline E.(Miller) and Michael Snouffer. In 1875 he married Sophronia Priscilla Rannebarger, the daughter of Ann (Wilcox) and Adam Michael Rannebarger. Joseph and Sophronia had four children: Marion Curtis, Anna Latisha, Ocher Blaine and Henry Harwood.
Son Blaine became infamous when he murdered his fifteen year old sweetheart, Augusta Sickles, in 1917 and died in the electric chair.
Joseph's brother, Alva Thornton Snouffer, married Sophronia's sister, Mary Jane Rannebarger.
PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
Joseph M. Snouffer, pioneer resident of this community, died Sunday of Senility, at his home south of Linworth on the Olentangy River Road at the age of 77 years. Mr. Snouffer who had lived near Linworth his entire life with his two brothers, Alva T. and Michael W. Snouffer, both of Linworth, has fiddled and called dances since his boyhood days, and had won several prizes as an old time fiddler. A few years ago he lost a foot in a railroad accident, when he stepped from behind one train into the path of another, at Linworth. He is survived by besides his brothers, his wife, Mrs. Sophronia Snouffer; two sons, Marion C. of Linworth and Henry H. of Toledo; a daughter Mrs. Frank Morgan of Groveport, 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Tuesday in Linworth M.E. Church at 2 P.M., Rev. P.A. Harlan officiating. Burial was made in the Dublin Cemetery in charge of George T. Smith.
Source: Worthington News, Worthington, Ohio, Thursday, August 5, 1926, p.1. Transcribed by Jason Paul Snouffer on 06 Jun 2010 from a photocopy of the original provided by the Worthington Public Library.
Son Blaine became infamous when he murdered his fifteen year old sweetheart, Augusta Sickles, in 1917 and died in the electric chair.
Joseph's brother, Alva Thornton Snouffer, married Sophronia's sister, Mary Jane Rannebarger.
PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
Joseph M. Snouffer, pioneer resident of this community, died Sunday of Senility, at his home south of Linworth on the Olentangy River Road at the age of 77 years. Mr. Snouffer who had lived near Linworth his entire life with his two brothers, Alva T. and Michael W. Snouffer, both of Linworth, has fiddled and called dances since his boyhood days, and had won several prizes as an old time fiddler. A few years ago he lost a foot in a railroad accident, when he stepped from behind one train into the path of another, at Linworth. He is survived by besides his brothers, his wife, Mrs. Sophronia Snouffer; two sons, Marion C. of Linworth and Henry H. of Toledo; a daughter Mrs. Frank Morgan of Groveport, 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Tuesday in Linworth M.E. Church at 2 P.M., Rev. P.A. Harlan officiating. Burial was made in the Dublin Cemetery in charge of George T. Smith.
Source: Worthington News, Worthington, Ohio, Thursday, August 5, 1926, p.1. Transcribed by Jason Paul Snouffer on 06 Jun 2010 from a photocopy of the original provided by the Worthington Public Library.
Joseph was the seventh of eight children born to Caroline E.(Miller) and Michael Snouffer. In 1875 he married Sophronia Priscilla Rannebarger, the daughter of Ann (Wilcox) and Adam Michael Rannebarger. Joseph and Sophronia had four children: Marion Curtis, Anna Latisha, Ocher Blaine and Henry Harwood.
Son Blaine became infamous when he murdered his fifteen year old sweetheart, Augusta Sickles, in 1917 and died in the electric chair.
Joseph's brother, Alva Thornton Snouffer, married Sophronia's sister, Mary Jane Rannebarger.
PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
Joseph M. Snouffer, pioneer resident of this community, died Sunday of Senility, at his home south of Linworth on the Olentangy River Road at the age of 77 years. Mr. Snouffer who had lived near Linworth his entire life with his two brothers, Alva T. and Michael W. Snouffer, both of Linworth, has fiddled and called dances since his boyhood days, and had won several prizes as an old time fiddler. A few years ago he lost a foot in a railroad accident, when he stepped from behind one train into the path of another, at Linworth. He is survived by besides his brothers, his wife, Mrs. Sophronia Snouffer; two sons, Marion C. of Linworth and Henry H. of Toledo; a daughter Mrs. Frank Morgan of Groveport, 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Tuesday in Linworth M.E. Church at 2 P.M., Rev. P.A. Harlan officiating. Burial was made in the Dublin Cemetery in charge of George T. Smith.
Source: Worthington News, Worthington, Ohio, Thursday, August 5, 1926, p.1. Transcribed by Jason Paul Snouffer on 06 Jun 2010 from a photocopy of the original provided by the Worthington Public Library.
Son Blaine became infamous when he murdered his fifteen year old sweetheart, Augusta Sickles, in 1917 and died in the electric chair.
Joseph's brother, Alva Thornton Snouffer, married Sophronia's sister, Mary Jane Rannebarger.
PIONEER RESIDENT DIES
Joseph M. Snouffer, pioneer resident of this community, died Sunday of Senility, at his home south of Linworth on the Olentangy River Road at the age of 77 years. Mr. Snouffer who had lived near Linworth his entire life with his two brothers, Alva T. and Michael W. Snouffer, both of Linworth, has fiddled and called dances since his boyhood days, and had won several prizes as an old time fiddler. A few years ago he lost a foot in a railroad accident, when he stepped from behind one train into the path of another, at Linworth. He is survived by besides his brothers, his wife, Mrs. Sophronia Snouffer; two sons, Marion C. of Linworth and Henry H. of Toledo; a daughter Mrs. Frank Morgan of Groveport, 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral Services were held Tuesday in Linworth M.E. Church at 2 P.M., Rev. P.A. Harlan officiating. Burial was made in the Dublin Cemetery in charge of George T. Smith.
Source: Worthington News, Worthington, Ohio, Thursday, August 5, 1926, p.1. Transcribed by Jason Paul Snouffer on 06 Jun 2010 from a photocopy of the original provided by the Worthington Public Library.
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