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Barnett Jefferson Sneed

Birth
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Death
15 Jul 1896 (aged 34–35)
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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The son of John T. and Sally (Foley) Sneed.

He married 27 Nov 1879, Mercer Co., WV to Rhoda Elizabeth Gadd [b. 18 May 1862, Mercer Co. WV; daughter of Andrew Powhatten and Delilah (Ferguson) (Gadd].

The newlyweds were listed on the 1880 census:

1880 census, Mercer Co., WV, Jumping Branch Dist., p. 47C
Barnette Snead, 19, WV VA VA
Roda E., 18, WV WV WV

Barnett died 15 Jul 1896 in Raleigh Co., WV and would have been buried in the Sneed family cemetery.

In 1900, Rhoda was listed with six of their seven children still at home:

1900 Mercer Co., WV census, p. 128
[same page as Charles W. Sneed family]
Rhoda E. Sneed, b. May 1862, WV VA VA. 7 chdn: 7 living
Dolsie E., b. Apr 1888, WV
Lizzie G., b. Oct 1884, WV
Clara E., b. Dec 1886, WV
John L., b. Nov 1889, WV
Bissie P., b. Apr 1893, WV
Mary A., b. Oct 1895, WV

Rhoda died 31 Oct 1921, Mercer Co., WV.

Children:

1. Roxanna Sneed, b. Aug 1881; m. Albert Neely; d. 1926 Mercer Co., WV

2. Dolsie E. Sneed, b. Apr 1883; m. Mr. Hylton.

3. Melissa Sneed "Lizzie" middle initial C. or G., b. Oct 1884; m.c. 1908, Mercer Co., WV to John Houchins as his 2nd wife.

4. Clara Edna Sneed, b. Dec 1886

5. John Quincy Sneed, b. Nov 1889; d. 1906 Mercer Co., WV at age 16 of shotgun wound. They said he was trying to knock an apple off a tree [presumably by holding the muzzle and swinging at the branch].

6. Bessie Pearl Sneed, b. Apr 1893; m. 30 Sep 1909 in Mercer Co WV to Levi Harmon Shrewsbury [b. 3 May 1881, Wyoming Co., WV; son of Henry James and Lucinda (Graham) Shrewsbury]. Buried Shrewsbury cemetery.

7. Mary A. Sneed "Mollie', b. Oct 1895; m. Elmot A. Cunningham [b. 1897 WV]; she d. 1959, Mercer Co., WV.

The son of John T. and Sally (Foley) Sneed.

He married 27 Nov 1879, Mercer Co., WV to Rhoda Elizabeth Gadd [b. 18 May 1862, Mercer Co. WV; daughter of Andrew Powhatten and Delilah (Ferguson) (Gadd].

The newlyweds were listed on the 1880 census:

1880 census, Mercer Co., WV, Jumping Branch Dist., p. 47C
Barnette Snead, 19, WV VA VA
Roda E., 18, WV WV WV

Barnett died 15 Jul 1896 in Raleigh Co., WV and would have been buried in the Sneed family cemetery.

In 1900, Rhoda was listed with six of their seven children still at home:

1900 Mercer Co., WV census, p. 128
[same page as Charles W. Sneed family]
Rhoda E. Sneed, b. May 1862, WV VA VA. 7 chdn: 7 living
Dolsie E., b. Apr 1888, WV
Lizzie G., b. Oct 1884, WV
Clara E., b. Dec 1886, WV
John L., b. Nov 1889, WV
Bissie P., b. Apr 1893, WV
Mary A., b. Oct 1895, WV

Rhoda died 31 Oct 1921, Mercer Co., WV.

Children:

1. Roxanna Sneed, b. Aug 1881; m. Albert Neely; d. 1926 Mercer Co., WV

2. Dolsie E. Sneed, b. Apr 1883; m. Mr. Hylton.

3. Melissa Sneed "Lizzie" middle initial C. or G., b. Oct 1884; m.c. 1908, Mercer Co., WV to John Houchins as his 2nd wife.

4. Clara Edna Sneed, b. Dec 1886

5. John Quincy Sneed, b. Nov 1889; d. 1906 Mercer Co., WV at age 16 of shotgun wound. They said he was trying to knock an apple off a tree [presumably by holding the muzzle and swinging at the branch].

6. Bessie Pearl Sneed, b. Apr 1893; m. 30 Sep 1909 in Mercer Co WV to Levi Harmon Shrewsbury [b. 3 May 1881, Wyoming Co., WV; son of Henry James and Lucinda (Graham) Shrewsbury]. Buried Shrewsbury cemetery.

7. Mary A. Sneed "Mollie', b. Oct 1895; m. Elmot A. Cunningham [b. 1897 WV]; she d. 1959, Mercer Co., WV.


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