Mary Ann WHITAKER b. Abt 1818 Washington Co. VA d. Bef 1870 Washington Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

Abt 1818 - Bef 1870 (~ 51 years)

Personal Information | Sources | All | PDF

Name	Mary Ann WHITAKER
Born	Abt 1818	Washington Co. VA
Gender	Female
_UID	D5D65667985042C686203378E091F59CAB36
Died	Bef 1870	Washington Co. VA
Notes	The 1840 Washington County, Virginia Census has James, David and Joseph Snodgrass all living in close proximity. 1850 Washington County, Virginia Census. HH # 488 - .James M. Snodgrass, 38, Mary Ann, 32, William, 12, Elivea (Ellen), 8, Helen, 5. Sept. 29, 1856.. Washington County, Virginia Deed Book 23, page 346 James Snodgrass bought land for $1.00 from Joseph Worsham and wife, Nancy McNew, for a meeting house for free religious worship at the forks of the creek running from James Meadow's and I. N. Logan. This is present day Blackwell's Chapel. 1858.. Washington County, Virginia.. James and Mary Ann bought a tract of land in Washington County, Virginia on the south side of Little Mountain...bound on east by her brother, Calvin and on the west by Andrew Taylor's place. Exact number of acres not known. This land is now owned by James & Mary Ann's great-great-great grandson, Tommy Worley. 1860 Washington County, Virginia Census...James M. Snodgrass, 48, Mary Ann, 42, William, 21, wife, Abigail(Murdock), 19, Ellen, 18, Julia 5, Henry Francis, 5 months. Oct 9, 1858.. Washington County, Virginia Deed Book 24, page 210..James Poston to James M. Snodgrass - gives as collateral a small bay mare and increase. 1 cow, 2 heifers, 10 head of small hogs, 25 bushels of corn.. in trust to secure Joseph Poston payment of $100. plus interest on or before 9 Oct 1860..Deed of Trust ack'ed and adm to record 9 Oct 1858. May 12, 1862, Mary Ann Whitaker Snodgrass held a sale of James' personal property. The buyers were Oscar Akers, Abby F. Snodgrass, David Worley, Calvin M. Whitaker, John Taylor, Madison Holly, John D. Blackwell, I. N. Logan, Joseph Murdock and Joseph Snodgrass. Feb 22, 1864, Henry Davenport, brother-in-law, was named guardian of her two youngest children, Julino O. and Henry Francis Snodgrass. Oct 28, 1864, Washington County, Virginia Deed Book 26, page 211.....Mary Ann sold to Julina O. Snodgrass , her daughter and Henry Francis Snodgrass, her son all the real estate her late husband, James M. Snodgrass had left. Mary Ann retains her life interest in the real estate and one half increase of the personal property (meaning livestock). November 3, 1864, Mary Ann Whitaker Snodgrass married John R. Jackson, widower, age 53, born Russell County, VA., son of William Jackson and Mary Hunt. Mary Ann was 47 years old at this time. The minister who performed the marriage was J. T. Davenport. May 29, 1869, Washington Co. VA Deed Book 27, page 676...A. G. Thompson, Attorney-in-fact of John Gordon Ogden and Jane C. Ogden, and heirs and legal representatives of James M. Snodgrass, deceased..a sale and conveyance made about 1858 by said Thompson, attorney...sold by him to said James M. Snodgrass lying on south side of Little River, bounded on the east by Calvin Whitaker and on the west by Andrew Taylor, formerly Mitchell Talbert. 1870 (Ref: She was not listed in the 1870 Census) Buried Blackwell Cemetery. The date of her death is gone from the stone and no exact date has been found. July 1, 1878.. Washington Co. VA WB 20; pages 61/63 Henry Davenport, adm. of Ann Jackson, deceased...amount transferred to self as Guardian of Julino O. & Jas. H. F. Snodgrass, orphan children of Ann Snodgrass, dec...paid to F. N. Webb on his wife's distribution share of a sale note and Interest thereon against Jno. R. Jackson which was uncollected, having been referred to arbitrators who decided against the estate...submitted 01 Jul 1878; Adm. To record 30 Aug 1878. [1]
Person ID	I820	Master File
Last Modified	24 Apr 2010

Father	Moses X. WHITAKER, b. 1791, Lincoln Co. NC , d. 14 Sep 1875, Washington, Co. VA (Age 84 years)
Mother	Mary (Polly) BOWMAN, b. Abt 1805, TN , d. 10 Feb 1870, Washington Co. VA (Age ~ 65 years)
Family ID	F129	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 James Meek SNODGRASS, b. Abt 1812, Washington Co. VA , d. Bef 12 May 1862, Washington Co. VA (Age ~ 50 years)

Married Abt 1838 [1]

Children

	1. William Sylvester SNODGRASS, b. Sep 1838, Washington Co. VA , d. 28 Feb 1862, Winchester, Frederick Co. VA (Age ~ 23 years)
	2. Ellen Elvira Dice Eveline Mahala Jane Kathryn SNODGRASS, b. 16 Feb 1841, Washington Co. VA , d. 14 Apr 1915, Washington Co. VA (Age 74 years)
	3. Helen Anaeliza SNODGRASS, b. 12 Oct 1844, Washington Co. VA , d. 22 Jan 1910, Washington Co. VA (Age 65 years)
	4. SNODGRASS, b. 14 Apr 1853
	5. Juliana O. SNODGRASS, b. 16 Feb 1855, Washington Co. VA
	6. James Henry Francis SNODGRASS, b. 13 Apr 1859, Washington Co. VA

Family ID F286 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	John R. JACKSON, b. Abt 1811
Married	3 Nov 1864	Washington, Co. VA [2]
Family ID	F293	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources
[S25] Descendants of Richard Whitaker, Jr. and Rachel Bentley, Joye Boardman.

[S15] Nancy A. Nash Material, 1997.