William Jessup Snodgrass and descendants
William Jessup Snodgrass was born just north of Cincinnati on 1 Jan 1843.He married Maria DeWitt of Portland in 1867 and by 1870 had settled in Oro Dell, which was eventually absorbed into La Grande.William and Maria had 11 children, including Lot Livermore Snodgrass, the owner of the Snodgrass Funeral Home in La Grande.Over the years William was active in politics and had business interests in Portland and Okanagon Falls, BC.He died 11 Oct 1909 and is buried in Hillcrest Cemetery.
William's younger brother, James Hathorn Snodgrass, was my great grandfather.I'm working on William's descendants, in part hoping that someone is carrying an aural tradition about William's and James's grandparents.I know at least a little bit about all of William's children and, I think, most of his grandchildren.In a few cases I'm down to the current generations.There is only one Snodgrass left in the phone book (my third cousin) and I have met him.I would love to hear from anyone related to these folk.And if anyone stumbles upon obituaries and the like, I would be delighted to have copies.