William James Bill Snodgrass

Clara's father William James Snodgrass, Jr. (Bill) (born in

1866) came to Lincoln, Arkansas, with his parents. He was a

young man when his father died, he then went to Boise, Idaho to

work and help his mother Winnie. While in Idaho he got a job

taking a string of horses to another town down the river so he

took a short cut. He was told there were plenty of places he

could stay at night so he took the trail down the river. It was in

cold weather, he traveled for two or three days and never came to

any place to stay-by that time he was getting cold and hungry.

He then put the horses in a fast run, he was almost frozen to

death. Finally he came to a farmhouse, when they saw him

coming they went to meet him and took him in and took care of

his horses. They had him take his shoes off and walk in the snow

so he wouldn't get warm too fast, his feet were frozen and when

he got warm he stayed for a few days. They had lots of good food

and a good bed. He then took the horses on and delivered them.

Clara's father Bill Snodgrass came back to see his mother

Winnie. She wanted to sell him forty acres off of her place. He

bought the land and built a house and a barn. William James

Snodgrass, Jr. (Bill) (born November 18, 1866 in Sparta, Tennessee;

died August 29, 1950 in Lincoln, Arkansas) married Mary

William James Snodgrass, Sr., and Wineford (Bradley) Snodgrass,

children from left to right: George, Lafayette, John, William, Jr. Bottom

row: Lou Raugh, Mary King, Amanda Hargrove, Ann Collins, Elanora

Haws, made in 1932 at a reunion, west of Lincoln, Arkansas at John

Snodgrass' homestead.

Family of William James Snodgrass, Jr. and Mary Etta (Little)

Snodgrass. Top row from left: Geneva, Mary Etta (mother), on mother's

lap is Elden, Ambrose, William James, Jr. (father) on father's lap is

Clara, Delpha. Front row: Ruth and Wilson made in 1923.