Sparta, Tennessee
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.