William Akin Snapp

1834 - 1915  (81 years)

• Name	William Akin Snapp
  Born	10 April 1834	Washington County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  UID	2D05F46E048D41A0960D7374500C2BCF
  Died	15 September 1915	Coles County, Illinois
  Buried	Campground Cemetery, Paradise, Coles County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	P112	My Beta Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Jacob Snapp,   b. 7 Nov 1801, Shenandoah County, Virginia ,   d. 1 Dec 1844, Coles County, Illinois  (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hepzibah S Waddell,   b. 2 Apr 1810, Washington County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 September 1879, Coles County, Illinois  (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	8 Jan 1829	Washington County, Tennessee   [2]
  Family ID	F20	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winneyford Cornwall,   b. 24 March 1838, Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana ,   d. 2 January 1926, Coles County, Illinois  (Age 87 years)
  Married	20 April 1856	Coles County, Illinois
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2020
  Family ID	F119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  Burial note. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61262734/Son of Jacob Snapp and Hephzibah Waddill. Husband of Winneyford Cornwall.SNAPP, William A., farmer, Mattoon Township, Coles County, was born in Tennessee April 10, 1834, the son of Jacob and Hephzibah (Waddle) Snapp, natives of Tennessee, who located in Coles County in 1835. Amid pioneer surroundings, such as would rejoice the heart of the average American youth of to-day, Mr, Snapp passed his boyhood on his father's homestead. Familiar as he was with the details of farming and stock-raising, he soon decided to make it his life work. He now owns 110 acres of land in Mattoon Township, his wife owning forty-three acres in the same vicinity.On April 20, 1856, Mr. Snapp was married to Winneyford. daughter of John and Ann Mariah Cornwall, of Coles County, and of this union ten children were born, eight of whom are living: Hephzibah A., Kitty J., Delzona, Jacob S., John W., Rhoda, Louis C. and Willimetta. In his political views Mr. Snapp is a Republican. He has served as School Director for twenty-four years. He attends the Methodist Episcopal Church. [S842653434] Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc).