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George Washington Snowden

Birth	:	17 Feb 1856 Illinois, USA
Death	:	28 May 1907 Glenn County, California, USA
Burial	:	Willows Cemetery, Willows, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.5240900, -122.1848800
Description	:	"One of the most extensive grain farmers in Glenn County, a man of such established and recognized business ability, honesty and integrity that his advice was widely sought and generally followed, and whose spoken word was considered as good as his bond, was George W. Snowden, a native of Scott County, Ill., where he was born near Naples, Feb. 17, 1856. His father was John P. Snowden, a Virginian, who emigrated to the Middle West in early days, and became a successful farmer in Illinois. In 1867, he moved still further west into Missouri, and there engaged in farming amid... Read More	"One of the most extensive grain farmers in Glenn County, a man of such established and recognized business ability, honesty and integrity that his advice was widely sought and generally followed, and whose spoken word was considered as good as his bond, was George W. Snowden, a native of Scott County, Ill., where he was born near Naples, Feb. 17, 1856. His father was John P. Snowden, a Virginian, who emigrated to the Middle West in early days, and became a successful farmer in Illinois. In 1867, he moved still further west into Missouri, and there engaged in farming amid the fertile acres in Henry County. Still later he returned to Illinois and located in Macoupin County; and there, in the fall of 1902, he died. George's mother had been Miss Sarah A. Mills, a native of Scott County; and she became the mother of eleven children, seven of whom were girls. The second oldest of the four sons, George received a good education at the district schools in his native county, and early began to farm with his father in Henry County, Mo. In 1877, he came to California and located near Durham, Butte County, where he went to work on a farm. His vigorous constitution and his aptness in taking hold of the work, easily secured for him other and more remunerative employment near Gridley. In 1879, he worked for a time on the Glenn ranch, and then went to Eureka, Nev., where he followed mining. When he returned to California, he was appointed foreman of one of the Glenn ranches. With modest but steadily accumulating means acquired during the seven years in which he held this position, he began farming in 1889, and for eight years rented the Logan ranch of four thousand acres, which he planted to wheat and barley. In 1897, he bought the Killebrew ranch of nine hundred sixty acres, located six and half miles southwest of Willows, to which he later added three hundred twenty acres adjoining, and there continued farming, also renting a full section near by. With a brother, James W., he now began to extend these operations, renting five thousand acres of the Boggs ranch near Princeton, and later assumed added responsibility by renting eight thousand acres of the Glenn ranch northeast of Willows. Thus Snowden Bros., for the time being, became the largest grain-growers in the valley, and were among the most successful. In their farming operations they used about fifteen to eighteen-mule teams for putting in the crops, and it took three combined harvesters to gather and thresh the grain. Five or six big teams were kept busy for months hauling the grain to the landing on the Sacramento River and to Logandale on the Southern Pacific for shipment. Much of the success of George W. Snowden was due, no doubt, to his tireless energy and perseverance. No task seemed too large for him to surmount it. The success of his operations may be ascribed, also, to his use of modern and up-to-date methods, through which he applied every talent that he possessed to the task of each day and the solution of each new problem. Included in his home ranch he owned two sections of land which he improved with a good residence and other buildings, setting out orchards, and avenues of eucalyptus trees, which last were also set around the ranch buildings. He was a lover of nature, and found especial pleasure in beautifying his place and he stood for permanent improvement. On September 19, 1889, in Sacramento, Mr. Snowden was married to Miss Elizabeth M. Woolf, a native of Clinton, Henry County, Mo., and a daughter of James and Margaret E. (Patrick) Woolf, natives respectively of Kentucky and Missouri. The father served in the Confederate army during the Civil War, afterwards engaging in farming until his death at the age of fifty years. At a later date the widow, with her children, removed to Glenn County, where the daughter, Elizabeth, lived until her marriage to Mr. Snowden. Two sons, Raymond and Herbert, were born to Mr. and Mrs. Snowden. They were educated in the high school in Willows and the Oakland Polytechnic. Raymond married Freda Lohse, and Herbert was united in Marriage with Norma Lohse. They became partners in large farming operations on the home place, and on thirty-six hundred acres of the old Logan ranch. Both are members of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Laurel Lodge, No. 245, F. & A.M., in Willows. The third child, Lorene Margaret, who also attended the Glenn County High School, finished her education in the San Jose Normal and the University of California, making a specialty of music, after which she taught music and art in the Willows school, resigning to become the wife of Carl M. Lohse, of San Francisco. At Willows, on May 28, 1907, Mr. Snowden passed away, lamented by a very large circle of friends. He was a member of Laurel Lodge, No. 245, F.& A.M., of Willows; Colusa Chapter, No. 60, R.A.M.; Colusa Commandery, No. 24, K.T.; the Eastern Star Chapter; and Chico Lodge, No. 423, B.P.O. Elks. He was a lifelong Republican, a prominent leader in his district, and will be missed from the councils of the party. After his death the partnership with his brother James W. was dissolved. The members of his immediate family own the estate and have since continued the farming operations he had begun. Mrs. Snowden makes her home in Willows, enjoying the companionship of her children and many friends, and places the fullest confidence in the ability of her sons to manage the large affairs left by her husband. She is prominent in club life in Willows, and in the Eastern Star, and in the social circles is one of the highly respected and honored leaders." Courtesy: Written permission received from CAGenWeb Project to FAG contributor #47411830 citing History of Colusa and Glenn Counties, California-History by Charles Davis McCormish and Mrs. Rebecca T. Lambert-Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1918.

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George Washington Snowden's memorial is located at: Willows Cemetery, Willows, Glenn County, USA.
When did George Washington Snowden death?
George Washington Snowden death on 28 May 1907 in Glenn County, California, USA
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Latitude: 39.5240900
Longitude: -122.1848800

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Elizabeth Mary Woolf Snowden

(1869 - 1931)

Siblings

James William Snowden

(1854 - 1916)

Henry Harrison Snowden

(1858 - 1902)

Children

Raymond Leslie Snowden

(1890 - 1960)

Herbert Athel Snowden

(1892 - 1941)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Willows Cemetery
Willows, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5240900, -122.1848800

2. Artois Cemetery
Artois, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6380997, -122.1594009

3. Nye Cemetery
Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5826470, -122.3905290

4. Princeton Cemetery
Princeton, Colusa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4066170, -122.0170350

5. Orland IOOF Cemetery
Orland, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7026000, -122.1401000

6. Butte City Cemetery
Butte City, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4575005, -121.9653015

7. Orland Catholic Cemetery
Orland, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7030983, -122.1393967

8. Martin Family Cemetery
Artois, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6087220, -121.9547550

9. Marvin Chapel Cemetery
Afton, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4199982, -121.9666977

10. Monroeville Cemetery
Butte City, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6747760, -122.0002560

11. Orland Masonic Cemetery
Orland, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7684760, -122.1943310

12. Maxwell Cemetery
Maxwell, Colusa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2769012, -122.2080994

13. Sites Cemetery
Sites, Colusa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3094890, -122.3472260

14. Mound Cemetery
Butte County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5026460, -121.8605080

15. Pryor Grave
Colusa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3335991, -122.4141998

16. Graves Cemetery
Orland, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7827988, -122.2930984

17. Dayton Cemetery
Dayton, Butte County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6520004, -121.8679962

18. Mathis Ranch Cemetery
Maxwell, Colusa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.2474800, -122.2588500

19. Elk Creek Cemetery
Elk Creek, Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5916370, -122.5410110

20. Bragg Cemetery
Nord, Butte County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7750980, -121.9568170

21. Grindstone Cemetery
Glenn County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6808014, -122.5330963

22. Nelson Cemetery
Nelson, Butte County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5571410, -121.7694570

23. Cypress Hill Cemetery
Lodoga, Colusa County, USA
Coordinate: 39.3046740, -122.4934330

24. Mechoopda Indian Cemetery
Chico, Butte County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7328930, -121.8558910