Francis Arthur Snow

1848 - 1938  (90 years)

• Name	Francis Arthur Snow
  Born	26 Jun 1848	Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Dec 1938	Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA
  Buried	Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA (Caroline Center Cemetery)
  Person ID	I17157	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2011

  
  

  Father	James Hubbard Snow
  Mother	Sarah Jane Taft
  Married	23 Mar 1847	Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA
  Family ID	F23243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Sophia Clark,   b. 8 Jan 1846, Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA ,   d. 27 Nov 1936, Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1872	Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA
  Children	1. Lamont Clark Snow,   b. 10 Dec 1873, Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA ,   d. 1964, Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA  (Age 90 years)   2. Fannie Louise Snow,   b. 8 Jan 1878, Caroline, Tompkins Co, New York, USA ,   d. 21 Feb 1943, Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA  (Age 65 years)   3. Arthur Taft Snow,   b. 12 Jun 1882, Caroline Center, Tompkins Co, New York, USA ,   d. 24 Oct 1959, Covert Twp, Seneca Co, New York, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F7565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Francis (Frank) spent his entire life in Caroline Center. He attendedrural school in Carolin e Center and the Homer Academy. His favoritestudy was mathematics and he was known for his k een sense of humor. Hewas Town of Caroline Supervisor for five years, justice of the peace f or12 years, and was a member of the Caroline Center Methodist Church for 74years and treasure r of the church for 50 years. He ran the farm of his aunt, Nancy Charlotte Taft, and inherited it fromher upon her death i n 1896. (Charlotte had inherited the property fromher father, John Taft.) He and his famil y remained there for many yearsuntil he sold the farm and moved over the hill (Taft Hill) t o the hamletof Caroline Center. A story about Frank Snow from his grandson, Robert Clark Snow: "Grandpa Snow had a beautiful dog, an English mastif, that he used tohelp him make butter eve ry Thursday. Grandpa had set up a treadmill thatwas attached to a churn, and the dog would r un on the treadmill for hoursat a time. By the time the butter was done, the dog would be ex hausted.One Wednesday evening when I was at his home, Grandpa told me he had togo tie up th e dog, because if it saw the butter-making equipment comeout, it would run into the woods an d hide!" (The butter was taken tomarket and traded for vegetables and other essentials.) 1880 Census - Place: Caroline, Tompkins, New York Source: FHL Film 1254938 National Archives Film T9-0938 - Page 6C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Frank SNOW Self M M W 31 NY Occ: Farmer Fa: NY Mo: NY Anna SNOW Wife F M W 33 NY Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: NY Lamant SNOW Son M S W 6 NY Fa: NY Mo: NY Fannie L. SNOW Dau F S W 2 NY Fa: NY Mo: NY Scharlette TAFT Other F S W 52 NY Fa: MA Mo: MA