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Alta Mae Snowden 1875–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1875

Birth Location: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois

Death Date: 5 Nov 1969

Death Location: Beardstown, Cass, Illinois

Father: James Snowden

Mother: Ann Chipman

Spouse(s): Emery Mercer

Children(s): Lucy Mercer, Loa Mercer

Alta Mae Snowden was born in 1875 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, the child of James Snowden And Ann Elizabeth Chipman. Alta Mae Snowden married Emery Sylvestor Mercer, and had children including Loa Edward Mercer, Lucy Elizabeth Mercer. Alta Mae Snowden passed away in 1969 in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Alta Mae Snowden was born in 1875 in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois, the child of James Snowden And Ann Elizabeth Chipman.
  • Alta Mae Snowden married Emery Sylvestor Mercer, and had children including Loa Edward Mercer, Lucy Elizabeth Mercer.
  • Alta Mae Snowden passed away in 1969 in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois.

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Alta Snowden's Ancestors

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Alta Snowden
1875–1969
Birth Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois
Parents
James Snowden
1837–1925
Hancock, West Virginia
Ann (Elizabeth) Chipman
1842–1922
Dover, Kent, Delaware
Grandparents
David (Truman) Snowden
1798–1874
Brooke, West Virginia
Jane Woodrow
1803–1885
Cecil, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Simeon Woodrow
1776–
Elizabeth Wright
1776–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wright
1744–1816
Jane Faulkner
1748–1808

Alta Snowden's Descendants

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Alta (Mae) Snowden (5 Apr 1875–5 Nov 1969) m. Emery (Sylvestor) Mercer (13 Feb 1868–4 Sep 1942)
  1. 1. Lucy (Elizabeth) Mercer 1900–1929
  2. 2. Loa (Edward) Mercer 1895–1965 m. Nettie (Dolene) Gorsage 1895–1968
    1. 1. Pauline (E.) Mercer 1923–
    2. 2. Orin (S.) Mercer 1921–
    3. 3. Edward (William) Mercer 1918–1999
    4. 4. Keith (Newton) Mercer 1932–2003
    5. 5. William (Henry) Mercer 1934–2005
    6. 6. Burdett (L.) Mercer 1935–1954

Alta Snowden's Timeline

2 Records

1875
5 Apr 1875
Birth of Alta Mae Snowden in Astoria, Fulton, Illinois
Astoria, Fulton, Illinois
1969
5 Nov 1969
Age 94
Death of Alta Mae Snowden in Beardstown, Cass, Illinois
Beardstown, Cass, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1875
    Event Place: Astoria, Fulton, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1969
    Event Place: Beardstown, Cass, Illinois

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