Family Tree - Genealogical Record
Snavely Family of Oxford, Ohio
By William B. Snavely
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SURNAMES LISTED
| SNAVELY | DONALDSON | ROHRER | ZIMMERMAN | RITTENHOUSE | SMITH |
| CHILES | McMAHON | MORRIS | PATTON | CRAIG | BENDER | BAKER | NOBLE |
| RANDALL | GILLIAM |
Hans Kaspar Schnewli
- GEN 7 - came to America in 1749 from Affoltern, Switzerland to Pennsylvania. Linkage to Casper is presumed but NOT confirmed.
- Was carpenter by trade. Had difficulties with authorities in Switzerland over church
matters. Left to escape religious persecution.
- Married Verena Blickensdorfer January 16, 1726 (she died shortly thereafter).
- Married Verena Dubs April 26, 1728 (died at sea)
- Children
- GEN 7 - born 1716
- Brothers Henry and Conrad Schnebley emigrated from Germany to Lancaster County, Penna.
Henry was
killed by Indians in Penna. Conrad married Mary Elizabeth Black. She was a sister of
Casper Schwartz, and changed her name from Schwartz to Black. She was also a native of
Germany. Later they moved to Washington County
(at that time of part of Frederick County), Maryland and settled near where Keedysville
now stands. Land grants and deeds exist showing that at one time he owned about 8000 acres
between Keedysville and Rohrersville.
- Died September 15, 1804 - buried in Mount Hebron Cemetery.
- Married Mary Elizabeth Black
- Children
- Henry (no dates)
- Casper (1762 - 10/16/1839
- John (-- - 1833)
- Adam (dates indistinct)
- Jacob (1775 - 1/-/1813)
- Barbara (m. John Snyder)
- Catherine (m. John Showman)
- Susan (m. Jacob Seibert)
- Elizabeth (m. John Ecker)
- GEN 8 - came to America - settled at Eakle's Mills, Washington County and owned a
vineyard.
- Born 1762
- Died October 16, 1839
- May be the son of Hans Kaspar Schnewli or Conrad
- Children
- Jacob Snavely
- John H. Snavely (1813 - 1894)
- Catherine Snavely (m. Martin Eakle)
- Betsy Snavely (m. Jacob Miller)
- Washington Snavely (m. Lizzie Staubs)
- Mary Snavely (m. John Kefauver)
John H. Snavely
- GEN 9 - Born 1813
- Died 1894
- Father: Casper Snavely
- Married Lydia Ann Donaldson
- Children (13 children)
- Jacob Miller Snavely (m. Lucretia Zimmerman; m. Mary Leatherman; m. Lizzie Koontz)
- Lizzie Snavely (m. Charles Leatherman)
- Martin E. Snavely (m. Ellea M. Shaw)
- Washington Snavely
- Pembroke Snavely (m. Letha Holmes)
- Joseph Snavely (m. Annie M. Smith)
- Elias R. Snavely (m. Fannie Myers)
- Oliver Snavely (died young)
- Hezekiah Snavely (m. Ida Cretzer; m. Minnie Chamberlain)
- John Snavely (m. Mathie Grimm)
- Amanda Snavely (m. William Reynolds)
- Charles G. Snavely
- Ella Snavely (m. M. F. Lumm)
Lydia Ann Donaldson
- GEN 9 - Born 1816
- Died 1898
- Married John H. Snavely
- Children (13 children)
- Jacob Miller Snavely
- Lizzie Snavely (m. Charles Leatherman)
- Martin E. Snavely (m. Ellea M. Shaw)
- Washington Snavely
- Pembroke Snavely (m. Letha Holmes)
- Joseph Snavely (m. Annie M. Smith)
- Elias R. Snavely (m. Fannie Myers)
- Oliver Snavely (died young)
- Hezekiah Snavely (m. Ida Cretzer; m. Minnie Chamberlain)
- John Snavely (m. Mathie Grimm)
- Amanda Snavely (m. William Reynolds)
- Charles G. Snavely
- Ella Snavely (m. M. F. Lumm)
Charles Granville Snavely
- GEN 10 - Born February 21, 1860, Sharpsburg, MD.
- 10th son of John & Lydia - had twin sister
- Died July 24, 1953, Baltimore, MD.
- Father: John H. Snavely
- Mother: Lydia Ann Donaldson
- Married: Emma Hettie Rohrer, February 2, 1881, Keedysville, MD.
- Lived through Battle of Antietam at Snavely's Ford
- Children:
Emma Hettie Rohrer
- GEN 10 - Born December 18, 1859, Rohrersville, MD.
- Died May 17, 1937, Baldwin, MD.
- Father: Martin J. Rohrer
- Mother: Amelia Zimmerman
- Married: Charles G. Snavely, February 2, 1881, Keedysville, MD.
- Children:
Guy Everett Snavely
- GEN 11 - Born October 26, 1881, Antietam, MD
- Died March 12, 1974, Birmingham, AL.
- Father: Charles G. Snavely
- Mother: Emma Hattie Rohrer
- Married:
- Ada Rittenhouse, September 27,
1905, Kingsville, MD.
- Louise Chase, April 1950
- Madelyn Thomas Haile, July 1964
- President & Chancellor, Birmingham Southern College
- Children:
Earl H. Snavely
- GEN 11 - Born December 2, 1883, Benevola, MD.
- Died July 2, 1978, Miami, FL.
- Father: Charles G. Snavely
- Mother: Emma Hattie Rohrer
- Married Elizabeth McMahon, June 25, 1915, Newark, NJ.
- Children: Elizabeth Louise Snavely
Guy Everett Snavely Jr.
- GEN 12 - Born June 30, 1906, Baldwin, MD
- Died
- Father: Guy Everett Snavely
- Mother: Ada Rittenhouse
- Married:
- Helen McNeill, June 3, 1930
- Jean P. Daniel, August 10, 1982
- Children:
Brant Rittenhouse Snavely
- GEN 12 - Born June 23, 1908
- Died July 21, 1990, Winston-Salem, NC
- Father: Guy Everett Snavely
- Mother: Ada Rittenhouse
- Married: Dorothy Gilliam, December 18, 1931
- Children:
Charles Albert Snavely
- GEN 12 - Born July 22,1910, Meadville, PA
- Died April 25, 1992, Sun City Center, FL.
- Father: Guy Everett Snavely
- Mother: Ada Rittenhouse
- Married: Martha Helen Morris, May 3, 1938, Birmingham, AL.
- Exec. Secretary, Illinois Retail Farm Equipment Dealers' Association
- Children:
Martha Helen Morris
Elizabeth Louise Snavely
- GEN 12 - Born July 30, 1920
- Father: Earl H. Snavely
- Mother: Elizabeth McMahon
- Married:
- Children: Earl Snavely Poor (November 11, 1943)
William Brant Snavely
Bretta Kay Smith
- GEN 13 - Born April 28,1951, Malvern, AR
- Father: Loyd Madison Smith
- Mother: Mildred Robertson
- Professor of Management, Miami University
- Married: William Brant Snavely, August 16, 1974, Malvern, AR.
- Children:
Charles Albert Snavely, Jr.
- GEN 13 - Born May 29, 1939, Baltimore, MD
- Father: Charles Albert Snavely
- Mother: Martha Helen Morris
- Married:
- Bernice Joyce, November 19, 1960 - two children
- Nan Saylor, March 15, 1975
- Linda Walther Smith, May 16, 1982
- Children:
James Everett Snavely
Harry Chiles Snavely
Sherry Louise Snavely
- GEN 13 - Born September 3, 1936
- Father: Guy Everett Snavely, Jr.
- Mother: Helen McNeill
- Married: Fred C. Abernathy, Jr., February 8, 1958
- Children:
- Laura Virginia Abernathy (May 25, 1959)
- Elizabeth Abernathy (August, 1962)
Dan McNeill Snavely
- GEN 13 - Born June 13, 1941
- Father: Guy Everett Snavely, Jr.
- Mother: Helen McNeill
- Married: Jeanette Williams Schloth, January 2, 1965
- Children:
- Dan McNeill Snavely Jr. (March 22, 1966)
- William Christopher Snavely (May 3, 1969)
Brant Rittenhouse Snavely Jr.
- GEN 13 - Born August 10, 1934
- Father: Brant Rittenhouse Snavely
- Mother: Dorothy Gilliam
- Married: Kay
- Children:
- Kathryn Snavely
- Brant Rittenhouse Snavely III
Tamara Sue Snavely
- GEN 14 - Born September 18, 1961, Dade City, FL
- Father: Charles Albert Snavely Jr.
- Mother: Bernice Joyce
- Married: Wade Noble, 1984
- Children:
- Ilan Snavely (April 26, 1979)
- Mara Sue Snavely (June 24, 1982 - April 23, 1983)
- Renee Sue Noble (December 28, 1984)
- Charlis Marie Noble (December 5, 1986)
Virginia Helen Snavely
- GEN 14 - Born December 2, 1964, Nashua, NH
- Father: Charles Albert Snavely Jr.
- Mother: Bernice Joyce
- Married: Richard Baker, March 16, 1986 in Hawaii
- Children:
- Nicole Haunani Baker (May 6, 1986)
- Samuel Ikaika Baker (January 10, 1988)
Sheryl Diane Snavely
- GEN 14 - Born August 3, 1965, Joplin, MO
- Father: James Everett Snavely
- Mother: LaDonne Kay Bender
- Married: Brian Hickey July 8, 1989
- Children:
- Colin James Hickey (February 5, 1992)
- Alyssa Colleen Hickey (July 30, 1996)
Michael David Snavely
Sarah Anne Snavely
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