Early picture of Don's Grandpa Carl Snodgrass (bottom row, 5th from left) and his many brothers and sisters
The family name Snodgrass originated in the late 17th century in Scotland. It has been said that the name means "dweller in the smooth grass". The first records of the family in America are in the mid 18th century in Pennsylvania. From there they have spread across the continent and today there is in excess of 6000 Snodgrass families here. We are all descendents of William Russell and Harriet Jane McGuire Snodgrass. William & Harriet had 6 sons and 8 daughters (shown in the above picture). The home place is at Dandridge Tennessee. People by the name of Cameron live there now. His parents bought it from Satterfields who bought it from William & Harriet.
Grandpa Carl Snodgrass and his brother Walter Snodgrass on a bucksaw in Eastern Tennessee
Early portrait of Grandpa Carl Snodgrass
Early portraits of Grandma Snodgrass's mother and father.
Don's father, William Snodgrass, as a young boy
Don's father as a young man
Snodgrass farm West of Mount Morris, Illinois where Don, his mom, dad, sister, grandpa and grandma lived. (the farm was sold in the early 1960's)
Snodgrass family reunion group photo taken in the early 1950s
Another photo from the same reunion
Don's favorite cousin, Merle Snodgrass (son of Thomas Snodgrass) in baseball (favorite pastime) attire. Note: Merle once rescued Don from a farming accident
Another cousin, Russell Snodgrass (son of Walter Snodgrass)
Grandpa Carl Snodgrass and Grandma Snodgrass (taken shortly after he retired from farming in the early 1950s).
Early photo of Don's mom, Lucille and dad, William Snodgrass
Don's dad, sister (Nancy Falzone) and mom
Pat and Martha Donovan on the Admirals Barge in San Diego Harbor awaiting the arrival of the USS Belleau Wood returning from her deployment in the Western Pacific.
Don and Pat Snodgrass (taken just prior to Don's retirement from the Navy in 1989)
Don's sister, Nancy has visited Eastern Tennessee locations where Grandpa Carl Snodgrass and his many brothers and sisters were born and raised. Nancy has many other pictures and details (dates, places, names, etc) of the Snodgrass family heritage. Thanks to Nancy' and Jill's organizing efforts, a Snodgrass family reunion was held held September 2, 2001 in Leaf River, Illinois.
