A P Sniggs

SNIGGS, SWANSON, CARLSON

Posted By: County Coordiantor
Date: 11/19/2006 at 15:59:00

A P Sniggs, farmer , Sec 3, P O Dayton, was born in Sweden on October 1829, and reside there on a farm until twenty years of age, he came to the United States in 1849, and landed in New York, and first settled in Knox county, Illinois, lived there until 1855, moved to Henry county and in 1868 left the latter county and came here, where he has since lived, owns 80 acres of land, his house was the first one built in Grant township, has been twice married first September 9, 1855, to Miss Annie Swanson, a native of Sweden, by this union they has five children: Marcy S, Charlotte, John, Alfred, and Ida, this wife died February 12, 1870, and he was married again to Miss Hannah Carlson, also a native of Sweden, November 26, 1871, they have two children: Rose and Andrew V, at the request of Mr Sniggs, we state that his wife is and inmate of the Insane Asylum at Independence

1880 Boone Co History Book