Captain John Calvin Snodgrass (1906)

CRAIL, SNODGRASS

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson
Date: 7/23/2004 at 08:51:52

The Fairfield Ledger
Fairfield, Iowa
July 7, 1886
Page 3, Column 4

FATALLY SHOT

A letter received in this city Monday announces the probably fatal shooting of Capt. J.C. Snodgrass, a former resident of this city and a gentleman highly respected, at Winterset, this state, Saturday. Mr. Snodgrass was acting as city marshal and was shot by a drunken rough whom he was attempting to arrest. Two balls struck him, one in the arm, the other in the abdomen, and Mr. Doane, a former army comrade, writes that the attending physician pronounced the wounds as likely to result fatally.

Capt. Snodgrass lived in this county for many years. He was a soldier in Company I, 17th Iowa Infantry, enlisting as a private and coming out a captain. He is a brother-in-law of B. F. and James D. Crail.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, February 15, 1906

Captain J. C. Snodgrass, a long time and much respected citizen of Winterset died Friday evening after a few week’s illness with Bright’s disease. Captain Snodgrass was born in Pennsylvania in 1830. He served three years in the rebellion and was promoted to the captaincy of Co. I, 17th Iowa Infantry. In 1880 he moved to Winterset, which remained his home until he died.

The funeral services were held from the Presbyterian church on Sunday afternoon, conducted by his pastor, Rev. R. R. Marquis. He is survived by his wife, one son and three daughters.
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