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THOMAS A. SNODDY was born Mar 17, 1823 in Lauderdale Co, AL, and died Dec 18, 1878 in Lauderdale Co, AL. He married SARAH JOSEPHINE "PUSS" HARAWAY Dec 20, 1849 in Lauderdale Co, AL, daughter of WALTER HARAWAY and EMILY INGRAM. She was born Oct 27, 1833 in Lauderdale Co, AL, and died Oct 05, 1901 in Crittenden Cross Roads, Lauderdale Co, AL.

	On December 20, 1849, Thomas Archie married Sarah Josephine "Puss" Haraway. She was the daughter of Walter M. Haraway and Emily E. Ingram. Thomas Archie and "Puss" produced eleven children: (Sarah E., Mary E., Julia A, Margaret Isabella, Martha Virginia, Thomas David, Georgia Anna, William Mason, Annie Alice, Lanora Josephine, and John Archibald). All their children were born in Lauderdale County, Alabama.

Sarah E. Snoddy	Mary E. Snoddy	Julia A. Snoddy
Margaret Isabella Snoddy	Martha Virginia Snoddy	Thomas David Snoddy
Georgia Anna Snoddy	William Mason Snoddy	Annie Alice Snoddy
Lanora Josephine Snoddy	John Archibald Snoddy

In 1825, Thomas [Archie/Archibald?] was 2 years old (and his brother, David 1 year old) when they were assigned to a guardian, John Donahoo (their Aunt Mary Fuqua Donahoo's husband). Their mother remarried in 1830 to William T./F. Smith and left them with John and Mary Donahoo. They were ages 6 and 7 at that time. Later, when Thomas Archie and David were older, they were overseers for members of the Fuqua family. He is buried in the Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, near Rogersville, Lauderdale County, AL.

Notes for SARAH JOSEPHINE "PUSS" HARAWAY:
Obit: from The Florence Times of Florence, Alabama dated October 11, 1901. Sarah J. SNODDY, nee HARAWAY, was born October 27, 1933; coverted (sic) at Good Springs when young; joined the M. E. C. South, at Ross Chapel; married to Thomas A. SNODDY December 20, 1849. To this union were born eleven children, eight of whom still live.

Obituary: “Sister SNODDY has had the care of a large family since the death of her husband in December, 1878. She was a good woman. I have been her pastor five years. Her home was always open to the preacher. She was a regular attendant at church and Sunday school. She died of congestion, October 5th, 1901. Her sickness was of short duration, though she was ready, and said to Dr. PATE that she did not want to live longer. The funeral was conducted by the writer, assisted by Bro's. FULKS and PACE, and the body was then laid to rest in the Ingram graveyard, in the presence of a host of relatives and friends, to await the resurrection of the just. Children, relatives and friends, let your tears be tears of resignation; strive to meet her where there will be no more separation, disease or death. Her pastor, G. M. RANDLE, Rogersville, Oct. 7, 1901."

The Haraway School in Rogersville was named for Sarah, who donated the land for the school. The school site was located on Red Lane, south of Mt. Bethel Methodist Church near what is now the access road to Pine Haven Shores in East Lauderdale County. (Exerpt from "The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama".) Buried on Oct 1901, Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, Lauderdale Co, AL

Children of THOMAS SNODDY and SARAH HARAWAY are:

i. SARAH E.6 SNODDY, b. Feb 15, 1851, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Jun 15, 1851, Lauderdale Co, AL.
ii. MARY E. SNODDY, b. Jan 26, 1853, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Sep 02, 1854, Lauderdale Co, AL.
iii. JULIA ANN "SIS" SNODDY, b. Feb 03, 1855, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Oct 11, 1941, Lauderdale Co, AL. Buried in Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Alabama.

iv. MARGARET ISABELLA "MAGGIE" SNODDY, b. Mar 05, 1857, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Feb 24, 1953, Lauderdale Co, AL; m. FRANK M. MCCARLEY, Apr 01, 1882, Mt. Bethel Church, Lauderdale Co, AL; b. Sep 06, 1865, Prairie Co, AR; d. Feb 24, 1933, Lauderdale Co, AL. Buried in the Ingram Cemetery, near Rogersville, Lauderdale County, Alabama. Burial: Ingram Cem, Rogersville, Lauderdale Co, AL

v. MARTHA VIRGINIA "MATT" SNODDY, b. Feb 20, 1860, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Jun 15, 1894, Lauderdale Co, AL; m. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS "LUM" EZELL, Jan 28, 1893; b. Oct 23, 1858; d. Jan 26, 1933, Lauderdale Co, AL. Buried in the Liberty Cemetery, Rogersville, Alabama.

vi. THOMAS DAVID SNODDY, b. Jan 05, 1864, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Sep 03, 1942, Center Star, Lauderdale Co, AL; m. ETTA ELIZA WHITE, Oct 06, 1887, Lauderdale Co, AL; b. Nov 08, 1870, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Jun 23, 1945, Center Star, Lauderdale Co, AL. In 1930 census, Thomas "Tom" and Etta (Etter) were living with their son, Brownen Snoddy. Married by W. J. N. Wylie, Minister of God on October 06, 1887 in Lauderdale County, Alabama.

vii. GEORGEANA SNODDY, b. Dec 12, 1865, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Jun 12, 1931, Lauderdale Co, AL; m. CHARLES RICHARD GOODE, Abt. 1887, Lauderdale Co, AL; b. Dec 01, 1865; d. Jul 06, 1899, Lauderdale Co, AL. Burial: Jun 1931, Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, Lauderdale Co, AL. Burial: Jul 1899, Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, Lauderdale Co, AL

viii. WILLIAM "WILLIE" MASON SNODDY, b. Sep 30, 1868, Rogersvile, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Jan 05, 1932, Elgin Cross Roads, Lauderdale Co, AL; m. NETTIE JACKSON WHITEHEAD, Dec 06, 1893, Covington, Lauderdale Co, AL; b. Aug 16, 1875, Rogersville, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Apr 17, 1949, Tuscumbia, Colbert Co, AL. Buried in the Whitehead Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Alabama.

The letter below was written by William Mason Snoddy to John Snoddy in Lincoln County, Tennessee. The text is typed exactly as it was written and spelled. It appears to have been written on his business letterhead paper. It has been broken into paragraphs for easier reading.

Dear sir, I intended writing you as soon as got home from Nashville but was sick for several days and had my arrangements made to move so I have neglected it until now. My family and self are getting a long very well at present - I did not get to see Mr. W. E. Parham in Nashville as I expected to do so did not learn any more of the family after I left your mothers. I had a letter from Mr. Parham stating that he was in bad health and could not get to Nashville as I expected him to do so. I did not learn any more of the family record after I left your mothers and I have written to Mr. W. E. Parham and gave him your address and told him that I thought you would aswer his letter if he would write you. He seams to be very ancious to learn what relation we are to him, so I will give this in to you as I understand it.

My father was Thomas A. Snoddy a son of William Snoddy and William S. and David Snoddy and Graham Snoddy was brothers and I think had a brother named Thomas, but doant know where he settled at, so if your father was a son of David Snoddy, he and my father was first cousins so if you know who your great grandfather was or who your great grandmother was, kindly tell Mr. Parham all you know about it.

I think or was told by my mother that the first of the Snoddys that my father knew of was John Snoddy an emigrant from Ireland and married a Scotch girl and that we were of that decent of people so if this is write we are the people he is trying to find and if not he wants to no it for some reason, I can't tell just what, so if you can tell him wheather I am write or not I would be glad that you would do so tell him all about the old land warrant that your ant Dealia has of William Snoddy's whare he entered a piece of land in south carlina or north carlina which ever it was he think that will help him in locating each generation and of which family each belongs I never did write to your ant Betsy Faning so if she is living and you have hird from her kindly write and tell me how she is getting along.

We have began to pick cotton here though it is very short but corn is fin, cotton is selling at 13.5 cts per # and cotton seed at 40 c per bushel at the gin. I am sending 4 of my children to school where we hav a very good school with 3 teachers and our little town has 7 dry god stores 2 groserse stores one drug store and one bank and 3 nice churches on saw mill and one cotton gin, 2 black smith shops, so I will close by asking you to give my best wishes and love to all the family and asking you to writ to me.

ix. ANNIE ALICE SNODDY, b. Mar 25, 1871, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Apr 04, 1916, Lauderdale Co, AL; m. BENJAMIN "BEN" T. THORNTON, Mar 24, 1890, Lauderdale Co, AL; b. Dec 17, 1868, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Apr 13, 1929, Lauderdale Co, AL. Buried in the Ingram-Thornton Cemetery near Rogersville. Lauderdale Co, AL

x. LANORAH "NORAH" JOSEPHINE SNODDY, b. Oct 30, 1873, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Dec 19, 1923, Lauderdale Co, AL; m. LUTHER EDWARD GRISHAM, Nov 17, 1893, Lauderdale Co, AL; b. Sep 16, 1871, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Oct 18, 1941, Lauderdale Co, AL.

More About LUTHER EDWARD GRISHAM:
Residence: 1920, Cross Roads, Lauderdale, Alabama

xi. JOHN ARCHIE SNODDY, b. Apr 19, 1878, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Nov 15, 1907, Lauderdale Co, AL; m. ETHEL ADELIA DOWNS, Dec 19, 1899, Lauderdale Co, AL; b. Feb 27, 1883, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. May 26, 1936, Lauderdale Co, AL.

Exerpt from Alta Snoddy Barnett's article from "The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama", page 444. She has his name listed as Archie John Snoddy.

"Archie John and Ethel farmed south of Mt. Bethel Church in Lauderdale County on County Road 53 (Old Red Lane). He also had a general merchandise store at Toonersville. Their marriage was short lived, with his death in a freak accident at a cotton gin east of Toonersville. Ethel was grief stricken, but soon adjusted and began working to support her children. She worked on the farm, took in quilting, sewing, and did washing and ironing at night. Archie's sister, Julia A. Snoddy, was living with them when he died and continued to live with Ethel and the children until they were grown. After a few years, Ethel bought a farm near Anderson where she and the children continued to farm. She met and married Meredith Gentry "Bud" Moore. He is buried in the Romine Cemetery by his first wife, Lucy A. Romine."
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Two Men Meet Sudden Death in East Lauderdale Boiler Explosion Kills Archie Snoddy and Ed Weather and Destroys Gin - from The Florence Times of Florence, Alabama dated Friday, November 22, 1907. (Provided by Marvin D. Snoddy).

On Friday afternoon last a disastrous accident occurred at the gin of Patrick WHITE, between Whitehead and Rogersville, which resulted in the death of two men, Archie SNODDY, engineer, and Ed WEATHERS, fireman. The boiler was torn into fragments, and its pieces almost disappeared from the fateful scene, A large cut stone, evidently a part of the foundation, cut Mr. SNODDY's body in two and his death was instantaneous. Mr. WEATHERS, who was badly injured on the head, lived until three o'clock Saturday morning, when death came to his release. Mr. WHITE was in the second story of the gin house, and besides a severe shock, was otherwise uninjured. Several other persons were standing around the house, and their escape was almost a miracle. The plant was made a complete wreck, and presented a scene of desolation. The two men killed were well and favorably known, and their sudden death cast a gloom over that entire community. My SNODDY was about 35 years of age and leaves a wife and several children. Mr. WEATHERS was about 18 or 20, and was unmarried.

Exerpt from Alta Snoddy Barnett's article from "The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama", page 444. She has his name listed as Archie John Snoddy.

2. THOMAS A. SNODDY, b. Mar 17, 1823, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Dec 18, 1878, Lauderdale Co, AL; m. SARAH JOSEPHINE "PUSS" HARAWAY, Dec 20, 1849, Lauderdale Co, AL; b. Oct 27, 1833, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Oct 05, 1901, Crittenden Cross Roads, Lauderdale Co, AL.

Notes for THOMAS A. SNODDY:
In 1825, Thomas [Archie/Archibald?] was 2 years old (and his brother, David 1 year old) when they were assigned to a guardian, John Donahoo (their Aunt Mary Fuqua Donahoo's husband). Their mother remarried in 1830 to William T./F. Smith and left them with John and Mary Donahoo. They were ages 6 and 7 at that time. Later, when Thomas Archie and David were older, they were overseers for members of the Fuqua family. He is buried in the Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, near Rogersville, Lauderdale County, AL.

Thomas A. Snoddy Family Bible
(Owned by Felix "Pete" Snoddy, Lauderdale Co, AL)
Printed in 1857

Thomas A. Snoddy was married to Sarah J. Haraway, Dec 20, 1849
John A. Snoddy was married to Ethel A. Downs, Dec the 19, 1899

Sarah E. Snoddy, daughter of Thos. A. and Sarah J. Snoddy was born Feb the 15, 1851
Mary E. Snoddy, daughter of Thos. A. and Sarah J. Snoddy was born Jan the 26, 1853
Julia A. Snoddy, daughter of Thos. A. and Sarah J. Snoddy was born Feb the 3, 1855
Margaret J. Snoddy, daughter of Thos. A. and Sarah J. Snoddy was born March the 5, 1857
Martha Virginia Snoddy, daughter of Thos. A. and Sarah J. Snoddy was born Feb the 20, 1860
Thomas D. Snoddy, son of Thos. A. and Sarah J. Snoddy was born Jan the 8, 1863
Georgiania Snoddy, daughter of Thos. A. and Sarah J. Snoddy was born Dec the 12, 1865
William M. Snoddy, son of Thos. A. and Sarah J. Snoddy was born Sept the 30, 1868
Thomas A. Snoddy was born March the 17, 1823
Sarah J. Haraway was born Oct the 27, 1833
Annie A. Snoddy, daughter of Thos. A. and S. J. Snoddy was born April the ?, 1871
Lanorah J. Snoddy, daughter of Thos. A. and S. J. Snoddy was born October the 30, 1873
John A. Snoddy, son of Thos. A. and Sarah J. Snoddy was born April the 19, 1878
Elmer Snoddy was born Oct the 26, 1900
Ethel Downs was born Feb the 27, 1883
Eugene Snoddy was born July the 19, 1902
Felix Snoddy was born Jan the 30, 1904
Roy O. Snoddy was born Nov the 12th, 1905
Lula E. Snoddy was born Aug the 14, 1907

DEATHS
Sarah E. Snoddy departed this life June the 5, 1853
Mary E. Snoddy departed this life Sept the 2, 1854
Emily Haraway, consort of W. M. Haraway, departed this life Jany 23, 1887, aged 56 years,
5 months, 15 days
W. M. Snoddy died Jan 5, 1932
Georgia Goode died June 13, 1931
Thos. A. Snoddy departed this life the 18th Dec - 1878, aged 55 years, 8 months & 22 days
Sarah J. Snoddy departed this life Oct the 5th, 1901
Martha V. Ezell departed this life June the 15, 1894
John A. Snoddy departed this life Nov the 15, 1907, age 29 years, 6 months and 28 days

More About THOMAS A. SNODDY:
Burial: Dec 1878, Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, Lauderdale Co, AL

Buried in the Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, near Rogersville, Lauderdale County, AL.
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Sarah J. SNODDY, nee HARAWAY, was born October 27, 1933; coverted (sic) at Good Springs when young; joined the M. E. C. South, at Ross Chapel; married to Thomas A. SNODDY December 20, 1849. To this union were born eleven children, eight of whom still live.

Sister SNODDY has had the care of a large family since the death of her husband in December, 1878. She was a good woman. I have been her pastor five years. Her home was always open to the preacher. She was a regular attendant at church and Sunday school. She died of congestion, October 5th, 1901. Her sickness was of short duration, though she was ready, and said to Dr. PATE that she did not want to live longer. The funeral was conducted by the writer, assisted by Bro's. FULKS and PACE, and the body was then laid to rest in the Ingram graveyard, in the presence of a host of relatives and friends, to await the resurrection of the just. Children, relatives and friends, let your tears be tears of resignation; strive to meet her where there will be no more separation, disease or death. Her pastor, G. M. RANDLE, Rogersville, Oct. 7, 1900. Marv's Comments: The above obituary was taken from The Florence Times of Florence, Alabama dated October 11, 1901.

Listed in the 1880 census at Crittenden Cross Roads, Lauderdale Co, AL
Buried in the Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, near Rogersville, Lauderdale County, AL.

More About SARAH JOSEPHINE "PUSS" HARAWAY:
Burial: Oct 1901, Ingram-Thornton Cemetery, Lauderdale Co, AL

iv. DAVID E. SNODDY, b. Nov 29, 1824, Lauderdale Co, AL; d. Mar 19, 1865, Danville, VA; m. NEVER MARRIED.