Ephraim Kibby Snook

Ephraim Kibby Snook

Male 1831 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name Ephraim Kibby Snook  [1
    Born 17 Oct 1831  Union Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Union Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    as Ephraim Snook, carpenter, in the household of Elason Snook 
    Census 1860  Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    as E. K. Snook, farmer, head of household 
    Census 1870  Turtlecreek Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    as Ephraim Snook, farmer, head of household 
    History / Bio 1882  [5
    The History of Warren County, Ohio (Chicago: W. H. Beers & Co., 1882) p778 

    • E. K. Snook, Farmer; P. O. Lebanon; was born in Union Township, Warren County, Ohio, Oct. 17, 1831, and was named after his grandfather, Maj. Ephraim Kibby, an officer in the Revolutionary war. his parents, John M. Snook, who was born in 1785, and Julia Ann (Kibby) Snook, Born in 1791, were both of Welsh descent. Young E. K. was reared on a farm, and attended the schools of Union Township until seventeen years of age, when he commence learning the carpenter trade, in which he served a three years apprenticeship. In 1852, after a two years' trial of carpentering, he returned to farming and has from that time to the present continued, with much success in that occupation. In 1853 , he married Miss Rebecca Ann Benham, who was born in 1831, and was a daughter of James Benham, an early settler of Warren County, a leading farmer and a very prominent man in the county, wealthy in this world's goods, and owner of several valuable farms. Four children were the issue of this union, viz.: Ella, the wife of Albert Keever; Horace M., a farmer on one of his father's farms; Alfred V. and Anna. Mr. Snook is the possessor of 216 acres of the best land in the county. He is a Republican of considerable prominence, a director in Lebanon National Bank, and one of the Board of County Commissioners. He took an active part in the enterprise which procured a railroad, for his county seat, and became one of the incorporators and directors, as well as a heavy stockholder in the company. He has been a member of the board of Education of Lebanon, and has held many other offices of minor importance. He is one of Warren County's energetic, enterprising, representative men.
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I2469  TangledRoots
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2021 

    Family Rebecca Ann Benham,   b. Abt 1832, Union Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1905, Warren County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 1853  [1
    Children 
     1. Lydia Ellen Snook,   b. 8 Jan 1854, Warren County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1934, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Flora B. Snook,   b. Abt 1857, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Horace M. Snook,   b. Between 1858 and 1859, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Alfred Vorhes Snook,   b. 7 Apr 1861, Warren County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1946, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     5. Anna Snook,   b. Abt 1866, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2022 
    Family ID F1260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart