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Martha Jane Farley Sneed

Birth
West Virginia, USA
Death
1905 (aged 52–53)
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Mercer County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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The daughter of Hirim and Mary Farley.

She married about 1874 in Raleigh Co., WV to Wiley Everett Sneed, son of John T. and Sally (Folly) Sneed. Together they raised a family of eleven children.

They were listed on the 1880 census in Raleigh county living next door to brother John T. Sneed and his family:

1880 census, Raleigh Co., WV, Slab Fork, p. 160
Wiley Sneed, 23, WV, farmer, VA VA
Martha J., 25, WV WV WV
Mary A., 5, WV
James H., 3, WV

By 1900 they had moved to adjoining Mercer Co., WV, where Wiley had grown up and where he still had several siblings.

1900 Mercer Co., VA census, Jumping Branch Dist., p. 129
Wiley Sneed, b. Jul 1855, WV VA VA
Martha J., b. Apr 1852, WV WV WV 11 chdn;10 living
James H. b. Aug 1877, Raleigh Co., WV.
Samuel R. b. Sep 1880, WV
Wiley E. b. Jul 1882, WV
Virginia E., b. Jan 1884, WV
Roberta, b. Mar 1886, WV
Charles (H.?) b. Mar 1888, WV
Dolly A. b. Mar 1891, WV
Lizzie M., b. Aug 1893, WV
Callaway (C.?), b. May 1895, WV

Martha died sometime between the 1900 census and 1907, when Wiley remarried. She would have been buried in the Sneed family cemetery, where Wiley and his second wife Estaline were also later laid to rest.

Children of Wiley and Martha:

1. Mary Alice Sneed, b. 4 May 1874, Raleigh Co., WV; m. 1894 Mercer Co., WV to Andrew Larkin Foley [b. 7 Sep 1973, Mercer Co., WV; d. 21 Jul 1954 same place, son of Richard B. and Parshandatha (McAlexander); she d. 1 Oct 1860; buried in the Foley family cemetery. Andrew's father was Mary's paternal grandmother's brother, making him her first cousin once removed.

2. James Henry Sneed, b. Aug 1877, Raleigh Co., WV; m. 1905 to Lydia Ann Lilly [b. 1880; d. 12 Jan 1919, Springton, Mercer County, in a house fire along with five of their six children. Death cert names parents as Nev. Lilly and Minerva Ferguson]. James m'd 2nd 1920 to Mrs. Ellen [nee Browning] Wheeling. He died 15 Jun 1926, Mercer Co., WV; Occupation: Coal Miner; buried Sneed family cemetery with parents and children.

3. Samuel R. Sneed, b. Sep 1880, Raleigh Co., WV; m. 1910, Mercer Co., WV to Nola ____; d. 1910-1920 [1918 Influenza epidemic?]; buried Sneed cemetery.

4. Wiley Everett Sneed, Jr., b. 11 Jul 1882, Odd, W. Va WV; m. Cynthia Burnett (daughter of Jeremiah and Sally (Vipperman) Burnett); he d. 2 May 1937, Matoaka, Mercer, WV; buried Sneed cemetery. Occupation: Miner

5. Virginia E. Sneed, b. Jan 1884, WV

6. Roberta Sneed, b. Mar 1886, WV

7. Charles W. Sneed, b. Mar 1888, WV; d. 14 Oct 1953, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia. Buried Woodlawn cemetery.

8. Dolly A. Sneed, b. Mar 1891, WV; m. 1st to John Sullivan Foley [b. 5 Jun 1891, Saulsville, WV; d. 1 Sep 1969, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV; buried Resthaven cemetery; son of Marion [son of Richard B. and Parshandatha (McAlexander) Foley] and Martha Ann (Via) Foley]. She d. 24 Nov 1935 Mercer, WV; buried Resthaven.

9. Lizzie M. Sneed, b. Aug 1893, WV.

10. Callaway or Calvin Wade "Cal", b. 03 May 1894, Elgeria, Mercer Co., WV; d. 14 Nov 1951, Mercer Co., WV; buried Shutt Cemetery. Occupation: Coal Co. Employee

Children of Wiley and Estaline:

11. Dora J. Sneed, b. 1908, Mercer Co., WV.

12. Eliza E. Sneed, b. 1919, Mercer Co., WV.

13. Booker R. Sneed, b. 18 Sep 1912, Mercer Co., WV; d. 5 Oct 1958, Mercer Co., WV; buried Sneed cemetery.

14. Sally A. Sneed, b. 1905, Mercer Co., WV.
The daughter of Hirim and Mary Farley.

She married about 1874 in Raleigh Co., WV to Wiley Everett Sneed, son of John T. and Sally (Folly) Sneed. Together they raised a family of eleven children.

They were listed on the 1880 census in Raleigh county living next door to brother John T. Sneed and his family:

1880 census, Raleigh Co., WV, Slab Fork, p. 160
Wiley Sneed, 23, WV, farmer, VA VA
Martha J., 25, WV WV WV
Mary A., 5, WV
James H., 3, WV

By 1900 they had moved to adjoining Mercer Co., WV, where Wiley had grown up and where he still had several siblings.

1900 Mercer Co., VA census, Jumping Branch Dist., p. 129
Wiley Sneed, b. Jul 1855, WV VA VA
Martha J., b. Apr 1852, WV WV WV 11 chdn;10 living
James H. b. Aug 1877, Raleigh Co., WV.
Samuel R. b. Sep 1880, WV
Wiley E. b. Jul 1882, WV
Virginia E., b. Jan 1884, WV
Roberta, b. Mar 1886, WV
Charles (H.?) b. Mar 1888, WV
Dolly A. b. Mar 1891, WV
Lizzie M., b. Aug 1893, WV
Callaway (C.?), b. May 1895, WV

Martha died sometime between the 1900 census and 1907, when Wiley remarried. She would have been buried in the Sneed family cemetery, where Wiley and his second wife Estaline were also later laid to rest.

Children of Wiley and Martha:

1. Mary Alice Sneed, b. 4 May 1874, Raleigh Co., WV; m. 1894 Mercer Co., WV to Andrew Larkin Foley [b. 7 Sep 1973, Mercer Co., WV; d. 21 Jul 1954 same place, son of Richard B. and Parshandatha (McAlexander); she d. 1 Oct 1860; buried in the Foley family cemetery. Andrew's father was Mary's paternal grandmother's brother, making him her first cousin once removed.

2. James Henry Sneed, b. Aug 1877, Raleigh Co., WV; m. 1905 to Lydia Ann Lilly [b. 1880; d. 12 Jan 1919, Springton, Mercer County, in a house fire along with five of their six children. Death cert names parents as Nev. Lilly and Minerva Ferguson]. James m'd 2nd 1920 to Mrs. Ellen [nee Browning] Wheeling. He died 15 Jun 1926, Mercer Co., WV; Occupation: Coal Miner; buried Sneed family cemetery with parents and children.

3. Samuel R. Sneed, b. Sep 1880, Raleigh Co., WV; m. 1910, Mercer Co., WV to Nola ____; d. 1910-1920 [1918 Influenza epidemic?]; buried Sneed cemetery.

4. Wiley Everett Sneed, Jr., b. 11 Jul 1882, Odd, W. Va WV; m. Cynthia Burnett (daughter of Jeremiah and Sally (Vipperman) Burnett); he d. 2 May 1937, Matoaka, Mercer, WV; buried Sneed cemetery. Occupation: Miner

5. Virginia E. Sneed, b. Jan 1884, WV

6. Roberta Sneed, b. Mar 1886, WV

7. Charles W. Sneed, b. Mar 1888, WV; d. 14 Oct 1953, Bluefield, Mercer, West Virginia. Buried Woodlawn cemetery.

8. Dolly A. Sneed, b. Mar 1891, WV; m. 1st to John Sullivan Foley [b. 5 Jun 1891, Saulsville, WV; d. 1 Sep 1969, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WV; buried Resthaven cemetery; son of Marion [son of Richard B. and Parshandatha (McAlexander) Foley] and Martha Ann (Via) Foley]. She d. 24 Nov 1935 Mercer, WV; buried Resthaven.

9. Lizzie M. Sneed, b. Aug 1893, WV.

10. Callaway or Calvin Wade "Cal", b. 03 May 1894, Elgeria, Mercer Co., WV; d. 14 Nov 1951, Mercer Co., WV; buried Shutt Cemetery. Occupation: Coal Co. Employee

Children of Wiley and Estaline:

11. Dora J. Sneed, b. 1908, Mercer Co., WV.

12. Eliza E. Sneed, b. 1919, Mercer Co., WV.

13. Booker R. Sneed, b. 18 Sep 1912, Mercer Co., WV; d. 5 Oct 1958, Mercer Co., WV; buried Sneed cemetery.

14. Sally A. Sneed, b. 1905, Mercer Co., WV.


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