Dubuque County IA Archives Obituaries.....Snowden, Robert August 26, 1890
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Cascade Pioneer, Aug. 29, 1890
Cascade Pioneer, Aug. 29, 1890 

Robert Snowden, one of the very early settlers, died at his residence on 
Bowens Prairie on Monday morning, August 26th, 1890. Tho deceased was a man 
well known in both Dubuque and Jones counties. He was one of the brothers 
George, Frank and Robert Snowden, pioneers of this section of Iowa. Robert 
Snowden was a man positive in his opinions but always a good neighbor aud warm 
friend. He was born in the county Monaghan, Ireland, in the year 1809, left 
Belfast for America, on the 8th day of May, 1829, and landed at St. Johns, New 
Brunswick, on the 11th of June, and remained there until October, and from 
thence went to Philadelphia, and lived in that city for seven years, during 
which time he was married to Mary Boyd. From Philadelphia he travelled west to 
Dubuque, and engaged in mining and smelting; in 1839 he turned his attention 
to agricultural pursuits, and purchased a farm on Farm Creek in Richland 
Township, Jones county, and afterwards with his brother George purchased a 
farm on Johns Creek, in Whitewater township, Dubuque county, upon which he 
resided for a number of years, and afterward leased the farm and became a 
resident of Cascade. In 1867 he sold his farm to Anton Koop and Nicholas 
Knapper, and purchased a farm in Richland township, upon which he now lives. 
Mr. Snowden claims, to be the oldest settler in Richland township—excepting 
Barrett Whitemore. "Bob" is comfortably fixed and takes the world easy. Mr. 
Snowden afterwards sold his farm and moved to Bowens Prairie, where he 
resided up to the time of his death. The funeral took place on Wednesday and 
was largely attended. The remains were brought to Cascade for burial. 




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