Obituary for DAVID SNELLING

DAVID SNELLING: This well known citizen and respected farmer 
of Adams Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, is a native of 
Rutland township, this county, born June 26, 1848, and is a 
representative of one of the pioneer families of this 
locality. His parents were John and Rebecca Jane (Shaver )
Snelling, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of 
Ohio, where he grew to manhood. When a young man, previous 
to his marriage, he came west to Illinois, then called the 
frontier, and located in LaSalle County. That was some time 
in the 1830's.  Here he subsequently married Rebecca Shaver, 
a daughter of David Shaver, one of the first settlers of 
Rutland township, this county. Mrs. Snelling was born in 
1821, was ten years old when brought by her parents to 
Illinois and is still a resident of LaSalle county, her home 
being in Serena township, where her husband settled on a 
farm a number of years ago.  He died there in 1884, at the 
age of seventy-four years.  They were the parents of seven 
children, viz.: Nancy, Elizabeth (deceased), James, Olive 
(deceased), David, Annis and George.

David Snelling received his early education in the country 
schools of his native county and then for two years as a 
student in Lombard University, Galesburg, Illinois.  On his 
return home from college he was for a short time engaged in 
teaching school. Farming, however, has been his life 
pursuit. After his marriage, which event occurred in 1879, 
he settled on his present farm, two hundred and sixty-seven 
acres, a part of which lies in the southwest corner of Adams 
township and the rest across the line in Serena township.  
In his farming operations he has been very successful, and 
is well known as one of the leading farmers of his locality.

Mr. Snelling was married in 1879 to Miss Evaline Umphrey, 
and they have two children: Claudia, the wife of William 
Hoadley; and Maud.  Mrs. Snelling's parents were Samuel and 
Sophia (Snelling) Umphrey, both natives of Ohio, who came to 
LaSalle county, Illinois, some thirty years ago and settled 
in Serena township; they are now residents of Earl township.  
Mrs. Snelling was born in Ohio and is the oldest of four 
children, namely: Mrs. Snelling, Anna (deceased), Charles, 
and Hattie.

This Obit was from a LaSalle County Newspaper. Mr. David 
Snelling died on April 11, 1921


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