Shelby County, KY - Wills, Snider, Joseph, 1874 Thursday, 9 September 1999 Submitted by: Grampaige@aol.com (Paige Ferguson Walk) ************************************************************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************* Shelby Co., KY Court, April term 1874 Will Book 35, pg 255, file 234,#8 A petition for dower and division of land by the widow and heirs of Joseph SNIDER mentions: Lucy [SNIDER] McCAMPBELL, lot#1, 20 acres Wm. T. SNIDER,lot#2, 20 acres Mattie B. SNIDER,lot#3, 30 acres Mollie A. SNIDER,lot#4, 25 acres Joseph P. SNIDER,lot#5, 11 acres and lot#6, 14 acres Mrs. Sarah E. SNIDER,widow of Jos. SNIDER dec'd, 40 acres and the dwelling (the dower) Being partitioned were 161 and 3/4 acres on Brashears Creek. The description of the land mentions: Mrs. McDAVITT VANDYKE's Mill John BOSWELL D.P. STOUT Also mentioned in the petition were: Henry H. DAVIS, commissioner T.J. McDAVITT, commissioner John BOSWELL, commissioner Thomas A. ALLEN, commissioner T.J. DOOLAN, surveyor Extract by P. WALK 6 Sept 1999 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++