BIO: James SNODGRASS, Dauphin County, PA

Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JAWB

Copyright 2006.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/runk/runk-bios.htm
_______________________________________________________________ 

Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, 
Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the 
Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: 
J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 190-191. 
_______________________________________________________________ 

  SNODGRASS, JAMES, the son of Benjamin Snodgrass, was born near 
Doylestown, Bucks county, Pa., July 23, 1763.  His grandfather came 
from the north of Ireland about the year 1700, locating in Bucks 
county, Pa.  He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1783; 
and was for a brief time a tutor therein.  He studied theology under 
direction of the Rev. Nathaniel Irwin, then pastor of the church at 
Neshaminy, and was licensed to preach the gospel by the Presbytery of 
Philadelphia in December, 1785.  After preaching about a year and a 
half in destitute places in the central and northern part of New York, 
on the 16th of October, 1787, he accepted the call of the Hanover 
congregation of May previous, and until his ordination on the 13th of 
May, 1788, he gave his attention to that church.  At his installation 
there were present of the Presbytery of Carlisle and revered and 
honored ministers Revs. John Elder, John Hoge, John Linn, John 
Craighead, Robert Cooper and Samuel Waugh.  His pastorate extended over 
a period of fifty-eight years, and he was the last who ministered at 
Hanover.  His death occurred July 2, 1846 and he lies interred in old 
Hanover church graveyard.  The Rev. Snodgrass was twice married.  His 
first wife, Martha, born November 12, 1760; died December 20, 1828; his 
second wife, Nancy, born in 1770; died January 24, 1839, and are both 
interred in the same graveyard.