SNOW, Jennette “Jennetty” (Pike)
Date of death: 7 Apr 1900 – Edinburg, Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, April 13, 1900,
Volume XL Number 41, page 1 column 1
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Mrs. Jeannette [sic] Snow, aged seventy-three years, died Saturday morning at her home in Edinburg. Deceased was the widow of C. W. Snow and resided in Franklin from 1849 to 1854. She leaves no children, but two brothers and a sister survive her. The estate she leaves is estimated at $10,000. She was noted for her charitable deeds. Ten orphan children were reared and educated by Mrs. Snow.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, April 13, 1900,
Volume XL Number 41, page 1 column 4
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The will of Jeannette [sic] Snow, deceased, was filed for probate Tuesday in the circuit court. A. W. Winterberg is named as executor. The beneficiaries named in the will are deceased’s brother, John D. Pike, $500; Thomas Hemphill, $500; to each of the four heirs of her brother, William H. Pike, one dollar; all the rest of estate after all debts and funeral expenses are paid is bequeathed to her brother, James S. Pike, and her sister, Minerva A. Duckworth, to be equally divided between them. The will was written Dec. 12, 1899, and was attested by M. H. Mitchell and D. A. Smitha.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, June 29, 1900,
Volume XL Number 52, page 1 column 1
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The will of the late Mrs. Jeannette [sic] Snow was set aside by court Tuesday morning by mutual agreement of all the heirs. This was a very unusual proceeding as the entire estate amounting to $25,000 was left to only a part of the lawful heirs.
Link to Jennette “ Jennetty” (Pike) Snow’s grave
Note: Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899–2011, Edinburg, Blue River Township, Johnson County, Certificate and Record of Death, page 234 records that Janette [sic] Snow died at about 8 o’clock a. m. on 7 Apr 1900 in Edinburg from broncho pneumonia of five days’ duration, caused by La Grippe of eight days’ duration, contributory complication asthma since childhood, aged seventy-three years. She was female, white, widowed and a housewife, born in Shelby County. Her father’s name was John Pike and her mother’s maiden name Nancy Stillwell, both born in Kentucky. The informant was Mrs. Meara Duek North [sic Minerva Duckworth]. She was buried in Edinburg on 9 Apr 1900, J. M. Breeding, undertaker.
Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson