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SAMUEL SNIFF, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 23; P. O. Le Roy; born in Morgan Co., Ohio, Dec. 24, 1826; he is a son of John Sniff, who was born near Trenton, N. J., Feb. 22, 1795; he was a farmer and stock-raiser, also a manufacturer of stoneware; he emigrated to Ohio in 1812, and is now living, at the ripe old age of 84 years; he was married to Ann Wood in Ohio; she was born in Virginia, May 20, 1799; she died in Ohio March 14, 1878, they were the parents of twelve children, all of whom are now living, the oldest being 64 and the youngest 39 years of age. The subject of this sketch was brought up to heavy farm labor upon the farm of his father, until 23 years of age, when he was united in marriage with Mary V. Springer; she was born in Ohio May 20, 1827; she died March 21, 1866, leaving five children having lost six by death; the living are Sarah E., Isaac B., Mary S., Cora and Nora, the last two being twins; the deceased died in infancy; of the above, three were born at one birth, and there were two pairs of twins. His marriage with Maria Cochrane was celebrated March 19, 1867; she was born Nov. 11, 1836, in Ohio; she died July 2, 1873, leaving three children William A., Samuel C. and Francis M. He married for his third wife Anna S. Jackson, upon the 29th of April, 1874; she was born in Hancock Co., Va., Dec. 24, 1842; one child was the fruit of this union, Hettie J.; Mrs. Sniff was a daughter of David Jackson, who was born in Washington Co , Penn.; he lost his life by being drowned in the Ohio River, in 1843; her mother was Elizabeth Campbell; she was born in the same county; she died in Ohio in 1865; Mrs. Sniff has a brother living in Vinton Co., Ohio, and a sister in Polk Co., Mo., now Mrs. David Allender. Mr. Sniff followed farming, in Ohio, until 1867, the last two years of which he was engaged in the stoneware business; he purchased his present place in 1868, upon which he then located, and where he has since lived; he has upon his home farm 240 acres, all under fence and in a good state of improvement. Mr. Sniff is Treasurer and Agent for the American Bible Society for Downs. He has been a member of the M. E. Church for a period of thirty eight years, his wife and two of the children also being members of the Church.