Rachel Wilma Morris1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 19160, (1921 - 2007)
FatherEdgar Lafeyette Morris1,4,5 (25 Mar 1889 - 15 Dec 1969)
MotherLola L. Knisley1,4,5 (17 Oct 1897 - Dec 1987)

Key Events:

Birth: 20 Jun 1921, Shenandoah, Iowa6,7,8
Marriage: 22 Jan 1946, Troy, Kansas, Joseph Dean Snowdall (6 Dec 1908 - 25 Mar 1981)5,9
Death: 30 Sep 2007, Nebraska City, Nebraska6
Burial: 3 Oct 2007, Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa5
AncestryThe Reigel Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Rachel Wilma Morris was born on 20 Jun 1921 in Shenandoah, Iowa.6,7,8
     She appeared on the 1925 State Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, in the household of her parents, Edgar Lafeyette Morris and Lola L. Knisley.4 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, in the household of her parents.10 She appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, in the household of her parents.11
     Rachel married Joseph Dean Snowdall, son of Joseph Alvy Snowdall and Ethel Maud Gordon, on 22 Jan 1946 in Troy, Kansas.5,9
     Rachel and Joseph appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Lincoln, Page Co., Iowa, enumerated 18 Apr 1950, reporting they lived on a farm of over three acres. Their daughter Cherrie was listed as living with them.12
     Her husband died on 25 Mar 1981 in Omaha, Nebraska.13,14,15
     Rachel died on 30 Sep 2007 in Nebraska City, Nebraska, at age 86.6 She was buried on 3 Oct 2007 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa.5

Children:
     Children with Joseph Dean Snowdall

Dean and Rachael's other children are believed to be still living.
  • Cherrie Dean Snowdall16,5,17 (abt 1949 - 14 Nov 2021)
  • Paul Snowdall5 (7 May 1950 - 8 May 1950)
  • Susan Snowdall5 (29 Sep 1953 - 30 Sep 1953)

Citations

  1. [S4751] O'Dell, Abstracted Newspaper Index of Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri, birth extract for Rachel Wilma Morris, citing Clarinda Herald 14 Jul 1921.
  2. [S5051] Edgar Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows name as Rachel Morris.
  3. [S5052] Edgar L. Morris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows name as Rachel W. Morris.
  4. [S5450] Ed Morris household, 1925 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah.
  5. [S5466] Rachel W. Snowdall obituary, Hackett Livingston Funeral Home.
  6. [S5466] Rachel W. Snowdall obituary, Hackett Livingston Funeral Home, shows date, town, and state.
  7. [S4751] O'Dell, Abstracted Newspaper Index of Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri, birth extract for Rachel Wilma Morris, citing Clarinda Herald 14 Jul 1921, shows date.
  8. [S5450] Ed Morris household, 1925 Iowa State Census, Page Co., Iowa, Shenandoah, shows age 3 and state.
  9. [S12519] Dean Snowdall household, 1950 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows married.
  10. [S5051] Edgar Morris household, 1930 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa.
  11. [S5052] Edgar L. Morris household, 1940 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa.
  12. [S12519] Dean Snowdall household, 1950 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 121521349, Joseph Dean Snowdall, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S4751] O'Dell, Abstracted Newspaper Index of Southwest Iowa and Northwest Missouri, death extract for Snowdall, Dean, citing Clarinda Herald Journal 30 Mar 1981, shows city.
  15. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Dean Snowdall, Soc. Sec. No. 482-50-5335, shows month, year, and last residence as 51601 Shenandoah, Page, Iowa.
  16. [S12519] Dean Snowdall household, 1950 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows shows the girl as daughter of Rachel's husband.
  17. [S12520] Dawson obituary, Hennessey Aman Funeral Chapel.