In a message dated 07/19/2002 01:21:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
INOWEN-D-request(a)rootsweb.com writes:
<< An article on Harrison Township in Owen Co., IN states: "In the year
1834-1834 (this maybe a typo), ABRAHAM SNODGRASS started a distillery on the
Bailey Farm and shortly after moving it to Taylor township. Another
distillery was run by Nicholas Devore in the northwest corner of the township
for five or six years." >>
This information is from the 1884 History of Owen County by Charles Blanchard
re: Harrison Township, p. 815. The paragraph actually says: "In the year
1834-35, Abraham Snodgrass started a distillery on the Bailey Farm and
operated it a short time, afterward moving it to Taylor township. Prior to
this time, however a small distillery was constructed in the northwest corner
of the township by Nicholas Devore, who manufactured "fire-water" on a
limited scale for five or six years.
The only other item in the county history was that Rachel Snodgrass, daughter
of Abraham H. and Rachel (Dickson) Snodgrass, both of Engilsh descent, was
married to Martin Scott on 28 August 1846. The abstract from the county
marriages has Rachel Jane Snodgrass married Martin Scott 27 Dec 1846.
Glorianne