Claiborne SNEAD

1836 - 1909  (72 years)

• Name	Claiborne SNEAD
  Birth	Mar 1836	Georgia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1870, 1880, 1900	Georgia   [1, 2, 3]
  	According to the 1870 census, Claiborne made his living as an attorney. By June 1880, he was seated as a judge on the Superior Court of the Augusta Judicial Circuit. Claiborne had moved north into neighboring Columbia County, Georgia by June 1900 and was engaged in farming.
  Death	1909  [4]
  Person ID	I27733	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Cora Lou CLANTON,   b. c.1846, Georgia d. 3 Mar 1920, Augusta, Richmond Co, GA
  Marriage	12 Nov 1867	Richmond Co, GA   [5]
  	The couple was married later that same day in Richmond County, Georgia by Rev. Joseph R. Wilson.
  Notes	The 1900 census notes that Cora had given birth to 7 children, of whom 2 were living on 10 June 1900.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Lamkin SNEAD,   b. Apr 1870, Georgia d. 19 Feb 1953 (Age 82 years)   2. Marion Claiborne SNEAD,   b. 23 Dec 1878, Georgia d. 12 Jan 1925, Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA (Age 46 years)
  Family ID	F1176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: June 1870, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: June 1880, Augusta, Richmond County, GA Resided: June 1900, Evens, Columbia County, GA

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] 1900 US Census / Snead, Claiborne. [S141] 1870 US Census / Snead, Claiborne. [S143] 1880 US Census / Snead, Claiborne. [S398] Virginia Ingraham Burr, editor, The Secret Eye, The Journal of Ella Gertrude Clanton Thomas, 1848-1889, ((Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1990)), ISBN 0-8078-4273-7. Clanton Family Chart. [S3775] Claiborne Snead - T. Cora Clanton, Richmond Co, GA marriage license & minister's return (1867).