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Snuffer, Burrell Vardeman :: Parents?

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Snuffer, Burrell Vardeman :: Parents?

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 2:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 10 Aug 2013 4:39PM GMT
Q: Who is Burrell's real father (and is Ruth really his mother)?

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Burrell was born in 1830/1831. Died in 1909.

Most trees on Ancestry have Burrell's parents as David Snuffer and Ruth Lee, but David's tombstone clearly says he died in 1826 and Ruth is the head of the house in 1830. No way David can be the father.

The only sources I've found connecting Burrell and Ruth is the 1840 and 1850 census records, where he's living with her, but neither list the exact relationship.

Any clues to the answer to this question would be appreciated.

P.S. Based on the 1830 census, either Elizabeth (1823-1898) or Charity (1825-1888) is not part of the Ruth Lee Snuffer family, as there is only one female age 5-10. In the 1840 census there are two females age 15-20. Was Burrell and one of them adopted or do they (which girl?) belong to one of David's brothers?

P.P.S. There's also an unknown male under 5 in Ruth Lee's household in 1830. Any ideas there?

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