Life History

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• Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
  Houston C Snow, age 21
  Residence Erick, Beckham County, Oklahoma
  Birth Date abt 1886
  Spouse Mrs Willie May Brock, age 16
  Residence Texola, Beckham County, Oklahoma
  License issued 3 Dec 1907
  Marriage 8 Dec 1907 Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
  Ceremnony performed by J R Montgomery of Mayfield, Oklahoma at the home of the bride
  
  Huston and Willie Mae divorced at some time.  No divorce record has been found.  In 1918 he reports his contacct as Sue Snow, at the same residence address as his.  A couple of genealogies report his second wife as Sue Church.
  
  U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
  Huston Columbus Snow
  Residence Fairland, Ottawa County, Oklahoma
  Birth Date 16 Aug 1885
  Veterinarian
  Contact Sue Snow, Fairland, Ottawas County
  Signed with full name
  Tall, Slender, Brown Eyes, Black Hair
  Registered 12 September 1918 Ottawa County, Oklahoma
  
  Note the spelling of Huston's first name on his WWI Draft Registration.
  
  His first wife's memorial on Find a Grave says Houston was well known in Wichita County, Texas, for killing two special deputies during a gambling raid in Kemp City.  While out on bond awaiting an appeal, he was killed by authorities in a gambling house in 1923.
  
  Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
  H C Snow
  Death 21 Jul 1923 Wichita County
  Certificate #22755
  
  Texas Death Certificate
  H C Snow
  Birth 17 August 1885 Texas
  Father J S Snow, born Arkansas
  Mother Maud Burnett, botn Texas
  Informant Mrs H C Snow, Holiday [Holliday, Archer County], Texas
  Death 21 July 1923 Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas
  Cause of Death pistol shot
  Burial 23 July 1923 Memphis, Texas (cemetery not named)
  Certificate #22755 filed 28 July 1923
  
  Huston Columbus Snow
  Birth Aug 16, 1885 Texas, USA
  Death Jul 21, 1923 Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA
  Parents:
  Jesse S Snow (1859 - 1933)
  Martha J Burnett Snow (1866 - 1926)
  Spouse Willie Mae Terry Snow (1891 - 1918)
  Siblings:
  Elbert Larkin Snow (1889 - 1973)
  Ollie Effie Snow Bell (1892 - 1932)
  Iva Snow (1907 - 1916)
  Note: There may not be a marker
  Burial Fairview Cemetery (South Section), Memphis, Hall County, Texas, Plot H-114
  Created by Rose Jan 14, 2016
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #157076625, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=157076625
  

Sources

• 1. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
• 2. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 4. Texas Death Certificate
• 5. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000