The subject of this sketch, is a native of Austinburg. Ashtabula County, Ohio, where he was born July 5, 1820. His parents, Sparrow and Clara (Kneeland) Snow, were natives of Massachusetts, of English descent, and were married in Sandershold. Berkshire County, in 1811. They emigrated to Ohio in 1817, and settled in Ashtabula County, on wild land, which, by the most arduous labor, was cleared and made into a fertile farm. Here they raised a family of font girls and four boys, and here they lived until separated by the death of Mrs. Snow. The early part of the life of Edward S. was passed at hard work on the farm, with such schooling as could be obtained at the district school, until 1838. when the young man. feeling that he desired some other avocation, and realizing that an education must l»e the foundation, entered the Grand River Institute, where he graduated with honors in 1843. While at this institute he displayed the pluck and energy which has characterized his whole life, for he not only supported himself, but paid for his tuition. Ixmghl his Itooks. clothes, etc., and had saved $25 when he finished. Not having decided on a profession, and having been one of the most expert in the class of surveying, and understanding and liking the business of a surveyor, he thought that if he could combine pleasure with profit in traveling through the almost unknown West, that it might be advantageous, and with this end in view, made application for a position .is one of the governmental surveyors of the Northwest Territory. This application was made through his representative in Congress, Joshua R. Glddings, the well-known anti-slavery politician. About this time an intimate friend was taken with a serious and protracted illness, during which he was faithfully nursed by Edward, who. becoming greatly interested in watching the effects of the remedies administered, was strongly advised by the attending physician to lake up the study of medicine, and this advice was followed after careful consideration. Before commencing his medical studies he spent two years in teaching school, spending a year each at Palmyra and at Jefferson. Ohio. This work finished, be l>egan preparing himself for his chosen profession, under the tutorship of Dr. O. K. Hawley. and in 1847 graduated from the Western Reserve Medical College, at Cleveland, Ohio. Still thinking the West the place for the young man who had his own way to make in the world, he determined 10 go to Missouri, but just as he was starting, he was requested by a friend to go to Plymouth. Wayne County, Michigan, and lake charge of the practice of Dr. Markliam. who wished to take a vacation to recuperate his health. From Plymouth he soon removed to his present home in Dear turn, arriving with but a slender supply of medicine furnished by Dr Markham. and iu debt for the horse that he rode. Here he was successful from the start, and soon found himself in possession of all the practice that he could attend to. The year following he was appointed surgeon in charge of the United States arsenal, located at Dearborn, and with the exception of the next year, held that position twenty-five years, until the abandonment of the arsenal by the government, and at one time he had over 1,400 men under his care. He was married on October 22, 1850 to Elizabeth Austin, of Auslinburg. Ohio. They had two children, Herbert Montgomery and Edward Auchmuty. The last named died on September 8, 1884. When he first located at Dearborn, the Michigan Central Railroad was completed only to Dexter, and was about the only railroad in Michigan. The country was covered with forests, almost the only roads were bridle paths through the woods, and for a number of years nearly all his traveling was done on horseback. In 1857, having bought a large tract of laud in the outskirts of the village, he built his present home, and has resided there continuously since that time. Shortly after coining to Dearborn, he was appointed one of the surgeons of the Michigan Central Railroad, a position he has held for the last forty-three years. He has long been a member of the State Medical Society, has held an office in that body several times, and has been its representative in the meetings af the National Medical Association held at Washington, Louisville, Buffalo. Chicago, New York, St. Paul and Detroit; has also been a member of the Wayne County Medical Society since its organization, and has been an official of that body a number of times. In 1876, at a meeting of the Medical Alumni of the University of Michigan, he was unanimously elected a member of that body. There is but one physician in Michigan who has been in practice as long as Dr. Snow, and while his strength will not permit him to do as much work as formerly, he is still in practice. While not a politician, he has always taken an active interest in |>olitics, and has always been a staunch Republican. He has had some experience in military mattcn. having served two years as Adjutant of the First Rifle Regiment, Second Brigade and Twenty-first Division of Ohio, under Colonel Tracy and General Stearns. During the late war he promised to attend, and did attend, as physician, free of charge, to any family furnishing a volunteer to the Federal army, during the absence of the volunteer, or incase of death, during the war. His travels through the United States and Europe have been extensive. On his last trip to Europe he inspected very thoroughly the Paris Exposition, and met some of the most eminent surgeons in the world. Dr. Snow has never used tobacco or intoxicating drinks in any form, and has always been a strong advocate of temperance. I [is character has always been of unswerving integrity, and his successful life shows that no boy with resolution ami industry need fear failure. History of Detroit: A chronicle of its progress, its industries ..., Volume 2 By Paul Leake 1912 Died 18 July 1892 - buried at Northview Cemetery