The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 367

GEORGE W. SNODGRASS.

George W. Snodgrass came to Ellensburg, Kittitas county, in July, 1882, and
since then has pursued an agricultural career in this section of the Yakima
valley, where he has attained success. He has also become connected with other
enterprises which have largely contributed toward the growth and prosperity of
the county, being at this writing president of the Kittitas State Bank. He was
born in Davis county, Iowa, February 12, 1861, a son of Dr. George W. and Sarah
(Billups) Snodgrass, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of
Virginia, both removing to Iowa during the pioneer period of that state. The
father was a successful physician and for many years practiced that profession
at Milton, Iowa, where he passed away, as has also his wife.

George W. Snodgrass received a public school education, subsequent to which he
spent several years in his native state. Being much impressed, however, with the
greater opportunities offered in the far west, he decided to take advantage of
them and in 1882 went to Arizona, in which state he remained for a few months,
but in July of the same year went to Ellensburg. The latter part of the journey
from The Dalles he made on foot. For a few years he was in the employ of others.
Becoming thoroughly acquainted with farming methods such as obtain in this
section of the state and having saved his earnings, he then acquired land, to
which he has gradually added until he now owns five hundred and sixty acres, all
of which is under a high state of cultivation. He has made numerous improvements
and instituted modern equipment and has readily embraced the latest methods of
farming in order to obtain the best results. Efficiency, industry and close
application are the qualities upon which his present prosperity is largely
built. He has his land in hay and grain, raising large crops of a high quality
for which he receives gratifying returns, carefully watching market conditions
when disposing of his produce. Mr. Snodgrass is now numbered among the most
prosperous agriculturists of his section. As his means have increased he has
become connected with other enterprises, among them the Kittitas State Bank, of
which he has been the president since its organization, August 15, 1911. Mr.
Higman is the cashier of this institution, which is capitalized for ten thousand
dollars, now has about one hundred and ten thousand dollars in deposits, owns
its building and is a healthy, well managed and fast growing institution,
enjoying the full confidence of the public.

On the 27th of June, 1888, Mr. Snodgrass married Flora C. Walker, a daughter of
Charles and Caroline B. Walker. Mrs. Snodgrass was a resident of Portland at the
time of her marriage. Both Mr. and Mrs. Snodgrass are popular and well liked in
their section of the valley, where they have made many friends. She is a member
of the Baptist church, in the work of which she is deeply interested, and is
ever ready to make sacrifices on behalf of the organization, to the support of
which she generously contributes.

Mr. Snodgrass is a republican in politics but has never been connected with
public life in any official position, preferring to give his whole attention to
his private enterprises. He is, however, greatly interested in the growth and
advancement of his county and town, readily supporting movements undertaken in
behalf of the general welfare. Fraternally he is a member of Ellensburg Lodge
No. 1102, B. P. O. E., in which he has many friends. Having been a resident of
this neighborhood for over thirty-six years, Mr. Snodgrass is numbered among the
honored pioneers of his section, to the development and upbuilding of which he
has greatly contributed through his untiring labors.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
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