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W. A. Snell, an influential farmer of Emmet, Nevada County, is a son of J. D. and Mary Snell, of Alabama, and was born in the State of Arkansas, in 1848, passing his youth there and receiving his education from private tutors. When he had reached his seventeenth year he commenced a financial career for himself, giving his attention and energy to farming, in which occupation he succeeded admirably from the very beginning. Mr. Snell is at the present writing one of the wealthy planters of Nevada County, one equally popular in business and social circles. His plantation is well cultivated, and yielding large profit annually. In 1873 he was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Tyree, and they are the happy parents of five attractive children; viz.: James S., Elmore, R. A., Abbie A., Mary F., and Jackson J. (who is dead). The subject of this sketch was elected justice of the peace, in 1878, an office which he still holds. Both himself and wife are devout and earnest Christians, being members of the Baptist Church. Indeed, to sum up the whole truth briefly, in accordance with the space allowed, not one of the many prominent and prosperous citizens of Nevada County rank higher or merit more praise than Mr. Snell.