Sneed Family Collection 1900-1970s

Martha Emma Masterson Sneed was born in Brazoria County in 1875. Mrs. Sneed and her husband, Glenn O. Sneed, moved to Houston from Galveston in 1909 because they were afraid of another hurricane like the one in 1900. Once here, Mrs. Sneed and her family settled at 1209 George Street (later changed to 129 W. Gray) in the Fourth Ward. She and the family were active in the Antioch Baptist Church. Mrs. Sneed worked as a seamstress. She was also active in the Married Ladies Social, Art and Charity Club.

The Sneeds had four children. Naomi Bessie Sneed was born in 1904 and died in 1921 at the age of 17 during a routine tonsillectomy in Houston. Ruth Sneed Jefferson was born in 1908. She went to school at Bishop College, University of Colorado, University of Denver, and majored in Literature. She taught at Jack Yates High School and Ryan Junior High School in Houston and retired in 1971. She was active in Links and the Smart Set clubs. Martha Francis Sneed David Robinson was born in 1909. She attended Bishop College and taught at Douglas Elementary from 1930-1949. Her first husband was Dr. John Davis, an influential physician who died in 1960. She then married Judson Robinson in 1960 who was influential in real estate and a community power broker. He died in 1986. Glenn O. Sneed Jr. was born in 1913 and died in 1979. He finished Booker T. Washington High School and fought in World War II. Later he did odd jobs and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where he died after being married three times.