The house was built in 1920 and has a pool and an apartment in the backyard. I have also been told this house will be on the home tour that will be given on September 7, between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The story of Joseph Sneed is interesting, but the story of his brother John Beal Sneed is even more interesting because it involves, at least, two murders, one of a man who supposedly had a romantic relationship with John's wife, and the other of the man's father, who was accused of helping his son run off with John's wife.
The father of the man who had the affair with John's wife was shot in the lobby of the Metropolitan Hotel in Forth Worth, Texas in January 1912, and nine months later the son was shot in front of the Polk Street Methodist Church here in Amarillo. John's wife was sent to a sanitarium in Fort Worth to be treated for "moral insanity," but after she was cured, she came back and lived a long life with her husband.
The first link is to the story of Joseph Sneed. The second link is to the Texas State Historical Association story of the murders involving John Sneed, which is referred to as the "Boyce-Sneed Feud." The third link is to the Wikipedia story of the feud.
1) Story of Joseph Tyre Sneed, Jr.
2) Story of John Beal Sneed and the Boyce-Sneed Feud
3) Wikipedia's version of the Boyce-Sneed Feud
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| The old Joseph Sneed Home at 2123 S. Harrison St. |
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| The old Joseph Sneed Home at 2123 S. Harrison St. |
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| The old Joseph Sneed Home at 2123 S. Harrison St. |
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| The old Joseph Sneed Home at 2123 S. Harrison St. |
My mother Jo Ann Pemberton was named after her grand father Joe Sneed she grew up next door to this home at 2117 S. Harrison Street until her mother Mary Eleanor Love Pemberton (Sneed) accidentally killed herself on pills and alcohol in 1950. My mother then moved into this home until 1957 when she ran off one night with her aunt Betty Love Sneed who was drunk and naked except for a mink coat and diamonds to Santa Fe, NM and lived at the El Encanto Hotel where she met my father. My mother never returned to Amarillo to live.
ReplyDeleteMy mother Jo Ann Pemberton was named after her grand father Joe Sneed she grew up next door to this home at 2117 S. Harrison Street until her mother Mary Eleanor Love Pemberton (Sneed) accidentally killed herself on pills and alcohol in 1950. My mother then moved into this home until 1957 when she ran off one night with her aunt Betty Love Sneed who was drunk and naked except for a mink coat and diamonds to Santa Fe, NM and lived at the El Encanto Hotel where she met my father. My mother never returned to Amarillo to live.
ReplyDeleteMy mother Jo Ann Pemberton was named after her grand father Joe Sneed she grew up next door to this home at 2117 S. Harrison Street until her mother Mary Eleanor Love Pemberton (Sneed) accidentally killed herself on pills and alcohol in 1950. My mother then moved into this home until 1957 when she ran off one night with her aunt Betty Love Sneed who was drunk and naked except for a mink coat and diamonds to Santa Fe, NM and lived at the El Encanto Hotel where she met my father. My mother never returned to Amarillo to live.
ReplyDeleteMy mother Jo Ann Pemberton was named after her grand father Joe Sneed she grew up next door to this home at 2117 S. Harrison Street until her mother Mary Eleanor Love Pemberton (Sneed) accidentally killed herself on pills and alcohol in 1950. My mother then moved into this home until 1957 when she ran off one night with her aunt Betty Love Sneed who was drunk and naked except for a mink coat and diamonds to Santa Fe, NM and lived at the El Encanto Hotel where she met my father. My mother never returned to Amarillo to live.
ReplyDeleteMy mother Jo Ann Pemberton was named after her grand father Joe Sneed she grew up next door to this home at 2117 S. Harrison Street until her mother Mary Eleanor Love Pemberton (Sneed) accidentally killed herself on pills and alcohol in 1950. My mother then moved into this home until 1957 when she ran off one night with her aunt Betty Love Sneed who was drunk and naked except for a mink coat and diamonds to Santa Fe, NM and lived at the El Encanto Hotel where she met my father. My mother never returned to Amarillo to live.
ReplyDeleteMy mother Jo Ann Pemberton was named after her grand father Joe Sneed she grew up next door to this home at 2117 S. Harrison Street until her mother Mary Eleanor Love Pemberton (Sneed) accidentally killed herself on pills and alcohol in 1950. My mother then moved into this home until 1957 when she ran off one night with her aunt Betty Love Sneed who was drunk and naked except for a mink coat and diamonds to Santa Fe, NM and lived at the El Encanto Hotel where she met my father. My mother never returned to Amarillo to live.
ReplyDeleteMy mother Jo Ann Pemberton was named after her grand father Joe Sneed she grew up next door to this home at 2117 S. Harrison Street until her mother Mary Eleanor Love Pemberton (Sneed) accidentally killed herself on pills and alcohol in 1950. My mother then moved into this home until 1957 when she ran off one night with her aunt Betty Love Sneed who was drunk and naked except for a mink coat and diamonds to Santa Fe, NM and lived at the El Encanto Hotel where she met my father. My mother never returned to Amarillo to live.
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Richard Brown and my mom is Dorthy Love Brown, Mary Eleanor's and Betty's sister. I remember that your mom and dad had a nightclub outside of Santa Fe , called The Red Rooster. It's been many years but I have fond memories or your mom.
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