A native of England, Thomas C. Snailum came to Texas in 1834, settling in Bastrop. He enlisted in the Texas Army in 1836, served during the Texas Revolution, and settled in Nacogdoches. After the war in 1840 Snailum married Mary Ann Rogers (1825-1875) of Robertson County, and the family lived in Robertson, Grimes, Leon, and Freestone counties before coming to Weatherford about 1866. Snailum was a cattle rancher until 1871, when he and his wife began operating the St. Charles Hotel. He remained a Weatherford citizen until his death in 1884. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.