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John Hampton Snell (1919-1921),<ref>Minden Cemetery records, Minden, Louisiana</ref> the Snells' first child, died in a household accident at the age of two, only two days before the birth of his brother,  David Snell  (1921–1987). After graduation from Minden High School and [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], David Snell became a [[journalist]] and [[cartoon]]ist for ''[[Life Magazine]]'' and several other national publications.

John Hampton Snell (1919-1921),<ref>Minden Cemetery records, Minden, Louisiana</ref> the Snells' first child, died in a household accident at the age of two, only two days before the birth of his brother,  David Snell  (1921–1987). After graduation from Minden High School and [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], David Snell became a [[journalist]] and [[cartoon]]ist for ''[[Life Magazine]]'' and several other national publications.

John and Ada Snell are interred beside "Our Little Son John Hampton Snell," the inscription on the child's grave marker at the old section of [[Minden Cemetery]]. All of Ada's personal papers are believed to have been destroyed at her death upon her request. It is unknown if any manuscripts were pending. Numerous unresolved mysteries cloud the connection between her personal life and her literary output. She was a widow for the last thirteen years of her life.<ref name=novelg/> She apparently wrote nothing for four years after the time of John Hampton's death and David's birth. Her death occurred in the same month, December 1972, as the closing of ''Life Magazine,'' her son's principal employer.

John and Ada Snell are interred beside "Our Little Son John Hampton Snell," the inscription on the child's grave marker at the old section of Minden Cemetery. All of Ada's personal papers are believed to have been destroyed at her death upon her request. It is unknown if any manuscripts were pending. Numerous unresolved mysteries cloud the connection between her personal life and her literary output. She was a widow for the last thirteen years of her life.<ref name=novelg/> She apparently wrote nothing for four years after the time of John Hampton's death and David's birth. Her death occurred in the same month, December 1972, as the closing of ''Life Magazine,'' her son's principal employer.

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