BIO: Snyder, James J. - Jessamine Co., KY -------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: Diana Flynn Date: 9 Jul 1998 -------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** SNYDER, CRAVENS, NASH, LOVE "HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC." CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. SULLIVAN CO., INDIANA HADDON TWP. PAGE 758 JAMES J. SNYDER, one of the old and prominent citizens of Sullivan County, is a native of Jessamine County, Ky., where he was born November 10, 1816. He is one of the seven children of John and Elizabeth (Cravens) Snyder, who settled in Haddon Township, on the same farm where our subject now lives, in November, 1836. His education is only an ordinary one, being acquired in the primitive schools of his times. Through life his exclusive occupation has been farming, and the fine farm he now owns of 345 acres abundantly testifies his success. On June 15, 1848, his marriage with India Nash was solemnized, and both are now the leading members of the Christian Church near Paxton, always doing their full share to support the charities of their neighborhood. Among Mr. Snyder's benevolent acts is a donation of $1,650 to his church. Mrs. Snyder is one of ten children of Marvel W. and Leah (Love) Nash, who were among the pioneers of Sullivan County. A son of Mr. Snyder by a former marrriage, while on a trip to New Orleans with a cargo of live stock, was taken sick and died at that place February 9, 1871. His politics is thoroughly Democratic, and as such he was elected to the office of County Commissioner in 1878, to which place he was re-elected in 1881. He has also been Trustee of Haddon Township. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder are among the best and highly esteemed people of the county, where they are now enjoying the evening of life amid the comforts that a large competence, honestly and laborously earned, can secure to them.