Biographical Sketch of Theodore M. Snyder, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Theodore M. Snyder, notary public, justice of the peace and land agent
at Sullivan, Mo., was born in Allegany County, N. Y., May 31, 1834, and
is the seventh of eleven children of Daniel and Catherine (Bowers) Sny-
der, who immigrated to Ohio when our subject was but nine years of age,
and settled on a farm in Perry County.  Theodore M. Snyder had limited
educational advantages and was reared to the occupation of farming. 
When seventeen years of age he began serving an apprenticeship to the
carpenter's trade under his brother in Nelsonville, Ohio, and has work-
ed more or less at his trade through life.  January 21, 1856 he was
married to Sophia J., daughter of John C. Hiles, a prominent farmer of
Hocking County, Ohio.  Of the seven children born to this union two are
deceased.  Those living are: Flora E. (wife of Joseph Pitts), Mary L.,
(wife of Bennett W. Doyle), Dora J., (wife of Ira Claspill), Anna V.,
(wife of John Junkerman), all living in Franklin County, Mo., following
agricultural pursuits; a son, Ulysses T., is living with his father.
Mr. Snyder owns his residence in Sullivan and makes a good living out 
of his agency, notary and justice business.  He is a Republican, and
cast his first presidential vote for Fremont.  During the late war he
served in the Union army, Thirty-first Missouri Infantry, as third ser-
geant; was wounded in the right hip at Vicksburg; was discharged for a
time, but was again drafted in 1864, and served until after the close
of the war.  He is a member and commander of G. A. R. Post, No. 324 at
Sullivan, and with his wife, is a worthy member of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South.  Mr. Snyder immigrated to Missouri in 1859, follow-
ed farming and carpentering until 1882, when he engaged in his present
business. He is also local land agent for the St. Louis & San Francisco
Railroad Company at Sullivan, Mo.

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