SNYDER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== SNYDER, Andrew W. - b: 1837 Onondago Co, NY source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 772 residence: Bear Creek Twp Andrew W. Snyder, farmer and stock raiser, section 33, is a native of Onondaga County, New York, and was born January 30, 1837. His parents, Christopher and Elizabeth (Liphite) Snyder were also natives of New York. The former served in the war of 1812 and received a land warrant for his services. The family on moving to Wisconsin in the spring of 1846, were among the pioneer settlers of Dodge County, where they improved a farm. Andrew W. grew to manhood in that county, and in youth attended the public schools. In 1879, after traveling through a number of the western states and territories, he bought land and located in Henry County, Missouri, and owns 120 acres. Mr. Snyder was married in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 20, 1880, to Miss Ida May Miller, of Germany. Her mother died when she was a child, and she was reared and educated in Milwaukee. She is a daughter of Stephen Miller. Mr. and Mrs. S. have one child, Matilda Augusta, born August 1, 1881. He is an Ancient Odd Fellow, and is one of the neatest and most successful farmers in the township. ==================================================================== SNYDER, Charles H. - b: 1839 Dresden, Germany source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 543 residence: Clinton Twp Charles H. Snyder, of the firm of Snyder & Boyes, dealers in groceries, owes his nativity to Dresden, Germany where he was born October 31, 1839. At the age of ten years, he with his parents, immigrated to America and settled in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where they resided for four years, then going to Scranton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. He attended for three years the Wyoming Seminary, from which he graduated. He later attended H. G. Eastman's Business College, then at Oswego, New York, and also graduated there in February, 1858, after a two years course. Entering the employ of the Lackawanna Iron Company, of Scranton, as clerk, he remained for six months, and then went to Cumberland County, Tennessee, where he was engaged in the mercantile trade till the spring of 1861, At that time he enlisted in the state militia, and was elected captain of Company D, Thirty-sixth Tennessee Volunteer Regiment, and after their disbandment in the fall of 1861, he went to Somerset, Kentucky, and enlisted in Company, D, Second Tennessee Volunteer Regiment, serving till 1864, when he was discharged. He then became employed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company, as bookkeeper at Louisville, Kentucky, continuing to fill the position till 1868. In this year he came to Clinton, Missouri, and established the first lumber yard after the war, which he conducted till 1870. That year he was elected county clerk, and held the office till January, 1875. After this he was interested in different lines of business till August, 1880, when with Mr. Boyes he started in the grocery business. Mr. Snyder was united in marriage March 26, 1861, with Miss Mattie Boyes, a native of New York. They have three children: Amelia J., Charles W. and Mattie C. Mr. S. is a member of the I. O. O. F. and Encampment of that order, and belongs also to the Knights of Pythias and the A.O.U.W. ==================================================================== SNYDER, Charles H. source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 361 residence: Clinton Twp Charles H. Snyder, a Union veteran of the Civil War, is one of the substantial pioneer residents of Henry Country. Mr. Snyder was born in Dresden, Saxony, October 31, 1839, a son of Ernest and Emelia A. (Laonhardt) Snyder. The Snyder family came to America in 1849, landing in New York November 3. Ernest Snyder, the father, was a prominent civil engineer and held a high station in that profession in his native land. He took a prominent part in politics and was a political associate of Carl Shurtz, of whom it will be recalled was prominent in a political revolution that took place in Germany about the middle of the last century. On account of his political activity in opposition to the government, Ernest Snyder left his native land with his family and came to America, and thus escaped prosecution for opposing the same Prussianism with which the world is contending today. After coming to America Ernest Snyder with his family located in Nicholas County, West Virginia. Here he remained until 1853, when he removed to New York City, where he was connected with a large locomotive works in his professional capacity as a civil engineer. He remained there until 1855, when he went to Scranton, Pennsylvania, with the Union Iron and Coal Company as civil engineer. In 1858 he went to Tennessee and bought a large tract of land, upon which he remained until 1863. He then returned to his profession, entering the employ of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company with headquarters at Louisville, and during his connection with that railroad he drew the plans and superintended the construction of the Louisville & Nashville bridge across the Ohio River at Louisville. About this time his health failed and he retired and lived at New Albany, Indiana, until the time of his death in 1868. His wife died in Clinton, Missouri, in 1871. They were the parents of two children, E. W., who died in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1898, and Charles H., the subject of this sketch. Charles H. Snyder had the advantages of a good education, much better than the average youth of a half century ago. He attended Beverly Institute at Beverly, New Jersey, and then took a course in the Wyoming Seminary at Wyoming, Pennsylvania, and was graduated in the class of 1858. He then entered the Eastman Commercial College at Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was graduated, January 25, 1858. He then entered the employ of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company at Scranton, Pennsylvania, for George Scranton, from whom that Pennsylvania city takes its name. Shortly after this, Mr. Snyder's health failed and he was advised by specialists to seek a mountain climate. Accordingly he went to Tennessee and after remaining about a year in the Cumberland Mountains he accepted a position as manager of a mercantile establishment at Pikeville, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. This was just prior to the Civil War and Mr. Snyder was elected captain of the home guards there. After the Civil War broke out most of his acquaintances and associates at Pikeville joined the cause of the Confederacy, but Mr. Snyder remained a strong Union man. The growing hostile attitude of his neighbors, with a number of warnings issued to him for his loyalty to the Union, led Mr. Snyder to the sudden conclusion that Pikeville was not a good place for a Union man to remain and accordingly he took his sudden departure, December 13, 1861. He left on foot in the night and for two weeks kept up his journey through the mountains. On December 25, 1861, he reached Somerset and enlisted in Company F, Second Regiment, East Tennessee Volunteers. He participated in the battle of Mill Springs, which was fought January 19, 1862, and after that he served on detached duty until 1863. Mr. Snyder then entered the employ of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company as assistant auditor with headquarters at Louisville, Kentucky. He remained in that capacity until 1865, when he came to Henry County, Missouri. Upon coming to Henry County Mr. Snyder engaged in the lumber business. He opened the first lumber yard in Clinton. This was before there were any railroads here and all his lumber was hauled from Warrensburg, which was the nearest railroad point. After being in the lumber business for about one and one-half years, Mr. Snyder was appointed deputy county clerk. In 1870 he was elected county clerk and served two terms. Mr. Snyder, perhaps, has held a commission as notary public longer than any other man in Henry County, receiving his first commission in 1875, and has served as notary public ever since that time, and so far as known he bears the distinction of being the oldest ex-county official of Henry County. Mr. Snyder has been in the real estate loan and fire insurance business for nearly forty years, and during that time he has loaned a great deal of eastern money to the farmers of Henry County. Mr. Snyder was united in marriage March 26, 1861, to Miss Mattie Boyes, a native of Jersey City, New Jersey, but at the time of her marriage a resident of Tennessee. To Mr. and Mrs. Snyder were born three children: Meta, married H. H. Williams, Clinton, Missouri; Charles W., who served in the Eleventh United States Infantry during the Spanish American War. He made a good military record but his health failed while he was in the service and he died May 27, 1900; Margaret C., is unmarried and resides with her father in Clinton. Mrs. Mattie Snyder died May 25, 1912, at the age of seventy-one years. Mr. Snyder has always been identified with the Republican party although in a political sense he is inclined to be independent. As he expresses it, he proposes to do his own thinking. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and also the Ancient Order of United Workmen. ==================================================================== SNYDER, Ernest W. - b: 1838 Saxony, Germany source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 543 residence: Clinton Twp Ernest W. Snyder, real estate, loan and insurance agent, was born in Saxony, Germany, March 28, 1838. When twelve years of age, he with his parents emigrated to America, and settled in Nicholas County, West Virginia, where they resided three years, removing thence to Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. There our subject was brought up and educated, and there he resided until 1857. Coming to Missouri, he located in Franklin County where he was engaged in blacksmithing. In the spring of 1858 he returned to Pennsylvania, and after a short visit went to Will County, Illinois, and became occupied in farming. In the spring of 1859. he removed to Cumberland County, Tennessee, and continued agricultural pursuits till November, 1863. Then he settled in Louisville, Kentucky, remained one year, subsequently went to Goodlettsville, Tennessee, and farmed near that town till the spring of 1866, when he took up his location in Nelson County, Kentucky. After one year's residence there, he came to Henry County, Missouri, and followed farming about a year. In 1868 he engaged in his present business. Mr. Snyder was married March 28, 1861, to Miss Gertrude DeLaVergle, a native of New York. They have seven children: Anna A., Charles L., George R., Ernest F., Louie B., Walter, and Gertrude H. Mr. S. is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the A. O. U. W. fraternities, and also belongs to the Presbyterian Church. In 1870, he was elected justice of the peace of this township and served in that office for five years. He has been a member of the city council one term. ==================================================================== SNYDER, Jacob F. source: 1919 History of Henry Co MO, Uel W. Lamkin, Historical Publishing Co - page: 818 residence: Osage Twp Jacob F. Snyder, a prominent farmer and stockman of Osage township, is a native son of Henry County. He was born in this township September 10, 1869, and is a son of Rudolph and Mary Snyder. The Snyder family came to Henry County from Ohio in the early fifties. They came by steamboat as far as Warsaw and from there walked to their future home in Osage township. The father died about 1889, and the mother departed this life in 1903. Their remains rest side by side in Mount Zion Cemetery. They were the parents of the following children: Elizabeth, deceased; Mary, married Lawrence Acker and resides in Hickory County, Missouri; Philip, deceased; J. D. lives at Lowery City, Missouri; M. R., Johnson County, Missouri, and Jacob F., the subject of this sketch. Jacob F. Snyder was reared to manhood in Henry County and received his education in the public schools. He has followed farming and stock raising since early life and is one of the successful farmers and stockmen of southern Henry County. His farm is known as "Grand View Stock Farm," and is one of the ideal places of Osage township. It is located about eight miles south and east of Brownington. on the Warsaw and Brownington road. Mr. Snyder owns 1,040 acres of some of the most valuable land in the county. The place is well improved and all modern farming methods are in vogue here. Mr. Snyder is one of the extensive stockmen of this section and ships from three to five carloads of cattle and hogs annually. He also raises horses and mules on an extensive scale. July 23, 1890, Jacob F. Snyder was united in marriage with Miss Emma E. Knisely, a daughter of Joseph and Affia (Hopple) Knisely, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Pennsylvania. They were early settlers in Henry County, coming here about 1868. They are both now deceased and their remains are buried in the Mount Zion Cemetery. They were the parents of the following children: Alta Ann, deceased; Emma E. married Jacob F. Snyder, the subject of this sketch; M. R. resides in Osage township, and Mrs. Bertha Stewart, Osage township. To Jacob F. Snyder and wife have been born the following children: Ruby married Claud Greenwell, Osage township; Don R. married Lena Stewart and lives in Osage township; Lena, at home with her parents; Florence married Perry Barker, Osage township; Jacob F. Jr.; Audra Earl and Violet B. The three last mentioned reside at home with their parents. Mr. Snyder is one of the substantial men of Henry County and the Snyder family are well known and highly respected. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================