Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Snyder, Peter C.
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Joe Patterson, Patricia Bastik & Susan Walters Dec 2009

Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Bedminster Township


PETER C. SNYDER farmer, P.O. Tohickon, is a great-grandson 
of Michael Snyder, a former resident of Nockamixon township. 
 His son, also named Michael, was the grandfather of Peter 
C.  He removed to this township, where he worked at his 
trade of blacksmith, also farming a small place.  He died in 
1865.  He was twice married, and had three children by each 
wife.  A son of the first wife, named Peter, was the father 
of our subject.  He was born in this township, lived here 
all his life, and died October 20, 1865, when he was 66 
years old.  His wife was Christiana, daughter of John 
Crouthamel.  She died in March, 1874.  Their children were:  
Elizabeth, wife of Eli Miller; Catherine, wife of George 
Hockman; Amanda, widow of Cornelius Frantz; and Mary, widow 
of Isaac Steeley, all living in this township; Sarah, wife 
of John Weimer, in Northampton county; Lewis, who died young 
and Peter C., who was born March 21, 1842, on the place 
where he now lives.  He followed carpentering for twelve 
years, then for five years worked at butchering.  He then 
went into cattle-droving, which he still carries on in 
connection with farming. December 23, 1860, he was married 
to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary Magdalena (Trauger) 
Romig.  Her father now lives in Springtown, and is in his 
75th year.  Her mother died April 7, 1887.  Mr. and Mrs. 
Snyder have had sixteen children:  William Henry, Mary Ann, 
Sylvester and Horace, who died young; Isaac, living in 
Perkasie; Elsworth, in this township; Agnes, who is the wife 
of Wilson H. Beish, also in this township; and John Solomon, 
Amanda, Alice (a twin sister of Agnes), Peter, Emma 
Elizabeth, Franklin, Harvey, Anna Minerva, and Sabilla, who 
live with their parents.  Mr. Snyder and his wife are 
members of the Keller Lutheran church, and he bears the 
reputation of an honest man and a good citizen.