BIOS: Peter James SNYDER, Fort Hill, Somerset County, PA

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History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania; Bedford County by E. 
Howard Blackburn; Somerset County by William H. Welfley; v.3, Pub. The Lewis 
Publishing Company, New York/Chicago 1906, pg. 416

Peter James SNYDER.

Peter James Snyder, of Fort Hill, was born January 24, 1861, near Berlin, 
Brothers Valley township, son of William Snyder, grandson of George Snyder 
and great-grandson of Michael Snyder, a farmer of Brothers Valley township. 
George Snyder also was a Somerset county farmer.  William Snyder, son of 
George Snyder, was born in 1835, and like his father and grandfather followed 
agricultural pursuits in his native county.  He married Elizabeth, daughter of 
John and ______ (Real) Poister, the former a miller of Rockwood, and their 
family consisted of the following children: Peter James, of whom later; 
Elizabeth, at home; Ellen Hering, of Beaman, Iowa; and William J., of Green 
Mountain, Iowa.
Peter James Snyder, son of William and Elizabeth (Poister) Snyder, received 
his education in the Fort Hill school house, and has always led the life of a 
farmer within the boundaries of his native county of Somerset.  He has also 
been extensively engaged in the milling business, having operated the 
Wiltrout and Rockwood mills and now having charge of the Fort Hill mill.  In 
the sphere of politics he affiliates with the Republican party, giving to its 
principles and doctrines the aid of his support.  He is a memeber of the 
Church of God.
Mr. Snyder married, August 27, 1884, Victoria McClintock, of Addison 
township, Pennsylvania, and they are the parents of the following children: 
Mary Ellen, wife of Garfield Leslie, of Black township, two children, Mamie 
and Hazel; Lydia Amanda, wife of Frank Hay, of Black township; Maggie, Elmer 
Harrison, Annie, Minnie, Grant, Maud, Toilie, Laura, and Lester.