Biographies:  Alonzo & Harry SNYDER, Hillsdale, Barron Co., WI 

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Alonzo Snyder and Harry Snyder, of the Snyder Brothers Mercantile Co.,
general merchants of Hillsdale Village, were born in Plymouth, Indiana, 
Sept. 22, 1897, and Aug. 28, 1900, respectively, the sons of Charles W. and 
Rebecca (Kitch) Snyder. They were brought to Maple Grove Township by their 
parents and were here reared and educated.  In 1914, Alonzo became a clerk 
in the store of P. M. L. Nelson, a prominent merchant of Hillsdale Village 
at that time. In 1918, Harry also became a clerk in the same store. The two 
brothers formed a partnership in 1920, under the name of the Snyder Brothers 
Mercantile Co., and bought out Mr. Nelson.  They carry a full line of goods 
valued at nearly $20,000, and are well along the highway to success. The 
village is excellently located in regard to the rich farming and dairying 
disricts of southern Barron County and northern Dunn County, and the young 
men are attracting a good trade by the excellence of their goods, the honesty 
of their methods and the courtesy of their bearing. Alonzo Snyder was married 
Oct. 6, 1915, to Ida May Smith, daughter of Ebner and Alice (Bowls) Smith, 
natives of Pennsylvania, who now reside in Barron City, this county. Mr. and 
Mrs. Alonzo Snyder have two children, Naomi A. and Jack B.  Harry Snyder was 
married Feb. 12, 1920, to Winnie Barton, daughter of Isaac and Mollie 
(McAdams) Barton, who farmed in Maple Grove Township until 1916, and now
live in Hillsdale, this county. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Snyder have one son, Keith,
born April 7, 1921.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 516