Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Ida F. Snider

Female 1866 - 1944  (77 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Ida F. Snider was born 30 Sep 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Menno S. Snider and Harriet Fields); died 1944; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6305
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; at Home
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    Ida Snider, "was born September 30th, 1866. She is home and unmarried."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Menno S. Snider was born 22 Aug 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry Snider and Elizabeth Snider); died 9 Feb 1917, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6304
    • Occupation: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Occupation: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Occupation: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Miller
    • Residence: 1911, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    Menno S. Snyder, Was born August 22nd, 1838. When a young man he entered his father's mills in Conestogo where he served his apprenticeship in the business which he has so successfully carried on for the last twenty years. Shortly before his father's death he became proprietor of the Conestogo Roller Flour Mills. Some four years ago he purchased the Salem Mills and is now engaged in manufacturing some of the finest brands of flour put on the market. Mr. Snider is well known by the farmers of Woolwich and other townships and is highly respected by all. he is first-class business man and courteous and pleasing in manners, thus making him one of our highly esteemed citizens of the county. On November 6th, 1865, he was married to Harriet Fields who was born January 30th, 1845. They reside in Conestogo and have had a family of seven children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    Conestogo - At noon Friday, there passed away, at his late residence, Mr. Menno Snider, after a brief illness of two days, of broncho-pheumonia, at the age of 78 years, 5 months and 18 days.

    Deceased was born in Waterloo Township on august 22nd, 1838. In 1865 he was married to Harriet Fields, who predeceased him by nineteen years. He succeeded his father in the milling business here which he has since carried on. The deceased had occasion in his daily business to come in to contact with a large number of people, whose respect he won and retained through fair and honest treatment no matter from how near or far the customers came in. He is survived by several brothers and sisters and by three sons and four daughters, namely: Walter, Ida and Mabel, here; Oliver, of Herbert, Sask.; ralph, of Battle Creek, Mich.; Eleanor, of Saskatoon, and Harriet, Mrs. Wm. Schinbein, of Cabri, Sask.

    The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and was attended by a large number of friends and acquaintances who came to pay a last tribute to the departed. Burial took place at the Mennonite Cemetery at Bloomingdale. The sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved family.

    Elmira Signet Feb 15 1917

    Menno married Harriet Fields 6 Nov 1865, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Harriet (daughter of Charles James "James" Fields and Mary Anne North) was born 30 Jan 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1898, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Jul 1898, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Harriet FieldsHarriet Fields was born 30 Jan 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Charles James "James" Fields and Mary Anne North); died 29 Jul 1898, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Jul 1898, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43042782
    • Name: Harriet Snider
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6304.1
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist

    Notes:

    It is our sad duty to record the death of Mrs. Menno Snider this week. Mrs Snider who had been ailing for some time was removed to the Guelph Hospital a week ago on Sunday, where she died on Friday afternoon. Her remains were brought home and buried on Sunday in the burying ground near Bloomingdale. Rev., Mr. Watson of Elmira performed the last rites for the deceased. Her age was 53 yrs. and 6 mos. She leaves a husband, 4 daughters and sons to mourn her loss. The entire community sympathizes with them in their sad affliction.

    The Elmira Advertiser-4 Aug 1898 pg 1

    Children:
    1. 1. Ida F. Snider was born 30 Sep 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1944; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. William Schneider was born 1869, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Walter James Snider was born 30 Sep 1869, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Apr 1927, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Emma Maud Snider was born 10 Jan 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Mar 1879; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Eleanor Grace "Nellie" Snider was born 11 Sep 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Feb 1942; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Oliver Arthur Snider was born 2 Dec 1876, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Mabel Annie Snider was born 2 Aug 1879, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1969; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Ralph F. Snider was born 20 Sep 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died May 1942, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Harriet Mary Snider was born 11 Apr 1890, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry SniderHenry Snider was born 2 Feb 1811, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Yost Schneider and Maria "Mary" Erb); died 22 Jan 1877, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Land: Waterloo Township - Wilson's Tract (Upper Block) Lot Oxbox, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Name: Heinrich Schneider
    • Residence: Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6302
    • Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Elected Office: 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; councillor - Waterloo Township
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer
    • Residence: 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Notes:

    Henry Snider, "the youngest of old Jacob Schneider's large family, was born near Bloomingdale, Ontario, February 2nd, 1811. On march 27th, 1836, he was married to Elizabeth daughter of Jacob C. and Elizabeth (Cressman) Snider. She was born April 19th, 1817. Soon after his married he moved on his father's old homestead where she died January 13th, 1855. Some time after the decease of his wife he was again married to Margaret, daughter of Conrad and Margaret (Kraft) Brehm. She was born October 9th, 1836. Besides being proprietor of the large farm now in possession of his son, Josiah, Mr. Snider was owner of the large roller flour mills in Conestogo, now in possession of his son, Menno S. he and the late Samuel S. Shantz always took an active part in all municipal matters pertaining to their native township and county, Waterloo. Mr. Snider was one of the first parties advocating the necessity of forming a County Agricultural Society, and after its formation was chosen as one of its first directors which position he held for many years in succession. He died January 22nd, 1877. After his decease his widow moved to St. Jacobs where she still resides"

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].


    Death of Mr. Henry Snyder - The Berlin Telegraph says: - It is with feelings of sorrow that we record the death of an old and respected resident of the township of Waterloo, Mr. Henry Snyder, which took place at his residence near Bloomingdale on Monday last, the 22nd inst., after a lingering illness of about three months, aged 66 years. The deceased was one of the oldest residents of this county and was born in the old homestead, where he died, in the year 1810, his parents having settled there some four years before that date. He was widely known and highly esteemed in the community. He always took an active part in aiding every commendable public object, enjoying a large share of public confidence, and occupied the position of Councilor of the Township of Waterloo for several years and represented that township in the Provisional County Council at the time of the separation of Waterloo from the union with Wellington and Grey in 1852. For the last ten years he took an active interest in the affairs of the Agricultural Society of this riding, of which he was at one time the President. He was known as a warm and consistent Reformer. His death will be generally lamented, but especially by those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. His funeral, which took place at Bloomingdale, was largely attended.

    Galt Reporter Feb 2 1877 pg 1

    Henry married Elizabeth Snider 27 Mar 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob C. Snider and Elizabeth Cressman) was born 19 Apr 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1855, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Snider was born 19 Apr 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Jacob C. Snider and Elizabeth Cressman); died 13 Jan 1855, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elisabeth Schneider
    • Name: Elizabeth Snider
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-5881
    • Residence: 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Noah Snider was born 19 Jan 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Sep 1858, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 2. Menno S. Snider was born 22 Aug 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Feb 1917, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Sarah Snider was born 2 Oct 1840, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 Oct 1894; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Rachel Snider was born 18 May 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Aug 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Aaron Snider was born 31 May 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 16 Oct 1921, near, Floradale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Mayor Simon S. Snyder was born 31 Mar 1846, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Mar 1902, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Susannah Snider was born 7 Oct 1849, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1923; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Josiah Snider was born 3 Dec 1851, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Nov 1922, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Elizabeth Snider was born 19 Mar 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Jan 1883, Blumenthal, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Charles James "James" Fields was born 1 Oct 1815, , England; died 29 Dec 1888, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maitland Cemetery, Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • Business: Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Conestogo Distillery
    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134752132
    • Name: James Fields
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48671
    • Residence: 1849, Garafraxa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario

    Charles — Mary Anne North. Mary was born 4 Mar 1819, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 16 Jul 1886, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maitland Cemetery, Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Anne North was born 4 Mar 1819, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario; died 16 Jul 1886, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Maitland Cemetery, Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario.

    Other Events:

    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134752150
    • Name: Mary Anne Fields
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48672

    Children:
    1. John Fields was born 1842, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Nov 1877, Goderich, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Harriet Fields was born 30 Jan 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Jul 1898, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried 31 Jul 1898, Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. James Fields was born 1847, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. George Fields was born 14 Jun 1868; died 6 Mar 1870, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Winterbourne Pioneer Methodist Cemetery, Winterbourne, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jacob Yost Schneider was born 24 Jan 1764, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (son of Jacob Schneider and Maria Herschi); died 6 Feb 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Land: Bloomingdale Mennonite Church, Bloomingdale, Waterloo, Ontario; donated land for church
    • Name: Yoch Schneider
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-6103
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 069, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Wilson's Tract (Upper Block) Lot 9, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - Wilson's Tract (Upper Block) Lot 11, Waterloo County, Ontario
    • Residence: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Probate: 8 Mar 1853, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Jacob (Yoch) Schneider, "the seventh member of his father's family, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, January 24th, 1764. In 1790 he was married to Mary, daughter of Christian and Mary (Scherch) Erb (No. 2777). She was born March 2nd, 1766 and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, near Bloomingdale, August 27th, 1835. In 1806 he, with his wife and family, his brother Christian and family, and others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County. Old Yoch, as he was generally called, settled on the east bank of the Grand River, near Bloomingdale, on the farms now possessed by Benjamin S. Snyder, Josiah S. Snyder, and Rev. Menno B. Bowman where he was engaged in farming and acquiring real estate so as to be able to give a large farm to each one of his children. His family consisted of ten children and were all married save one, and resided within the same neighborhood. He died February 6th, 1853,."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    Jacob Snider: The Last Will and Testament of Jacob Snider, late of the Township of Waterloo.

    I, Jacob Snider, Sr. of the Township of Waterloo, Yeoman, being of sound and perfect mind and memory…I give and bequeath to all my sons and daughters, share and share alike, all my freehold and personal property of what kind and nature soever, except my farm, Levi Bechtel now living on for which I hold the deed for which is Lot No. 69 in Waterloo aforesaid, the said Levi Bechtel is to have the benefit of the said Lot during his natural life, then the said lot is to fall to his children, and all the share and shares arising out of my property after my decease which falls to my daughter Magdalene, wife of Levi Bechtel and will remain for the heirs of daughter Magdalene, except for the yearly interest, which Levi Bechtel was to have during his natural life. Should my said daughter Magdalena die, and Levi marry again, he should still have the benefit of the farm, but not the interest of any money out of the estate. .Further, I order and desire and it is my Will that the share that falls to 'my' daughter Elizabeth Snider shall remain on interest during her life, for which interest my daughter Elizabeth Snider shall be kept during her life with good and sufficient meal and drink, washing and lodging and other things necessary for her comfortable support during her life, and after her death, her share is to be divided amongst the other sons and daughters, except Magdalene, wife of Levi Bechtel, who is to have the interest or he as long as he does not marry again, and after hid decease all shall fall his children the heirs of my daughter Magdalene, the Lot No. 69, which I hold the deed will be seen by the receipts after my decease aled also notes signed by Levi Bechtel as well as by others so that all my estate will be made equally share and share alike as before mentioned, always to save her share for her and her children only the benefit of the farm during his natural life and the interest of all moneys till he married again, then that is to be stopped for his first children…And I do nominate, constitute and appoint in full power, as my own person, my son Christian J. Snider and my son Jacob J. Snider, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament.

    Will dated 24th June 1841
    Witnesses Jacob S. Shoemaker and Henry Snider.
    Proved 8th March 1853
    Died [not entered]
    Inventory given of £646/3/6


    Wills of Waterloo County Register A 1853-1871, transcribed by Frances Hoffman

    Residence:
    Lived with son Henry.

    Jacob married Maria "Mary" Erb 1790. Maria (daughter of Christian Erb and Maria Scherch) was born 2 Mar 1766, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania; died 27 Aug 1835, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Maria "Mary" Erb was born 2 Mar 1766, Warwick Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of Christian Erb and Maria Scherch); died 27 Aug 1835, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Maria "Mary" Schneider
    • Name: Mary Erb
    • Eby ID Number: 00032-2777.8
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image

    Children:
    1. Christian J. Schneider was born 14 Mar 1791, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Sep 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Anna Schneider was born 4 Jun 1792, . Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 11 May 1837, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Jacob J. Snider was born 15 Jan 1794, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 23 Oct 1862, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Maria Snyder was born 8 Jan 1796, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Feb 1883, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Benjamin Snyder, Sr. was born 15 Jan 1798, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Apr 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John Snyder was born 1 Mar 1800, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 19 Feb 1893, North Of Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Elizabeth Schneider was born 5 Jun 1802, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 28 Jul 1848, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Susannah Schneider was born 4 Jun 1804, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania; died 2 Apr 1837, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Magdalena Schneider was born 6 Dec 1806, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 May 1895, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. 4. Henry Snider was born 2 Feb 1811, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Jan 1877, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Jacob C. Snider was born 19 Feb 1791, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania (son of Christian Schneider and Elizabeth Erb); died 19 Jun 1865, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Jun 1865, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Jacob C. Schneider
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-5817
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
    • Occupation: 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; miller
    • Residence: 1845, 194 Forsyth Dr., Waterloo, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Jacob C. Snider "was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, February 19th, 1791. On July 21st., 1812, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Anna (Schowalter) Cressman. She was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, June 10th, 1791 and died in Waterloo, Ontario, January 12th, 1879. Soon after his marriage he moved on his farm a little to the west of the town of Waterloo where he resided until his death. Not many years after his arrival in Waterloo County he purchased the mill property belonging to the estate of Abraham Erb. Here he was engaged, besides farming, in the milling and saw-mill business and later erected the distillery. He died June 19th, 1865, leaving a family of nine children

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church

    The congregation was founded in 1837 by Rev. F.W. Bindemann, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kitchener; early services were held in homes or other suitable meeting places. Property for the first church building was purchased from Jacob C. Snider for 5 shillings (approximately $1.25). The cornerstone was laid in the spring of 1838 and dedication services in the new church at 72 King Street North in Waterloo were held in the fall of the same year. Rev. Bindemann was pastor. He was replaced in 1841 by Rev. Jacob Huettner of Preston who then ministered to both congregations. When the church's first membership list was compiled on October 24, 1841, the congregation numbered sixteen persons.

    The frame church was destroyed by fire and replaced by a new, larger one in 1883. This, too, was destroyed by fire - on October 31, 1959. The congregation then built a new stone church at a new location on Willow Street, with dedication taking place on October 14, 1962.

    Early pastors except for Rev. Bindemann (1837-1841), who was asked to resign in 1841, were Revs. J. Huettner (1841-1849), F.A. Peifer, Immanuel Wurster (1851-1855), and Jacob Hoelsche who began his ministry in 1855. Rev. Wurster ministered to St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Preston jointly with St. John's for one year until assuming charge of only Preston in 1855.

    Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose

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    On the 19th of June, in Waterloo Co., C.W., of liver complaint and dropsy, Jacob Schneider, aged 74 years, and 4 months. He was born in Franklin Co., Pa., in 1791, emigrated with his father to Waterloo Co., C.W., in 1805; married to Elizabeth Kressman in 1812, and leaves an aged widow and 5 children to mourn their loss. He was calm and composed during his sickness and we hope he has gone from this weary world to rest in his Father's house in heaven. He was buried on the 21st, followed to the grave by a large concourse of relatives and friends, on which occasion the brethren Geo. R. Schmidt and Joseph Hegey preached a funeral discourse from Rev. 3: 21. "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I I(sic) also overcome, and am set down with my Father in his throne." E.S.

    Herald of Truth July 1865 - Vol. II, No.7 Page 56

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    On September 1st, 1829, Abraham Erb transferred 240 acres of land including his saw-mill and flour-mill to Jacob C. Snider, who had moved from Pennsylvania to a farm a little west of the present town, and Mr. Snider, great-grandfather of Frederick W. Snider, who is now, with his partner, the owner of the same flour mill, carried on business here for many years.

    As the waterpower was not sufficient for his purposes, he installed a steam plant. As he then had more power than he required, he added a distillery to his other lines, and this branch of the business was carried on actively for a long time.

    His son Elias then rented the mill, and, as he objected to having the still, his father removed it to his own farm. Jacob C Snider transferred 320 acres to his son Elias in 1853, (see County Records), including the mill property and much of what is now the central part of town. A landmark for many years was a tall poplar tree which stood near the mill. It was said that early in the century a poplar switch was used to drive a team of horses from Pennsylvania, and, on his arrival, the driver planted the switch near the mill. It grew to be a very large tree, five feet or more in diameter, and for many years a heavy cable circled it several times as an anchor for a tall iron smokestack, the bark finally growing over the cable. The tree was cut down in the 90's to make way for street improvements, the tree having been planted before there was a street.

    The community had a very slow growth for three decades or more after Abraham Erb first located in the cedar swamp, for Jacob C. Snider, like his predecessor, was not anxious to sell his land in small lots to intending settlers. He had a large family and preferred holding his lands as an inheritance.

    ....In the year 1854, Elias Snider sold most of his holdings of land to John Hoffman and Isaac Weaver, retaining the mill property, the dam and various lots. The price obtained was said to have been $32,000. The land was surveyed by Mr. Schofield, a well known Berlin surveyor of that time, staked off into lots, and the lots sold.

    Sixteenth Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, 1928, A Historical Sketch of the Town of Waterloo, Ontario, Clayton W. Wells, L.D.S., D. D. S.

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    Snider - Forsyth - Home
    194 Forsyth Dr, Waterloo
    Part of Lot 22, German Company Tract



    The Germany Company, originating in Pennsylvania, was initially comprised of 26 shareholders. These shareholders raised 10,000 pounds to purchase 60,000 acres of property which came to be known as Waterloo Township. The property was bought from Richard Beasley. He, along with two partners, had purchased a total of 94,012 acres from the Crown who held the land in trust for Chief Joseph Brant of the Mohawk or Five Nations Indians. This transaction took place in 1798.

    Lot 22 of the German Company Tract originally comprised 448 acres stretching between boundaries now defined approximately by streets Erb and Glasgow. It was sold by David and Jacob Erb, agents of the German Company, to Abraham Gingrich in 1805. In 1815, David Gingrich, Abraham's son, sold the lot to John Binkley of Ancaster. Binkley, in turn, sold the entire 448 acres to Jacob C. Snider in 1842.

    Jacob C Snider was a Mennonite. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1790 and worked as a yeoman. His wife, Elizabeth, was born in 1791. The house at 194 Forsyth Drive was built by Jacob C. Snider in 1845. This fact is recorded in the census records of 1861. The original house was a two-storey, typical Georgian frame with walls 15 - 16 inches thick. These walls were made of concrete and brick, and were covered by a clapboard exterior. The entire house, at that time, was comprised of the present day living room and centre hall.

    In 1853, Jacob C. sold the property to his nephew, Samuel S., a farmer. In 1864, Samuel took out a mortgage for $6,000 from the Canada Permanent Building Society. The mortgage was discharged in 1863 according to the 1861 census. Samuel and his wife Anna had 8 children - Cyrus, Elizabeth, Catherine, Hiram, Samuel, Menno, Susanna and Titus. With a family of this size it is speculated that the money was used for very needy additions. These included four second floor bedrooms, a third floor attic, a dining room, and the present-day kitchen. The architectural design of the addition was Gothic rather than the original Georgian. This is evident in the pointed cathedral window, the centre peaked roof, and the decorative mouldings above the east and west entrances to the centre hall.

    One of the interesting additions to the house involves a separate building of brick construction which may be entered from the living room of the main house. The date of this addition is unclear according to some reports. It was used as a laundry prior to 1936. In a recent interview with Mrs. Howard Snider, who moved into the house as a new bride in 1929,[Howard and Linda were married in 1919] this addition was referred to by her as the "milk house," for the farm was still operational in those years. Mrs. Snider's daughter recalls, "my sister was old enough then to do the selling [of milk] to the townspeople. We would bring the milk from the barn, and use the milk house as our dairy." It is quite possible, however, that this building had been constructed prior to 1851 as "the doddy house" of Jacob and Elizabeth, for the census records of that year described their home as a "one storey brick." It was a very common Mennonite practice in those days for parents to have an add-on building constructed to the home of a son or daughter. Housed in this room is an enormous Dutch oven which was used for cooking. It remains uncertain whether this was the original location, or whether it had been relocated from another area of the house. While the large metal doors used to close the oven have been removed to expose the hearth, the cranes for supporting huge cooking pots remain.

    Of the 448 acre property, Samuel sold 117 acres to his son, Titus, in 1903 for $8,000. In 1908, the executors of Titus Snider sold the property to George H. Hahn for $10,550. Six years later, the land was returned to the Snider family, this time to Jacob S., a ninth child of Samuel S., born after the 1861 census. The cost was $17,550. For the same amount Jacob sold the land to his son Howard S. in 1929. Jacob and his family then moved to the farm house now designated as 131 William Street West [Waterloo]. Howard sold various parcels of his land off, including a sizeable portion to the Westmount Golf and Country Club, and 56 acres, a
    at a cost of $16,782 to John Derby C. Forsyth.

    The Forsyths, who purchased the property in 1936 never lived at 194 Forsyth Drive, the street which now bears his name. It was purchased as a guest house. Shortly after they acquired the property, the old barn was torn down and an elaborate new one was built. Pine beams from the old were salvaged and sawed into mellow panelling for the livingroom and master bedroom of the house. "He didn't want to leave the land empty," said Mrs. Forsyth, "so he put in grain and bought a herd of purebred Jersey cattle. He lost money every year."

    In 1947, the house was sold to Dominion Life Assurance Company. They planned a housing development and put the house up for sale. While the tender of Dr. Archie Case was not the highest submitted, his plans for the house most appealed to the company, and the property became his the following year. In his renovations, three-quarters of the house was replastered, and the old fashioned closed stairway was opened onto the centre hall. Part of the livingroom was put up on jacks, and garages were constructed under it at basement level. Adverse to change of any sort in the refurbishing, Dr. Case contracted for copies of the rotting window sashes, interior trim; and clapboard for exterior repairs was specially milled.

    In 1963, the house was sold to Mr. and Mrs. J. Askin. Subsequent owners to the Askins included Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Epp in 1978 - 1980, and a Ms. D. Crossan and a Mr. D. Zimmer, 1980 - 1982.

    Much of the research for the history was done by Marg Rowell, Waterloo. This was printed with permission by Marion Roes from the framed history hanging in the hall of the 2008 owners.

    Jacob married Elizabeth Cressman 21 Jul 1812. Elizabeth (daughter of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter) was born 10 Jun 1791, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Jan 1879, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth Cressman was born 10 Jun 1791, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania (daughter of John Cressman and Anna Schowalter); died 12 Jan 1879, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Elizabeth Snider
    • Eby ID Number: 00028-2064
    • Grave Photograph - Find A Grave: Gravestone Image
    • Residence: 1845, 194 Forsyth Dr., Waterloo, Ontario
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Elizabeth Cressman, "the third daughter, was born June 10th, 1791. She was married to Jacob C. Schneider who was born February 19th, 1791, and died June 19th, 1865. She died January 12th, 1879. To them were born nine children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Mary Snider was born 19 May 1813, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Nov 1831; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Rev. Elias Snider was born 3 Sep 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Apr 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 5. Elizabeth Snider was born 19 Apr 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1855, Near Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Menno C. Snyder was born 15 Aug 1819, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Feb 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Jacob C. Snider was born 12 Jan 1822, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1857, Desjardin Canal, Near Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Anna Snider was born 23 Jul 1824, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1890, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Daniel C. Snider was born 4 Apr 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1889, West Of Waterloo Park, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Susannah Snider was born 4 Apr 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 14 May 1916; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Christian Snider was born 16 May 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1836, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.