Edwin W. M. Snyder^{[1, 2]}

1887 - 1947  (59 years)

• Name	Edwin W. M. Snyder
  Born	31 Oct 1887	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Edwin W. M. Schneider
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farm Laborer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer, Farm
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-5980.7
  Died	27 Apr 1947  [6]
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I17146	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph B. Snyder,   b. 20 Jan 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 May 1938  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Veronica "Fanny" Weber,   b. 19 Feb 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 May 1934  (Age 77 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1876	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F4483	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah B. Gingerich,   b. 5 May 1891, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1950, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1911  [6]
  Children	1. Cleason G. Snyder,   b. 11 Dec 1912, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Feb 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)   2. Nelson G. Snyder,   b. 17 Apr 1914, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Sep 1993, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   3. Roy Snyder,   b. 23 Oct 1915, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 2015  (Age 99 years)   4. Minerva G. Snyder,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 2003, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   5. Erma G. Snyder,   b. 20 Jun 1924,   d. 14 Jul 2016  (Age 92 years)   6. Orville G. Snyder,   b. 1926,   d. 1963  (Age 37 years)   7. Joseph G. "Joe" Snyder,   b. 24 Jun 1928,   d. 20 Mar 2013, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F29472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Snyder.-Edwin W., son of the late Joseph Snyder, was born Oct. 31, 1887; died April 27, 1947; aged 59 y. 5 m. 27 d. His death resulted from a heart attack. On Dec. 5, 1911 he was united in marriage to Leah Gingrich. Surviving are 7 children (Cleason, Nelson, Roy, Minerva-Mrs. Roy Brubacher, Erma, Orville, and Joseph), one brother (Ephraim, St. Jacobs, Ont.), and 4 sisters (Leah-Mrs. John Martin, Linwood, Ont.; Lucinda-Mrs. Daniel Martin, Floradale, Ont.; Anna-Mrs. Noah Horst, Elmira, Ont.; and Fannie-Mrs. Ishmael Martin, Conestoga, Ont.). One son (Loren), one daughter (Vera), and 3 brothers (Noah, Simeon, and Joseph) predeceased him. Early in life he united with the Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the St. Jacobs Church, April 30, in charge of Roy S. Koch and Jesse B. Martin. Interment was made in the Conestoga Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XL, Number 8 - May 20, 1947, page 182, 183

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 291. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 612. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo C-3 Page 11. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 11. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 5. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 20, 1947 - Obituary of Edwin Snyder. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 18. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 26. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 010970-76. Joseph Snyder, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Christian & Barbara Married Frany Weber, 19, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Samuel & Anna, Witn Samuel Weber & Christian Snyder of Waterloo Twp, 5 December 1876 in Waterloo Twp.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Oct 1887 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Farm - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth