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

Ephraim A. Snyder[1, 2, 3]

Male 1850 - 1932  (81 years)


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  • Name Ephraim A. Snyder 
    Born 1 Jun 1850  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/108045858 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    United Bretheran 
    Occupation 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    United Brethren 
    Occupation 1873  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Agent 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    United Bretheren 
    Eby ID Number 00106-5991 
    Died 25 May 1932 
    Buried Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17555  Generations
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2026 

    Father Daniel B. Snyder,   b. 8 Feb 1825, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Mar 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Bechtel,   b. 25 Oct 1826, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1891, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 24 Oct 1848  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 8, 9
    Family ID F3210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Weaver,   b. 15 May 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1929, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1873  Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. Edna Snyder,   b. 20 Apr 1876, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1931, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Milton Astor Snyder,   b. 30 Jan 1878, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1952, , Miami-Dade Co., Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. Emma Elizabeth Snyder,   b. 30 Sep 1879, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1964, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     4. James Howard "Howard" Snyder,   b. 21 Aug 1881, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1979, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F4574  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ephraim A. Snyder, "was born June 1st, 1850. on December 2nd, 1873, he was married to Nancy Weaver. They reside in Sully County, Dakota, near Percilla P. O., where he is engaged in farming."

      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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 198.

    2. [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..., 590.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 013057-73.
      Ephraim Snyder, 23, occ. Farmer, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, son of Daniel B. and Elizabeth married Nancy Weaver, 24, b. Waterloo, res. Waterloo, daughter of Amos and Mary, witnessed by: Titus B. Snyder and Moses S. Weaver both of Freeport Waterloo Twp, 2 December 1873 at Freeport in Waterloo Twp.

    4. [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..., 293.

    5. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 2 Page 47.

    6. [S1946] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (South Division), Div. 4 Page 25.

    7. [S2767] aaaWaterloo Township 1871 South, Sect. 2 Page 54.

    8. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huttner report 120.
      Daniel B. Snyder, married to Elisabeth Bechtel. 24 Sept. 1848

    9. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose.
      BECHTEL, Elisabeth married 24 Oct 1848 To Daniel SCHNEIDER. minister J. Huttner

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Jun 1850 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Bretheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1873 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Dec 1873 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agent - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Bretheren - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Riverside Memorial Park, Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States Link to Google Earth
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