Homer Snyder^[1]

1886 - 1952  (66 years)

• Name	Homer Snyder
  Born	7 Jun 1886	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farm Laborer
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-6071.2
  Died	22 Nov 1952	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I19241	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Ephraim S. Snyder,   b. 27 Apr 1862, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 May 1950, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Emma E. Horst,   b. 25 Jan 1865, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Feb 1958, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1885	North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 9]
  Family ID	F4909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Mary Kennell,   b. 16 Feb 1896, , Michigan, USA ,   d. 1984  (Age 87 years)
  Married	28 Mar 1917	Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Ward Laverne Snyder,   b. 2 Feb 1920, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jun 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   2. Hilda Mae Snyder,   b. 6 Oct 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F8912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Homer Snyder, 66, RR1 Baden, well known Wilmot Tp. farmer, died at KW Hospital Sat. afternoon following a brief illness. Born June 7, 1886 in Wilmot Tp., he was the s/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Snyder. He married Annie Kennell at Shakespeare March 28, 1917. She survives withone son, Ward Snyder, Kitchener. One daughter, Mrs. Howard Shantz,predeceased him July 14, 1952. Also surviving are two brothers, Edgar, Baden; Harley, Glendale, Calif.;three sisters, Mrs. Walter Holwell, Mrs. Clara Schmidt, both of Baden,and Mrs. Percy Hofstetter, Plattsville. He leaves five grandsons...... _________________________ Homer Snyder, 66, RR2 Baden, who died at KW Hospital Sat. after a brief illness, is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ephraim Snyder. Yesterday's obituary listed her as being dead. _____________ Homer Snyder Following a brief illness, Homer Snyder of R.R. 2, Baden, passed away at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital last Saturday afternoon, at the age of 66 years. The deceased was a son of Mrs. Ephraim Snyder and the late Mr. Snyder and was born in Wilmot Twp. on June 7th, 1886. Following his marriage to Annie Kennel of Shakespeare on March 28, 1917, he resided on Erb's Road, north-east of Baden. He is survived by his widow, and one son, Ward, of Kitchener, and his mother. A daughter. Mrs. Howard (Hilda) Shantz, predeceased him in July of this year. Also surviving are two brothers, Edgar, Baden; Harley, Glendale, Cal., three sisters, Mrs. Walter Holwell, Mrs. Clara Schmidt; both of Baden, and Mrs. Percy Hofstetter, Plattsville. He leaves five grandsons. Funeral services were held at the Shantz Mennonite Church, north of Baden on Wednesday afternoon with Rev. Bruce Amy, pastor of Lisbon Evangelical-United Brethren Church, of which deceased was a member. Burial was made in the Lisbon Church cemetery. New Hamburg Independent, December 5, 1952

  
  

• 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..., 303. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Homer Snyder Born: 7 Jun 1886 County: Waterloo Father: Ephraim Snyder Mother: Emma Hasch Synder [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 7. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link. Snyder / Homer Snyder / 1886-1952 / Annie Kennell / his beloved wife / 1896-1984 / [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Homer Snyder Born: Wilmot Township Age: 30 Father: Ephrim Snyder Mother: Emma Horst Born: abt 1887 Spouse: Annie Mary Kennel Age: 21 born: MI Father: Jacob Kennel Mother: Lousie Nichalos married 28 Mar 1917 [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Homer Snyder Born: 7 Jun 1886 County: Waterloo Father: Ephraim Snyder Mother: Emma [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 7. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 50. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Emma Horst Born: North Easthope Age: 21 Father: Jacob Horst Mother: Barbara Horst Born: abt 1864 Spouse: Ephraim Schneider Age: 23 born: Wilmot Father: John Schneider Mother: M G Schantz Schneider married 2 Dec 1885

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Jun 1886 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Mar 1917 - Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Died - 22 Nov 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth