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

Homer Snyder[1]

Male 1886 - 1952  (66 years)


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  • Name Homer Snyder 
    Born 7 Jun 1886  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1911  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farm Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00106-6071.2 
    Died 22 Nov 1952  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I19241  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

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

    Family Annie Mary Kennell,   b. 16 Feb 1896, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 28 Mar 1917  Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Ward Laverne Snyder,   b. 2 Feb 1920, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jun 2006, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. Hilda Mae Snyder,   b. 6 Oct 1922, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1952, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    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......

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      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.

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      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 
    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..., 303.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Homer Snyder Born: 7 Jun 1886 County: Waterloo Father: Ephraim Snyder Mother: Emma Hasch Synder

    3. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-6 Page 7.

    4. [S159] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Shantz Mennonite CC#4566 Internet Link.
      Snyder / Homer Snyder / 1886-1952 / Annie Kennell / his beloved wife / 1896-1984 /

    5. [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

    6. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Homer Snyder Born: 7 Jun 1886 County: Waterloo Father: Ephraim Snyder Mother: Emma

    7. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 7.

    8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 50.

    9. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jun 1886 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Laborer - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Mar 1917 - Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Nov 1952 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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