Levi S. Snyder^{[1, 2]}

1855 - 1925  (70 years)

• Name	Levi S. Snyder
  Born	17 Jun 1855	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Family Photograph	Levi S. Snyder and Hannah Clements
  		Levi and Hannah Snyder image from Lori Snyder 2015
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28324749
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	United Bretheren
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	United Brethren
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Evangelist
  Occupation	1921	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Evangelical
  Mental Illness	1925
  	suicide
  Eby ID Number	00106-6285
  Died	2 Dec 1925	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 12]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10, 12]
  Person ID	I20577	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	Jonas B. Snyder,   b. 26 May 1827, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1909, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Anna "Nancy" Stauffer,   b. 15 Jan 1834, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Oct 1911  (Age 77 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1850	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F439	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah B. Clemens,   b. 21 May 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1932, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1880  [1, 3, 11]
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F4561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Levi S. Snyder, "was born June 17th, 1855. On February 26th, 1880, he was married to Hannah B. Clemens (No. 1842). They reside near Bridgeport, on the "Young Peter Erb Place" where he is engaged in farming. "They have no family." 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.]. __________________ BRIDGEPORT MAN COMMITS SUICIDE Suffering From Mental Trouble Aged Patient Leaves Hospital; Found Hanging From Tree A search for Levi Snider, aged about 70, of Bridgeport, who escaped from the K-W hospital about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, ended at eight o'clock this morning, when his body was found hanging from a tree in front of the farm of William Shantz, Glasgow road, just outside the city limits. The man had committed suicide by hanging himself with a heavy scarf. When found by a resident of the Shantz farm, Snider had been dead for some hours. Coroner F. H. Kalbfleisch was of the opinion the man had been strangled. There will be no inquest. The late Mr. Snider had been a patient at the K-W hospital for less than a week . He was undergoing mental treatment and was not confined to his bed as many of the other patients were. Shortly after five o'clock, his absence was notified and the city police were notified. The officers were given a description of the man, but no trace of him was found. A large number of Bridgeport residents formed a search party and scoured the district. Several came to Kitchener and at eight o'-clock notified the provincial police of the disappearance of the man. Immediately, two cars were sent out in search of Snider. Inspector McCaffrey and Sergeant Gardner were --- one car which drove thru parts of the city, at one time were within 400 feet of the place where the body was found this morning. A heavy mist made it difficult for the officers to see clearly. This morning Irvin C. Hallman notified the provincial police that the body had been found. The remains were removed to the Bechtel and Dreisinger undertaking parlors. ___________ STRAYS FROM HOSPITAL, FOUND HANGED KITCHENER, Dec. 3. -The dead body of Levi Snyder, aged 70, demented, who strayed from the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital here last night was found hanging from an apple tree just outside the city limits this morning. No inquest will be held. The Windsor Star Thu, Dec 03, 1925 Page 13 _____________ Death of Levi Snyder The relatives and friends in this vicinity, of Mr. Levi Snyder of Bridgeport were shocked on Thursday last to hear of his unexpected death. The deceased had been a patient of the K.-W. hospital for but a few days and gave all signs of improving until his sudden departure Wednesday evening. Quite a few from here and immediate vicinity attended the funeral from his late home in Bridgeport on Saturday afternoon. Waterloo Chronicle, 10 Dec 1925, p. 1 ________ Reportly, gave money for the building of a recreation centre in Brideport

  
  

• 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..., 434. [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..., 145. [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..., 333. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 10. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 33. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 41. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 15. [S1887] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861 (North Division), Div 7 Page 43. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 5. [S983] Funeral Card - Various in Private Hands, Funeral Card in possession of Lori Snider. Died at Kitchener, Ontario on Wednesday Dec. 2, 1925 Levi S. Snyder, Aged 70 years, 5 monhts, and 15 days The Funeral will take place on Saturday, December 5th, 1925, at 1. 30 p.m. from his late residence, to this Evangelical Church for services thence to Bloomingdale Mennonite cmeetery for interment. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 11. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. S/ Levi S. Snyder/ Died Dec. 2, 1925/ Aged 70 Yrs. 5m. 15 D./ Hannah Clemens/ His wife/ Died Sept. 30, 1932/ Aged 78 Yrs. 4M 9D/ Asleep in Jesus/ Snyder [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..., 332. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Jonas Schneider aged 24, farmer of Waterloo married 16 Jul 1850 at Greenbush by banns to Nancy Staufer aged 17 of Waterloo. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Section 1 page 42.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Jun 1855 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Bretheren - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelist - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Evangelical - 1921 - Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Dec 1925 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth