Urias S. Snider

1875 - 1958  (83 years)

• Name	Urias S. Snider
  Born	22 Nov 1875	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-5874
  Died	25 Dec 1958	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I22321	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	John Snider,   b. 24 Dec 1848, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1930  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Magdalena Snyder,   b. 26 Sep 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Oct 1900  (Age 56 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1870	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F1297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy C. Shantz,   b. 24 Jan 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Dec 1958  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Magdalena Glennys Snider,   b. 24 Apr 1907, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States ,   d. 30 Jun 1996, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F4934	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Snider, Urias, son of John. B. and Magdalena (Snyder) Snider; born near Kitchener Ont., Nov. 22, 1875; died, after a brief illness, Dec. 25, 1958, on the farm where he was born, only 24 days after the passing away of his wife, the former Nancy Shantz; aged 83 y. 1 m. 3 d. They were married Nov. 21, 1900, and shared the joys and sorrows of life for 58 years. Eight children were born to this union, of whom 3 sons passed away in infancy. Surviving are 2 sons (Selwyn and Arlin), 3 daughters (Glennys- Mrs. Edward G. Snyder, Twilah, and Esther), one brother (Ephraim, Kitchener), and one granddaughter. He accepted Christ during the Coffman revival, and served the Strasburg Church for many years. Memorial services were conducted by Simon B. Martin and Lester Bauman on Dec. 27; interment in church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 5 - February 3, 1959

  
  

• 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..., 273. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-1 Page 2. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 3 Page 23. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Urias Snider - February 3, 1959. [S136] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Weber Mennonite CC#5426 Internet Link. [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..., 351. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Jun 1870. June 4, 1870 Johann Schneider and Magdalena Schneider, both of Waterloo Tp., by Rev. Hoelsche

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Nov 1875 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Dec 1958 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth