Waterloo Region Generations
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Frederick Mervin Snyder

Frederick Mervin Snyder[1, 2]

Male 1898 - 1978  (80 years)

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  • Name Frederick Mervin Snyder 
    Born 4 Feb 1898  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Interesting story 
    Name Fred Snyder 
    Occupation 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer Son 
    Residence 1911  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer's Son, Father's Farm 
    Occupation 1925  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Dairy 
    Residence 1939  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-23287 
    Died 10 Oct 1978  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23287  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Abraham B. Snyder,   b. 21 Mar 1866, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1938  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Lydia Ann Groff,   b. 13 Mar 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1922  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1894  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Family ID F1316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah Minvera "Minerva" Snider,   b. 20 Dec 1899, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1986, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1925  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F41793  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Amy Eva "Eva" Hallman,   b. 12 May 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1971  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 2 Dec 1925  Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F54522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Fred M. Snyder
    Fred M. Snyder
    from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  • Notes 
    • SNYDER, Fred M.

      At the K-W Hospital, on Tuesday, October 10, 1978, after a brief illness, Fred M. Snyder, aged 80 years, of 350 Lexington Rd., Waterloo. Mr. Snyder was a son of the late Abram Snyder and the former Lydia Anne Groff.

      He lived most of his life on the Snyder homestead on Lexington Road in Waterloo. Mr. Snyder was a prominent Holstein breeder and was past president of the Canadian Holstein Friesian Association. He was a member of First United Church, Waterloo, a former member of the Waterloo Lions Club, the Retired Professional Businessmen's Club and the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. He was a founding member of the Doon Pioneer Village and past president of the Waterloo North Provincial Liberal Association. He was active in many community projects and charitable organizations.

      Predeceased by his first wife, the former Amy Hallman, one grandson and two brothers. Survived by his se....


      Elmira Signet Oct 18 1978 pg 24

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Cyrenius Snider - 10 Nov 1976, pg 21.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020823-25.
      Fred Mervin Snyder, 27, occ. Dairy, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo, son of Abram Snyder (B. Waterloo Twp) and Lydia Ann Groff Married Amy Eva Hallman, 23, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Waterloo, daughter of I.C. Hallman (B. Wilmot Twp) and Elsie Stauffer, Witnessed by: Edith Snyder of Waterloo and Clifford Scheifele of Kitchener, 2 December 1925 in Waterloo

    3. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo c-3 Page 17.
      ON WATERLOO (North/Nord) (#121) Subdistrict: Waterloo c-3 Page 17

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 17.

    5. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 Page 6.

    6. [S2089] Waterloo Region Record, Sud District 3 - Lexington 1921 Page 19.

    7. [S118] News - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo - Waterloo Chronicle, Obituary of Herbert G. Snyder - Apr 7 1939 pg 3.

    8. [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..., 283.

    9. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012064-94.
      Abram Snyder, 28, occ. Farmer, b. Hespeler, res. Hespeler, son of Absalom and Mary married Lydia Ann Groff, 22, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Andrew and Mary, Witn Andrew Groff of Waterloo and Ida B. Weber, 12 September 1894 at The Residence of The Bride's Parents.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Feb 1898 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer's Son, Father's Farm - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Dairy - 1925 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Dec 1925 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Dec 1925 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1939 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Oct 1978 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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