Abraham S. Snyder

1863 - 1945  (81 years)

• Name	Abraham S. Snyder
  Born	19 Aug 1863	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Abram S. Snyder
  Occupation	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Laborer
  Eby ID Number	00106-6361
  Died	23 Apr 1945	Vestaburg, Montcalm, Michigan, USA   [3]
  Buried	Ferris Cemetery, Vestaburg, Montcalm, Michigan   [3]
  Person ID	I2696	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Mother	Hannah Shantz,   b. 12 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Aug 1924, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Family ID	F825	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Abram S. Snyder, "was born August 19th, 1863. On October 11th, 1887, he was married to Elizabeth S. Detweiler who was born March 14th, 1864. They resided in Huron County, Ontario for several years but now reside near Midland P.O., Virginia, U.S." 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _____________________________ Snyder.--Abram S., son of Moses and Hannah Shantz Snyder, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., Aug. 19, 1863; passed away at his home near Vestaburg, Mich., April 23, 1945; aged 81 y. 8 m. 4 d. On Oct. 11, 1887, he was married to Elizabeth Detweiler. He is survived by his wife, 5 children (Hannah, Susanna, Lydia, Abram, and Leroy), one brother (Jacob, of Ontario), 20 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends. Two children (Matilda and Allen preceded him in death. Funeral services were held April 26 at his late home and the Ferris Center Church of Christ, in charge of E. E. Bontrager. Interment was made in the adjoining cemetery Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVIII, No . 6 - May 11, 1945 - pages 118-119

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 343. [S132] Waterloo C-2 Page 3. [S8] May 11, 1945 - Obituary of Abram S. Snyder. [S224] Div 1 Page 19.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 19 Aug 1863 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farm Laborer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Apr 1945 - Vestaburg, Montcalm, Michigan, USA Buried - - Ferris Cemetery, Vestaburg, Montcalm, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth