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

Jacob S. Snyder[1]

Male 1868 - 1953  (85 years)


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  • Name Jacob S. Snyder 
    Born 5 Dec 1868  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer 
    Residence 1921  Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number 00106-6362 
    Died 15 Dec 1953  [8
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I2752  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Moses C. Snyder,   b. 27 Sep 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Hannah Shantz,   b. 12 Jun 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1924, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1851  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11, 12
    Family ID F825  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Esther "Hettie" Steckle,   b. 10 Dec 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1942, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 10 Jan 1893  [2
    Children 
     1. Adeline Weber,   b. 2 Nov 1885, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1928, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     2. Orlan Snyder,   b. 1890, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Orvan Snyder,   b. 27 Feb 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     4. Elo Snyder,   b. 2 Sep 1895, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1965, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     5. Austin Snyder,   b. 22 Apr 1897, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     6. Roy Snyder,   b. 1898, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Roy S. Snyder,   b. 8 Dec 1898, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Aug 1971, Milverton, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     8. Jacob Orlan "Orlan" Snyder,   b. 2 Aug 1900, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1986, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F874  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Jacob S. Snyder, "was born December 5th, 1868. He was married to Hettie Stoeckle, January 10th, 1893, and resides on his father's old homestead several miles north-east of Bloomingdale where he is engaged in farming. .."

      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.].

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      JACOB SNYDER

      After a brief illness, Jacob Snyder, 85, died early Tuesday at his home near Bloomingdale.

      Born in Bloomingdale in 1868, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Snyder. In 1893 he married the former Hetty Steckle, who predeceased him 11 years ago. Mr. Snyder farmed near this village his entire lifetime and was a member of Snyder Mennonite Church, Bloomingdale.

      Surviving are four sons, Elo, of Bloomingdale; Austin of Waterloo, Roy of Millbank; and Orlon of West Montrose; 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. One son, Ivan, and one daughter, Mrs. Adeline Bauman, predeceased him.

      Funeral will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home, followed by a service at 2: 30 p.m. at Snyder Mennonite Church, with Rev. John Snyder officiating. Burial will be made in the adjoining cemetery. The body will rest at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 3 p.m. Wednesday when it will be removed to the residence.

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 437.

    2. [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..., 343.

    3. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 7.

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 19.

    5. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 6.

    6. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, BloomingdalePage 3.

    7. [S2545] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Township North 1891, Waterloo Township, Sect. 1 Page 14.

    8. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link.
      Snyder/ Jacob S. Snyder/ 1868-1953/ His Wife/ Hetty Steckle/ 1870-1942

    9. [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..., 342.

    10. [S10] Book - Vol II 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..., 433.

    11. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Marriages By Rev'd Benjamin Eby, Minister of The Mennonist Society, Berlin report #194.
      Moses C. Schneider, to Hannah Schantz, both of Waterloo. 28 Oct. 1851. Rev. Eby. Wit. Jacob Schantz and Jacob E. Schneider.

    12. [S514] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1871, Sect. 2 Page 30.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Dec 1868 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1921 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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