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Rev. Absalom B. Snyder[1, 2]

Male 1861 - 1936  (75 years)


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  • Name Absalom B. Snyder 
    Prefix Rev. 
    Born 7 Mar 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mennonite 
    Residence 1881  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  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00106-5929 
    Died 11 Mar 1936  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Cause: Carcinoma of Stomach 
    Buried 13 Mar 1936  Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12] 
    Person ID I386674  Generations
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 

    Father Snider,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F24340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Absalom Snyder,   b. 23 May 1817, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Mary Bricker,   b. 7 Mar 1823, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 1 Feb 1841  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17] 
    Family ID F262044  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Groff,   b. 15 Aug 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1949, RR2, Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 17 May 1892  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 18] 
    Children 
     1. Martha Snyder,   b. 5 Feb 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1945, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     2. Oliver Absalom Snyder,   b. 12 Oct 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1977, RR1, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     3. Mary Edna Snyder,   b. 13 Jan 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1962, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     4. Ida Snyder,   b. 4 Jan 1898, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1977, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. Emma Snyder,   b. 12 May 1902, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1995, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     6. Edward Groff Snyder,   b. 16 Mar 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1991, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2024 
    Family ID F261896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • REV. A. B. SNYDER

      HESPELER, March 11, Rev. A. B. Snyder, 74, one of the best known residents of this district and former pastor of Wanner Mennonite church, near here, died at his home at Fisher Mills today. The deceased, who was a life long resident of the district was ordained in 1893 and for 40 years, was the minister of the Wanner Mennonite church. He took a great interest in educational and missionary activities of the Mennonite church. He was the chairman of the Mennonite Bible School, at Kitchener, during the early years, following its organization. He also served on the Mennonite Mission Board of Ontario, for a number of years. He was married on May 17, 1892, to Mary Groff of Waterloo, who survives with the following children; Mrs, Nelson Bechtel of Hespeler. Oliver A. Snyder of Hesprler, Mrs. Chester Buschert of Preston, Mrs. Howard Cressman, Hespeler, Edward and Emma at home. The funeral will be held at 1: 30 p.m., Friday, from the residence, to the Wanner Mennonite church, for service at 2: 30, with Interment in the adjoining Cemetery. Bishop B. M. Kanagy, the pastor of the congregation and Rev. P. F. Coffman of Vineland, will oonduct the services.

      Kitchener Daily Record 11 Mar 1936 pg 17

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      Rev. Absalom Snyder, "was born March 7th, 1861. On May 17th, 1892, he was married to Mary Groff (No.3357). They reside near Hespeler, Ontario, where he is engaged in farming. On June 18th, 1892, he was ordained to the ministry of the Mennonite Church. Up to the present he has proved himself to be an able man and no doubt in time will be one of the ablest ministers of the Mennonite body. His family consists of two children named ."


      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.].

  • Sources 
    1. [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..., 725.

    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..., 313.

    3. [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..., 284.

    4. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 8.

    5. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) g-5 Page 8.

    6. [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 10.

    7. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Waterloo S. Twp. 1881 Div 1 Page 22.

    8. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 7.

    9. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link.
      SNYDER/ Mary Groff/ 1864-1949/ Rev. Absolam B./ 1861-1936/ [back] SNYDER/[A] Absalom [sic] B. SNYDER/ 1861-1936/ Until the day dawn/[B] Mary GROFF/ His beloved wife/ 1861-1936/

    10. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).
      Snyder / Mary Groff / 1864-1949 / Rev. Absalam B. / 1861-1936 / (A) Absalom B. Snyder / 1861-1936 / until the day dawn

    11. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 034965 (1936).
      Name:Absalom B Snyder Gender:Male Age:75 Birth Date:abt 1861 Birth Place:Waterloo Death Date:11 Mar 1936 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Absalom Snyder Mother:Mary Bricker

    12. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township).

    13. [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..., 281.

    14. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Eby, Benjamin - Minister of the Mennonist Society, Berlin.

    15. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 35.

    16. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 59.

    17. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose, 5 Feb 1841 Pg 6.
      2 Feb 1841 Pastor Benjamin Eby m. Absalom SCHNEIDER to Maria BRUECKER, both from Waterloo.

    18. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 012039 (1892).
      Name:Mary Groff Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1865 Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario Marriage Date:17 May 1892 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Andrew Groff Mother:Mary Bauman Spouse:Absalom B Schneider

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Mar 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - 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 MapsMarried - 17 May 1892 - 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 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Carcinoma of Stomach - 11 Mar 1936 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 13 Mar 1936 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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