Elo Snyder

1895 - 1965  (69 years)

• Name	Elo Snyder
  Born	2 Sep 1895	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38160753
  Occupation	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farmer's Son
  Residence	1911	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer, own farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-69746
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Elo Snyder
  Died	15 Feb 1965	Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I69746	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob S. Snyder,   b. 5 Dec 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1953  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Esther "Hettie" Steckle,   b. 10 Dec 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jul 1942, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1893  [6]
  Family ID	F874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Martin,   b. 12 Jun 1899, Lexington (Waterloo City), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1961, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1919	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Children	1. Paul M. Snyder   2. Ina Snyder,   b. 23 Sep 1925,   d. 9 Jun 2024, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)   3. Floyd Snyder,   b. 1 Jan 1939, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Sep 2017, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   4. Amos Martin Snyder,   b. 23 Feb 1921, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jul 2008, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   5. Salome Snyder,   b. 12 Feb 1923,   d. 7 Mar 2024, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)   6. Edith Snyder,   b. 23 Jun 1930, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 May 2023, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F42894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Elo Snyder, 69, of RR 1, Breslau (Bloomingdale), died Monday of a heart attack following a brief illness. He died on the farm on which he was born Sept. 2, 1895. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Snyder. He farmed in the Bloomingdale area his entire life. He attended the Kitchener market for 43 years where he operated a meal counter. He was a member of the Bloomingdale Mennonite Church and a former trustee of the church. He was cemetery supervisor for many years. His wife, the former Susanna Martin, predeceased him in December, 1961. Survivors include three sons, Amos and Paul of RR 1, Breslau, and Floyd, at home, three daughters, Salome of Toronto, Ina, at home, and Edith of Elldhart, Ind.; three brothers, Austin of RR 3, Waterloo, Roy of RR 1,Millbank, and Orland of Elmira. One foster sister, Mrs. Adeline Bauman, predeceased him. There are nine grandchildren. The body rested at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home from noon Tuesday until noon Wednesday when removal was made to the home at RR 1, Breslau. Removal will be made at noon Thursday to Bloomingdale Mennonite Church for service at 3 pm. Rev. Harold Groh and Rev. John Snyder will officiate. Interment will be n the adjoining cemetery. Elmira Signet Feb 17 1965 pg 5.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-2 Page 7. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Division 2 (Bloomingdale) Page 7. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 1. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Elo Snyder - Feb 17 1965 pg 5. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link. Snyder/ Elo Snyder/ 1895-1965/ His Beloved Wife/ Susanna Martin/ 1899-1961/ At Rest [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. [S77] News - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - Elmira Signet (1893-1982), Obituary of Mrs. Elo Snyder - Dec 20 1961 pg 27.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Sep 1895 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer's Son - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Nov 1919 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Feb 1965 - Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth