Rev. Jonas B. Snider^[1]

1858 - 1944  (85 years)

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  Rev. Jonas B. Snider source: Mennonite Archives of Ontario

  
  

• Name	Jonas B. Snider
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	2 Oct 1858	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27358120
  Interesting	pioneer, story, religion
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1879	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Occupation	1892	Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ontario
  	Minister
  	Early services which began around 1837 were held in private homes. Land at the corner of Erb Street and Hallman Road, where the present-day cemetery is located, was donated by David Eby Sr. on July 14, 1851; a red brick church known as David Eby's Church was built in the same year. The first minister in the new church was Jacob M. Oberholtzer who served from 1852 to 1874. He was followed by Elias Schneider (1874-1889), Jonas Snider (1892-1900), Newton Weber (1921-1923), and Noah Hunsberger (1923-1929).1a 1aAmbrose, Rosemary. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide to Churches Established Before 1900. Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: Waterloo-Wellington Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society, 1993. [used the kind permission of Rosemary Ambrose 2011]
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00106-5880
  Died	6 Sep 1944	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I2394	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Elias Snider,   b. 3 Sep 1815, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Hannah Bingeman,   b. 1 Aug 1815, , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 Dec 1893  (Age 78 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1835	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5, 10]
  Family ID	F1844	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Susannah Horst,   b. 2 Jun 1862, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1933, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1887  [2, 4]
  Children	1. Mary H. Snider,   b. Abt 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1996  (Age ~ 107 years)   2. Laura Snider,   b. Abt 1889, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Bef 1896  (Age ~ 6 years)   3. Walter H. Snider,   b. 19 Oct 1890, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Sep 1964, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   4. Clara Snider,   b. 14 Jan 1892, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1972, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   5. Hannah Snider,   b. 5 Oct 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Omar Snider,   b. 29 Jun 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Mar 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   7. Melinda Snider,   b. 14 Apr 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1898, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 0 years)   8. Benjamin Snider,   b. 23 Jul 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1976, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   9. Gilbert Snider,   b. 30 Jul 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Lucy Ann Snyder,   b. 26 May 1857, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1886, Near Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 29 years)
  Married	1 Apr 1879	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 6]
  Children	1. Edgar H. Snider,   b. 23 Jan 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Nov 1974, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)   2. Clayton Snider,   b. 12 Dec 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1968, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)   3. Deldon H. Snider,   b. 5 Jun 1884, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 May 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 96 years)   4. Addison S. Snider,   b. 27 May 1886, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jonas Snider, "was born October 2nd, 1858. His boyhood days were spent on the farm he now possesses. The long summer months were engaged in performing such duties generally allotted to the juvenile race, while the winter time was engaged in attending the public school of the neighborhood where he received such an education generally furnished by those schools. When a young man he joined the church of his choice, the Mennonite, of which body he is held in high esteem for his many noble qualities. On June 24th, 1892, he was ordained to the ministry of the Mennonite Church. His sermons are characterized by ability and great faithfulness and are well received by his congregation and others. As a minister he is a diligent and faithful worker and pursues his calling with great devotion, doing good unto all. On April 1st, 1879, he was united in matrimony with Lucy Snyder who died June 15th, 1886. On July 5th, 1887, he was again married to Susannah Horst. Mr. Snider's family consists of nine children, of whom the four eldest were born unto his first wife" 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.]. ___________________________________ Snider.-Jonas Snider was born near Waterloo, Ont., Oct. 2, 1858; died after a lengthy illness, at his home, Waterloo, Sept. 6, 1944; aged 85 y. 11 m. 4 d. On April 1, 1875, he was married to Lucy Ann Snyder, who predeceased him in 1886. On July 5, 1887, he was united in marriage to Susanna Horst, who passed away in 1933. He is survived by 8 sons (Edgar, Clayton, and Delton, Waterloo; Addison and Walter, Bridgeport; Omar, New Dundee; Benjamin, Woodstock; and Gilbert, near Waterloo), 2 daughters (Clara and Hannah, at home), 30 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and one brother (Amos, of Iowa). Many incidents and experiences of interest were connected with Bro. Snider's life. His grandfather, Jacob C. Snider, was a pioneer of Waterloo County. He came from Pennsylvania and engaged in the sawmill and flour mill business at Waterloo. His father, Elias Snider, was a minister in the Mennonite Church. In 1885 a wonderful revival was experiences in Waterloo County. It was not the custom of the church to have evangelistic services in the churches. A number of brethren, among them Noah Stauffer and Solomon Gehman, preached the Gospel in private homes, and many were converted. Among these converts was our departed Bro. Snider. At that time Sunday schools were not held in the church houses. In 1887, in a private dwelling owned by Levi Groff (at present the home of Bro. Snider's son, (Clayton), a Sunday school was organized, and the brethren Levi Groff and Jonas Snider were chosen as superintendents. The workers in this Sunday school labored faithfully in spite of opposition, and under the blessing of God the school outgrew its quarters. It was then held in Martins Schoolhouse, and finally in the David Eby Church. On June 24, 1892, Bro. Snider was ordained a minister in the David Eby Church, now the Erb St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo. On Nov. 17, 1895, he was ordained bishop. In his church record book he wrote: "Nov. 17, 1895 at the Cressman Church ordination services were held to ordain a bishop to assist Bishop Elias Weber in his field of labor, when it again pleased God to let the lot fall on me." He held this office until the Lord saw fit to call him home. At his request the conference released him form his major responsibilities as bishop in 1935. During his ministry he filled many preaching appointments, and two or three days with horse and buggy were often required to make the round trip. Among these appointments were : Mosa (Bothwell), Glen Allen, Port Elgin, Hanover, Rainham and South Cayuga, Wallace, Zurich, Clarence Center, N.Y., and Berne, Mich. The congregations in his bishop district were: Waterloo, Kitchener, Snyder, Cressman, Wanner, Hagey, and Weber's. Bro. Snider officiated at many ordination services. He preformed two hundred and forty-two wedding ceremonies. His baptismal records are not complete, but up to 1919 he had baptized over six hundred people. In the conference district his name will long be remembered. At the close of his ministry we can say in the words of Scripture: "After he had served his own generation by the will of God, [he] fell on sleep." (Acts 13: 36). "I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing" (11 Tim. 4: 6-8). The family will miss him as a loving father. The congregation at Waterloo will remember him as a faithful minister and bishop. In the conference he rests from his labors, but his works do follow him. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, in charge of the following brethren: Merle Shantz, B. B. Shantz, M. Hallman, C. F. Derstine, S. F. Coffman, M. H. Roth, and J. B. Martin. Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVII, No . 25 - September 22, 1944, page 503, 504 ____________________________ Erb Street (David Eby) Mennonite Church Early services which began around 1837 were held in private homes. Land at the corner of Erb Street and Hallman Road, where the present-day cemetery is located, was donated by David Eby Sr. on July 14, 1851; a red brick church known as David Eby's Church was built in the same year. The first minister in the new church was Jacob M. Oberholtzer who served from 1852 to 1874. He was followed by Elias Schneider (1874-1889), Jonas Snider (1892-1900), Newton Weber (1921-1923), and Noah Hunsberger (1923-1929). Due to a difference of opinion in the David Eby congregation, Sunday School classes were held at first in a private home, that of Levi Groff, beginning in 1887. The dissension which resulted culminated in a division in the church in 1889; the minister, Elias Schneider, and the deacon, Menno S. Shantz, left the church and joined with the Old Order Mennonites of Woolwich Township. The following year, 1890, saw the commencement of "Edification Meetings", which were held in the homes of members of the David Eby congregation. These meetings later became the Young People's Bible Meetings. By the beginning of the twentieth century, it was recognized that the church building was either in need of repair or in need of complete replacement. Consideration was given to building a new church on the same site or on a site on King Street North. A decision was made to accept from Samuel S. Snider the donation of a parcel of land which was also on Erb Street, but nearer town. Excavation of the foundation for the new church began in the Spring of 1902. A dedication service was held on August 17, 1902. A parsonage was built in 1929 on land donated by Herbert Snider, the son of Samuel Snider. The church building was renovated and enlarged in 1949-1950; a dedication service was held on April 9, 1950. Further renovations were made in 1974. Waterloo County Churches A Research Guide To Churches Established Before 1900 By Rosemary Ambrose ____________ BISHOP JONAS SNIDER Bishop Jonas Snider, 85, R.R. 1, Waterloo, died at his home Sept. 6th. after a lengthy illness. Born on Oct. 2, 1858, he was a son of the late Rev. and Mrs. Elias Snid- er. His entire lifetime was spent on the farm of his birth. In 1892 he was ordained a preacher of the Mennonite faith at the David Eby Mennonite Church, now the Erb St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo. Three years later he was named bishop in which capacity he has since served. Bishop Snider was a brother of E. W. B. Snider, former president of the Waterloo Manufacturing Co., and who launched the scheme to bring Hydro electric power to this district from Niagara Falls. His grandfather was Jacob C. Snider, district pioneer. who came from Pennsylvania and who took over the saw mill and flour mill from Abraham Erb. the first settler in what is now the town of Waterloo. Youngest son in a family of 12 children, Bishop Snider married Lucy Ann Snyder. She predeceased him in 1886 and subsequently he married Susannah Horst. She succumbed in 1933. Surviving are eight sons, two daughters, 30 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. The sons are: Edgar, Clayton and Delton of Waterloo; Addison and Walter, Bridgeport, Omar, New Dundee, Benjamin, Woodstock; and Gilbert at home; daughters, Clara and Hannah, at home. One brother, Amos Snider, also survives. Three daughter, and one son predeceased him. A private service was held Saturday at his late residence near Waterloo at 2 p.m., followed by a public service at First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, at 2:46. Rev. J. B. Martin, pastor of Erb St. Mennonite Church, Waterloo, was in charge of the service. Interment was made in First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener.

  
  

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  [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..., 268. [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..., 275. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 15. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Jonas B. Snider - September 22, 1944. [S16] Bible - Genealogical Information in the Bibles of the Waterloo Historical Society, Elias Schneider and Hannah Bingeman Family Bible. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian). Name: Jonas Snider Age: 20-1/2 res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Elias Snider & Hannah Bingeman Name: Lucy Anna Snyder Age: 21 res: Waterloo Tp. Place of Birth: Waterloo Tp. Names of Parents: Benjamin Snyder & Magdalena Schantz Witness(S): : Ida Tuerk res: Berlin Witness(S): : Revd. A. O. Brickman res: Allentown Date of Marriage: Apr. 1, 1879 [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 3 page 2. [S1943] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1861, Div. 10 Page 79. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 32. [S9] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Canada Museum und Allgemeine Zeitung (1835-1840), 12 Nov 1835:12. last Tuesday Rev B. Eby m. Elias Schneider (son of Jacob Schneider, miller) to Hannah Bingeman, both of Waterloo.

  
  

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  Born - 2 Oct 1858 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1879 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Apr 1879 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Minister - 1892 - Erb Street Mennonite Church, Waterloo, Ontario Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Sep 1944 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth