Elias K. Snyder

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• Name: E. K. Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5889
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Moulder
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Business: 1884, E. K. Snyder Dealer in Fine Boots and Shoes, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Merchant
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Shoe Maker
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Merchant, Shoe
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Church
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Salesman, Retail
• Residence: 1921, 160 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Elias K. Snyder, "was born April 2nd, 1853. on February 2nd, 1887, he was married to Katie Schinbein. They reside in the town of Berlin where he is engaged in the boot and shoe business. To them are born four children".


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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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E.K. Snyder, Dealer in Fine Boots and Shoes, King Street - Among the many business industries of any community, that which deals in boots and shoes is an important one. Boots and shoes are a necessity at any season of the year, but more especially in our Canadian winters they are an absolute requirement. Among those engaged in this line of business in Berlin worthy of special mention is Mr. E.K. Snyder, whose establishment is located on King Street East. The business was founded two years ago, and since its inception has made very satisfactory progress. The premises occupied are 19x80 feet in dimensions, and consist of one story. The store is eligibly situated on the main business thoroughfare, and near the market and post office. Mr. Snyder keeps a large and carefully selected stock of ladies' and gents', youths' and children's boots, shoes and rubbers, from the finest of kid to the heavy and most serviceable kip suitable for farm wear or winter use. He keeps one assistant, and his trade, which is very fair, extends throughout the town and surrounding sections of country. Mr. Snyder is a native of Canada, and is a persevering and hard-working business man, and well deserving of patronage and success, which he appears to be on a fair way of attaining, for he sells the best quality of goods at prices that cannot be beaten.


Industries of Canada Historical and Commercial Sketches Hamilton and Environs 1886

Elias married Catherine "Katie" Schinbein 2 Feb 1887, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Schinbein) was born 20 Mar 1863, , Ontario, Canada; died 1946; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00106-5889.2

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• Name: Maude Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5889.3
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Teacher, Public School
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Church
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; ?
• Residence: 1921, 160 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-323113
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Bookkeeper, Town
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Church
• Occupation: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Expert, Automoble
• Residence: 1921, 91 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

Walter — Maude Knechtel. Maude (daughter of Jonas Knechtel and Susannah Otto) was born 25 Sep 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Walter Snyder
• Eby ID Number: 00106-5889.4

Frederick — Ida Maude Knechtel. Ida (daughter of Jonas Knechtel and Susannah Otto) was born 1887, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jan 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 7 Jan 1961, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00106-5889.5

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-319831
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Zion Church
• Residence: 1921, 160 Frederick St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-323115
• Residence: 1921, 91 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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• Military: WW2
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-193956
• Residence: 1921, 91 Locust St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1921, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

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Frederick Douglas Snyder 1920 - 2005 On Friday, June 3, 2005, Fred, still full of curiosity, entered into his final adventure. He received his wish for a peaceful crossing over, in his own bed, surrounded by his family. He will be deeply missed by his dear Lorraine and his children, Karen Snyder, Nan and Doug Cressman and Bev and Donnie Moores. Fred was a wonderful grandpa to Martha Snyder, Sarah and Paul Cressman, Talitha May, Stacey Weber and Charis Moores, as well as his great-grandchildren. Fred's lifelong concern for others found expression in many ways. His teaching career spanned all levels of education, from Suddaby Public School, through many years in Guidance at KCI and into the founding years of Conestoga College. His commitment to others was also demonstrated by community involvement with groups such as Y's Men, Canadian Mental Health Association, Canadian Council of Christians and Jews, Habitat for Humanity, House of Friendship, RAISE and Mennonite Central Committee. Midlife was a time of deepening transformation for Fred. Early retirement also allowed him the freedom to invest more fully in issues of global concern. In the second half of his life, Fred worked for peace through Project Ploughshares, Veterans Against Nuclear Arms and Conscience Canada. Fred's Christian faith, undergirding all he did, was supported over his lifetime by his membership in Zion United Church, K-W Housechurches and Olive Branch Mennonite Church. A memorial service celebrating Fred's life will be held at the Edward R. Good Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo, on Saturday, June 11, 2005, at 3 p.m. with Reverend Oz Cole-Arnal officiating. A reception will be held following the service in the Fireside Reception Room of the funeral home. A private family interment has taken place. In Fred's memory, donations may be made to Mennonite Central Committee or Habitat for Humanity, Waterloo Region. Condolences/Donations/Flowers www.edwardrgood.com 745-8445

THE RECORD - Jun. 6, 2005

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Fred Snyder from Ontario also signed up with the Canadian air force in 1941, went overseas, and served as a radar mechanic. For him the reality of war was restricted in the early years to impersonal blips on a radar screen. But after VE Day he saw the bombed-out German cities and said: 'We moved into Germany and I can recall ... Dueren, a town the size of Kitchener at that time, a beautiful place, but as we approached, it seemed ... it was just a pile of rubble one storey deep ... The stench of the dead, five months later, was sickening. We were bombing very precisely and just slaughtering that whole population. Canadians, British and Americans were doing this! That's when I first sensed that it was sickening on both sides, that we were not better than the Germans." When he set out in 1941 Snyder believed that it was his patriotic duty to serve. But he said later that when a person enlists, `You park your brains at the door and you change overnight ... In the military you don't think, you just follow instructions." After the war, he became a peace activist.

Mennonites in Canada, 1939-1970: A People Transformed By Frank H. Epp, T. D. Regehr

Frederick — Lorraine Voelker. (daughter of William Ortwein Voelker and Irene Eby) [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-370195

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-371970

Nancy — Douglas Francis Cressman. (son of Cecil Clayton Cressman and Violet "Vi" Francis) [Group Sheet]