John Percy "Percy" Snider^[1]

1886 - 1957  (70 years)

• Name	John Percy "Percy" Snider
  Born	9 Sep 1886	West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274156082
  Name	P. J. Snider
  Name	Percy Snyder
  Residence	1891	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	United Brethren
  Occupation	1911	West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	United Bretheran
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer, own farm
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Congregational
  Residence	1957	152 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	00106-6122.4
  Died	11 May 1957	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I306588	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Franklin S. Snider,   b. 14 Jun 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jul 1912, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Martha Ann Letson,   b. 26 Oct 1858, West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1929, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1883  [7, 8]
  Family ID	F5112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Florence Muriel Boal,   b. 27 Sep 1895, Moore Township, Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1981  (Age 85 years)
  Married	28 Apr 1945	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F41991	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ethel Martha Boal,   b. 18 Dec 1884, Ravenswood, Lambton Co., Ontario ,   d. 16 Feb 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1915	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Muriel Snider,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1983  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F239889	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Snider Following an illness of one week. John Percy Snider, 70, of 152 Simeon St., died Saturday at K-W Hospital. Born Sept. 9. 1886 in West Montrose, he was the son of the late. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Snider. He farmed for 40 years and came to Kitchener in 1945 after which he served as county assessor for four years. He was a member of the Trinity United Church and was a church elder. His marriage to Florence Boal. who survives, took place April 28, 1945, in Toronto. Also surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Karl (Muriel) Wahl of Kitchener and two grandchildren. Public funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Trinity United Church Memorial Chapel and burial will be in West Montrose United Church Ceme tery. Rev. O. P. Hossie will of ficiate. The body is at the Keffer Funeral Home until 12 a.m. Tues day when removal will be made to the chapel. Kitchener-Waterloo Record, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Monday, May 13, 1957

  
  

• Sources

  [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..., 312. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-6 Page 3. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Woolwich Div. 19 Page 3. [S349] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - West Montrose United CC#4596 Internet Link. J. PERCY SNIDER / 1886 - 1957 / [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 2. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, SubDist. 18 Page 7. [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..., 311. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 8 Feb 1883. Jan. 30, 1883 Martha Letson & Franklin Schneider, both of Woolwich, were married by Pastor D.B. Sherk of Berlin.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Sep 1886 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Bretheran - 1911 - West Montrose, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 30 Oct 1915 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Congregational - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Apr 1945 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 11 May 1957 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - West Montrose United Cemetery, West Montrose, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth