Oliver Absalom Snyder^[1]

1894 - 1977  (82 years)

• Name	Oliver Absalom Snyder
  Born	12 Oct 1894	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Wanner Mennonite Church, 1705 Beaverdale Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1952	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Eby ID Number	00106-5929.3
  Died	15 Aug 1977	RR1, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 7, 8, 10]
  Buried	18 Aug 1977	Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8, 10]
  Person ID	I386672	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Absalom B. Snyder,   b. 7 Mar 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1936, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Groff,   b. 15 Aug 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Nov 1949, RR2, Preston, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Married	17 May 1892	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 11]
  Family ID	F261896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lillian N. Snyder,   b. 10 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1923	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  Children	1. Rev. John Wilfred Snyder,   b. 20 Sep 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Oct 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)   2. James Clare Snyder,   b. 31 Mar 1930,   d. 1 Jun 1974  (Age 44 years)   3. Robert Oliver Snyder
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F261895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SNYDER, Oliver A. -- At his home, Route 1, Cambridge (Hespeler), on Monday evening, August 15, 1977, in his 83rd year.Survived by his wife, the former Lillian N. Snyder; two sons, John W.Cambridge, and Robert O. of Kitchener, nine grandchildren, one brother Edward G, of Route 32, Cambridge; two sisters, Mrs. Norman (Ida) Snider of Cambridge, and Emma Snyder of Kitchener. Predeceased by one son, James C. of Lafayette, Ind. and two sisters, Mrs. Nelson (Martha) Bechtel of Cambridge (Hespeler) and Mrs. Chester (Edna) Buschert of Cambridge (Preston).The late Mr. Snyder was a member of Wanner Mennonite Church and a strongsupporter of the Christian Education Program of the Mennonite Church at large.He was active in many farm organizations and served in various executive capacities at both the county and provincial levels.The late Mr. Snyder is resting at his residence, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 on Wednesday, August 17, Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 18, at 3 p.m., at Wanner Mennonite Church, with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Rev John H. Hess will officiate, assisted by Rev. Rufus Jutzi Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 Aug 1977

  
  

• 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..., 284. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). Snyder / Oliver A. / 1894-1977 / Lillian N. / 1895-1987 / earth is not the final page / a far greater sequel lies beyond [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-5 Page 8. [S177] Census - ON, Waterloo - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) g-5 Page 8. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), 16 Aug 1977 - Obituary of Oliver Snyder. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Township Div. 5 Page 7. [S2588] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Cemetery Internet Link. SNYDER/ Oliver A./ 1894-1977/ Lillian N./ 1895-1987/ Earth is not the final page/ A far greater sequel lies beyond/ [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40647478/oliver-absalom-snyder. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, August 21, 1962 -Obituary of Ervin Snyder. [S163] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Wanner Mennonite CC#6479 (formerly Waterloo Township). [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 [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 022368 (1923). Name:Lillian Snyder Gender:Female Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1896 Birth Place:Near Baden Marriage Date:1 Dec 1923 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Ewin Snyder Mother:Nancy Nahrgang Spouse:Oliver A Snyder

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Oct 1894 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Wanner Mennonite Church, 1705 Beaverdale Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Dec 1923 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1952 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 15 Aug 1977 - RR1, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 18 Aug 1977 - Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth