William James Snyder and Laura Simmons

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Husband William James Snyder ^{1 2}

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Wife Laura Simmons ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - New Castle, Lawrence Co, PA
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         Father: William Simmons (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Nancy Watterson (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Minnie Belle Snyder ¹

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         Spouse: John N. Frazier (      -      ) 1

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2 M Charles B. Snyder ¹

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         Spouse: Myrtle Seafrost (      -      ) 1

         Spouse: Jennie Young (      -      ) 1

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3 F Mary Jane Snyder ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - Lowellville, Mahoning Co, OH
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         Spouse: Josiah Couvert McCandless (1874-      ) 3 4
           Marr: 25 Dec 1892 1

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4 F Sarah Elizabeth Snyder ¹

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         Spouse: Albert Bohemus (      -      ) 1

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5 M Benjamin Franklin Snyder ¹

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         Spouse: Maud Teafeubaugh (      -      ) 1

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6 M William John Snyder ¹

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 M James Clyde Snyder ¹

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         Spouse: Elsie Canarem (      -Bef 1914) 1

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General Notes: Husband - William James Snyder

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He was of German parentage, his parents having emigrated to America from Germany and purchased a farm in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. William James was their only child. His mother died when he was two years old, and his father when he was four years of age. He was taken in charge by William Graham, and his treatment was evidently not of the kindliest, as he ran away three times, and finally joined the army as a drummer boy when he was fourteen years old. He was captured by the Confederate soldiers, taken a prisoner to Andersonville Prison, and while there lived on raw onions. At the close of the war he returned to the Graham family and lived on a farm three miles from Mercer until he had attained maturity. He learned the trade of iron working in New Castle, and lived the remainder of his life there with the exception of a few years. He rose to the rank of a boss in the furnace, later becoming a stable boss at a livery stable, a position he held until his death. He and his wife were Methodists.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 728.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 409.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 726.

4 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 408.