Adam
Snider died March 15, 1879. The Staunton Spectator reported his death in the
Tuesday, March 25, 1879 issue.
Snyder name spelled ‘Snider’
many times in records.
The family is of
German origin.
3rd
Great Grandfather Adam Snyder was born Oct. 1, 1808 in Virginia. He was one of
ten children born to Martin Snyder and Catherine Thomas.
Adam
was fourteen when his father died in 1822. 4th Great Grandfather Martin
Snider’s will contained detailed instructions about the sale of his 740 acre plantation
near Stribling Springs. I’ll write more about that in a future post. For now
you need to know Adam was to receive $1,000 ten years after his father’s lands
were sold. Jacob Showalter purchased a 175 acre parcel in 1833. The same year Michael
Snyder bought 320 acres leaving 245 acres unaccounted for. (Michael Snyder might
be one of Martin’s older sons.)
After
Martin’s death 4th Great Grandmother Catherine Thomas Snider (Adam’s
mother) most likely lived with her children. She was the head of the household
according to the 1830 federal census. By 1840, David Snyder (Adam’s older
brother) took over as head of the family per the 1840 federal census. Great
Grandmother Catherine was still living at this date.
Rev.
D. F. Bittle married Adam and Hannah Hull May 19, 1845 in Augusta County. The
Reverend was a Lutheran minister who served St. John’s Lutheran Church preaching
in the Mount Tabor Church. Hannah was the daughter of Daniel Hull and Mary
Barbara Summers born Sept. 20, 1816 in Virginia.
When
the 1850 federal census was enumerated, Adam, Hannah and their three children
were living in the Snyder home with Adam’s unmarried siblings, David and
Catherine. The men worked as farmers. By 1860, 3rd Great Grandfather
assumed the role of head of the household. His brother and sister (David and
Catherine) made their home with Adam along with his five daughters.
Adam
and Hannah’s children:
·
Catherine
Virginia, born April 10, 1846.
·
Sarah
Jane, born July 17, 1847.
·
Mary
Josephine, born August 21, 1849.
·
Jerusha
Ann, born June 19, 1852.
·
Elizabeth
Ella, born Sept. 20, 1856.
Their
two little girls, Mary Josephine and Jerusha Ann, died within 3 days of each
other in October 1860. Mary Josephine died Oct. 3rd and Jerusha Ann
passed Oct. 6th.
Great
Grandfather was 52 years old when the Civil War began and I’m hoping he was too
old to serve in the military.
Adam
and Hannah’s oldest daughter, Catherine Virginia, married Rev. John Wesley
Kiracofe Oct. 23, 1863. Catherine didn’t live many more years dying in 1870.
Sarah
Jane married Joseph Henry Clemmer March 24, 1870.
Staunton
Spectator, Staunton, Virginia, Tuesday, April 19, 1870
Youngest
daughter Elizabeth Ella also married into the Clemmer family. She wed James
Franklin Clemmer Jr. in 1877. Joseph Henry and James Franklin Clemmer were 1st
cousins once removed.
Staunton
Spectator, Staunton, Virginia, Tuesday, May 8, 1877
The
April 29, 1879 edition of the Staunton Spectator reported Adam’s will was
admitted to probate with his son-in-law, Joseph H. Clemmer, as executor April
28, 1879. I’m hoping to get copies of his estate papers soon.
Grandmother
Hannah (Hull) Snider’s buried at Middlebrook in the Mount Tabor Lutheran Church
Cemetery beside Adam. She died in Augusta County Jan. 2, 1892.
I’d like to express sincere thanks to fellow Snyder family descendant
Linda Houser for sharing her research and Martin Snider’s will with me.
[Augusta Co. Will Book 14, page
189]
I am directly related to Michael Snyder (Adam's brother) I can't seem to go back any further than Martin. Have you had any luck? I would love if you could share any information you have. My email is phoenixsnyder@att.net - sincerely, J Snyder
ReplyDeleteAre you a Michael Snyder and Eliza Fauber descendant?
ReplyDeleteI know Martin's father was Michael Snyder from Washington Co. MD. I've been trying to pursue the Snyder family in MD but it's slow going. I'll email my thoughts after I look over my notes.
It's great to meet a Snyder cousin.