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William Snider[1]

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Birth  26 Oct 1845  Waterloo Town, Waterloo Co., Ontario  [2,3
Sex  Male 
Eby ID  00106-5865 
Person ID  I82 
Last Modified  01 May 2005 
 
Father  Elias Snider, b. 3 Sep 1815 
Mother  Hannah Bingeman, b. 1 Aug 1815 
Group Sheet  F11 
 
Family 1  Lydia Ann Baumann, b. 20 Apr 1846 
Married  11 Jun 1867    [4,5
Children 
 1. Susannah Snider, b. 24 Feb 1874
 2. Minnie Alberta Snider, b. 23 Jul 1875
 3. Elma Priscilla Snider, b. 1 Feb 1878
 4. Clara May Snider, b. 21 Jul 1880
 5. Frederick William Snider, b. 18 Feb 1886
Group Sheet  F43 
 
Notes  William Snider, "was born October 26th, 1845. When a young man he entered his father's mills in the town of Waterloo where he served his apprenticeship as miller and has been connected with the mills ever since. In 1879 he, in company with Mr. A. Kraft, purchased the valuable mills (known as Union Mills) from his father and has since built additions to it and has made improvements in the latest and most improved machinery so as to have a daily capacity of nearly 300 barrels of flour of the most superior quality. He has served his town and county in the municipal council for a number of years, serving in the capacity as councillor for seven years, reeve for three years, warden of the county one year, and mayor for two years. On June 11th, 1867, he was married to Lydia Ann Bowman. They reside in the town of Waterloo and have had a family as follows, viz:"
 
Sources  1. [S1]   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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 268   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
2. [S1]   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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 123   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
3. [S2]   Vol II 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..., Ezra Eby, 272   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
4. [S1]   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..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895), 123   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
5. [S2]   Vol II 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..., Ezra Eby, 273   [View page(s) from the 1895-96 edition]
 
Artifacts
Etching - Residence of William Snider
A photographed copy of a pen and ink drawing of the residence of William Snider. The drawing appears in the 1881 Historical Atlas of Waterloo and Wellington Counties, page 18.
Documents
Certificate of Matrimony
A photocopy of a handwritten “Certificat of Matrimony” for Elias Schneider and Hannah Bingeman dated November 10, 1835. A list of names and birthdates of their children was added at a later date.
Deed
Deed 4690 dated August 18, 1875 between William Snider and Elias W.B. Snider for Parts of Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 26 and 37 German Company Tract, Woolwich Township, Waterloo County, Ontario.
Receipt - Union Mills
A receipt from William Snider of Union Mills, Waterloo, Ontario to William Bohlender dated June 19, 1907.
Union Mills 1861
Union Mills
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