William Snyder

William Snyder, deceased, born in Berkeley county, Va., in 1802, settled in this township in 1840. In his youth he crossed the mountains to Greene county, Pa., where he resided ten years; thence to Richland county, O., in 1829, and next to this county in 1840, where he rented land and resided until his removal to Knox county, where he died in 1881 in his eightieth year. He was married in Pennsylvania to Miss Mary, a daughter of David Weiss, in 1821. They were the parents of ten children, namely: Lucinda, John, Alfred M., Sarah J., Elizabeth (deceased), Mary, Delila, Minerva, Maria and David. Mrs. Snyder was born at Greensburg, Fa., in 1802, and her four eldest children were born in that state. This lady, now over eighty years, is mentally and physically well preserved, and ranks among the oldest Methodist members in the county.