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Snyder Family History |
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First Generation
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1. Louis Peter Snyder. Born on 19 Jul 1820 in New York. Louis Peter
died in Otsego Twp, MI on 3 Jan 1900, he was 79. Was on the census for Jackson,
Jackson Co., Michigan in 1850. Occupation: Farmer. Cause of death: Fractured
Hip.
On 5 Oct 1847 when Louis Peter
was 27, he married Anna M. Goldsmith, daughter of Josia R. Goldsmith & Anna
Goldsmith. Born on 27 Mar 1820 in New York. Anna M. died in Otsego, MI on 11
Mar 1885, she was 64. Was on the census for Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan in
1850.
They had one child:
2 i. Clinton
Goldsmith (1850-1920)
Second Generation
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2. Clinton Goldsmith Snyder. Born on 28 Dec 1850 in Indiana. Clinton
Goldsmith died in Otsego, MI on 8 Aug 1920, he was 69. Buried in Otsego, MI. Was
on the census for Allegan Co., MI in 1900. Was on the census for Allegan Co.,
MI in 1910. Occupation: Farmer.
On 23 Aug 1893 when Clinton
Goldsmith was 42, he married Dora Amellia Halstead, daughter of James William
Halstead & Sarah Ellen Norton, in Cooper, MI. Born on 1 Apr 1873 in Otsego,
MI. Dora Amellia died in Otsego, MI on 13 Mar 1945, she was 71. Was on the
census for Allegan Co., MI in 1900. Was on the census for Allegan Co., MI in
1910. Was on the census for Allegan Co., MI in 1920. Resided in Copher, MI.
All of Dora's children were born
in the family farm house about one mile
north of Otsego. The house is
now gone.
Dale Snyder committed suicide in
this house.
They had the following children:
3 i. Volney
(1897-1987)
4 ii. Dale
Lawrence (1901-1926)
5 iii. Otis
Lyle (1909-1938)
6 iv. Kenneth
James (1919-1987)
Third Generation
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3. Volney Snyder. Born on 28 Apr 1897. Volney died in Feb
1987, he was 89. Was on the census for Allegan Co., MI in 1900. Was on the
census for Allegan Co., MI in 1920.
Volney Snyder served in WW I in
France and Germany. He also worked
at a
coating mill in Otsego and Ekrich Meat Co. in Kalamazoo from 1929 to
1965.
On 12 Apr 1923 when Volney was
25, he married Gladys Lila Eagan, daughter of John James Eagan & Celia
Stratton, in Allegan, MI. Born on 8 Apr 1905 in Plainwell, MI.
4. Dale Lawrence Snyder. Born on 30 May 1901 in Otsego, MI. Dale
Lawrence died in Otsego, MI on 30 Apr 1926, he was 24. Was on the census for Allegan
Co., MI in 1910. Was on the census for Allegan Co., MI in 1920. Occupation:
Millwright. Cause of death: Suicide.
Dale Lawrence married Evelyn
Amanda Slack, daughter of Daniel Levi Slack 1851-1923) & Mary Jane Julien
(1875-1955). Born on 18 Mar 1906 in Martin Twsp, MI. Evelyn Amanda died in
Kalamazoo, MI on 28 May 1972, she was 66. Buried in Cedar Creek, MI. Was on the
census for Allegan Co., MI in 1920. Was on the census for Allegan Co., MI in
1910.
They had the following children:
7 i. Clinton
(1923-)
8 ii. Virginia
Anna (1925-)
5. Otis Lyle Snyder. Born on 10 Mar 1909 in Otsego, MI. Otis Lyle
died in Allegan Co., MI on 21 Nov 1938, he was 29. Was on the census for
Allegan Co., MI in 1910. Was on the census for Allegan Co., MI in 1920.
On 24 Oct 1935 when Otis Lyle was
26, he married Elizabeth Franklin, daughter of Albert Franklin & Martha
Briney, in Otsego, MI.
6. Kenneth James Snyder. Born on 12 Feb 1919 in Allegan Co., MI.
Kenneth James died in Jun 1987, he was 68. Was on the census for Allegan Co.,
MI in 1920.
On 26 Nov 1939 when Kenneth James
was 20, he married Waneta Pauline Snyder, daughter of Everett Snyder &
Mable Clear, in Otsego, MI.
Fourth Generation
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7. Clinton Snyder. Born on 30 Nov 1923.
Clinton married Ethel Godde.
They had the following children:
i. Elise
ii. Robert Dale
iii. Peter
8. Virginia Anna Snyder. Born on 3 May 1925 in Otsego, MI.
Occupation: Nurse.
Born at home in Otsego (also her
brother Clinton)
Virginia was a Licensed Practical
Nurse and Licensed Psychiatric Attendant
Nurse.
Her middle name is from
"Permilla Anna Slack"
In 1941 when Virginia Anna was
15, she first married Jurien Paul Lambert, son of Oscar Fleming Lambert Sr.
(1896-1979) & Mae Julia Ruimveld (1897-1970), in Richland, MI. Born on 23
Jul 1922 in Kalamazoo, MI.
They had the following children:
i. Jerome Dale (1942-)
ii. Jurien Ronald (1944-)
Protestant Church, actually in
the preachers living room, Harry J. Bomma
Witnesses: Oscar Lambert, Jr. & Leona Van Pelt
In 1959 when Virginia Anna was
33, she second married Howard Rubin.
In 1963 when Virginia Anna was
37, she third married Donald Luker, in Kalamazoo, MI. Donald died in 1991 in
Kalamazoo, MI.
Jerome Dale Lambert and Rosalind
(Bowers) Lambert witnessed the wedding.