Joseph and Nancy were married in 1840 were married in Ohio. After the death of their first child in 1842 they decided to move to the Illinois Territory. Joseph was a boat pilot and so the decided to move by boat, going down the Ohio River, over to the Mississippi and up to Albany, Illinois, arriving there in 1844. They made the choice to go by boat since there were no established roads in that territory at the time, and there was a constant threat of attack by renegades and Indians if going by covered wagon. - From a biography written by Vera Snyder Murney
Joseph and Nancy were married in 1840 were married in Ohio. After the death of their first child in 1842 they decided to move to the Illinois Territory. Joseph was a boat pilot and so the decided to move by boat, going down the Ohio River, over to the Mississippi and up to Albany, Illinois, arriving there in 1844. They made the choice to go by boat since there were no established roads in that territory at the time, and there was a constant threat of attack by renegades and Indians if going by covered wagon. - From a biography written by Vera Snyder Murney
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William Lafayette Snyder
1842–1842
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Joseph Chester "Chet" Snyder
1844–1930
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John Henry Snyder
1846–1934
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Santford W Snyder
1847–1917
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William Harrison Snyder
1849–1914
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Charles F Snyder
1851–1854
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Mary Elizabeth Snyder Clark
1853–1952
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Lena Leota Snyder
1855–1864
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Alonzo Stockton "Tink" Snyder
1857–1952
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Anna Augusta Snyder Horner
1859–1954
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Edward Snyder
1861–1908
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Hattie Mae Snyder Wadsworth
1865–1921
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