James Henry Snyder (1870–1960) • FamilySearch

James Henry Snyder

2 September 1870–8 November 1960 (Age 90)
Tompkinsville, Scott Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of James Henry

When James Henry Snyder was born on 2 September 1870, in Tompkinsville, Scott Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Levi Maurce Snyder, was 27 and his mother, Mary Dorothy Cowperthwaite, was 24. He married Lola Ann Simpson in 1901. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Scott, Scott Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and Scott Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. His occupation is listed as farmer in Scott Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 8 November 1960, at the age of 90.

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Parents and Siblings

James Henry Snyder

1870–1960

Lola Ann Simpson

1869–1965

Marriage: 1901

Maurice Snyder

1902–

Llewellyn Snyder

1904–1939

Mary Ellen Snyder

1906–2005

James Henry Snyder jr

1909–1921

Spouse and Children

James Henry Snyder

Male1870–1960Male

Lola Ann Simpson

Female1869–1965Female

MARRIAGE
1901

children

(4)

Maurice Snyder

Male1902–Male

Llewellyn Snyder

Male1904–1939Male

Mary Ellen Snyder

Female1906–2005Female

James Henry Snyder jr

Male1909–1921Male

Parents and Siblings

Levi Maurce Snyder

Male1843–1920Male

Mary Dorothy Cowperthwaite

Female1846–1939Female

siblings

(6)

Eva Snyder

Female1868–1869Female

James Henry Snyder

Male1870–1960Male

Olive Belle Snyder

Female1872–1944Female

Nora Snyder

Female1874–1884Female

Emery Snyder

Male1876–1876Male

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World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 2

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Age 7

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 26

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Snyder

James

Henry

1 Dutch: occupational name for a tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch sniden ‘to cut’.2 Americanized form of German Schneider .

Possible Related Names

Schneider

Snyderman

Snyders

Sources (3)

James H Snyder, "United States Census, 1940"
James H Snyder, "United States Census, 1930"
James H Snyder, "United States Census, 1920"

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