Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Snyder was born on 4 November 1932, in Slatington, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Earl Franklin Snyder, was 33 and his mother, Adele Mary Rex, was 24. He married Doris Louise Strohl on 26 February 1955, in Slatington, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 31 January 2014, in Hurst, Tarrant, Texas, United States, at the age of 81.
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- William Snyder in household of Earl F Snyder, "United States Census, 1940"
- William F. Snyder in entry for Earl Franklin Snyder, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- William H Snyder in entry for Nolan E Strohl, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1949 · 1950s Texas Drought
One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.
1954 · Right to Serve on Juries
In 1954, women finally won the right to serve on juries.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schneider ‘tailor’ and of its Slavic(ized) variants, such as Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Šnajder, Czech Šnajdr (see also Snider 1).
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Snijder, an occupational name for a tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch sniden ‘to cut’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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