Biography of John Sidner
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY
W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]
Page 1028
JOHN SNIDER, farmer, P.O. La Fayette, was born in Germany September 19, 1821; he is a son of Henry and Catharine Snider, natives of Germany, who lived and died in their native country. They had three children, two of whom, George and Sophia, remained in Germany, where they were residing when last known of them. The other child was John, our subject, who, when about eighteen years of age, emigrated to America and came to his uncle, Jacob Snider, who had previously come to this country, and was residing at La Fayette, this county. He arrived here in the fall of 1839. in 1846, he was married to Martha Verner, a native of Pennsylvania, by whom he had one child – Henry – now a resident of Iowa. His wife died July 16, 1849, of that terrible scourge – cholera. On April 22, 1851, he married for his second wife Drucilla Ellsworth, a native of Clark County, Ohio, and a daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth Ellsworth. By this union they have four children – Alpharetta E. (now wife of Dr. J. W. Chance, of London), Minnie L., Ida L. and Annetta E. Mr. Snider, after he came to La Fayette, learned the blacksmith trade, which business he followed about three years, when he entered upon the grocery trade, and finally extended his business into a general stock of goods, such as a country trade demands. In this he continued until the spring of 1864, when he purchased and located upon the farm where he now lives and has since resided. He now owns 600 acres of good land with good buildings and improvements, constituting a pleasant farmer's residence. Mr. Snider is strictly self-made; starting in life poor, he has by his industry and good business tact, accumulated a good competency, and is now one of the most reliable and respected farmers of Deer Creek Township.
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Fall Genealogy Seminar
For anyone in your area who is interested in genealogy that they are invited to
the Annual Fall Seminar of Ohio Chapter Palatines to America:
Researching German Immigration in the 18th Century
Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, October 16, 2010, 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
Four presentations by Marianne S. Wokeck, Ph.D., on Indentured Servitude
and Immigration to America in the 18th Century
Renowned author of Trade in Strangers
Registration Fee $45; Ohio Chapter PalAm Members Discounted Fee $39; Students ages 17-21 $20
Includes morning coffee or tea, Lunch and Gratuity.
Deadline October 4, 2010; For Late Registration add $5.
The seminar is the Culmination of German Heritage Week in Columbus
For more information visit
http://www.oh-palam.org/bookstore/images/2010fallregistrationform.pdf
or write to Ohio Chapter Palatines to America, P.O. Box 302, Worthington, OH 43085
Richard E. Hartle,
Publicity Chairman,
Ohio Chapter Palatines to America
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