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Dewey William Snyder

Male 1898 - 1972  (74 years)


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  • Name Dewey William Snyder  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 26 Feb 1898  Cedar Lake, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Jun 1972  Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Burial 27 Jun 1972  Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I5287  Carl
    Last Modified 20 May 2012 

    Father Alva James Snyder,   b. 4 Feb 1871, Ladoga, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1935, Plainfield, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Eunice "Nellie" Ellen Small,   b. 17 Jul 1872, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 1955, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1897  Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F1790  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nora Caroline Ross,   b. 12 Aug 1902, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1989, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 2 Jul 1924  Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 8
    Children 
     1. Elaine Evelyn Snyder,   b. 6 Apr 1925, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 2006, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. Wayne William Snyder,   b. 28 Nov 1926, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Nov 1987, Tomah VA Medical Center, Tomah Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Harold Snyder,   b. 18 Nov 1927, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Nov 1927, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Eunice Mary Snyder,   b. 30 Dec 1929, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 2007, Kalispell, Montana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F1786  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2014 

  • Notes 
    • Dewey William Snyder was the first born son, first born child, of Alva James Snyder and Eunice "Nellie" Small. He was born at Cedar Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin. Dewey worked for Gillette Rubber Tire Company in Eau Claire, Wisconsin as a su pervisor for more than 40 years. He contracted black lung disease and emphysema in 1967 and died five years later. Dewey is buried at Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, next to his wife, Nora Caroline Ross, and his only son, Wayne "Bil l" William Snyder.

      1930 Federal Census, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI District 17, South 9th Street
      #125#371#494

      Snyder, Dewey, Head, age 32, age at 1st marriage 26, $900, born in WI, parents born in WI, occupation, pressman, rubber tire company
      Snyder, Nora, wife, age 28, born in WI, father born in WI, mother born in WI
      Snyder, Elaine, dau., age 5, born in WI, father born in WI, mother born in WI
      Snyder, Wayne, son, age 3 5/12, born in WI, father born in WI, mother born in WI
      Snyder, Eunice, dau., age 3/12, born in WI, father born in WI, mother born in WI

      *1930 Dewey and Nora are living next door to Dewey's sister, Evelyn and her husband, Elijah Hudson. Next to Elijah and Evelyn is Nora's sister, Cora and her husband, Henry Lahner.

  • Sources 
    1. [S194] Eau Claire Leader Telegram, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Obituary, Nora Ross Snyder (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S209] Eau Claire Leader Telegram, Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Obit, Elaine Snyder Kernan, 5 Apr. 2006 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S218] Pre-1907 Birth Index for Barron County, Wisconsin.

    4. [S220] 1910 Federal Census, Prairie Farm Twp., Barron County, Wisconsin.

    5. [S221] Barron County Register of Deeds, Barron, Wisconsin (Reliability: 3).
      Birth Index

    6. [S213] Eau Claire Leader Telegram, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Reliability: 3).
      Obituary

    7. [S221] Barron County Register of Deeds, Barron, Wisconsin, Marriage Index (Reliability: 3).
      "Unice Gilbart to Alva Snyder"

    8. [S238] Eau Claire County Register of Deeds, Marital Index (Reliability: 3).
      volume 22, page 99


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