Alva James Snyder

1871 - 1935  (63 years)

• Name	Alva James Snyder  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	4 Feb 1871	Ladoga, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Jan 1935	Plainfield, Wisconsin   [7]
  Burial	Reinzi Cemetery, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin   [6]
  Person ID	I5293	Carl
  Last Modified	20 May 2012

  
  

  Family	Eunice "Nellie" Ellen Small,   b. 17 Jul 1872, Eau Claire, Wisconsin d. 20 Apr 1955, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1897	Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Dewey William Snyder,   b. 26 Feb 1898, Cedar Lake, Wisconsin d. 24 Jun 1972, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Age 74 years) + 2. Vern Oliver Snyder,   b. 11 Jul 1901, Cedar Lake, Wisconsin d. 25 May 1974, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Age 72 years) + 3. Evelyn Louise Snyder,   b. 21 Aug 1903, Cedar Lake, Wisconsin d. 14 Aug 1982, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Age 78 years) + 4. Leslie James Snyder,   b. 21 Mar 1905, Barron County, Wisconsin d. 7 Dec 1956, Spokane, Washington (Age 51 years) + 5. Olive Geneva Snyder,   b. 4 Oct 1906, Mikana, Cedar Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin d. 10 Oct 2000, Luther Hospital, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F1790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2014

  
  

• Notes

  Alva James Snyder served as a private with Company A, 128th Wisconsin Infantry during World War I. He was also a member of the Foreign Services that occupied Germany. Married Edna May Jones Schwandt January 20, 1920 at Waukegan, Illinois; they were divorced October 11, 1922. "SNYDER - Funeral services for Alva J. Snyder, Ladoga World war veteran, who died Thursday at Plainfield, was held at 2 p.m. Monday at Rienzi cemetery. The Rev. H. S. Wise officiated. Military rites were conducted by the American Legion post w ith John C. Evans in charge. The color guard consisted of Paul Lentz, Kenneth Thresher, Simon Meyer and John S. Thornton while the firing squad included Frank Faucher, Bill Crooks, Loyd Clark and Walter Moquin. Leo Promen was bugler." 1900 Federal Census, Cedar Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin #124,#126 Small, Clarence, Head of Household, born May, 1874, age 26, single, occ. Farmer, born in WI, parents born in WI 1900 Federal Census, Cedar Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin #125,#127 Snyder, Alva, Head of Household, born Oct., 1869, age 30, married; occ. Farmer/Stone Mason, born in WI, father born in PA, mother born in Wisconsin Snyder, Nellie, born July, 1872, age 27, born in Wisconsin, parents born in Wisconsin Gilbert, Ruth, step-daughter, born February, 1894, age 5 Snyder, Dewey, born Feb. 1898, age 2 1910 Federal Census, Prairie Farm, Barron County, Wisconsin, May 9, 1910 #113, #116 Snyder, Alva J., age 39, born in WI, father born in PA, mother in MI; occupation, stone mason Snyder, Ellen, wife, age 37, born in WI; both parents born in WI Snyder, Dewey, age 12, born in WI Snyder, Verne, age 8, born in WI Snyder, Evelyn, age 6, born in WI Snyder, Leslie, age 5, born in WI Snyder, Olive, age 2, born in WI NOTE: The Hudson family was House#110 in Prairie Farm, May 9, 1910. 1920 Federal Census, Eldorado, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, E.D. 28, enumerated 29th day of January, 1920, Image #225, T625_1987, page 9A #192#193 Snyder, Alva, age 48, farmer, born in WI; parents born in USA Snyder, Edna, wife, age 38, born in WI; parents born in WI Snyder, R. Ruben, son, age 18 Snyder, Edwin, age 16, son Snyder, Edna, age 9, dau. Snyder, Alva, age 3/12 (?), son, born in WI; parents born in WI NOTE: R. Ruben, Edwin and Edna Snyder are children of Edna by her first husband.

  
  

• Sources

  [S194] Eau Claire Leader Telegram, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, Obituary, Olive Snyder Nale (Reliability: 3). [S220] 1910 Federal Census, Prairie Farm Twp., Barron County, Wisconsin (Reliability: 3). NOTE: In 1910 Alva lists occupation as stone mason [S228] Family Records. [S229] 1920 Federal Census, El Dorado, Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. [S220] 1910 Federal Census, Prairie Farm Twp., Barron County, Wisconsin. [S230] Reinzi Cemetery Records, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. [S233] Bureau of Vital Statistics, Madison, Wisconsin (Reliability: 3). Death Index [S221] Barron County Register of Deeds, Barron, Wisconsin, Marriage Index (Reliability: 3). "Unice Gilbart to Alva Snyder"