SNYDER, Britton W. - 1914

SNYDER, LINDSEY, STONE, ROBINSON, RAE

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Date: 7/2/2009 at 04:28:20

HISTORY OF
Cherokee County
IOWA
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1914
by Thomas McCulla

BRITTON W. SNYDER.

Britton W. Snyder, a retired farmer living in Cherokee, was born in Altoona, Blair county, Pennsylvania, August 2, 1849. He is a son of George and Mary (Lindsey) Snyder, also natives of the Keystone state, where the father engaged in painting and chair making for a number of years. He afterward came west and located in Lafayette county, Wisconsin, where he farmed until he moved to Cherokee county. Here he resumed his agricultural pursuits, becoming a successful and representative farmer. He died about the year 1897 and was sur- vived by his wife until January, 1913. He was well known in local republican circles, holding membership on the school board, and he was also a devout member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He and his wife became the parents of eight children: Cyrus, who lives in Sioux City, Iowa; Jemima, the widow of Phineas Stone, of Kansas; Henry, a resident of Perry, Iowa; Amanda, the widow of James Robinson, of Bloomington, Illinois; Britton W., of this review; Catherine, who has passed away; Charles, of Denver, Colorado; and Nettie, the wife of William Rae, of Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. Snyder has in his possession the certificate awarded his mother, January 13, 1913, as a Daughter of the American Revolution, as a descendant of David Lindsey, a soldier under General Washington.

Britton W. Snyder acquired his education in the public schools of Wisconsin and came west with his parents in 1874. The family settled in Cherokee county and in the following year Mr. Snyder purchased land, turning his attention to general farming. He met with immediate success in the conduct of his property, which he continued to develop until 1910, when he sold his holdings and retired. He now makes his home in Cherokee, where he has obtained recognition as a public-spirited and worthy citizen. His religious views are in accord with the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. During the period of his active life he identified himself closely with the agricultural development of the county and in the course of years won for himself a comfortable fortune and the rest which rewards earnest and efficient labor.