Snyder, Daniel

SNYDER, WIGTON

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 2/21/2013 at 08:17:18

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

SNYDER, DANIEL—Malcom Twp—pg 876. Farmer and stock-raiser, section 23, P.O. Malcom. Was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in 1843. His parents moved to Butler county, where he was educated and raised. His occupation was that of a farmer during his early life. Was married, in 1861, to Miss Mary Wigton of Pennsylvania. In 1867 he came to Iowa county, this State, and remained but about three months, when he came to Brooklyn, this county, where he opened a meat market, and continued in that business about one year when he came to Malcom and engaged in hotel and meat business. In 1870 he lost his wife by death, and returned to the haunts of his boyhood, in Pennsylvania, and after a sojourn of about eight months came to Brooklyn and engaged in the meat business, in which line he continued there until 1875; he then disposed of his business and engaged in agricultural pursuits; in which business he has proved himself very successful. He moved to his present location in 1877 where he now owns one hundred and sixty acres of valuable land, with good comfortable buildings and other valuable improvements.