Clarence F. Snyder was born on 1 March 1893 in Langford in Erie County, New York to Joseph and Emma Snyder.[1] By 1900 they had moved to Clay Center Township, Clay, Kansas[2] and in 1910 they were in Topeka, Kansas.[3]
He registered for the World War draft in 1917-1918 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas. He was described as medium in height and build with brown hair and grey eyes.[4] He actually had one blue eye and one brown eye according to his daughter, Minnie Frances Snyder Smith. He enlisted 26 July 1918 as a private in the 4 Dev Co 164 DB. He was discharged the 23 November 1919.[5]
On 1 January 1920 he was in Camp Funston, Riley County, Kansas.[6]
Around 1927 he married Josephine McFarren in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
They had four children, Frances, William, J. Edward and Clarence.[7][8]
Clarence died on 1 March 1944 and was buried in Topeka Cemetery, Shawnee County, Kansas.[9][10]
Research Notes
Snyder, Schneider, Schnieder. Clarence's name seems mostly spelled as Snyder until he entered military, then they spelled it Schneider, but it ended up Schnieder on the tombstone, which is likely an error.
Name change was made by my grandmother, Josephine McFerren Snyder, to Snyder after marriage.
Sources
↑ "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007," FamilySearch Record: 6KWV-NZT7, Name: Clearnce Frank Snyder; Social Program Correspondence: Social Program Correspondence; Birth Date: 1 Mar 1893; Birth Place: Langford Eri*, New York, United States; Race: White; Social Program Application Date: Feb 1937; Source Ssn: 512097581.
↑ "United States Census, 1900," citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 62, FamilySearch Record: MMTH-64R FamilySearch Image: S3HY-67F7-82W, Name: Clarence F Snider; Census Date: 1900; Census Place: Clay Center Township, Clay, Kansas, United States; Birth Date: Mar 1893; Birth Place: New York; Ethnicity: American; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Age: 7; Relationship To Head: Son.
Joseph G Snider M 36 Married Head New York
Emma F Snider F 25 Married Wife Kansas
Clarence F Snider M 7 Single Son New York
Avin G Snider M 6 Single Son New York
↑ "United States Census, 1910," citing Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Affiliate Film Number: 457; FHL microfilm: 1374470; Record number: 22932, FamilySearch Record: M2ZF-4TS FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJZ-LCT Image number 00484, Name: Clarance Snyder; Census Date: 1910; Census Place: Topeka Ward 1, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; Birth Date: 1893; Birth Place: New York; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Age: 17; Relationship To Head: Son.
Jos Snyder M 45 Married Head New York
Emma Snyder F 36 Married Wife Kansas
Clarance Snyder M 17 Single Son New York
Alvin Snyder M 15 Single Son New York
↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; FHL microfilm: 1643922, FamilySearch Record: K66K-JXC FamilySearch Image: 33S7-91HN-W6S Image number 04965, Name: Clarence Frank Schnieder; Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Military Draft Registration Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; Birth Date: 1 Mar 1893; Birth Place: Buffalo Erie, New York, United States; Citizenship Place: United States; Race: White.
↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," citing Affiliate Publication Title: Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917 - 1940; Affiliate Publication Number: 76193916; Record number: 0, FamilySearch Record: WW9Q-8B3Z FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C3MW-HSXH-8 Image number 04174, Name: Clarence Frank Schneider; Military Service Date: 23 Nov 1919; Military Service Place: St. Louis, Missouri, United States; Birth Date: 1 Mar 1893; Death Date: 1 Mar 1944; Residence Place: Topeka, Kans.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 545; Line: 46; FHL microfilm: 1820545; Record number: 51923, FamilySearch Record: MFXH-9VR FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXC-CG8 Image number 01091, Name: Clarence F Schneider; Census Date: 1920; Census Place: Camp Funston, Riley, Kansas, United States; Birth Date: 1894; Birth Place: New York; Ethnicity: American; Marital Status: Single; Race: White; Age: 26.
Clarence F Schneider M 26 Single New York
↑ "United States Census, 1930," citing Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Affiliate Film Number: 722; Line: 10; FHL microfilm: 2340457; Record number: 14876, FamilySearch Record: X77X-1RF FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR4P-DC8 Image number 00312, Name: Clarence Snyder; Census Date: 1930; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; Birth Date: 1894; Birth Place: Missouri; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Age: 36; Relationship To Head: Son-in-law.
Sol C Mc Farren M 64 Married Head Illinois
Ellie Mc Farren F 57 Married Wife Missouri
Clifford Moberly M 39 Married Son-in-law Illinois
Lottie Moberly F 37 Married Daughter Kansas
Vernie Spiker M 18 Single Grandchild Kansas
Ernest Moberly M 14 Single Grandchild Kansas
Wilbert F Moberly M 11 Single Grandchild Kansas
Ghretta M Moberly F 9 Single Grandchild Kansas
Leona L Moberly F 8 Single Grandchild Kansas
Thelma R Moberly F 7 Single Grandchild Kansas
Betty J Moberly F 4 Single Grandchild Kansas
Clarence Snyder M 36 Married Son-in-law Missouri
Josephine Snyder F 26 Married Daughter Kansas
M Frances Snyder F 2 Single Grandchild Kansas
William A Snyder M 0 Single Grandchild Kansas
Roy R Hewitt M 36 Married Son-in-law Nebraska
Minerva M Hewitt F 23 Married Daughter Kansas
Robert M Hewitt M 9 Single Grandchild Missouri
↑ "United States Census, 1940," citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 41, FamilySearch Record: VR28-3R2 FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MR-7QJF, Name: Clarence F Snyder; Marital Status: Married; Ethnicity: American; Race: White; Residence Date: 1935; Residence Place: Same Place; Birth Date: 1893; Birth Place: New York; Census Date: 1940; Census Place: Topeka City, Topeka City, Topeka, Ward 2, Topeka, 89-31B, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; Age: 47; Relationship To Head: Head; Ims Ctl File Id: 678859; System Of Record: SLS; Digital Film Nbr: 005449164.
Clarence F Snyder M 47 Married Head New York
Josephine Snyder F 37 Married Wife Kansas
Frances M Snyder F 12 Single Daughter Kansas
William A Snyder M 10 Single Son Kansas
J Edward Snyder M 6 Single Son Kansas
Clarence Snyder, Jr M 3 Single Son Kansas
↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #13662805, Memorial page for Clarence F. Schnieder (1 Mar 1893-1 Mar 1944), citing Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA; Maintained by Oz (contributor 46520830).
↑ "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949," FamilySearch Record: QV1Z-XJKC FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9944-Y3PW Image number 00946, Name: Clarence F Schnieder; Burial Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States; Death Date: 1 Mar 1944.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Clarence by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Clarence:
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMTH-64R : accessed 23 October 2021), Clarence F Snider in household of Joseph G Snider, Clay Center Township Clay Center city Ward 3, Clay, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 4B, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,474.