Born 1849 as Mathew aka Matthew Snider to William Snider and Hannah Skeen in Davidson County, North Carolina.[1]
Married Emily Elizabeth (E E) Epps in North Carolina.
A few words about Mathew's spouse: Mathew's death record give his spouse's name as Emmie Elgs Snider. Census records, marriage records and death records give variants of "Emily." The Find a Grave Memorials link Mathew Snider and EE Snider as spouses, identifying her as Emily Elizabeth Eppes.
Residence 1900: Healing Springs Township, Davidson County, North Carolina as head of household Mathew Snider (51) with wife Emily E Snider (51), son Eleck I Snider (18), son Earvin E Snider (16), son Benjamin F Snider (15), daughter Blanche G Snider (13) and daughter Minnie L Snider (8). [2]
Residence 1910: Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina as head of household Mathew Snider (60) with wife Emma E (60), daughter Blanche Snider (19) and daughter Minnie Snider (17).[3]
Residence 1920: Tyro Township, Davidson County, North Carolina as head of household Mathew Snider (70) and wife Emma Snider (70). [4]
1926: Death of spouse [5]
Residence 1930: Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina as Mathew Snider (80), father-in-law to head of household Jack C Thompson (39) with wife/Mathew's daughter Blanch Thompson (38), son Matha Thompson (16), son Clerk Thompson (15), Rob Thompson (13), daughter Ethel Thompson (5) and grandmother Chethie Thompson (73). [6]
Residence 1940: Lexington Township, Davidson County, North Carolina as Mathew Snider (90), father-in-law to head of household John Henry Thompson (50) with wife/Mathew's daughter Blanch Thompson (48), daughter Ethel Virginia Thompson (15), son Matthew Thompson (26) and daughter-in-law Betty Thompson (17).[7]
DIed 1940 age 90 in Davidson County [8] and is buried in Toms Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Denton, Davidson County, North Carolina[9]
Matthew Snider and Emely Epps cited as parents in death record of Nancy Fannie Snider (1872 - 1950),[10] Ben F Snider (1886 - 1975)[11] Alex Ivey Snider (1881 - 1962) [12] Mack Snider (1881 - 1963)[13]
"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYH-C8P : accessed 7 May 2015), Mathew Snider, Healing Spring Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 139, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,192.
"United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLMY-2RJ : accessed 7 May 2015), Mathew Snider, Lexington North Ward, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28, sheet 42B, family 832, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,119.
United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKY-1M8 : accessed 7 May 2015), Mathew Snider, Tyro, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing sheet 9A, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,295.
"United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SK-31F : accessed 7 May 2015), Mathew Snider in household of Jack C Thompson, Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0031, sheet 10A, family 180, line 33, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1685; FHL microfilm 2,341,419.
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSN-FPN : accessed 7 May 2015), Matthew Snider in household of John Henry Thompson, South Ward, Lexington, Lexington Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-18, sheet 12A, family 202, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2898.
"North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPKP-BM8 : accessed 6 May 2015), Mathew Snider, 03 Apr 1940; citing Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, no 436, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,943,182.
"North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPGT-H4K : accessed 6 May 2015), Mathew Snider in entry for Fannie Snider Nance, 09 Jul 1950; citing Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, v 17B cn 17505, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,926,814.
"North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPPQ-3PT : accessed 7 May 2015), Matthew Snider in entry for Ben F. Snider, 26 Jul 1975; citing Asheboro, Randolph Co., N.C., , State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,984,128.
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