Henry Snider
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Henry Snider (1779 - abt. 1843)

Henry Snider
Born in , Rowan County, North Carolinamap
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Husband of — married 24 Mar 1800 (to about 1805) in Botetourt County, Virginia, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 5 May 1807 (to 1843) in Montgomery County, Virginiamap
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Died about at about age 63 in Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

Henry Snider was born on 31 October 1779 in Rowan County, North Carolina], the oldest of six known children and three sons of Matthias and Elizabeth Eckle Snider.
When Henry Snider was born on October 31, 1779, in Rowan County, North Carolina, his father, Mathias, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Eckle, was 19.

Click here for an image of a transcription of the Bible entry Henry's father made of his birth. Henry married Susanna "Sukey" Britz at age 20, on March 24, 1800 in Botetourt County, Virginia, and they had three children (Margaret "Peggy", Jacob, and John) together between 1800 and 1806. After she died, possibly in childbirth, he married Catharine "Catey" Litterall (on May 5, 1807) and they had five children (Mary Polly, James Alexander, Charles L, William T, and Henry Jr) together between 1810 and 1826. In 1802, he bought one of the first lots in Salem, (then in Botetourt County) Virginia. He died in 1843 in Roanoke County, Virginia, at the age of 64.

On 24 March 1800, when he was twenty, he married Susanna Britz in Botetourt County, Virginia]. She bore him four known children, one son and three daughters, including a daughter whom they named Margaret.
On 5 May 1807, when he was twenty-six, he married Catharine Litterall in Montgomery County, Virginia]. She bore him five known children, four sons and one daughter, including a son whom they named Charles.

1820 census

Salem, Botetourt County, Virginia.
Henry Snider
Home: Botetourt County, Virginia.
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820.

Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:4. Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:1. Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18:1. Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:3. Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44:1. Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15:1. Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:1. Slaves - Females - Under 14:3. Slaves - Females - 14 thru 25:1.

Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 4. Free White Persons - Under 16: 6. Free White Persons - Over 25: 2. Total Free White Persons:11. Total Slaves: 4. Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 15. [1]

Occupation

Owned tannery, Salem, , Roanoke County, Virginia, " . . . located in what became the Allen Block of imposing business houses . . . .". [2]
History of Salem, Virginia
A Guide to Historic Salem -- Volume 4, Number 3 -- Winter 1998-99
By Amber Reinhardt
Crossing Whiteoak alley, we are saluted by the peculiar odor which comes from a tannery. It is owned and operated by Henry Snider, one of the first settlers in Salem, who had removed from the neighborhood of Amsterdam in Botetourt County. He was the first representative from this county in the State Legislature. His son, Charles L. Snyder, amassed a large fortune in the tannery business.
Editors: Whiteoak Alley today is a private drive between Nature's Outlet and Dusty Corner Bookstore at 27 and 33 E. Main St. The Snider tannery probably was about where the bookstore is.

. . . .

We cross Water street, and the next house we pass is the residence of Henry Snider, long known as the Mrs. Polly Anderson house, she being a daughter of Henry Snider.
Editors: Water Street is now South Broad Street. This site is now occupied by Brooks-Byrd Pharmacy, and probably extended to the sites of Virginia Showcase Antiques and the Valley Bank building under construction.


Public service

Henry Snider, was elected to the General Assembly of Virginia for Botetourt County in 1816. Most of the legislators were second generation Germans in Virginia; all were well versed in their ancestral language though only one, John Stanger, was a native of Germany.
Henry Snider was a legislator in the Virginia State Capitol in 1816 and after
Many of the Germans had moved south from Pennsylvania and together with the Germans who had deserted the British Army in the Revolutionary War, the Shenandoah Valley was mostly German. Most were not bilingual and found it hard to understand the laws and records of land transactions, as all these were in English as required by the Government. A petition was filed for the Laws to be printed in German; this failed by a vote 42 to 41 in January 1795.
The petitioners persisted and in December 1795, the House directed the executive to prepare and publish a German editions of the following documents; The Revenue Law, The Executive Law, The Law governing the fees of clerks, sheriffs, and other officers, The Law regulating Conveyances. A competent translator and a printer were found in Philadelphia. A shipment of 991 copies was sent to Richmond to be used in Virginia. The people of the Shenandoah were encouraged and they were able to participate in public matters in spite of the language barrier.[3]

Death

In 1843, when he was in his mid-sixties, he died in Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia], of unknown causes.

Citations

  1. Source: #S1365 p. 141-- spelled Snider Certainty: 2 There are two Henry Sni/yders in the 1820 Botetourt Census, p. 141.
  2. URL: http:/www.salemmuseum.org/guide_archivesHSV4N3.aspx
  3. The Virginia Germans, by Klaus Wust, Pub. 1969.

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Snider-440 was created through the import of My Tree.ged on Aug 10, 2012 by Jennifer Justice.

Sources

  • Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1769-1800.
  • Bartlett, Jim <jimbartlett@mindspring.com>, Re: Snider-Snyder of Roanoke and Franklin Co Snider Family GenForum #1064 December 28, 2000 at 08:29:14 17 Jul 2006 Patricia; Do you have any more relationships for the SNIDERs in Botetourt Co, VA in late 1700s or early 1800s?? To sort out "my" Henry SNIDER (Will d 1843 Roanoke Co, VA with daughters Peggy, m1817 Botetourt Thomas MITCHELL; and Polly, m1827 Botetourt Henry ANDERSON; and James b c1812, d 1865 Botetourt), I'm trying to sort out the various SNIDER families of the time - there were 15 in the Botetourt 1810 census, including 2 Henrys (although it appears one was not married yet and living with his brother) Jim jimbartlett@mindspring.com Call Number: http://genforum.genealogy.com/snider/messages/1064.html
  • Bartlett, Jim <jim4bartletts@verizon.net>, [SNIDER] Henry SNIDER c1770s-1843 Botetourt & Roanoke Co, VA Publication: SNIDER-L Archives Archiver > SNIDER > 2002-08 > 1030676247 Dates: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 23:47:31 -0400 Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:13:34 -0400 Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:59:54 -0400 5 Jun 2014 Call Number: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SNIDER/2002-08/1030676247
  • Bartlett, Jim <jim4bartletts@verizon.net>, [SNIDER] Henry SNIDER c1770s-1843 Botetourt & Roanoke Co, VA Bartlett, Jim <jim4bartletts@verizon.net> Publication: SNIDER-L Archives Archiver > SNIDER > 2002-08 > 1030676247 Dates: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 23:47:31 -0400 Mon, 22 Aug 2005 20:13:34 -0400 Thu, 29 Aug 2002 22:59:54 -0400 5 Jun 2014 Call Number: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SNIDER/2002-08/1030676247
  • Britts Family Group Sheets Britts, John H., comp. Publication: Printed 01 October 2006 and mailed to pph 16 Oct 2006
  • Britts, John Publication: email from John Britts <Jhbritts@bellsouth.net>, Family history, 9/27/2006
  • Burton, Charles T., comp. Deaths in Botetourt County, VA
Publication: I used it at at the Botetourt Court House Clerk's Office when it was a notebook -- a one-of-a-kind thing . There is now a published version: Author Burton, Charles T. Title Botetourt County, Virginia, death records / collected by Charles T. Burton, transcribed by "Babe" Waskey Fowler. Publication [Roanoke, Va. : V.W. Fowler], 1995. There are no page #s in either version.
  • A Guide to Historic Salem, vol. 4, #3 (Winter 1998-99).
  • William. McCauley History of Roanoke County, Salem, Roanoke City, Virginia, and representative citizens, 1734-1900 Publication: Chicago, IL: Biographical Pub. Co., ©1902. 12 Sep 2012
  • Transcription from the Mathias Snider Bible Snider, Matthias; Richard R. Weber, transcr. FOBG Newsletter, vol 28#2, Summer 1996. 16 Sep 2007-8 May 2016.

Note: Actually, there's an error in the newsletter and it SAYS "Spring 1996" in the heading on page 34, but that's an error per the Brethren archival intern in Elgin. Call Number: Summer 1996


  • 1810 United States Federal Census
  • 1830 United States Federal Census
  • Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly.
  • Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850
  • Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
  • Weber, Richard. Stover Brethren: The Family of Elder William Stover of Antietam, Columbia, MD: Richard R. Weber, ©2001.




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