Edna Cradler was born in January 1875 in New York to Augustus Cradler and Mary Lawton. Her father was born in Germany; mother in New York (but maternal grandfather also from Germany). [1] In 1880, Edna, age 5, lived with her parents and brother, Charles, in Yorkshire, Cattaraugus, New York. Augustus reported his occupation as laborer. [2]
Edna married Franklin (known as Frank) D. Snyder in about 1890, and they had eight children - six known - Leo, (Bernard) Clark, Claude, Gladys, Merton and Paul, and two children who died, names unknown. Edna and Frank raised their family in Machias, Cattaraugus, New York.
Edna died on April 9, 1936 in Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Machias, Cattaraugus, New York with her husband, Frank. [3]
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS6Z-78Y : 6 March 2015), Edna A Snyder in household of Frank Snyder, Machias Township, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,011.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5M9-WG1 : 29 October 2015), Edna Snyder in household of Frank Snyder, Machias, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 70, sheet 10A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,940.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJK2-MFJ : 14 December 2015), Edna W Snyder in household of Frank Snyder, MacHias, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; citing sheet 7B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,088.
"New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZMB-MX2 : 24 January 2016), Edna A Cradler in entry for Guy W Frank and Gladys L Snyder, 07 Jul 1923; citing county clerk’s office, Cattaraugus, New York, United States; FHL microfilm 583,819.
"New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKN1-Z6WV : 24 January 2016), Edna Cradler in entry for Claude P Snyder and Gertrude Elizabeth Heaman, 15 Mar 1929; citing county clerk’s office, Genesee, New York, United States; FHL microfilm 987,831.
"United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7HD-WZ9 : 8 December 2015), Edna A Snyder in entry for Frank D Snyder, 1930.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36024746 : accessed 10 April 2018), memorial page for Edna A Snyder (1875–1936), Find A Grave Memorial no. 36024746, citing Maple Grove Cemetery, Machias, Cattaraugus County, New York, USA ; Maintained by snyder_nepa (contributor 46994719) .
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