Maria (Fenstermacher) Snyder (1835 - 1884)

Born 30 Dec 1835 in Coyningham, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Died 4 Feb 1884 at age 48 in Ashley, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Maria Fenstermacher was born on 30 Dec 1835 in Conyngham, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA as the third child of William Fenstermacher and Margaret Rebecca Hess. She had seven siblings, namely: Aaron, Catharine, Sabilla, Sarah, Permelia, Michael, and Maria Margaret. She died on 04 Feb 1884 in Ashley, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.^[1] When she was 22, she married Daniel Snyder in 1860.^[2]

Maria Fenstermacher was counted in the census in 1860 in Nescopeck, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.^[3] She was counted in the census in 1870 in Dorrance, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.^[4] She was counted in the census in 1880 in Ashley, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA.^[5] She was buried in Hobbie, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA (St. James Lutheran Cemetery).^[1]

Daniel Snyder and Maria Fenstermacher had the following children:

1. Emma J Snyder was born on 19 Dec 1858 in Nescopeck, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. She died on 29 Oct 1934 in Sunbury, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.^[6]
2. Salinda Snyder was born about 1862 in Pennsylvania.
3. Adam E Snyder was born about 1868 in Pennsylvania.
4. Milton E. Snyder was born about 1870 in Pennsylvania.
5. Wardie H. Snyder was born about 1875 in Pennsylvania.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 July 2018), memorial page for Maria “Polly” Fenstermacher Snyder (30 Dec 1835-4 Feb 1884), Find A Grave Memorial no. 117904062, citing Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Hobbie, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by SMPowell (contributor 47992784).
2. ↑ 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, NARA microfilm publication T623, Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Hanover, ED 57, page 14, Main Street, #2, dwelling 251, family 254, Daniel Snyder (widower), Linda Snyder, Milton Snyder; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com).
3. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, NARA microfilm publication M653, Roll 1133, Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Nescopeck, page 687, dwelling 1481, family 1475, Daniel Snyder, Mary Snyder, Sarah A Snyder, Emma Snyder
4. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, NARA microfilm publication M593, Roll 1365, Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Dorrance, page 401B, dwelling 40, family 40, Daniel Snyder, Polly Snyder, Emma J Snyder, Salinda Snyder, Adam E Snyder
5. ↑ 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, NARA microfilm publication T9, Roll 1151, Pennsylvania, Luzerne, Ashley, ED 161, page 672A, dwelling 30, family 34, Daniel Snyder, Mary Snyder, Emma J. Snyder, Salinda Snyder, Adam E. Snyder, Milton E. Snyder, Wardie H. Snyder
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1966; Certificate Number Range: 088501-091500. Emma J Gumbert, Parents: Daniel Snyder and Polly Fenstermacher.