Charles Louis (Snyder) Snider (1882 - 1952)

Born 11 Jun 1882 in Davie County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Carrie Bell (Holder) Snider — married 28 Aug 1907 in North Carolina

Died 5 Apr 1952 at age 69 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina

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Biography

Birth, Marriage, and Death

Charles Louis Snyder was born 11 June 1882. He was the son of Edwin Snyder and Louisa Chaffin. The family were members of Trinity Moravian Church on Sunnyside Avenue, Salem, North Carolina. (Nowadays Winston-Salem).

On 28 August 1907 twenty five year old Charles and nineteen year old Carrie Holder, daughter of William and Alice B. Holder, were united in marriage in Winston-Salem. The marriage was performed by a minister of the Moravian Church, whose name appears to possibly be C. D. Conrad. ^[1]

Charles, a sixty nine year old furniture dealer, died of a cerebral hemmorage on 5 April 1952 in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina and was buried in Salem Moravian God's Acre. At the time of his death, Charles had been residing at 837 E. Devonshire St. with his wife, Carrie Holder Snyder. The death certificate also confirms that his parents were Edwin P. and Louise Chaffin Snyder^[2] Memorial ID 51833804 God's Acre SQUARE: 03O ROW: 02 GRAVE: 01 [1]

Information from US Federal Census Records

1920: We learn that Charles and his family were living on Devonshire St in Broadbay Township. Charles was working as a collector for a furniture company. He owned his home, which was mortgaged. He and Carrie had the following children in the home: Charles Snider 10 Theron Snider 8 Thelma Snider 2 Rodney Snider 0 ^[3]

1930: Charles and his family were evidently living in the same home, worth $4000., which they then owned. We learn they did not own a radio. Here is a list of the children in the home: Charles L Snider 20 Theron N Snider 18 Thelma L Snider 12 Rodney H Snider 10 Edwin R Snider 8 Carrie A Snider 6 Charlotte C Snider 3 ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ source Information Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
2. ↑ ource Citation North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina Source Information Ancestry.com. North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
3. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Broadbay, Forsyth, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1297; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 70 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.
4. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0065 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.