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degree at the University of Nebraska. He served as bookkeeper and assistant cashier of the First State Bank of Beaver City for 15 years, and since then has been engaged in the insurance and real estate business.
He is a member of the Community Club, the Beaver City Rotary Club, Scottish Rite and Shrine bodies of the Masons, and the First Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the school board, is chairman of the Boy Scouts committee, and holds membership in The Nebraskana Society. His political connection is with the Republican party.
On August 4, 1916, his marriage to Ruth Kimball was solemnized at Hastings, Nebraska, where she was born January 18, 1892. She is the daughter of George W. and Lilian (Yost) Kimball. Their children are: Mary Lilian, born May 30, 1918; and Paul Kimball, born August 1, 1920. Residence: Beaver City
Walter DeLos Smith
For many years a lawyer and newspaper publisher, Walter DeLos Smith was born at Richland, Iowa, July 1, 1853, son of Alfred Hartwell and Mary Eliza (Woodward) Smith. Alfred Smith was born in Hendricks County, Indiana, July 6, 1828, and was an editor and publisher for many years. He died at Oakland, March 16, 1906. His wife, Mary Eliza, was a native of Indiana, born December 3, 1826, who died at Oakland, December 25, 1906. She was essentially a homemaker.
Walter DeLos Smith attended public and high school and was graduated from the Richland, Iowa, Academy. He was admitted to the bar at Tekamah, Nebraska, on October 3, 1887, and has been a school teacher, newspaper publisher and a lawyer. He is the editor of the Craig News, and for the past twenty years has been police judge and justice of the peace at Craig. He is a Republican.
On November 21, 1883, he was united in marriage to Etta Olevia Woodward at Union, Iowa. She was born in Hardin County, Iowa, April 4, 1862, and assists her husband in his newspaper work. There were six children born to this marriage, three of whom are deceased: Lena Vista Smith, born May 29, 1886; James L. Smith, born January 28, 1888; Loraine Harrison, born December 26, 1889, who died December 13, 1918; Shelley Wickersham, born March 9, 1892, who died March 26, 1908, Mary Etta, born January 6, 1894, who married Benjamin Harrison Eby, and who died December 15, 1918; and Walter M.. born December 24, 1898. All his children assist him in his newspaper business.
Mr. Smith is a Republican, a member of the Burt County Bar Association, the Ancient Order of United Workmen and The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Craig,
Wilber S. Smith
Wilber S. Smith, banker, was born at Mattoon, Illinois, November 29, 1868. His father, James W. Smith, was born at Lancaster, Ohio, February 22, 1841, and died at Byron, Nebraska, December 17, 1917. For four and one-half years in the Civil War he was sergeant of Company F, 46th Ohio Volunteers. He is a direct descendant of the famous John Smith, who settled Virginia in 1620. Rebecca M. McCleery, wife of James W. Smith, was born at Lancaster, Ohio, April 17, 1849, and died at Byron, May 17, 1918. She was of Scotch descent.
Wilber Smith attended Normal school at Fort Scott, Kansas, and was graduated in 1892. On September 23, 1906, he was married to Grace M. Fisher, at Guide Rock, Nebraska. She is of English descent.
Mr. Smith has been cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Byron, Nebraska, since April 8, 1903. He is affiliated with the Methodist Church of Byron, Nebraska, and holds membership in the Modern Woodmen of America, and The Nebraskana Society. He is treasurer of the local Red Cross. Residence: Byron.
William Emerald Smith
William E. Smith, son of John M. and Caroline M. Smith, was born, May 28, 1887, in Moville, Iowa. His father was born in Germany, March 24, 1865, where he lived until 1883 when he came to America and followed the hardware business. He died in Sioux City, Iowa, on July 2, 1927. His mother was born in Battle Creek, Iowa, on October 20, 1875, and was of German parentage.
After graduating from the Moville High School in 1915, William Smith attended the University of Nebraska where he received a degree in dental surgery in June, 1918. He is a Delta Sigma Delta at the state university.
On August 14, 1919, his marriage to Eva S. Lorge was solemnized at Randolph, Nebraska. His wife was born in Randolph on January 6, 1888, of German and Belgian parentage. They have a son, Kenneth, born May 15, 1920.
Mr. Smith has resided in Nebraska fifteen years, practicing dentistry at Coleridge, for twelve years. During the World War he served in the United States Navy from July 10, 1918, until February 8, 1919. He holds membership in the American Legion, the American Dental Association, the Nebraska State Dental Society and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and School Board in Coleridge. Golf is Mr. Smith's favorite recreation. Residence: Coleridge.
William John Smith
W. J. Smith was born at Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin, June 14, 1869. His father, William Carl Smith, who was a farmer, was born in New York state, March 9, 1842, and died at Racine, November 8, 1918; his ancestry was German. Catherine (McClusky) Smith, his mother, was born at Tabor, Racine County, Wisconsin, in 1849, and died at Racine, December 14, 1893. Her ancestry was Austrian.
Mr. Smith was graduated from the public schools of Wisconsin, in 1883. He was telegraph operator for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway in 1887; was station agent for this railway at Green Lake, DePere, and Appleton, Wisconsin, until 1907. Since 1907 he has lived at Omaha, where he was local freight and general agent, 1907-23; and since 1923 has been manager of the American Railroad Association Car Service Division. He represents all railroads in car supply and freight service in Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho.
He is a member of The Railway Guild; Red Cross; Community Chest; and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, the Omaha Athletic Club, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a York Rite Mason, and a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a member of the First Congregational Church of Omaha. He likes to hike and his hobby is reading.
He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Remington at DePere, Brown County, Wisconsin, December 25, 1888. Mrs. Smith was born at DePere, January 8, 1871. She is of English and Welsh descent. They have the following children: Marjorie, born July 8, 1890, who married E. L. Hoyt; James, born April 12, 1899, who married Jean Groeger; and Thomas Robert, born September 9, 1907. James is joint owner of the Omaha Testing Laboratories. He was an honor student at the University of Illinois. Thomas Robert was graduated from the University of Illinois. Residence: Omaha.
Wilson Andrew Smith
Wilson Andrew Smith, merchant, was born in Holt County, Nebraska, October 9, 1885, son of Cord Melvin and Maggie (Dubert) Smith. The father was born at Wellsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1857, and died at Chambers, June 20, 1920. His wife, Maggie, was born at Wellsburg, June 20, 1860, and is still living.
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merchant for a number of years. He is a Republican, a member of the Odd Fellows, the Red Cross, and the Chambers Baptist Church.
On May 1, 1909, Mr. Smith was married to Florence Anderson at Harold, Nebraska. She was born in Holt County, February 16, 1890. They have two children, Bernice, born August 31, 1913; and George, born October 18, 1907. Residence: Chambers.
Louis Benjamin Smoyer
Louis B. Smoyer, pioneer Nebraska farmer, has lived in this state for 64 years. He was born at Sancon, Leigh County, Pennsylvania, February 23, 1841. His father, Jacob Stephen Smoyer, a farmer, was descended from Dutch ancestors who came to America just before the Revolution. He was born at Macungie, Pennsylvania, October 17, 1800, and died at Parma, Michigan, January 5, 1875.
His mother, Anna Troxel (Beiry) Smoyer, was born at Galesburg, Pennsylvania, June 10, 1807, and died at Warren County, Ohio, April 3, 1854. Her ancestry was Dutch.
Mr. Smoyer was married to Addie Vatisha Sawtelle at Syracuse, Nebraska, October 17, 1866. Mrs. Smoyer, whose ancestry is French, was a teacher before her marriage. She was born at Battle Creek, Michigan, July 12, 1842. Seven children were born to this union six of whom are living. They are: George, born September 26, 1867, who married Eva Ingalls; Jesse, born March 24, 1869, who married Nettie Henry; Esther, born November 2, 1871, who married Claude D. Myers; Cora, born May 18, 1876, who married Albeit Cross Armitege; Grace, born June 19, 1887, married Clarence Gilman Taylor; Gertrude, born June 19, 1882, who died March 16, 1903; and Nellie, born August 22, 1883, who married Sanford Batson (now deceased). All the children with the exceptions of George and Gertrude were students at the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Smoyer was active in loan drives and the buying of Liberty Bonds during the World War. He is a member of the Pioneers of Nebraska, and is affiliated with the Lutheran Church. He is a Democrat, and has been active in state polities for many years, Residence: Syracuse.
Charles Smrha
Charles Smrha, a resident of Nebraska since 1884, has been engaged in the banking business in Fillmore County since 1903. He was born at Styria, Czechoslovakia, September 14, 1876, the son of Charles and Katerina (Stulik) Smrha. His father, who was in the harness and saddlery business for many years, was born at Rabi, Czechoslovakia, November 9, 1894, and died at Milligan, Nebraska, June 18, 1908; he came to America in 1882. His mother was born at Maloveska, Czechoslovakia, August 2, 1874; she attended grade school and for two years was a student in a seminary. She speaks English and German in addition to her native tongue.
Mr. Smrha attended high school and normal school, was a teacher for two years, and served as county superintendent of schools for four years. He is now president of the Farmers & Merchants Bank at Milligan. He served for two years in the Philippines with the First Nebraska Volunteers during the Spanish American War, on special duty at the headquarters of Major General Arthur McArthur. During the World War he was a member of the South Platte exemption board, and later served as commander of the Nebraska department of the United Spanish War Veterans.
He has served continuously as a member of the school board, village board, or township board at Milligan since 1903, and is now a member of the Milligan Chamher of Commerce. His membership in fraternal organizations includes: Knights of Pythias; Masons; Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Z. C. B. J., a Bohemian fraternal insurance society; and the Nebraskana Society. He has served as county chairman of the Red Cross of Fillmore County.
He was united in marriage with Agnes Barta at Lincoln, Nebraska, August 30, 1904. Mrs. Smrha, who was a teacher prior to her marriage, was born at Kamen, Czechoslovakia, March 3, 1876, and came to this country in 1881. Their children are: Robert V., born January 8, 1907; Albert C., born January 8, 1907; Mary A., born March 18, 1911; and Helen M., born March 6, 1913. Both daughters are students at the University of Nebraska. Albert was graduated from the University of Nebraska as an electrical engineer while Robert was graduated from the civil engineering department.
Mr. Smrha is a Democrat; he was a member of the state senate in 1923 and in 1927; and in 1930 was defeated candidate for state treasurer. Residence: Milligan.
Vaclav Vojtech Smrha
Vaelav Vojtech Smrha, physician and surgeon, was born in Kolinee, Czechoslovakia, November 7, 1878, and has resided in Nebraska since November, 1884.
He received his medical degree from Creighton University in 1905, and has been in private practice at Mulligan since that time. He is the author of some medical papers, and insurance articles. He is supreme medical examiner for the Western Bohemian Fraternal Association (1911- ).
On January 2, 1904, he was married to Anna Rose Hamouz at Exeter. She was born at Milligan, August 30, 1883. There are five children, Anna Rose, born May 28, 1904; Rose Marie, born July 2, 1906, who died December 8, 1918; Karel Frank, born December 2, 1907; James Albert, born February 17, 1911; and Marian Ruth, born March 6, 1918.
Dr. Smrha is a member of the American, Nebraska State and Fillmore County Medical Society, the Chamber of Commerce, the Council of the Czechoslovakia Society, the Knights of Pythias, the Sokol, the Modern Woodmen of America and the Nebraska Czechoslovakia Historical Society. He has received a decoration from the government of Czechoslovakia for assistance rendered in furthering its independence. He was secretary of the school board in 1913 and is a member of Z. C. B. J. Residence: Milligan.
Edgar Fudge Snavely
For the past 25 years Edgar F. Snavely, lawyer and executive, has been in the insurance and real estate business at Lincoln, Nebraska. He was born at Marion, Virginia, January 11, 1876, the son of Charles Winton and Mary Caroline (McGhee) Snavely. His father, who was a wagon maker, was born in Smyth County, July, 1849, and died at Chilhowie, Virginia, in 1921. His mother, who was of Scotch-Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch descent, was born in Smyth County, February 11, 1856, and died there.
Mr. Snavely attended the public schools of Virginia, an academy, and later the State Normal University. He received his LL.B. degree at the University of Nebraska where he was president of his graduating class and a member of the Palladium Society.
He has lived in Nebraska for 33 years and has engaged in the insurance business, handling bonds, and real estate loans. At the present time he is secretary of the Homestead Bond & Safe Deposit Company of Lincoln. A Democrat, Mr. Snavely, was precinct, county, and state committeeman for several years, and has been a member of several Democratic clubs.
Mr. Snavely married Cora Dell Coon at Manley, Nebraska, October 30, 1904. Mrs. Snavely was born in Iowa. During the World War Mr. Snavely was chair
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man of the county loan drive committee in Lancaster County. He is a member of the Lincoln Kiwanis Club, the Hiram Club, and holds membership in most of Lincoln's civic and welfare societies. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Shrine; and is a member of the Modern Woodfellows of America. He is serving on the board of the local Young Men's Christian Association, and is a member of the Nebraskana Society. His social club is the Lincoln Country Club. He is affiliated with the First Christian Church of Lincoln. Residence: Lincoln.
Arthur C. Snider
Born at Carthage, Illinois, January 1, 1868, Arthur C. Snider is the son of Hamilton and Mary (Aylshire) Snider. His father, who was a farmer, was born in North Carolina in 1841 and died at Springview, Nebraska, in August, 1892. His mother, whose ancestry was Scotch and English, was born in West Virginia, March 23, 1846, and died at Springview, April 21, 1905.
Mr. Snider has been a resident of Nebraska for the past 61 years and has been successfully engaged in farming near Mills for many years. He has served as a member of the local school board for the past 28 years, is a member of the Nebraskana Society, and is affiliated with the Republican party.
On April 24, 1894, he married Eliza B. Tweed at Springview. Mrs. Snider, who is an energetic farm woman, was born at Keithsburg, Illinois, November 21, 1876. Their children are: Lillie, born May 10, 1895, who married Frank Patton; Mildrcd, born August 29, 1897, who died June 2, 1917; William, born December 13, 1899, who married Delia Corneman; Mirriam, May 24, 1903, who married Elmer Blake; Irene, born December 8, 1909, who died April 2, 1919; Lucy, born March 22, 1911; and Thelma, born May 20, 1913. Residence: Mills.
Samuel Allen Snider
A prominent banker at Osceola, Nebraska, Samuel Allen Snider has been a resident of this state since March, 1871. He was born at Meaford, Ontario, Canada, January 30, 1864, the son of Mary Ann (Eagles) Snider and James Snider. His father, who was a carpenter, farmer, and county judge of Polk County. was born in Prince Edward County, Ontario, April 23, 1839, and died at Osceola, Nebraska, April 7, 1910. His mother was born in Grey County, Ontario, August 23, 1846, and died at Philomath, Oregon, May 18, 1924; her ancestry was German and English.
Mr. Snider has been engaged in the banking business since May 16, 1892, and until 1902 was connected with the Osceola Bank. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Osceola in 1902 and acted as cashier of that institution of which he is now president. A Republican he was deputy county clerk and county clerk of Polk County for one year.
He is a member of the Community Club, is affiliated with the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Osceola, and holds membership in the following fraternal organizations: Odd Fellows; Osceola Lodge Number 65 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and Scottish Rite and Shrine bodies. His social club is the Osceola Country Club and his favorite sport is golfing. During the World War Mr. Snider served as chairman of the bond sale in his precinct and was first sergeant of the home guards. At this time he is completing his tenth consecutive year as mayor of Osceola.
On September 4, 1890, he was united in marriage with Marguerite Grass Tobias at Shelby, Nebraska. Mrs. Snider, parents were natives of Canada, was born at Green Garden, Illinois, October 1, 1866. Four children were born to them: Vera C., October 14, 1891, who married Walter D. Kirtley; Sidney L., May 26, 1896; Marjorie March 17, 1898, who married Dr. Glenn C. Fonda; and Joyselan, September 12, 1901, who married Don R. Byers. Residence: Oseeola.
Seymour Morgan Snider
For the past 32 years Seymour Morgan Snider has been engaged in active ministry in the United Brethren Church, and for over 22 years has been a clergyman in Nebraska. He was born at New Milton, West Virginia, August 15, 1869, the son of William Snider and Vorgomoa (Morgan) Snider. His father, who was a farmer and carpenter, was born at Clarksburg, West Virginia, April 28, 1826, and died at West Union, January 7, 1912; his German ancestors came to America in 1760.
His mother, who was active in church work for many years, was born at Farmington, West Virginia, August 3, 1845, and died at Clarksburg, July 2, 1929; her ancestors were French and English.
Mr. Snider attended the grade and high schools and later studied through correspondence. From 1917 to 1921 he served as conference superintendent, and during 1921 and 1922 he built and organized the Calvary United Church at Lincoln. He is at present pastor of the United Brethren Church at Marquette, Nebraska, and for the past five years has been trustee of York College, and secretary of the conference board of trustees of the Nebraska Annual Conference of the United Brethren Church.
He is a member of the Lincoln Ministerial Association, is a member of The Nebraskana Society, and is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and the Royal Arch Masons.
His marriage to Cora Belle Davisson was solemnized at West Union, West Virginia, March 23, 1893. Mrs. Snider, who was born at New Milton, West Virginia, December 18, 1868, is of Scotch and English descent. They have two children: Glenn, born January 2, 1894, who married Lois Wright; and Merle, born April 17, 1895, who married Arthur Gilbert. Glenn is clerk of the district court at Aurora, Nebraska, serving his second term. Merle is a graduate of the University of Nebraska while her husband is principal of the high school at Schuyler, Nebraska. Residence: Lincoln.
James Johnston Snipes
Born in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, February 24, 1880, James Johnston Snipes is the son of Farrington Burnett and Temperance (Johnston) Snipes. Farrington Snipes, who was born in Chatham County, North Carolina, September 7, 1828, was a lawyer, legislator, public speaker, essayist and planter who served in the Civil War. Of English descent, an ancestor was one of the first settlers of Charleston, South Carolina in 1670. He represented the seventh generation in America, all his male ancestors having served in the Revolutionary War. Farrington Snipes died at Denmark, Madison County, Tennessee. January 10, 1909.
Temperance Johnston was born at Denmark on June 15, 1846, and died there January 22, 1911. Active in her home and in church work, she was of Scotch descent, an ancestor having come to Pennsylvania in 1735 and to North Carolina in 1750. All her male ancestors served in the Revolution, and she represented the fifth generation of her family in America.
James J. Snipes attended the Denmark public and high school, and was graduated from the latter in June 1896. From then until 1899 he attended South West (now Union) University at Jackson, Tennessee, and from 1899-1900 Vanderbilt University at Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated in medicine at Tulane University, New Orleans, in 1903. His fraternity is Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Prior to the establishment of residence in Lincoln in 1909 Dr. Snipes practiced in Tennessee and Arkansas. Since 1909 he has specialized in diseases of the skin, and is a member and dermatologist on the staff of The Lincoln Clinic. He is the author of various medical and genealogical articles, and is a member of the American, Nebraska State and Lancaster County Medical Associations. During the World War he held the rank of captain in the Midcal (sic) Corps, and served as der-
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matologist on the staff of the Fort Riley, Kansas, Base Hospital. A major in the Medical Reserve Corps, he served as president of the Nebraska Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in 1929-30 and is a member of the American Legion.
A. thirty-second degree Mason and Shriner, he also holds membership in the Chamber of Commerce, the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Nebraska Genealogical Society and The Nebraskana Society. He was married to Gertrude May Berry at Lincoln October 5, 1912. Mrs. Snipes was born at Topeka, Kansas, October 5, 1890, of English and French Huguenot descent; all her ancestors came on the Mayflower or ships following, prior to 1635. She is a member of the Society of Mayflower Descendants, Daughters of the American Revolution, and Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America; all her ancestors served in the Revolution. They have two sons, James Johnston, Jr., born September 21, 1915, in junior high school; and Allen Whitman, born December 6, 1917, in junior high school. The family attends the First Presbyterian Church.
Dr. Snipes is interested in history, genealogy, archeology, and allied subjects. He is a member of the University and Shrine Clubs. Residence: Lincoln.
Frederick Amos Snocker
Frederick Amos Snocker, superintendent of the Potter High School, was born at Cortland, Nebraska, March 25, 1886, son of Henry and Mattie G. (Balderson) Snocker. His father was born at Seneca, Illinois, February 19, 1861, and farmed until his death at Lincoln, July 15, 1927. His wife, Mattie, was born in Zanesville, Ohio, November 6, 1864, and died at Lincoln, March 29, 1918. She was a teacher and had studied at Doane College.
Mr. Snocker attended the public schools of Princeton, attended Warren Academy at Denver, and was graduated from Nebraska Weslyan (sic) Academy in 1912. In 1917 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska. During the summer of 1927, Mr. Snocker attended the University of Colorado. He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, and was a member of the football team at Nebraska Wesleyan Academy in 1911. Politically he is independent.
A teacher one year at Minatare High School, the following four years Mr. Snocker was superintendent of Chase County High School. The following four years he was superintendent at Lyman, and for the past four years has held his present position. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Nebraska State Teachers' Association, the Potter Commercial Club, the Nebraskana Society, and is a Mason and an Odd Fellow, He enlisted as a private in the 67th Coast Artillery Corps and served in the American Expeditionary Forces front September 1918 until February 1919. He is a member of the American Legion.
On August 13, 1919, he was married at Harrison, Nebraska, to Myrtle Ruble Phinney. She was born at Tamora, Nebraska, July 21, 1893, granddaughter of the Reverend Calvin Phinney. There are five children, Wendell, born February 2, 1921; Vernon, born December 7, 1922; Donald, born August 29, 1925; Charles, born April 16, 1928; and Frances, born September 23, 1931.
Mr. Snocker is interested in golf, hunting, and swimming, while his hobbies are reading, taking kodak pictures, and keeping (s)crapbooks. Residence: Potter.
Charles Otis Snow
The Honorable Charles Otis Snow was born at Nemaha, Nebraska, March 1, 1858, and has been a resident of Nebraska continuously since 1881. He is the son of Charles V. and Margaret (Skeen) Snow, and his father, born at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, August 24, 1821, was a physician and member of the Missouri legislature. He was the son of Levi and Lucina Snow. He died April 12, 1879.
Margaret (Skeen) Snow, mother of Charles Otis, was born in Buchanan County, Missouri, January 13, 1835, and died at Auburn, May 10, 1914. She was the daughter of Alexander and Mary (Blevins) Skeen, the latter a descendant of Pocahontas.
Charles O. Snow was educated in the public schools and attended Rockport High School, and from 1881 to 1888 was engaged in the mercantile business. On March 12, 1882 he was married to Anna Moore, at Sheridan (now Auburn) Nebraska. Mrs. Moore, who was born at Princeton, Illinois, June 4, 1861, died at Auburn, November 17, 1921. She was the daughter of John H. Moore. There were three children, one is still living. Edna Opal, born March 1, 1889, died October 25, 1918; Pearl U., cember (sic) 12, 1893, who married Walter Andrews. Mr. Andrews died in 1924.
A Democrat, Mr. Snow was elected county clerk of Nemaha County in 1900 for a term of two years; he was re-elected in 1915 and served four years, 1915-19. He was continuously engaged in the abstract business from 1907 to 1920, and since 1925 he has been county judge of Nemaha County.
During 1918 he was a member of the exemption board, and speaker in Red Cross drives. He is a member of the Nemaha County Red Cross organization and of the Auburn Commercial Club. His religious affiliation is with the Auburn Church of Christ.
He is a member of the Nebraska State Historical Society, The Nebraskana Society and the Native Sons and Daughters of Nebraska. He also holds membership in the Ancient Order of United Workmen. His social club is the Auburn Country Club, and his sport is golf. Residence: Auburn.
Marietta Snow
One of Nebraska Wesleyan's most beloved teachers, Marietta Snow was born at Clarion, Iowa, December 16, 1888. She is the daughter of Joseph Henry and Julia Alberta (French) Snow, the former born at Clinton, Maine, April 24, 1849. He was a clergyman of English descent, who died at Lincoln, on January 15, 1931. His wife, Julia, was born at Fairfield, Maine, April 19, 1858, and resides with her daughter in Lincoln. Her ancestry is English, three brothers of the French family having settled in America in the first third of the 17th century.
Marietta Snow attended the public schools of Malvern, Iowa, through the eighth grade, and received her secondary education in Nebraska Wesleyan Academy, graduating in 1907. In June, 1911, she received her A. B. from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and in January, 1927, her M. A. from the University of Nebraska. She attended Columbia University the summer of 1921, and the University of Wisconsin the summers of 1928 and 1929. For some time she has been a member of the Modern Language Association of the United States. She is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta, and was alumna advisor on scholarship and activities for three years. She has been secretary-treasurer of Nebraska Wesleyan Alumni Association since 1923.
Miss Snow has been a resident of Nebraska since September, 1903, and is assistant professor of German at Nebraska Wesleyan. He is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Lincoln. Residence: Lincoln. (Photograph in Album).
Charles Cook Snowden
A leading physician and surgeon in Davenport for many years, Charles Cook Snowden was born at Saltsburg, Pennsylvania, February 18, 1854. The son of Isaac Wayne and Harriett Elizabeth (Cook) Snowden. His
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father was born at Freeport, Pennsylvania, in 1832. Isaac Snowden comes of a family of soldiers of Scotch descent. His family was represented in the Revolution under General Washington, and his paternal grandfather held the rank of lieutenant in the War of 1812. Harriett Elizabeth Cook was born at New Alexandria, Pennsylvania, in 1832, and was a talented musician. She died at Nebraska City, June 15, 1865, her family having been pioneer settlers there. Isaac Snowden, who was a physician, died at Sacramento, California, in 1910.
Charles Cook Snowden attended public and high school in Nebraska, and attended the State University the two years 1871-72 and 1872-73. He was admitted to practice medicine in Nebraska at Davenport, on May 1, 1882. A resident of the state for sixty-eight years, Dr. Snowden recalls many of the rigors and hardships incident to pioneer life. He has always engaged in practice, and is a member of the American Medical Association and the Thayer County Medical Association.
On May 5, 1887, he was united in marriage to Mary Jesten Bean at Davenport. Mrs. Snowden was born at Plattsburg, Missouri, January 24, 1855. Both Mr. and Mrs. Snowden are members of the Davenport Methodist Church, and active in its work. Dr. Snowden is particularly active in the Masonic order, being a member of Lilly Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Davenport, and a member of the Knights Templar, Scottish Rite and Shrine Bodies at Hastings. He is a member of the Territorial Pioneers Association, and while at the University belonged to the Palladium Literary Society. Dr. Snowden is a Democrat, and an interested participant in the politics of his party. Recently he was elected to life membership in The Nebraskana Society.
During the late war he was active in all civilian wartime and relief projects, and members of his family were in the service. Residence: Davenport.
Francis Clark Snyder
The Reverend Francis Clark Snyder, clergyman, was born at Homestead, Michigan, August 23, 1895, son of Owen M. and Fannie A. (Seibert) Snyder.
The father was born in Berlin, Ontario, Canada, July 28, 1861. He was a graduate of Toronto Business College and attended the Oberlin Seminary, Oberlin, Ohio. He was a clergyman for more than 35 years prior to his death at Broken Bow, on September 21, 1927. The ancestry of the family was Swiss. Three brothers went to Canada from Pennsylvania in the early 1800s, E. W. B. Snyder having been a member of the legislative body of Canada. Fannie A. Seibert died at Fairfax, South Dakota, in the spring of 1921. She was of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry, and was a teacher near Petoskey, Michigan, for several years.
In 1911 Mr. Snyder was graduated from public school at Pocahontas, Illinois, and in 1918 received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton College at Northfield, Minnesota. He received the degree of Bachelor of Divinity from Chicago Theological Seminary in 1924. Active in debate, Mr. Snyder was a member of the Alethian Literary Society at Carleton College. He has served as vice president of Delta Theta Chi, and coached at Ward Academy, South Dakota, during 1919 and 1920.
His marriage to Lillie S. Larsen was solemnized at Chicago, June 17, 1925. Mrs. Snyder was born at Keene, Nebraska, October 21, 1895. There are three children, Myra Elaine, Anabel June, and Lois Jean.
For a time Mr. Snyder was director of young people's work in the Pilgrim Congregational Church of Oak Park, Illinois. He was ordained to the Congregational ministry at Chicago in May, 1924, and from that time until 1926 was pastor of the Green Street Congregational Church at Chicago. At the present time he is minister of the Loup Valley United Parish which includes three towns, Thedford, Halsey, and Seneca. He is the author of The Reality of the Resurrection of Jesus (1924). He is a member of the Loup Valley Association of Congregational Churches, of which he has been scribe 1926-30 and 1981-32.
Mr. Snyder was a private in the 32nd service company in the Signal Corps in training at the Agricultural and Mechanical College at College Station, Texas, during the World War. He is a member of the Red Cross, the American Legion (commander 1927-29, chaplain 1930, 31, 32). In 1928 he was a member of the Parent Teachers Association and from 1914 until 1918 was a member of the Young Men's Christian Association. His favorite sports include basketball, football and tennis, while his hobbies are music and reading. Residence: Thedford.
Harry Amendus Snyder
For the past 20 years Harry Amendus Snyder has been a banker at Atkinson, Nebraska, where he is active in the civic affairs of his community. He was born at Scotia, Nebraska, November 24, 1885, the son of Edward H. and Blandia (Hilke) Snyder, the former a farmer who was born at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, January 28, 1863. His mother, an active church and Sunday School worker, was born at Hustisford, Wisconsin, September 2, 1866.
Mr. Snyder attended the high school at Fremont, Nebraska, for two years, was railroad station agent at Atkinson for eight years, and for 20 years has served as assistant cashier in the Atkinson bank. He is president of the local Lions Club, has served as secretary of the Commercial Club for five years, and for 18 years has been secretary of the Atkinson Red Cross. He has been city clerk for the past 12 years.
He has been a member of the Modern Woodmen of America for 25 years, the Masons for 25 years, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for 18 years. Mr. Snyder has been secretary of the Atkinson Golf Club for 10 years having held membership in that society for 15 years, and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. He is a Republican.
On November 6, 1919, he married Helen Alice Ollerman at Atkinson. Mrs. Snyder was born at Carroll, Iowa, October 24, 1899. Their daughter, Jacqueline, was born March 19, 1925. Residence: Atkinson.
John P. Snyder
One of Nebraska's pioneer farmers is John P. Snyder who was born at Falls Village, Connecticut, April 7, 1854, the son of Joel and Mary Elizabeth (Shook) Snyder. His father, who served in Company B, Heavy Artillery, during the Civil War and was permanently injured at the battle of Cold Harbor, was born at Salisbury, Cnnecticut (sic), April 7, 1822, and died at Ashley Falls, Massachusetts, August 5, 1899.
Mr. Snyder attended a rural grade school near Wilton Center, Illinois, came to Nebraska in August, 1875, homesteaded in Gosper County. He has been president of the Arapahoe Equity Exchange for 15 years, and for seven years has served as vice president of the Orleans Cooperative Creamery Company. For over 40 years he has been an active member of the district school board, and at this time is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows there.
On January 12, 1879, he married Cynthia Jane Chambers at Arapahoe. Mrs. Snyder, who was born at Rensellaer, Indiana, April 21, 1854, is the daughter of J. B. and Mary Elizabeth Elston Chambers. Four children were born to them: Frank L., October 17, 1881, who died March 14, 1911; E. Ray, December 24, 1883, who married Dura Prime; John Percy, June 2, 1886, who died July 4, 1909, and Hervey W. born September 20, 1890, who married Kathryn Mayer.
Mr. Snyder served as the second treasurer of Gosper County, Nebraska, 1879-83, and was county commissioner from 1920 to 1924. He is independent, politically. Residence: Arapahoe.
