Abraham* Snider, (related?)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: Pennsylvania; per dau Nancy 1880 census
• Birth: 1799, Tennessee; per 1860 census
• Birth: Between 1801 and 1810; per 1840 census
• Birth: 1801, Tennessee; per 1880 census
• Birth: 15 Jun 1803; 1803 per tombstone
• Residence: 1812, Greene Co, Tennessee; this Abraham?
• Birth: 1815, Tennessee; per 1850 census
• Census: 1840, Smith Co, Tennessee
• Census: 05 Sep 1850, Twp 7, Range 11, Jersey Co, Illinois
• Census: 3 May 1860, Jersey, Jersey Co, Illinois
• Census: 28 Jul 1870, Twp 6, Range 11, Jersey Co, Illinois
• Census: 7 Jun 1880, Jersey Co (District 95), Illinois
• Research Notes: 26 Nov 2014

Notes:

census record shows his parents both born in PA.

[A Snider-from Julie Goheen.FTW]
The first census I find Abraham and Elizabeth are in the 1840. They are living in Smith County, Illinois. I have found an Abraham in the 1830 census but not for sure... There is one Abraham in Greene County, TN but I have no proof that this is our Abraham.

In the 1850 census Abraham and family are living in Twp 7, Range 11 in Jersey County, Illinois.
Abraham Snyder, 35, M, farmer, born TN
Elizabeth, 30, F, born NC
Susanah, 16, F, born TN
Nancy, 14, F, born TN
James, 12, M, born TN
Hannah, 9, F, born in TN
John, 7, M, TN
George, 2, M, IL
Catherine, 6/12, F, TN

In the 1860 census, Abraham are living in Jersey Landing Precinct in Jersey County.
Abram Snyder, 61, M, farmer, born TN**
Elizabeth, 62, F, born SC**
Hannah, 20, F, born in IL
John, 15, M, TN
George, 14, M, TN
Catherine, 10, F, TN
Joseph, 8, M, IL
Abner, 3, M, born IL

Lots of discrepancies between 1850 and 1860 census... First, look at Abe and Elizabeth's age. .. they jumped about 30 years in ten years. Second, Hannah is born in IL in the 1860 census and TN in the 1850 census... They were in Smith, TN in 1840 so not sure... Her death certificate says Smith, TN as birthplace. Third, George should be 12 based on the 1850 census, John should be 17 according to the 1850 census. Also the birthplace of Elizabeth went from NC in 1850 to SC in 1860.

In the 1870 census, Abraham and Elizabeth are in Twp 6, Range 11 in Jersey County.
Snider, Abraham, 69, b. TN
Snider, Elizabeth, 55, b. TN
Snider, Absalom A, 13, b. IL (this is Abner)
Snider, George W, age 22, b. IL

Yet again some discrepancies...

1880 census finds the Snider family in the Illinois Twp of Jersey County.
Abriham, 80, b.IL Father and mother listed as born in PA
Elizabeth, 71, b. b. NC
A. Pollis, 24, b. IL -- this is Abner but not sure where Pollis comes in at

I am still looking for the marriage of Abraham and Elizabeth. I am pretty sure it happened in TN, but have no proof or date as of yet.


Residence:
There's an Abraham and William Snider on 1812 Tax List in Greene County. Also a Samuel Craig

perhaps this Abraham a child of one of the Taxpayers Abraham or William.

Census:
1840 Smith County, TN
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 aft 1835 James (1836)
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 (son) 1826-1830)
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 (1801-1810) Abraham 1803
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2 Nancy 1836; Hannah 0
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 Susan (1832)
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 (1811-1820) Eliz 1811
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 (1781-1790) mother of one of them
Total - All Persons (Free White, Free Colored, Slaves): 8
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 5
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8


Census:
Abraham Snyder 35 1815 farmer Tennessee
Elizabeth Snyder 30 1820 North Carolina
Susanah Snyder 16 1834 Tennessee 183
Nancy Snyder 14 1836 Tennessee
James Snyder 12 1838 Tennessee
Hannah Snyder 9 1841 Tennessee
John Snyder 7 1843 Tennessee
George Snyder 2 1848 Illinois
Catharine Snyder 0 Illinois
Newton Sivcin 21 1829 laborer Tennessee


Census:
1860 Jersey, Jersey Co, Illinois - Elsah post office
residence 149
Snyder Abram 61 1799 Tennessee
Snyder Elizabeth (Craig) 62 1798 South Carolina
Snyder John 15 1845 Tennessee
Snyder George 14 1846 Tennessee
Snyder Joseph 8 1852 Illinois
Snyder Abner 3 1857 Illinois
Snyder Hannah 20 1840 Illinois
Snyder Catharine 10 1850 Tennessee

residence 151
-Snyder James 22 1838 Tennessee
Snyder Rebecca (Hill) 23 1837 Illinois
-Snyder Emma 4/12 1860 Illinois

residence 152
Piggott Joseph 22 1838 Illinois
Piggott Mary 17 1843 Illinois

residence 155
Piggott, John 20 1840 IL
Piggott, Margaret 18 1842 IL

residence 174
Absalom Worthy 41 Georgia
Sarah Worthy (Craig) 38 Tennessee
Mary Worthy 18 Illinois
Wm H Worthy 15
John W Worthy 14
Sarah A Worthy 11
Susan Worthy 8
Matilda Worthy 7
Elizabeth Worthy 4
Jasper W Worthy 2
Adam W Worthy 7/12
Absalom Worthy 6 Illinois


Census:
175 Piggott, James A. 54 farmer MO
Susan J. (Snider) 35 TN
Charles N. 16 farm hand IL
Henry H. 9 IL
Dorah A. 7 IL
Luther A. 2 IL
Jesse E. 1 m IL

176 Buckley James S. 22 farmer IL (married in Feb)
Minerva E. (Piggott) 17 IL
McKay, Jessee 56 farm hand TN
Bouruff Mary A. 26 servant IL

177 Snider Abraham 69 farmer 200 TN
Elizabeth 55 TN
Absalom A. 13 IL
George W 22 farm hand IL

Census:
Abriham Snider 80 Farmer 1800 TN PA PA
Elisabth Snider 71 1809 NC NC NC
A Pollis Snider 24 1856 son IL TN NC



Research Notes:
Questioning if Abraham in Mercer County is father of this Abraham. This Abraham says he was born in Tennessee and parents born in Pennsylvania. Abraham who lived in Wolf Creek seems to have died in Pennsylvania, never making it south to Tennessee.
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1830 Greene Co, TN (this is Abraham Snider who married Catherine Shrum, and had a son William. Not likely this Abraham.

query for Abraham Snider in 1830 Tennessee census records finds Abraham and David next to each other.
Abraham is total of 7 and David total of 2.

Abraham:
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 (1821-1825) - maybe son not named abt 1830?

Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 (1811-1815)
- maybe a brother
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 (1701-1810) Abraham ?
Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1 Abraham's father?
(1771-1780) - Jacob?
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 7

There's an Abraham and William Snider on 1812 Tax List in Greene County. Also a Samuel Craig

Smith county is 207 miles west of Greene Co, reasonable path of migration.
Jersey county is 800 miles NW from Smith county.


1820 census shows a Jacob in Jackson County;
a couple 26-44 (1776-1794) and one 1 male over 45 (bef 1775).
Jacob could be either, prob younger, elder is one Abraham who is taxpayer in 1812.
also 2 males under 10 (1810-1820), 1 f 10-15

Abraham could possibly be a male under 10 since he gave a wide range of ages in his census records.


William Snider in 1797 Sullivan Co, TN tax list and 1812 Greene - Sullivan just east of Greene.
also Michael and Barney in Sullivan.

Jonas and Peter in Stewart Co.

Stewart county is between Smith & Jersey IL

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a John Warren, pension of North Carolina military, pension roll 4 Mar 1831, Smith Co, TN - birth year abt 1762.

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update 11/29/2014
found a family of Sniders in Greene Co TN that seemed suspicious and traced them - turned out they were from VA instead of PA.; so probably not; but going to leave them in the file after all that work. They'll probably connect to somebody eventually.

Then I found where one of John Warren's granddaughter's married a Snider (Snyder) - Eva Snider m Arthur P. Snyder who was born in PA. Families stick close for generations, even centuries; so figured he could be a cousin of sorts - tracked his family; but didn't see a connection.

In tracking his family I saw that his sister Mildred Parma Snyder also married a Snyder - Dudley Clarence - also from PA. So, I ran his line, too. Still zilch.

Not seeing a connection yet between all these, I tracked the Kline family - Germans who migrated thru PA - Jacob Kline m Nancy Elizabeth Snider, dau of Abraham & Eliz Craig. Only thing that I cocked my head at after doing that is saw that an Alfred Skinner was in the household of one of them as a servant in Christian Co in 1900. I can't figure out who he was; but makes me think these families were connected in PA.

Abraham* married Elizabeth* Craig, (dau?) about 1829. Elizabeth* (daughter of James* Craig and Susanna Abigail* Burchett) was born on 1 May 1811 in North Carolina; died on 15 Jun 1885 in Newbern, Jersey Co, Illinois; was buried in Newbern Cem, Mississippi Twp, Jersey Co, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. (son) Snider was born about 1830; died after 1840 in of, Smith Co, Tennessee.
2. Susannah (Susan) J. Snider was born in 1832 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in 1873 in Jersey Co, Illinois.
3. Nancy Elizabeth Snider was born in Aug 1836 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 4 Jan 1907 in Morrisonville, Christian Co, Illinois; was buried in Morrisionville Cem, Morrisonville, Christian Co, Illinois.
4. James Allen Snider was born on 14 May 1838 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 14 Jun 1917 in Hardin, Calhoun Co, Illinois; was buried in Hardin Cem, Hardin, Calhoun Co, Illinois.
5. Hannah M Snider was born on 15 Apr 1840 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 29 Jun 1920 in St. Louis, Missouri; was buried on 2 Jul 1920 in Newburn Cem, Newburn, Jersey, Illinois.
6. John Warren* Snider was born on 12 Feb 1842 in Mount Vernon, Jefferson Co, Illinois; died on 7 Nov 1925 in Morrisonville, Christian Co, Illinois; was buried on 10 Nov 1925 in Morrisionville Cem, Morrisonville, Christian Co, Illinois.
7. George W. Snider was born in Mar 1848 in Illinois; died after 1900.
8. Sarah Catherine Snider was born in Mar 1850 in Jersey, Illinois; died in 1868 in Jersey, Illinois; was buried in Newbern Cem, Mississippi Twp, Jersey Co, Illinois.
9. Joseph Snider was born on 12 Oct 1851 in Jersey, Jersey Co, Illinois; died on 17 May 1923 in Portland, Multnomah Co, Oregon; was buried on 18 May 1923 in Washington Lawn Cemetery, Centralia, Lewis, Washington.
10. Abner Absalom (Pollis) Snider was born in Dec 1856 in Jersey Co, Illinois; died on 21 Sep 1944 in Hardin, Calhoun Co, Illinois; was buried in Hardin Cem, Hardin, Calhoun Co, Illinois.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Abt 1796, Wolf Creek, Mercer Co (formerly Allegheny Co), Pennsylvania
• Possessions: 1804, Wolf Creek, Mercer Co (formerly Allegheny Co), Pennsylvania; sold farm
• Census: 30 Jul 1850, Findley Twp, Mercer Co, Pennsylvania
• Census: 13 Nov 1850, Upper Providence Twp, Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania; this Abe Snyder?

Notes:

History of Mercer County
All History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania: its past and present, its aboriginal history, its early settlement and
deve results for Brackenridge

pg 615-616
"Pioneers -- Thomas McCoy settled in the township (Wolf Creek) in 1796 or 1797, removing thither from Harper's Ferry, Va. He had six sons that settled in the neighborhood, viz.: John, Joseph, James, Thomas, Hugh and William. All grew to manhood, leaving sons and daughters. His neighbors at that time were William Breckenridge, the nearest one; Samuel Waldron, the McKees, William McMillan, Abraham Snyder, William Smith and others. These people had their peculiar sport. One of their tricks was to pull the hair of a comrad who could not say "thump, thunder and thatch." When a German was coaxed into the party and called out "tump, tunder, and tach," he was sure to have his head well plucked. In this game poor Snyder was the sufferer among the Wolf Creek boys."

page 1028:
(relating history of family of James M. Coulter, then states of the family, "About 1804 they removed to this county (Mercer), and settled in Wolf Creek Township, which is now the northern part of Liberty Township, purchasing a farm of Abraham Snyder, which is now owned by Edward Denniston and Joseph Moore."

(Note: Wm Breckenridge mentioned here does not seem to be at least closely related to our Breckenridges who settled in Virginia, unless their connection was in Scotland. This William Breckenridge (Brackenridge) came to America from Campbeltown, Argylshire, Scotland, about 1773, settled first in York Co, Pa; was married to Jane Anderson.

Parents of William appear to be John Brackenridge and Mary Denniston, both born in the 1720s and both died in Scotland.


Possessions:
sold farm to James M. Coulter (per History of Mercer County)
States Wolf Creek is "now" part of Liberty Twp.

Census:
114 Snyder Abraham 39 1811 farmer place of birth: Butler Co, PA
Lydia 37 1813 York Co, PA
Susanna D. 11 1839 Mercer Co, PA
Jacob H. 5 1845 "
Abraham 3 1847 "
Mary A 1 1849 "

115 Snyder Peter A. 35 1815 500 farmer Butler Co, PA
Abraham 73 1777 none - Westmoreland Co PA
Mary Ann 66 1784 "
Catherine 43 1807 Mercer (?) Co, PA
Mary M 23 1827 Butler Co, PA

116 Snyder John 41 1809 400 farmer Butter Co, PA
Susanna E. 38 1812 Germany
Abraham 13 1837 Mercer Co, PA
Mary E 10 1840 Mercer Co, PA
Susanna 8 1842 Mercer Co, PA
John 4 1846 Mercer Co, PA


Census:
Pauper House of Montgomery Poor House
89 residents listed:
Snyder, Abraham 1769 81 PA
also listed in the house is Eliza Snider, age 17, b 1833 PA
note: only one other resident was older than Abrahm, a gentleman named Thomas Fis, 88 yrs old.

Abraham married Mary E. (..) Snyder, (prob not parent) about 1795. Mary was born about 1770 in Pennsylvania; died in Feb 1860 in Mercer Co, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Surname: Mary A. Snyder
Year: 1860
County: Mercer CO.
State: PA
Age: 74
Gender: F (Female)
Month of Death: Feb
State of Birth: PA
ID#: MRT317_20030
Occupation: NONE LISTED
Cause of Death: OLD AGE