Timothy Grant Snyder was born on 3 January 1876 in Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. A Spanish American War veteran, he was one of the U.S. Marines who served aboard the Flag Ship of Admiral Dewey.
The second oldest surviving son of Civil War Veteran, Timothy Matthias Snyder (1840-1889), and his wife, Catharine (Boyer) Snyder (1850-1918), he was the next youngest brother of John Hartranft Snyder (1873-1944). John would later go on to become one of the co-founders of the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company.
On May 10 1889, Tim's father, who had returned to his work as a carpenter following his Civil War service with Company C of the 47th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers (the "Sunbury Guards"), died suddenly of a heart attack. Tim's mother was eight months pregnant at the time. She was carrying Tim's youngest sibling - a sister, Salome, who was born one month and four days after their father's death on 14 June 1889. Tragically, as with so many of Tim's other siblings, Salome did not survive. She died three days after her first birthday in June 1990.
Tim's father was buried at Brock Cemetery in Ashland with military honors.
Florence M. Snyder, Tim's younger sister born in 1883 and nicknamed "Flora" by the family, died only a few short years later from diphtheria. Flora contracted the disease in mid-December 1895, and passed away on 3 Jan 1896. Their mother, Catharine (Boyer) Snyder, was also gravely ill at the time. In the Reading Eagle on 4 February 1896, Catharine was reported as "improved" after being "very sick with pneumonia."
Tim's youngest brother, William E. "Bill" Snyder (1885-1944) enrolled in the Industrial School in Greene, Franklin County, Pennsylvania on 15 February 1898. This school was one of those that had been designated as "Soldiers' and Orphans' Schools" and available to orphaned children of Civil War veterans. Family members believe that Bill completed his education there in 1902 because students were typically discharged from such schools upon reaching the age of 16.
Tim would eventually name his own first born daughter after his youngest surviving sibling, Lillie May Snyder (1887-1956). Lillie May, the elder, grew up to be a nurse and a governess to the family of a prominent dentist in Reading, Pennsylvania. Sadly, Tim's daughter, Lillie May (1905-1907), did not survive beyond her toddler years.
On 16 Apr 1898, Tim enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps as a private. He was assigned to the Marine Barracks at League Island in Pennsylvania before being shipped off on 8 July 1898 to the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Family members believe that it was while serving in New Hampshire that Tim met his future wife, Alice Margret Blake, a native of that state.
Tim was then transferred to the Marine Barracks at the Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia on 25 October 1898 in preparation for his service aboard the USS Buffalo, which sailed to Port Said, Egypt and other locations.
On 7 February 1899, he was transferred to Admiral Dewey's Flag Ship, the Olympia. During his tour aboard the Olympia, which lasted until 20 September 1899, he sailed to the Philippine Islands and other locations.
In October 1899, he was transferred to the Navy Yard at Boston in preparation for his return service at the Marine Barracks at League Island in Pennsylvania, where he remained until he was transferred to service on 6 June 1900 aboard the USS Massachusetts. During his tenture at League Island, he was promoted to the rank of corporal on 2 January 1900.
He returned to League Island to serve out the remainder of his military career on 2 June 1902, and was honorably discharged from the Marines on 25 April 1903.
The extensive existing military paperwork of Corporal Timothy Grant Snyder documents the description of his character by his military superiors as "Excellent."
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
Tim married Alice Margret (Blake) Snyder (1876-1942) at First Presbyterian Church in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA on 21 November 1904.
Their marriage license documents key details about their respective lives, including the names of their parents and vital statistics.
Tim and Alice began their lives together, living on Church Street in Reading. He worked as a brakeman for the railroad. By 1910, Tim's mother and siblings, Lillie May and William, were also living in Reading, and Tim and Alice had moved to Birch Street.
By this time, Tim is also listed as a Freight Conductor for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad on the 1910 Census while Alice is shown as having given birth to their first three children: Lillie May (his sister's namesake), John Blake (1907-1990), and William Alfred (1908-1990).
Daughters, Mary and Catharine (1912-1973), and son, Harry A. Snyder, followed. By 1918, Tim and his family had moved to Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania where many of their descendants still live today.
In 1920, Tim was injured in a work-related accident with the railroad. He passed away on 11 December 1925.
The second oldest surviving son of Civil War Veteran, Timothy Matthias Snyder (1840-1889), and his wife, Catharine (Boyer) Snyder (1850-1918), he was the next youngest brother of John Hartranft Snyder (1873-1944). John would later go on to become one of the co-founders of the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company.
On May 10 1889, Tim's father, who had returned to his work as a carpenter following his Civil War service with Company C of the 47th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers (the "Sunbury Guards"), died suddenly of a heart attack. Tim's mother was eight months pregnant at the time. She was carrying Tim's youngest sibling - a sister, Salome, who was born one month and four days after their father's death on 14 June 1889. Tragically, as with so many of Tim's other siblings, Salome did not survive. She died three days after her first birthday in June 1990.
Tim's father was buried at Brock Cemetery in Ashland with military honors.
Florence M. Snyder, Tim's younger sister born in 1883 and nicknamed "Flora" by the family, died only a few short years later from diphtheria. Flora contracted the disease in mid-December 1895, and passed away on 3 Jan 1896. Their mother, Catharine (Boyer) Snyder, was also gravely ill at the time. In the Reading Eagle on 4 February 1896, Catharine was reported as "improved" after being "very sick with pneumonia."
Tim's youngest brother, William E. "Bill" Snyder (1885-1944) enrolled in the Industrial School in Greene, Franklin County, Pennsylvania on 15 February 1898. This school was one of those that had been designated as "Soldiers' and Orphans' Schools" and available to orphaned children of Civil War veterans. Family members believe that Bill completed his education there in 1902 because students were typically discharged from such schools upon reaching the age of 16.
Tim would eventually name his own first born daughter after his youngest surviving sibling, Lillie May Snyder (1887-1956). Lillie May, the elder, grew up to be a nurse and a governess to the family of a prominent dentist in Reading, Pennsylvania. Sadly, Tim's daughter, Lillie May (1905-1907), did not survive beyond her toddler years.
On 16 Apr 1898, Tim enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps as a private. He was assigned to the Marine Barracks at League Island in Pennsylvania before being shipped off on 8 July 1898 to the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Family members believe that it was while serving in New Hampshire that Tim met his future wife, Alice Margret Blake, a native of that state.
Tim was then transferred to the Marine Barracks at the Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia on 25 October 1898 in preparation for his service aboard the USS Buffalo, which sailed to Port Said, Egypt and other locations.
On 7 February 1899, he was transferred to Admiral Dewey's Flag Ship, the Olympia. During his tour aboard the Olympia, which lasted until 20 September 1899, he sailed to the Philippine Islands and other locations.
In October 1899, he was transferred to the Navy Yard at Boston in preparation for his return service at the Marine Barracks at League Island in Pennsylvania, where he remained until he was transferred to service on 6 June 1900 aboard the USS Massachusetts. During his tenture at League Island, he was promoted to the rank of corporal on 2 January 1900.
He returned to League Island to serve out the remainder of his military career on 2 June 1902, and was honorably discharged from the Marines on 25 April 1903.
The extensive existing military paperwork of Corporal Timothy Grant Snyder documents the description of his character by his military superiors as "Excellent."
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
Tim married Alice Margret (Blake) Snyder (1876-1942) at First Presbyterian Church in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA on 21 November 1904.
Their marriage license documents key details about their respective lives, including the names of their parents and vital statistics.
Tim and Alice began their lives together, living on Church Street in Reading. He worked as a brakeman for the railroad. By 1910, Tim's mother and siblings, Lillie May and William, were also living in Reading, and Tim and Alice had moved to Birch Street.
By this time, Tim is also listed as a Freight Conductor for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad on the 1910 Census while Alice is shown as having given birth to their first three children: Lillie May (his sister's namesake), John Blake (1907-1990), and William Alfred (1908-1990).
Daughters, Mary and Catharine (1912-1973), and son, Harry A. Snyder, followed. By 1918, Tim and his family had moved to Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania where many of their descendants still live today.
In 1920, Tim was injured in a work-related accident with the railroad. He passed away on 11 December 1925.
Timothy Grant Snyder was born on 3 January 1876 in Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. A Spanish American War veteran, he was one of the U.S. Marines who served aboard the Flag Ship of Admiral Dewey.
The second oldest surviving son of Civil War Veteran, Timothy Matthias Snyder (1840-1889), and his wife, Catharine (Boyer) Snyder (1850-1918), he was the next youngest brother of John Hartranft Snyder (1873-1944). John would later go on to become one of the co-founders of the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company.
On May 10 1889, Tim's father, who had returned to his work as a carpenter following his Civil War service with Company C of the 47th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers (the "Sunbury Guards"), died suddenly of a heart attack. Tim's mother was eight months pregnant at the time. She was carrying Tim's youngest sibling - a sister, Salome, who was born one month and four days after their father's death on 14 June 1889. Tragically, as with so many of Tim's other siblings, Salome did not survive. She died three days after her first birthday in June 1990.
Tim's father was buried at Brock Cemetery in Ashland with military honors.
Florence M. Snyder, Tim's younger sister born in 1883 and nicknamed "Flora" by the family, died only a few short years later from diphtheria. Flora contracted the disease in mid-December 1895, and passed away on 3 Jan 1896. Their mother, Catharine (Boyer) Snyder, was also gravely ill at the time. In the Reading Eagle on 4 February 1896, Catharine was reported as "improved" after being "very sick with pneumonia."
Tim's youngest brother, William E. "Bill" Snyder (1885-1944) enrolled in the Industrial School in Greene, Franklin County, Pennsylvania on 15 February 1898. This school was one of those that had been designated as "Soldiers' and Orphans' Schools" and available to orphaned children of Civil War veterans. Family members believe that Bill completed his education there in 1902 because students were typically discharged from such schools upon reaching the age of 16.
Tim would eventually name his own first born daughter after his youngest surviving sibling, Lillie May Snyder (1887-1956). Lillie May, the elder, grew up to be a nurse and a governess to the family of a prominent dentist in Reading, Pennsylvania. Sadly, Tim's daughter, Lillie May (1905-1907), did not survive beyond her toddler years.
On 16 Apr 1898, Tim enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps as a private. He was assigned to the Marine Barracks at League Island in Pennsylvania before being shipped off on 8 July 1898 to the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Family members believe that it was while serving in New Hampshire that Tim met his future wife, Alice Margret Blake, a native of that state.
Tim was then transferred to the Marine Barracks at the Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia on 25 October 1898 in preparation for his service aboard the USS Buffalo, which sailed to Port Said, Egypt and other locations.
On 7 February 1899, he was transferred to Admiral Dewey's Flag Ship, the Olympia. During his tour aboard the Olympia, which lasted until 20 September 1899, he sailed to the Philippine Islands and other locations.
In October 1899, he was transferred to the Navy Yard at Boston in preparation for his return service at the Marine Barracks at League Island in Pennsylvania, where he remained until he was transferred to service on 6 June 1900 aboard the USS Massachusetts. During his tenture at League Island, he was promoted to the rank of corporal on 2 January 1900.
He returned to League Island to serve out the remainder of his military career on 2 June 1902, and was honorably discharged from the Marines on 25 April 1903.
The extensive existing military paperwork of Corporal Timothy Grant Snyder documents the description of his character by his military superiors as "Excellent."
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
Tim married Alice Margret (Blake) Snyder (1876-1942) at First Presbyterian Church in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA on 21 November 1904.
Their marriage license documents key details about their respective lives, including the names of their parents and vital statistics.
Tim and Alice began their lives together, living on Church Street in Reading. He worked as a brakeman for the railroad. By 1910, Tim's mother and siblings, Lillie May and William, were also living in Reading, and Tim and Alice had moved to Birch Street.
By this time, Tim is also listed as a Freight Conductor for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad on the 1910 Census while Alice is shown as having given birth to their first three children: Lillie May (his sister's namesake), John Blake (1907-1990), and William Alfred (1908-1990).
Daughters, Mary and Catharine (1912-1973), and son, Harry A. Snyder, followed. By 1918, Tim and his family had moved to Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania where many of their descendants still live today.
In 1920, Tim was injured in a work-related accident with the railroad. He passed away on 11 December 1925.
The second oldest surviving son of Civil War Veteran, Timothy Matthias Snyder (1840-1889), and his wife, Catharine (Boyer) Snyder (1850-1918), he was the next youngest brother of John Hartranft Snyder (1873-1944). John would later go on to become one of the co-founders of the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company.
On May 10 1889, Tim's father, who had returned to his work as a carpenter following his Civil War service with Company C of the 47th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers (the "Sunbury Guards"), died suddenly of a heart attack. Tim's mother was eight months pregnant at the time. She was carrying Tim's youngest sibling - a sister, Salome, who was born one month and four days after their father's death on 14 June 1889. Tragically, as with so many of Tim's other siblings, Salome did not survive. She died three days after her first birthday in June 1990.
Tim's father was buried at Brock Cemetery in Ashland with military honors.
Florence M. Snyder, Tim's younger sister born in 1883 and nicknamed "Flora" by the family, died only a few short years later from diphtheria. Flora contracted the disease in mid-December 1895, and passed away on 3 Jan 1896. Their mother, Catharine (Boyer) Snyder, was also gravely ill at the time. In the Reading Eagle on 4 February 1896, Catharine was reported as "improved" after being "very sick with pneumonia."
Tim's youngest brother, William E. "Bill" Snyder (1885-1944) enrolled in the Industrial School in Greene, Franklin County, Pennsylvania on 15 February 1898. This school was one of those that had been designated as "Soldiers' and Orphans' Schools" and available to orphaned children of Civil War veterans. Family members believe that Bill completed his education there in 1902 because students were typically discharged from such schools upon reaching the age of 16.
Tim would eventually name his own first born daughter after his youngest surviving sibling, Lillie May Snyder (1887-1956). Lillie May, the elder, grew up to be a nurse and a governess to the family of a prominent dentist in Reading, Pennsylvania. Sadly, Tim's daughter, Lillie May (1905-1907), did not survive beyond her toddler years.
On 16 Apr 1898, Tim enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps as a private. He was assigned to the Marine Barracks at League Island in Pennsylvania before being shipped off on 8 July 1898 to the Navy Yard at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Family members believe that it was while serving in New Hampshire that Tim met his future wife, Alice Margret Blake, a native of that state.
Tim was then transferred to the Marine Barracks at the Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia on 25 October 1898 in preparation for his service aboard the USS Buffalo, which sailed to Port Said, Egypt and other locations.
On 7 February 1899, he was transferred to Admiral Dewey's Flag Ship, the Olympia. During his tour aboard the Olympia, which lasted until 20 September 1899, he sailed to the Philippine Islands and other locations.
In October 1899, he was transferred to the Navy Yard at Boston in preparation for his return service at the Marine Barracks at League Island in Pennsylvania, where he remained until he was transferred to service on 6 June 1900 aboard the USS Massachusetts. During his tenture at League Island, he was promoted to the rank of corporal on 2 January 1900.
He returned to League Island to serve out the remainder of his military career on 2 June 1902, and was honorably discharged from the Marines on 25 April 1903.
The extensive existing military paperwork of Corporal Timothy Grant Snyder documents the description of his character by his military superiors as "Excellent."
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
Tim married Alice Margret (Blake) Snyder (1876-1942) at First Presbyterian Church in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA on 21 November 1904.
Their marriage license documents key details about their respective lives, including the names of their parents and vital statistics.
Tim and Alice began their lives together, living on Church Street in Reading. He worked as a brakeman for the railroad. By 1910, Tim's mother and siblings, Lillie May and William, were also living in Reading, and Tim and Alice had moved to Birch Street.
By this time, Tim is also listed as a Freight Conductor for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad on the 1910 Census while Alice is shown as having given birth to their first three children: Lillie May (his sister's namesake), John Blake (1907-1990), and William Alfred (1908-1990).
Daughters, Mary and Catharine (1912-1973), and son, Harry A. Snyder, followed. By 1918, Tim and his family had moved to Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania where many of their descendants still live today.
In 1920, Tim was injured in a work-related accident with the railroad. He passed away on 11 December 1925.
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