A Tennant Family

NAME: (Johann) John Nicklos Snyder changed his name from Schneider when he and Conrad B. Snyder opened a shoe store in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

Copied from the Scottsbluff Star-Harald Newspaper, Scottsbluff, Nebraska by Carolyn Snyder Downey, June 8, 1971.

Friday, January 6, 1922

JOHN NICHOLAS SNYDER ANSWERS FINAL CALL - Passes Away Yesterday Morning at Ripe Age of 85 years - Funeral Tomorrow Morning.

John Nicholas Snyder passed away early yesterday morning, following an illness of small duration, he being 85 years 3 months and 3 days of age, and having been a resident of this city for some time. He leaves a wide circle of friends who grieved to learn of his passing.

The deceased was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1826, coming to this country with his parents in 1838, the family locating at Jefferson City, Missouri, then one of the frontier towns. At that place, in March, 1859, he was united in marriage to Barbara Krueger, the home being in Missouri throughout the Civil War, in which Mr. Snyder served actively for three years, bravely and with honor.

In 1871 the family moved to Oakland, Nebraska where they resided until 1891 when they removed to Broken Bow, which was their home until moving to Scottsbluff. Seven children were born to the union, five of these together with their faithful wives survive to morn the loss of losing husband and father. They are Peter - Jefferson City, Missouri, John A. - Oconto, Nebr., Margaret Uehling - Uehling, Nebraska, Andrew M. - Corvallis, Oregon, and Conrad B. - Scottsbluff, Nebraska; all the children being here except Peter.

The funeral services will be held in the Methodist church at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, Rev. Fintel officiating. Mr. Snyder and wife have been members of the Methodist church for the past 23 years.

Carolyn Snyder Downey's grandmother (Della Slates Snyder) wrote the following. Carolyn has the information in Della's handwriting.

"Barbara and John Snyder lived about 12 miles from Jefferson City for about 14 years. Then they moved to a farm soutwest of Oakland, Nebraska, where they lived about 10 years. It is near this farm home in a little rural cemetery that Barbara's father, Bartholomus Krueger, is buried. This is on the tombstone: Bartholomus Krueger died August 20, 1881, age 65 years. This is Conrad's mother's father.

"Bartholomus Krueger and wife, Mary Dingle, came from Germany, spending six weeks on the ocean. They settled at Jefferson City, Missouri. They had four children: Adam, Barbara, John, and Maggie.