DANIEL SNYDER represents one of the earliest and most prosperous families of Washington county, his ancestors having come to the State over one hundred years ago. They were probably natives of the eastern portion of the State, although the exact place is not known. The grandfather of our subject was the first of the family to settle in Washington county, and he made his home in Nottingham township, where his son, Peter, the father of our subject, was born and reared. Peter Snyder was born February 23, 1823, and when a young man learned the trade of shoemaking which, in connection with farming, he followed for years, but his later life was spent in agricultural pursuits. In 1847 he married Julia A. Crabb, who was born May 9, 1830, in Fallowfield township. Her family were also early settlers of the county. Her grandfather, Henry Crabb, a shoemaker by trade, died in Fallowfield township. His son, Philip Crabb, the father of Mrs. Snyder, was twice married; his first wife died without children, and for a second wife he married Elizabeth House, who bore him children as follows: Henry, Philip, Elizabeth, Julia Ann, Lucy, Charlotte and Caroline. The father of these children died in 1846, aged eighty-four years. The mother died some years later. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Snyder settled on the fifty-acre tract of land where our subject now makes his home, and here their children were born as follows: Mary J., the wife of Abram Stecher; Alexander, married to Flora Allman; Daniel, of whom mention is made further on; John G., who was a farmer of Fallowfield township, and died June 30, 1891; Henry M., of Carroll township, who married Cynthia Bentley; Lucretia, married to Samuel Beazell; George B., a school teacher, of Washington county, still living with his mother; Frank P., a stone mason, who also resides at his mother's home; and James S., also on the home farm. Of Peter Snyder it may be said that, although he began life with no financial assistance, by hard work and good business management he accumulated a very considerable property, having purchased 110 acres of fine land in addition to the fifty acres on which his home was first made after his marriage; on this large tract he passed the rest of his days and his widow now makes it her home. Mr. Snyder served his township in almost every capacity and was one of the most popular men in the community. He died November 23, 1882, at the age of fifty-eight years. Daniel Snyder, the subject proper of this sketch, was born May 9, 1851 on the farm where he now resides. On June 16, 1892, he was married to Miss Alice Jacobs, a native of Allegheny county, Penn., and daughter of Isaac Jacobs, a well-known agriculturist of Washington county, but formerly of Allegheny county. Mr. Snyder, while living on the old farm, has charge of the entire farm, nearly 164 acres, and carries on a general farming and stock business, making a specialty of sheep. He is a Democrat in his political preferences, and has filled various local offices. He is a well-known man and a worthy son of honored parents.

Text taken from page 1124 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed March 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published March 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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