B.1819 D. 1889
Married: Catherine Kalbfleisch
Menno Snider, son _____
Snider farmed on the western edge of Waterloo out along Erb St. W. When Waterloo was incorporated as a village in 1857, it became evident that the population was going to expand and more housing would be needed. Snider was one of the first to survey part of his farm to accomplished this need. Several new streets were added, one being Menno St. named after the subdivider.
Sources:
1. Ezra E. Eby, A Biographical History.
2. History of Erb St. Mennonite Church
3. Waterloo County Councillors, A Collective Biography
4. Early Settlers of Wat Co. – A Genealogy
Menno Snider Biography
Description
- Creator
- Little, Ellis, Author
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Articles
- Description
- This is a handwritten biography of Menno Snider from the Ellis Little Papers. This biography has been transcribed exactly as written. Ellis Little was a local historian, who was the principal of Elizabeth Ziegler Public School.On his retirement, he invested much of his time in researching and writing about Waterloo's history. The Ellis Little Papers consist of extensive notes, papers and historical works.
- Notes
- Please scroll to the bottom of the page to see the transcribed text. To see the original document, please visit the Ellis Little Local History Room at the Main Branch of the Waterloo Public Library.
- Date Of Event
- 1819-1889
- Subject(s)
- Personal Name(s)
- Snider, Menno ; Kalbfleisch, Catherine ; Snider, Catherine
- Collection
- Ellis Little Papers: Men and Women of Our Past
- Language of Item
- English
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Location of Original
- Ellis Little Papers
- Contact
- Waterloo Public LibraryEmail:askus@wpl.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:35 Albert Street, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 5E2
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