The Snyder family:

1.  Ludwick Snyder.  He came from Maryland around 1799 to Pennsylvania.  He and Martin Stockman were instrumental in forming the Brethren Church in Fayette Co. PA.  Martin was it's first preacher.

His Children:

  +2          i.    John Snyder  was born on January 12, 1797.  He went on to Ohio and then Iowa   

     3           ii.    Lewis Snyder.  Went to Ohio and stayed.

  SECOND GENERATION

 2.  John Snyder (Ludwick-1)  was born on January 12, 1797 in Pennsylvania.  He died on June 1, 1870.   He was buried in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA.  Sec. 6, Row 8.  John's brother, Lewis followed him to Ohio, but did not go on to Iowa.

 He married Eliza.   Eliza was born on December 14, 1800 in Pennsylvania.  She died on January 28, 1892.  She was buried in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA.   Sec. 6, Row 8.  In the 1880 census she is living alone in Brooklyn, Iowa.  

John and Eliza Snyder  had the following children:

            +4                      i.    Jacob S. Snyder  was born in 1819.

            +5                     ii.    Simon Snyder  was born in 1826.

                                     iii.     Martin Snyder was a deacon in the Church of the Brethren at Brooklyn and preached in the church built in 1883.  (M. Snyder buried      Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery born Aug 24, 1823; died May 25, 1902 Sec. 5, Row 1.  Next to him; Catherine Snyder born Nov 4, 1829; died Feb. 25, 1905 Pythian Sister marker.)  [See below  the Brethren Church]

               6                     iv.     John E. Snyder married Mary 

(A  Maggie A. Snyder died Feb 21, 1882 age 37y 6mo 27da; wife JE buried Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery; Sec. 6, Row 4.  Next to her: Nellie H. Snyder died Aug 17, 1872; 6mo 25da; dau of JE&MA)  

(A Mary A. Snyder died May 27, 1862; age 22y 2mo 10da; wife of JE; buried Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Sec. 8; Row 14.)

 (A Mary Snyder buried Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery; single grave; born Mar 13, 1854 died Jan. 15, 1897 age 42y 10mo 2da; mother; Section 5, Row 2)

THIRD GENERATION

4.  Jacob S. Snyder  (John-2, Ludwick-1)  was born in 1819 in Fayette Co. PA.  He attended the Jacobs Creek Church of the Brethren in Tyrone Township, Fayette Co. Pennsylvania.  His grandfather, Ludwick and great uncle, Martin Stockman, organized the church around 1799.  

 Jacob married Alice M. Sechrist around 1845 in Fayette Co. PA.  They moved to Ohio around 1849.  

(Jacob's brother, Simon, had gone to Poweshiek Co. IA in 1856 and opened a general store.)  

(A Jacob Snyder was the only voter absent from the polls in the Bear Creek precinct in Apr. 1848.)

Jacob and Alice (Sechrist) Snyder had the following children:  

            +7                      i.    Eliza Snyder  was born on November 5, 1845 in Pennsylvania.

              8                     ii.    George Washington Snyder was born on March 11, 1853.   He died on June 12, 1873 at the age of 20.  He is buried in Brooklyn the Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA.   Sec. 6, Row 7.

              9                    iii.    Simon Peter Snyder was born on February 12, 1856.  He died on May 22, 1879 at the age of 23.  He is buried in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA.  Sec. 6, Row 7.

 Alice died between 1856 and 1860 and Jacob was left to raise the children.

Jacob then married  Maria M. Connell (daughter of Amos Connell and Nancy Anna Hestand) on October 7, 1860 in Ohio.   Maria M. Connell was born in Ohio on March 5, 1836.  

In 1864, Jacob and his brother, Martin, bought a block of land and called it the Snyder addition in Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co. Iowa.  His brother Simon's general store resided in this addition.   Jacob shows up in Ragersville, Tuscarawas Co. Ohio on May 8, 1866.   They headed for Poweshiek County, Iowa in 1867.  They may have traveled with Maria's two brothers, wives and families (Ben and Hannah; Hiram and Nancy). 

Jacob and Maria (Connell) had the following children:

            +10                      i.    Annie C. Snyder.

               11                     ii.    Mary Jane Snyder

              12                    iii.    Walter G. Snyder was born on March 14, 1871.  He died on February 17, 1908.   He was buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA.  Sec. 6, Row 7.

Maria died on December 3, 1880 at the age of 44.  She is buried in the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA.  Sec. 6, Row 7.  Jacob had already buried one wife and two children and was again left to raise young children.  

The Dunkards of Poweshiek County

German Baptist Brethren (Dunkards) of Dresden:  First members in 1849 were Robert & Mary Taylor, Joseph & Nancy Hall and Martin & Mrs. Snyder.  George Washington Hopwood donated land in 1875 to build a church.  William Palmer and Isaac Funk presided at the dedication in 1875.  The ministers in order:  John Cassidy, Alfred Ogle, William Palmer, J.S. Snyder, Isaac Funk, S.P. Miller and George W. Hopwood.

In 1849, in what was formerly the town of Dresden (Deep River), the German Baptist Brethren or Dunkards, organized a church.  It was among the oldest church organizations in Poweshiek County.  The Church of the Brethren at Brooklyn was granted in 1866 thru the Deep River congregation of which it was a part of.  They held services in school houses and barns.  John Wise was the first preacher, but Jacob Snyder is inseparable from the affairs of the early Brooklyn Church.  He had been called to the ministry in his former home county of Fayette, PA.  No regular preacher was maintained in the early day.  Most of the men farmed and Mr. Snyder often preached on Sundays.  In 1883 a building was built on Jacob Snyder's land.)   Jacob is listed in the 1895 (pg 45) and 1900 (pg 36) of the Brethren's Family Almanac. 

Practices of the early Dunkers were:  They used no buttons, but all hook and eye fasteners.  Women wore prayer caps.  They celebrated a "love feast" once a year which consisted of a pot luck and then a ceremonial washing of the feet.

Sources:  Deep River, Iowa 1884-1984; Dedication Brochure of Church of the Brethren, Brooklyn, 1918

On June 10, 1881, Jacob  presented a Brethren Hymnal to Jennie Childs at A.M. (assume Annual Meeting) at Ashland, Ohio.  In the back of the same hymnal he has also presented it to Mary J. Childs June 10, 1881, Wooster, Ohio.  

Jacob took as his third wife Mrs. Mary J. (Taylor) Childs.   She was born on March 3, 1839.   Mary  died on June 13, 1895.  She is buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA.   Sec. 6, Row 8.  

In 1895 he is acting clergy for the Church of the Brethren at Brooklyn, IA, and  still performing marriages in 1897.  In 1896 he owns 195 acres in Section 24 and 112.75 acres in Section 23 of Bear Creek Township Poweshiek County, IA.  He also owned 23.40 acres in Section 19 of Warren Township.

 Jacob died in 1909 at the age of 90.  He is buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery, Brooklyn, IA.   Sec. 6, Row 8.    

5.  Simon Snyder (John-2, Ludwick-1) was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania.   Simon  opened an early general store (1856) on the east end of Des Moines St. in Brooklyn, Iowa.    Dr. Conaway from his home area in Ohio, was a friend of Simon Snyder.  When Conaway finished his medical training he brought his family along with Simon's wife and children to Poweshiek County, Iowa.   They came by train to Iowa City and then by wagon the rest of the way.  Simon was known to have husking bees and square dances in the 1870's.  

(In the 1856 Iowa census, Bear Creek Township shows a S. Snyder aged 30 (b. Germany); Lyda, age 28 (b.Germany); Jacob age 6 (born Germany); J.O. age 6 (b. Germany); J.E. age 1 (b. Germany): dwelling 37. In 1880 census farming in Bear Creek Twp. Poweshiek Co. IA.)  *This would appear to be Simon and his family.  However they were not born in Germany; hence the census may be wrong if this is indeed this Simon and family. 

 Simon married Lydia.  Lydia was born in 1828 in Pennsylvania.   

Simon and Lydia  Snyder had the following children:

          +13                      i.    Jacob M. Snyder  was born in 1850 in Ohio.   (Brooklyn Chronicle, Apr 8, 1926; ....Apr. 17, 1926 is to be the 70th anniversary of J.M. Snyder's arrival in Brooklyn....he ate breakfast that morning at Mrs. J.C. Talbotts place in 1856......J.M. Snyder built a grocery store in 1886 at 416 E. Des Moines St., Brooklyn, later owned real estate business in Brooklyn.)  Jacob died in 1938.

            14                     ii.    Mary F. Snyder was born in 1862 in Iowa.

            15                    iii.    Albina Snyder  was born in 1864 in Iowa.

            16                    iv.    George W. Snyder was born in 1871 in Iowa.  

FOURTH GENERATION

 7.  Eliza Snyder  (Jacob S.-3, John-2, Ludwick-1) was born on November 5, 1845 in Pennsylvania.  Eliza  married  John  A. Lincoln on February 16, 1868 performed by Rev. H.R. Taylor, Deep River.

 John A.  Lincoln was born on January 5, 1845 in Springdale, OH.   John was a veteran of the  Civil War.  He enlisted in 1861 and belonged to Co F of the  69th Ohio.  John was honorably discharged on July 5, 1865.  He came to Iowa in 1865.   

John and Eliza (Snyder) Lincoln had the following children: 

            17                      i.    Howard Lincoln was born Feb 19, 1869.  He died July 12, 1890.  Howard is buried at Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Sec 7, Row 2.

          +18                     ii.    Minnie Maud Lincoln  was born on March 29, 1871.

            19                    iv.    Jacob S.  Lincoln  was born Nov 20, 1873.  He died September 22, 1908.       [ Jacob S. Lincoln  is buried next to Howard and on the same stone;  born Nov. 20, 1873; died Sep 22, 1908; brother; Sec 7, Row 2; Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery; Also on same stone is Anna I. Lincoln  died May 13, 1888; age 1y 8mo 21da; (dau of JA&SF?)]

            20                    iii.    Alburtis W.  Lincoln was born in 1876

             21                   v.    Mary Lincoln died July 23, 1881 age 6 m, 5 da; dau of JA&E  buried Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Sec 5, Row 2 (buried with her parents) 

  Eliza Lincoln died  November 16, 1881.  On her tombstone: age 36 y 11 da; wife of John A.  She is buried at Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery; Sec 5, Row 2.

 John remarried. His second bride was  Rebecca Francis "Fannie" Niswander.  She was the daughter of Samuel and Barbara (Berner) Niswander.  Fannie was born on April 4, 1853 in Rockingham County, Virginia.  John and Fannie were married on  Sept 23, 1897.  Fannie had been John's live in housekeeper.  Fannie brought with her to the marriage her son, Luther Niswander.  John's residence was in Section 24 of Bear Creek Township.  He is buried at Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery; Sec 1, Row 10; WRC marker.   {John Lincoln Obituary}

John died May 4, 1901 age 56-3-29; GAR marker buried Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Sec 5, Row 2.  

Fannie died on September 25, 1928 in Denver, Colorado.  She is buried at the Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery; Sec 1, Row 10; WRC marker. 

10.  Annie C. Snyder (Jacob S.-3, John-2, Ludwick-1)  was born in 1862 in Ohio.   She married Samuel C. Coleman.  He was born in 1856 in Ireland.  In 1880 he was living with the Jacob Snyder family as a farm laborer in Bear Creek Township.

13.  Jacob M. Snyder  (Simon-3, John-2, Ludwick-1) was born in 1850 in Pennsylvania.   In the 1880 census he was farming in Warren Twp. Poweshiek Co. IA.   He died in 1938.  Jacob is buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Sec 6, Row 9. FLT markers

Jacob married Armintie who  was born in 1850 in Ohio.   She died 1918 and is buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Sec 6, Row 9; WRC & Rebekah markers.  Jacob M. and Arminite Snyder had the following children:

            22                      i.    E. Snyder was born in 1871 in Iowa.

            23                     ii.    S. Snyder was born in 1872 in Iowa.

            24                    iii.    Florence Snyder was born in 1874 in Iowa.

            25                    iv.    E. Snyder was born in 1879.

           26                     v.     Effie M. Snyder  born in the Snyder home, Brooklyn, Iowa, Aug 23, 1890.  She died at her home in Brooklyn, Dec 8, 1918 from an attack of  influenza resulting in pneumonia and heart trouble.    She is buried at Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery.  She married Edward Helm on  Sept. 17, 1912.              {Effie Helm Obituary}

 FIFTH GENERATION

18.  Minnie Maud Lincoln  (Eliza Snyder-4, Jacob S.-3, John-2, Ludwick-1) was born on March 29, 1871at Brooklyn, IA.   She died on September 1, 1957at St. Francis Hospital in Grinnell, IA.  She was buried Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery; Sec 6, Row 9.

 She was married to Walter Uhl on December 11, 1893.   Walter Uhl  was born in 1871.   He died in 1961.  He is buried at Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Sec. 6, Row 9.   

Minnie Maud Lincoln and Walter Uhl had the following children:

                                     +27   i.     Charles Forrest Uhl.   Residence in 1957 was Cedar Rapids, IA

                                                 28   ii.    Mildred Uhl  was born in 1903.  Residence in 1957 was Iowa City, IA

                                                29    iii.    Albert Uhl  Residence in 1957 was Glendale, CA

                                                30    iv.    Lester Jacob Uhl was born on November 25, 1896 in parental home in Bear Creek Township.  He died on August 26, 1923.   He was buried Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Sec. 6; Row 9.  He was killed in an automobile accident near Beaver, Iowa attending the district conference for the Brethren Church. {Lester Uhl obiturary}

SIXTH GENERATION

27.  Charles Forrest Uhl (Minnie Maud Lincoln-5, Eliza Snyder-4, Jacob S.-3, John-2, Ludwick-1)  was born November 20,1894.  He died December 24, 1958.  Forrest is buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Section 3, Row 6.  He was a member of the American Legion.

 He was married to Nellie J. Fullerton July 31, in home of Rev. I.H. Fox,  Pastor of the Church of the Brethren.  [Fox was pastor from Mar. 1919-Dec. 1919.] She was born Feb 18, 1892 at Glenwood, Iowa, the daughter of Eli and Hattie Fullerton.   She died March 4, 1991 at Santee, California.   Nellie is buried in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery Section 3, Row 6.

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