Jul-28-2018                   

Husband: William Snider
Born: Jan-13-1841 1,2 Died: May- 6-1933 in Walton, Roane Co, WV 3 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Lewis Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 3 Military: Sep-25-1862 - Mar- -1865 Corpl, Co G, 8th Virginia Cav, C.S.A., Civil War (POW) (see note 1) Father: John Wesley Snider (1815 - 1888) Mother: Elizabeth Grogg (1818 - 1888)
Wife: Nancy J. Lowe 4 Married: 1922 in Roane Co, WV 5
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Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Lewis County, (W)VA. (2) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (3) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) Death record of husband. (5) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Military records show that William Snider, age 22, resident of Doddridge County, enlisted in Co G, 8th Va Cav, C.S.A., in Calhoun County on Sep 25 1862. He appears to have captured twice, the first time being in Doddridge County when he was still a Confederate recruit. Disposition: Sent to Camp Chase POW camp in Ohio. The second time that he was captured, he was identified as William Snider, Corpl, Co G, 8th Virginia Cavalry. Disposition: "Took amnesty oath and sent north," released from Cumberland Md in March 1865.




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