William S. Snyder
(1834-1909)
Harriet Eisenhart
(1839-1901)
Elias Smith
(1833-1904)
Passila Riegel
(1836-1857)
Henry Calvin Snyder
(1857-1940)
Lizzie Ann Smith
(1856-1908)
Blanche Rae Snyder
(1890-1982)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. John Burton Reeves

Blanche Rae Snyder 3 4

  • Born: 5 May 1890, , , Pennsylvania, USA 1 3 4
  • Marriage (1): John Burton Reeves on 2 Jul 1919 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA 1 2
  • Died: 5 Apr 1982, Darby., Delaware, PA at age 91 3 4 5
  • Buried: Shenandoah Heights: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 3 4

   FamilySearch ID: KZP2-GLY.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 6 The 1900 census recorded renting a home at 930 Allen Street: Henry C. Snyder, stationary engineer, 43, born Nov 1857, living with wife Lizzie, 44, Oct 1856; children Maud, 19, Apr 1881; Elias, 17, Jun 1883; and William, 15, Jun 1885; his twin sister Bertha, 15, Jun 1885, and Blanch, 10, May 1890. Maud, Elias, William, and Bertha were all employed as workers at a silk mill.
Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. The census states Henry and Lizzie were married for 21 years and she had birthed 9 children, 5 alive in 1900.

2. Census in 1910 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 7 The census recorded renting a home at 746 6th Street: Henry C. Snyder, widowed, stationary engineer, 52, living with daughter Maude M. Hartenstine, 29, and her husband, Edward Hartenstine Jr., machinist steel work, 30. Also with them is Henry's son, Elias G. Snyder, shipping clerk, single, 26; daughtger Blanch R. Snyder, single, 20, and son Kenneth E. Snyder, 5. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Maude and Edward were married for 3 years and had no children by 1900.

3. Newspaper: Evening Herald: Miss Blance Snyder and brother, Kenneth, today returned to their home at Allentown after a pleasant visit to their sister, Mrs. B. F. Beacher. They were accompanied by niece, Ruth Beacher, who will spend her vacation at Allentown., 31 Jul 1914, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 8

4. Newspaper: Evening Herald: Miss Blance Snyder and brother, Kenneth, today returned to their home at Allentown after a pleasant visit to their sister, Mrs. B. F. Beacher. They were accompanied by niece, Ruth Beacher, who will spend her vacation at Allentown., 31 Jul 1914, Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA. 8

5. Residence: on 5 Jun 1940 in Nanticoke, Luzerne, PA. 9 10

6. Residence: 205 State St., Nanticoke, Pa. on 27 Apr 1942 in Luzerne, Luzerne, PA. 11

7. Residence: on 5 Jan 1959 in Nanticoke, Luzerne, PA. 12

8. Obituary: Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Mrs. B. F. Beacher, Allentown, sister of Mrs. John B. Reeves of Nanticoke, died Monday at Darby Hospital, following an illness. on 8 Jan 1959 in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, PA.


Blanche married John Burton Reeves on 2 Jul 1919 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA.1 2 (John Burton Reeves was born on 13 Oct 1894 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA,11 13 14 died on 1 Jun 1967 in , Luzerne, PA 13 15 and was buried in Shenandoah Heights: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 13 15.)


Sources


1 Bertha Priscilla Snyder, Bible of Bertha Priscilla Snyder.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VF42-1D6.

3 Billion Graves (http://www.BillionGraves.com), http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/BlancheRReeves/2774589.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201330131.

5 Beacher, Bruce Franklin, Beau-Chere, The Beacher Family Newsletter, 1 Dec 1982.

6 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M33T-4N6 Henry C Snyder, District 2 Allentown city Ward 8, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 6A, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1241429.

7 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Allentown Ward 10, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1364; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0156; FHL microfilm: 1375377.

8 The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA), 31 Jul 1914, page 3.

9 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 57852. Henry C. Snyder. Father William S. Snyder. Mother Harriet Eisenhard. Spouse Lizzie A. Snyder.

10 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 6 Jun 1940, page 22. Obituary of Henry C. Snyder.

11 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VQNW-SL1 John Burton Reeves, 1942; citing ARC identifier 563728, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C; FHL microfilm 2139610.

12 The Evening Herald (Shenandoah, PA), 6 Jan 1959, page 8. Obituary of Bertha P. Beacher.

13 Billion Graves (http://www.BillionGraves.com), http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/JohnBReeves/2774588.

14 United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6KG-K14 John B Reeves, 1917-1918; citing Schuylkill County no 1, Pennsylvania, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509.

15 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012 (Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Bureau of Archives and History. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Archive Collection Number: Series 1-10; Folder Number: 402. John B. Reeves. Online image 37.



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