In a message dated 3/23/2004 4:45:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, ekraw@verizon.net writes: > Subj:[OHSENECA] Justin SNYDER/SCHNEIDER > Date:3/23/2004 4:45:45 PM Eastern Standard Time > From:ekraw@verizon.net > Reply-to:OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com > To:OHSENECA-L@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > > > > Hello, > > I'm looking for any information on Justin SNYDER or SCHNEIDER. I've found > him in the 1870 census residing with his wife, Eliza, in Tiffin. The first > wife must have died prior to 1872 because he then married Barbara Reis KLOPP > that year. I can't find Barbara or Justin in the 1880 census. What happened > to him? When did he die? I can't find Barbara either in the 1880 census. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Ernestine Wark, NJ > researching KLOPP > > Hi Ernestine, In checking my sources I find what appears to be two Justin Snyders/Schneiders in Seneca County, Ohio. First-- there is a Justin Snyder who appears in the 1870 Census and is living in Tiffin Ward 2, Seneca County, Ohio. His age in 1870 was 49 giving him an estimated birth year of 1820. His birthplace was listed as Baden (Germany).The census image shows: Justin Snyder, age 49, occupation: drayman, place of birth: Baden. His wife is listed as Eliza, age 45, keeping house, place of birth: Ohio. Then there is the Justin Schneider who married Mrs. Barbara Klopp, widow, on 25 Aug 1872. This reference comes from Marriages of Seneca County, Ohio, 1841-1899, by Jean Seigley. It reads as follows: Justin Schneider, age 22, m. Mrs. Barbara Klopp, age 29, citation 7-167. Cert. for bride--- widow Barbara Klopp. The estimated birth years for Justin and Barbara here would be 1850 and 1843 respectively. This latter marriage of 1872 is also found in Ancestry.Com's Ohio Marriages, 1803-1900. The same marriage is found in Family Search's Family Group Record, but in this case the surname is spelled SNYDER. In the History of Seneca County, Ohio by Warner, Beers & Co., 1886, there is a reference on page 376 to a Justin Snyder who was listed as one of the life members of the Seneca County Agricultural Society. A footnote to his name indicated he was deceased (as of the date of publication) I could find no references to a Justin or Barbara Snyder/Schneider in the Seneca County, Ohio Cemetery Inscription book. However, I did find a reference to a Justin Snyder in the R.B. Hayes Obituary Index (www.rbhayes.org). His year of death was given as 1878, and the obit was published in the Tiffin Weekly Tribune on 11/28/1878, page 7, col. 2. The web site shows how you can order a copy of this obit from the Tiffin Seneca Public Library for $2.50 per obit. I could find no reference to a Barbara Snyder/Schneider in this obit index. Regards, Ken Shute in MD (kwsroots@aol.com)