Hello Beverly, Thanks for writing. I can tell you that there is no indication that Catherine Snyder Stern is a daughter of John (son of Ludwick) Snyder, as per the available secondary texts and estate records, etc. There is a decent amount of material available on John's family, mostly due to the religious careers of his eldest sons Jacob and Lewis. John Snyder (b. 1797) married Eliza J. Shaffer (her brother John Shaffer married John's sister Mary Snyder). He moved first to Bucks Twp., Tuscerawas Co., Ohio; later on to St. John's Twp., Harrison Co., Iowa, and, lastly, to where he died, in Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co., Iowa. There is some slight indication of a possible connection of my the Jacob Schneider family to the Snyders of Saltlick Twp., Fayette Co., Pa., but I have not had the time recently to follow up that particular lead with any serious research. Lorin _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx

Lorin: Hi. Thanks so much for the information on Ludwick. I've gotten quite a few responses to my inquiry, and it has certainly helped clear up some Snyder confusion over this mysterious ancestor. Thank you again for all the information I've been in touch with Ellie a bit about the John Snyder/Dewalt Snyder connection. It wasn't clear from your message: Are you descended as well from Jacob Schneider (1749) who married Gertrude Dietz? A lot of the information I have (including connection between these various Snyder families) has been provided by other researchers of these lineages, including Beverly Domer and Linda Stevens. They have really dug through the records to try to make the connections between Jacob Schneider (abt 1749, m.l Gertrude Dietz), John Snyder (abt 1795, m. Catherine Lamb) and Dewalt (1755, m. Clarissa Fetters). I'd really like to correspond with you further about these connections. The (very sparse) documentary evidence that does exist seems to indicate these lines are related, as does the intermarriage with the Weimer family over many generations. Ellen Lorin Snyder <vent414@hotmail.com> wrote: Hello Beverly, Thanks for writing. I can tell you that there is no indication that Catherine Snyder Stern is a daughter of John (son of Ludwick) Snyder, as per the available secondary texts and estate records, etc. There is a decent amount of material available on John's family, mostly due to the religious careers of his eldest sons Jacob and Lewis. John Snyder (b. 1797) married Eliza J. Shaffer (her brother John Shaffer married John's sister Mary Snyder). He moved first to Bucks Twp., Tuscerawas Co., Ohio; later on to St. John's Twp., Harrison Co., Iowa, and, lastly, to where he died, in Brooklyn, Poweshiek Co., Iowa. There is some slight indication of a possible connection of my the Jacob Schneider family to the Snyders of Saltlick Twp., Fayette Co., Pa., but I have not had the time recently to follow up that particular lead with any serious research. Lorin _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx ==== PAFAYETT Mailing List ==== "Please remember to post your questions and answers to the list for all to share". --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it!