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In 1894, Mr. Snyder was married to Josephine Werley, daughter of Henry, farmer, of Weisen- berg, near Seiberlingsville, and by her he has seven children : Beulah, m. Charles Schlauch ; Lillie ; George; Ida; Lila; Wilmer ; and Hattie.
His father was Peter Snyder, of Weisenberg where he was born in 1836 and brought up on a farm, and he carried on farming and carpentering until 1870, when he removed to Lowhill and there followed the same occupations until his decease in 1901. He served as a deacon and elder of the Weisenberg church. He was married to Lydia Weiss, daughter of Daniel Weiss, a farmer of
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Weisenberg, who served in the Civil War as a private in Co. I, 4Ist Regiment of Pennsylvania Vol. Militia during the emergency of July, 1863. They had seven children: John, Na- than, (above) ; Mary; Tevillia, m. Albert Sny- der ; Wilson, m. (first) Lizzie Millbiner, (sec- ond ), Kate Heintzelman ; and two died in infancy.
His grandfather was David Snyder. [For antecedents see sketch of Edwin H. Snyder, of Lynn, in this publication. And for the ante- cedents of Henry Werley, see sketch of the Wer- ley Family.]
SNYDER FAMILY.
Stephen Snyder, a farmer and miller lived in Lower Towamensing township, Carbon county, Pennsylvania, but for a number of years he had been engaged in the butcher business. His later life, however, was spent in farming until his re- tirement to Parryville. There his wife Sarah, nee Kistler died past sixty years of age. After her death Mr. Snyder made his home with his son, Aboil K., at Maple Grove, Berks county. There he died on Aug. 18, 1894, aged 88 years and one day. He is buried at Parryville. Their children were: Aboil K., and Dildine, who died at Parryville.
Stephen Snyder by a former marriage had nine children, viz: Elena, Matilda, Fianna, Amelia, Stephen, Harriet, Julia, and two who are de- ceased.
ABOIL K. SNYDER, of Alburtis, was born in Towamensing township, Carbon county, April 21, 1853. At the age of fourteen years he en- gaged in the meat business for himself, and when sixteen years old he went to Buffalo and pur- chased two carloads of cattle which he brought to Parryville, Pa., where he disposed of them.
From Parryville he removed to Lehighton, and from there he located at Maple Grove, Berks county, in 1883. There he followed the butch- ering trade until 1895, when he moved upon a farm at Alburtis but continued his business up to 1909. At that time he hold the butchering busi- ness to his son, Mahlon W. and built his fine large residence at Alburtis, where he since resides.
Mr. Snyder has always dealt extensively in cattle in connection with butchering and this part of the business he has continued to the present time. He also deals in flour, feed, hay, cement, fertilizers, etc.
Politically, Mr. Snyder is affiliated with the Republican party and in 1913 was elected the second burgess of Alburtis.
He and family are members of the Evangelical Church.
On June 20, 1871, he married Ellen Drum- bore, daughter of Thomas and Catharine (Fen-
stermacher ) Drumbore, of Carbon county. They have the following children, viz: Minnie, the wife of William Findlay, of Alburtis, issue, Ella, married to Oscar Marsteller and they have a son, Franklin D .; Laurie; John; Bessie; Thomas; and William; Mashlon W .; Clinton T.
Mahlon W. Snyder, son of Aboil K., was born at Parryville, Pa., April 3, 1874. In 1909 he succeeded his father to the butcher business and the homestead at Alburtis. When he was four- teen he began driving a butcher team and con- tinued it for twenty-three years without missing a single day. He employs thirteen people in his business and has a large trade. In 1912 he pur- chased a farm of 123 acres from the Thomas Iron Company. He made large improvements to these buildings, using 33 tons of cement. He also owns the Henry Herbster tract of fourteen acres at Alburtis. In 1912 he built two houses and in 1914 another one, all located in Alburtis.
In 1894 he married Ella Hertzog, a daughter of David and Lydia (Schiffert) Hertzog. Issue : An only daughter, who died, aged 2 days.
CLINTON T. SNYDER, butcher at Guthsville, this county, was born at Parryville, Carbon county, June 21, 1875. After his education he assisted his father in the butcher business until 1905, at which time he engaged in business for himself at Siegersville, where he continued about one year, then located at Guthsville, where he has continued up to the present time. He has an established trade and employs twelve people. His shop is modern and the equipment is all the best obtainable. He kills during a year averaging about 525 cattle, 800 hogs, and 200 calves. His six teams cover the following towns and intermed- iate territory : Lynnville, Newside, Neffs, Laurys, Cementon, Egypt, Fullerton, Allentown, Cedar- ville, Ruppsville, Fogelsville, Seipstown, Clauss- ville, Lyon Valley, and Schnecksville.
His residence at Guthsville was the homestead of Daniel Stettler. He also owns the George Guth farm at the Jordan bridge, located between Guthsville and Hoffmansville. It consists of 103 acres of fertile land. The buildings on it Mr. Snyder repaired and the property through- out is well managed by him.
He holds membership in the F. O. E., and the Tigers of the World, both of Allentown.
On June 27, 1896, he was married to Anna Butz, a daughter of Edwin Butz. They have the following children: Aboil, Florence, Grace, Sallie, Charles, George, Helen, Lillian, Mar- garet, Leona, Clifford, and Floyd.
Simon Schneider, the progenitor of this branch of the Snyder family, is said to have emigrated from Switzerland. He arrived at Philadelphia
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on Nov. 22, 1752. Ten years afterward, he se- cured a tract of land in Upper Milford town- ship, about a mile northwest of the present vil- lage of Zionsville, containing 72 ac., 140 ps., by purchase from Adam Krammes, and a patent was issued to him for this tract on March 27, 1782, which was named "Snyderburg." He subsequent- ly acquired additional land until the entire tract embraced 112 acres. He was a farmer by occu- pation, and also conducted a distillery on the place. His wife's name was Anna Elizabeth, and they had five children: Rosina, born March 5, 1771 ; Bettina, born June 12, 1774; Samuel, born Aug. 14, 1777; Philip, born March 22, 1781; and Elizabeth, born 1786.
Samuel Snyder, the elder son of Simon, was reared as a farmer and he followed farming until his decease. He was married to Margaret Heil, born Sept. 7, 1780, died March 1, 1862, a daughter of Jacob and Eva Heil. They had six children: 1. Jacob, married Miss Muller, and had six children ; John; Samuel; David; Jacob; Susanna, who married Alexander Roth and Mrs. Christman. 2. Samuel Heil. 3. John, married Lydia Kern and had six children: Jonas; Mat- thias; Sarah, who married Daniel Shell; Diana, who married Jonas Wetzel; Susanna, who mar- ried Charles Moyer; and Lydia, who married Reuben Schubert. 4. David, married a Miss Roeder, and had two children: Mary, who mar- ried John Carl; and Emmeline, who married Henry Berky. 5. Judith, married John Orth and had two children: Stephen and Edward ; and 6. Mary, married (first) Jacob Andrews, and (second) Jonathan Schiffert, and had six children : Mrs. Nuss, Mrs. Wanner, Mrs. Yea- kel, Mrs. Trump, Benjamin Andrews, and Wil- liam Schiffert.
Samuel Heil Snyder, the second son of Samuel, was a farmer. In 1841, he was married to Lydia Lichtenwalner, daughter of George and Maria (Knauss) Lichtenwalner. She was born May 3, 1813, died Nov. 8, 1880, and was buried in Fairview cemetery, at Polo, Ill. They had seven children: I. Leon L. 2. Milton, at Polo, Ill., married Lucinda Trumbauer and have two chil- dren : Minnie, who married Harvey Heathcock; and Dr. Charles Snyder, at Waterloo, Iowa. 3. Maria, who died in infancy. 4. Amandus, mar- ried Lucy Schuler and had four children : Charles, who died young; Linnie, who married George Lichty; Titus, who married Dorcas Frey; and John, who married Minnie Bieber. 5. Elvina, married James Reed, at Polo, Ill, and had six children: Mattie, who died young; Elmer ; Ber- tha, who married a Mr. Sweet, a farmer at Polo; Ida; Ralph; and Harry, who died young. 6. Eli, at Sedgwick, Kansas, married Sadie Richard-
son, and had three children: Goldie, Sadie, and Hattie, and married second wife, with whom he had a son, Eli, and a daughter; and Samuel, at Waverly, Ohio, married Maggie Wolf and have two children: Harmon and Mary Marguerite.
Leon Lichtenwalner Snyder, the eldest son of Samuel H., was born Nov. 8, 1843, in Upper Milford. He received his education in the town- ship school and the Allentown Seminary, and afterward taught school at Freeland, and in Up- per Milford for upward of twenty years. During this time he also farmed the homestead. He officiated as a justice of the peace for one term, acted as surveyor, notary and scrivener, and was the local representative of the Lehigh County Mutual Horse Insurance Company for 33 years in connection with general insurance. In 1870 he filled the position of township enumerator. He is a member of the P. O. S. of A., also of the Lutheran Church, which he served as deacon, elder and trustee, and the Sunday school as su- perintendent for 30 years. In 1865, he was mar- ried to Caroline E. Gaumer, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Bastian) Gaumer, and they had one child, a son, Harvey Leon.
Dr. Harvey Leon Snyder, son of Leon L. Snyder, was born in Upper Milford, Feb. I, 1868. He attended the local schools and the preparatory school of Muhlenberg College, after which he took a course of study in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and was regu- larly graduated. After a preliminary practice of his profession at the Frankford Asylum, in Phila- delphia, for a time, he then embarked in business for himself at Zionsville. Subsequently he also practiced at Macungie, Quakertown, and North Wales. While on his way to see a patient at North Wales in a heavy rain-storm, he was acci- dentally killed in crossing the railroad. He was married to Mary Bliem, and they had three chil- dren: Henry Leon, a student at Muhlenberg College; Mary Estella, and Harvey Joseph.
Samuel Moll Snyder, son of Jacob, was born at Zionsville, in Lehigh county, on Feb. 19, 1841. After attending the township school, he learned the trade of miller, and after he had be- come of age, located at Catasauqua, where he filled the position of head miller for many years in the large grist mill of William Younger. He then engaged in the flour and feed business at that place and carried it on successfully for ten years, when he sold it to Monroe E. Koehler. He next directed his attention to contracting and the building of houses, which he followed in Cat- asauqua and vicinity for many years. In 1869, he erected a home for himself and family on Sec- ond street, which he occupied until his decease,
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a period covering 43 years, and there his widow continues to reside.
In 1847, Mr. Snyder was married to Sarah L., daughter of Henry and Lydia (Schaner) Kurtz, and they had two children: Henry J., who died in infancy ; and Edgar S.
His father, Jacob Snyder, lived at Zionsville, and owned the Snyder homestead. He was mar- ried to Catharine Moll, and they had five chil- dren : Susan, John, David, Samuel M., and Jacob.
CHARLES P. SNYDER.
Jacob Snyder, an aged citizen of Northampton county, still living near Palmerton, was born near Millport, where he was reared on a farm and carried on farming for a number of years, when it was sold to the New Jersey Zinc Com- pany. He was married to Mary Ann Miller and they had two children: Puriett, and Ella, who died in her girlhood. His wife is also living at an advanced age beyond four score years.
Puriett, the only son, was born on the home- stead and brought up at farming. He then se- cured employment in the zinc works and became foreman, which position he has since filled in a satisfactory manner. He was married to Ida Seems, and they had three children: Janetta, Charles P., and Claude E. She died in 1894.
CHARLES P. SNYDER, the grandson of Jacob, was also born on the homestead, April 2, 1884. He attended the public schools until he became sixteen years of age; then he was engaged as a machinist at Palmerton, Bethlehem, Cherryville, and Allentown, and also in New England until 1910. In this time he qualified himself in the construction of automobiles; then he located at Slatington, and embarked in the business of conducting a garage and negotiating the sale of automobiles, in which he has been very success- ful. He is also interested in a garage at Weiss- port. He has affiliated with the Sons of Amer- ica, and the Knights of Pythias.
In 1910, Mr. Snyder was married to Florence Nicholas, a daughter of Calvin and Elenor (An- drews) Nicholas, and they have one child, Ethel E.
E. FRANK SOBERS.
Jacob Sobers was a native of Monroe county, Pa. He was a miller by trade until in 1870, at which time he removed to Bethlehem, Pa., and en- gaged in the contracting business, which he fol- lowed until his death in February, 1909. He was buried in Fairview cemetery, Bethlehem. He was married to Elizabeth Leibert, a daughter of Jacob Leibert, of Forks, Pa. Issue: E. Frank,
of whom below ; Sarah ; James; George; and John Sobers.
E. Frank Sobers, son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Leibert) Sobers, was born in 1858 in Monroe county, Pa. He was educated in the public schools of his native county and at Bethlehem, and while yet in his teens he became an appren- tice in the machinist trade at the Bethlehem Steel Works under John Fritz. There he worked in the various departments for more than twenty years. He engaged in the baking business at Bethlehem in 1902 and five years later, in 1897, he erected a modern building 90 by 144 feet, con- taining five ovens, capable of turning out 35,000 loaves of bread per week. He employs a large force of men making and marketing his products. Mr. Sobers drew his own plans for his bakery and supervised its erection and the installation of the machinery therein. He invented a machine to facilitate the operation of bread making, and also a solid rubber tire for automobiles. He is a progressive and enterprising business men. In politics he is an independent voter. He is a mem- ber of the Lutheran Church ; the B. P. O. E., at Bethlehem ; the Knights of Malta and other fra- ternal orders.
E. Frank Sober was married (first) to Agnes Michell, who died early in life leaving two chil- dren : Robert, who died young, and Bertha, who married William Gompart. Mr. Sober married (second) Emma Scholl, who died in 1903, leav- ing no issue. Mr. Sober married (third) Annie Steward. They have one daughter, Norma Sober.
SOFRANSCY FAMILY.
Harris Sofranscy, a son of Wolf and Rebecca Sofranscy, was born near Vilna, Russia, in the year 1862. While he remained in his native land, he was engaged in the scrap iron business, and, upon coming to America in the year 1886, continued in the same at South Bethlehem, Pa., where he settled. In this he succeeded so well that in the year following his own arrival, he was able to bring his family over to this country from Russia. Mr. Sofranscy is a Republican in poli- tics and a member of the Congregation of Sons of Israel. He married in the year 1878, Minnie Krinsky, a daughter of Nathan and Rebecca Krinsky, and by her has had the following chil- dren: Sarah, deceased; Abraham; Mary, now Mrs. William Beresin, of Sandusky, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Sofranscy reside at No. 502 North Third street, Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Abraham Sofranscy, eldest son of Harris and Minnie (Krinsky) Sofranscy, was born Oct. 3, 1883, at Vilna, Russia. When four years old, he came to the United States with the remainder
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of his family to join his father who had preceded them by a year. After his arrival he took public school training and later a course in the Ameri- can Business College at Allentown, Pennsylvania, graduating therefrom in 1898. For a year and a half thereafter he worked as bookkeeper for Sam- uel Weisenberger at South Bethlehem, Pennsyl- vania, but on May 4, 1900, began business with his father in Allentown, under the firm name of H. Sofranscy & Son, which, in 1906, was changed to H. Sofranscy & Company. On Aug. 1, 1910, the business was incorporated for $75,000, under the name of H. Sofranscy Company, with Abra- ham Sofranscy as president and general manager, and Wm. Beresin as secretary and treasurer. The company now operates one of the largest scrap iron and waste material plants in the eastern states. Mr. Sofranscy is a Republican in politics and a member of Jordan Lodge, F. & A. M .; Vienna Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, and of the Lecha Wonk Tribe, Order of Red Men. He is a member of the Keneseth Israel congregation.
Mr. Sofranscy was married March 14, 1911, to Miss Mabel L. Lehman, a daughter of Louis and Flora (Heinan) Lehman, of Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Sofranscy reside at No. 1449 Hamilton street, Allentown.
SOLLIDAY FAMILY.
The Sollidays, of Bucks county and other parts of Pennsylvania, were French Huguenots, driven from France during the religious perse- cution of the seventeenth century. They first fled to Germany, where they became German- ized, subsequently coming to America. While the name, "Solliday," the present spelling in Pennsylvania, does not appear in Rupp's list of thirty thousand immigrants, who arrived be- tween 1727 and 1776, persons who settled here were the ancestors of the family in America. The name is variously spelled. The family first appeared in Bucks county, so far as we are in- formed, in 1762, when Frederick Solliday set- tled in Bedminster, and purchased one hundred and forty-two acres and one hundred and twenty seven perches of William Allen, May 6th. He may have been there prior to this date, from the recital in the deed, which says the land was there "in his actual possession and seisin." His occu- pation is given as "shoemaker." The name at that time was spelled several ways. Of Fred- erick Solliday but little is known. He had sons, Frederick, Jacob, who purchased the home- stead of the father, 1794; Daniel, Henry, Emanuel and Benjamin. Frederick Solliday, the immigrant, died 1804, and his sons, Jacob, Emanuel and Henry administered to his estate,
August 8. In the letters of administration the name is spelled "Sallade." The son, Frederick, died 1782, and Michael Weisel, Jr., adminis- tered to his estate, October 21. His widow died, 1794, and Michael Weisel also adminis- tered to her estate. Her name was Elizabeth and on her petition March 10, 1783, the court ap- pointed Weisel guardian for her minor children, and on her subsequent petition, September 13, 1783, the same person was appointed guardian of her youngest child, "born since the decease of the father, aged three months." On November 6, 1797, the child Frederick, petitioned the court to appoint his uncle, Emanuel Solliday, his guardian, "having arrived at the age of four- teen years." The first recorded will of the Sol- lidays, we meet with, is that of Joseph Salli- day of Plumsteadville, executed January 29, 1825, and probated April 21, leaving a widow, Anne, and children, Samuel, Lewis and John N. Salliday. The will is signed Joseph "Salladay," but at the head, is written Joseph "Sollade." Sarah Solliday, died at Doylestown, 1867, and her will probated August 2. Daniel Solladay died in Springfield, 1873, and his will was probated June 27, and Benjamin Solliday died at Doyles- town, 1885. John N. Solliday, the most prom- inent member of the family in this county, was county auditor two terms, 1862-63, and 1875-77. The family was patriotic and served the country in the Revolution. Melchoir Sallada, an arm- orer by trade, enlisted in Captain Lewis Far- mer's company, Colonel Miles regiment, April 6, 1776, but was discharged by order of Con- gress to re-enter the service as armorer. Fred- erick, Emanuel and John Soliday were members of the Bedminster company of Associators, Cap- tain Robinson, Third Associated Battalion. Daniel Sallada, a private in the Third Pennsyl- vania Continental regiment, was living in Mif- flin county, Pennsylvania, 1835, at the age of ninety-six. The first colonel was Joseph Wood, succeeded by Colonel Thomas Craig, and was at Brandywine and Monmouth. The Salades were in the Minnisink, on the Upper Delaware, as early as 1752. The late Samuel Solliday, New Hope, was several years in business at Doylestown. Thomas C. Atherholt, Philadel- phia, is a descendant of the Sollidays in the female line.
Samuel Solliday for many years conducted a general store on the Main Street of Hellertown, Pa. From there he moved into the Lebanon Valley where he lived until his death. He is buried at a church near the line of Lebanon and Berks counties. His wife was a Mory and among their children were Jacob; Samuel, Jr .; Isabella (m. Ephraim Moyer) ; Hannah (m. a
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Trexler, and they had sons, Obadiah and Dan- iel) ; and Reuben S., who conducted a found- ry at Eighth and Union Streets, Allentown.
Samuel Solliday, son of Samuel, is buried in Lower Saucon township. For some years he fol- lowed his trade of molding, at Lebanon, Pa. There he made one of the first coal stoves in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. Later he worked in a foundry near Coopersburg. He continued at his trade until he was advanced in years. His last employers were Hess Brothers at Hellertown. He was married to Catharine Furry, and they were members of the Reformed church. Their children were: Charles; Harriet (m. to Wil- liam Moyer) ; Lucinda (m. to Henry Search) ; Emma (m. to William Mann), and Alice, who died soon after her marriage to John Arner.
Charles Solliday was born February 29, 1852, at Lebanon, Pa., where the Philadelphia and Reading R. R. Station is now located. He was a moulder by trade, and was employed at different periods by the following concerns : Hess Brothers, at Hellertown, and the Bethle- hem Steel Co. He died at Rittersville, Jan. 7, 1907, having lived at that place since 1897. He and his family were members of the Lutheran church. On February 29, 1876, he married Elizabeth App, daughter of John and Eliza- beth (Leibenguth) App. Mrs. Solliday resides at Rittersville. Their children are: William; Samuel F., and Lloyd, who died small.
SAMUEL F. SOLLIDAY, a photographer of Rit- tersville, Pa., was born Sept. 15, 1876, in Lower Saucon township. At the age of fourteen years he learned the moulding trade at the Hess foundry at Hellertown, and he followed the trade for about four years, after which he en- gaged in the huckstering business for about one year. In the year 1898 he engaged in the photo- graphing business, and since 1900, he has his gallery in the Central Park, at Rittersville. During the winter month, he follows commer- cial photographing, both at home and through- out the rural district.
SOUERWINE FAMILY.
The Souerwine family in Lehigh county has in all probability descended from ancestors of this name who were first settled in Berks county. In the federal census of 1790, there appear the following in Lowhill township:
John Souerwine, wife, and two children, a son and daughter, under the age of sixteen years.
Jacob Souerwine, wife and four children, two sons and two daughters above the age of sixteen years.
John Souerwine afterward moved to that part
of the county in the vicinity of Newhard's, which is now included in Washington township. He was married to a Miss Flexer and they had eight children: Reuben, David, John, Elias, Charles, Elizabeth, Lydia, married to Mr. Hartz; and Matilda, married to Mr. Bartholomew, of Le- highton. They were members of the Lutheran congregation at Union church.
Reuben, the first mentioned son, a stone-mason by occupation, afterward carried on a farm in Heidelberg township. He was married to Lucy Newhard, and they had seven children: Daniel, William, Lewis, Jeremiah, Matilda, Sallie, mar- ried to Benjamin Andrews; Fianna, married to Benjamin Rex ; and Elias.
Daniel, the first named son of Reuben, resided in Washington township. He was married to Lydia Hoffman, and they had ยท nine children : Amelia, Amanda, Maria, Emma, Alice, Maggie, Katie, Wilson, and Benjamin.
Elias Souerwine, of Slatington, son of Reuben, was born Sept. 30, 1847, in Washington town- ship, and brought up on a farm until he became twenty years of age. He was afterward engaged in the lumber business at Slatington from 1875 to 1878; then he was elected supervisor of roads in the borough and served for a period of twenty- three years. He also filled the office of tax col- lector for twenty-five years. In 1871, he was married to Louisa Andrews, a daughter of Stephen Andrews, and they have three children: James, Ellen, and Lewis F. They are members of the Lutheran congregation in the borough, and Mr. Souerwine officiated as a deacon, and also as an elder.
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