John Wesley Snyder (Texas)
| John Wesley Snyder | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 21, 1837 Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA |
| Died | April 15, 1922 (aged 84) Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas |
| Residence |
(1) Georgetown, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Rancher; Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Jane Coffee Snyder |
| Children |
Eight children, including: |
(1) Georgetown, Texas
Eight children, including:
Laura S. Chessher (1870-1908)
John Wesley Snyder (June 21, 1837 – April 15, 1922) was a pioneer rancher, farmer, as well as a businessman from principally Georgetown in Williamson County near Austin, Texas.
Snyder was the second of four children born to Pennsylvania native Charles W. Snyder and the former Kentuckian Susan Hale (1816–1892), later Susan Wulfjen, in Yazoo County in west central Mississippi. Charles Snyder died in 1840, and the three-year-old moved with his family to Missouri. In 1856, Snyder and his brother, Dudley Hiram Snyder (1833–1921), came to Texas as partners in the apple orchard business and horse-trading business situated between Georgetown and Round Rock, located in both Travis and Williamson counties.
Dudley Snyder had gone to work at the age of seven. At fourteen, he was earning $3 per week splitting rails. In 1854, he was acquitted of murder in a case of self-defense. Thereafter, he committed himself to leading an exemplary life, and his family never again spoke of the trouble that he had faced in his early years. Dudley Snyder was a devout member of the Methodist Church. He was the founder of the Georgetown High School Board.
With the outbreak of the American Civil War, both Snyders enlisted in the Confederate Army. Dudley reached the rank of colonel and served as a conscription officer in Williamson County. He moved herds across the Mississippi River to deliver beef to the Confederacy. The Snyders sold and shipped cattle to the Confederacy's Trans-Mississippi Department. After the hostilities ceased, John Wesley sold cotton in Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Mexico. He married the former Catherine Jane Coffee (1844–1928), the daughter of John T. Coffee of Georgetown. The couple had eight children. Dudley Snyder married the former Mary Oatts of Round Rock and was the father of nine children.
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