OBITUARY OF JOSEPH SNIDER
 

Joseph Snider was born at Fairplay, Grant County, Wis., March 14, 1884 and died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Johnson at Mosinee, Wis., Feb. 6, 1928, aged 79 years, 10 months and 22 days.

His boyhood was pent at Hazel Green and his youth was spent at Hurricane Grove in the same county. When still a young man he learned the wagon maker and wood working trade at Annaton, which he followed most of his life. After his trade was mastered he was employed first at Fennimore, then at Lancaster, later starting his own shop at Hurricane, all in Grant County, Wis.

He operated a shop and Hurricane for 26 years and was a master workman, both in skill and steadfast application to his work.
He was joined in wedlock Aug. 2, 1873 with Lovilla Gardner, also raised at Hurricane in the city of Lancaster, Rev. S.W. Eaton performing the ceremony.

To this union there were born ten children, two of whom preceded their father in passing on, eight children and his widow survive him. The children, in the order born, are: Abbie Ellen Lemuel Herbert Florence Geneva Wesley Veloe Lucy Amine Walter Floyd Earnest and Edwina Maude.

Abbie died April 19, 1881 and Walter died Aug. 23, 1889. The surviving children are all married and are scattered as families will: Mrs. Bertha Dixon, Madison, Wis. Samuel, St. Paul Lemuel, Souix City Wesley, Eugene, Ore. Mrs. Florence Cota, Madison, Wis. Mrs. Amine Anderson, Fond du Lac, Wis. Floyd, Dunedin, Florida and Mrs. Maude Johnson, Mosinee, Wis. There are fifteen grandchildren.
The two most distant children could not reach him and all the others attended funeral services at Mosinee, and all accompanied the remains to Lancaster, but one daughter who remained with the widow, who was unable to follow her life partner to his place of burial at Lancaster, Wis.

Mr. Snider was a man of independent and staunch character, always lived a temperate life, was never known to break his word in any matter, was highly respected by all who knew him, and was a good neighbor and citizen. His extreme care to meet all obligations, to be frugal and avoid waster, to live strictly within his income and still save something each year is an example for good to all who came in contact with him. He passed on with full acknowledgement of God and His Christ.

In 1902 he moved to Greenwood, Clark County, Wis., and there made his home until the last, dying while on a visit at his daughter's home. His environment while here was made better for his presence and he is mourned sincerely by friend, acquaintance and relative alike.

Interment occurred Feb. 9, 1928 at Lancaster, Wis.

Source: Greenwood Gleaner 2/16/1928

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Joseph Snider and son arrived from Hurricane, Wis., Tuesday morning.  Mr. Snider purchased the Nagel farm east of here (Greenwood) and will move his family here as soon as Mr. Nagel moves off the place.  His family arrived Tuesday evening.--Greenwood Gleaner, 7 Mar 1902.