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Born 1852, German township
From History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881)
SNYDER S. P., M. D., Crawford township, was born May 5, 1852, in German township, Holmes county, Ohio, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Sower) Snyder. Young Snyder began teaching common schools, October 21, 1872, and ended March 16, 1878, teaching in all seven terms. He began reading medicine in April, 1876, with Dr. P. J. Lenhart, of Chili, and remained under his instruction six months, then taught one term of school. In the spring of 1877 he resumed his medical studies with Dr. J. Guittard, of New Bedford, and completed under his instructions. September 26, 1878, he entered the medical department of Wooster University at Cleveland, and was graduated with the first honors in a class of forty, March 4, 1880. In the fall of the same year the Doctor began practice in New Bedford, and has been eminently successful. Dr. Snyder was married May 13, 1877, to Miss Amanda, daughter of John and Melinda Luke. They ate the parents of one child, viz: Myrtle.
Page 310. — Thomas Comp&eZZ, being dead, should be omitted from the list of practicing lawyers in Coshocton.
Page 642. — The name Burkmaster should be Buckmastor.
Page 732.— The name McCammant should be J. J. McCammant.
Page 774. — Data of John Richmond's birth should be changed from 1881 to 1817. Page 787, First column, third line from top—
Bogersvitte should be RagersvUh; same page and column, 18th line, Josie should be Jessie.
Page 797. — Date of Abraham Spurr's birth should be 1810 instead of 1840.
Page 803.— Date of Mary Porter's birth should be 1846 instead of 1856.
Page 803, first column, second line from the bottom — The date should be 1844 instead of 1814.
Page 804, second column, fifth line from the top— 69 should be 96.
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As printed in History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: Abraham Spurr (b. 1840)
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