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SNYDER COUNTY
INFORMATION FROM MY PERSONAL FILES
MY EMAIL: batefish@comcast.net
Below are the cemeteries from this county that I have a complete pictorial directory of. Many other cemeteries from this county are partially done. If you have a name that might be buried at a cemetery not listed, you can send the name and I will check my database. PLEASE DON'T EXPECT ME TO BREAK THRU A BRICK WALL where you are stuck on your family tree :O)
SNYDER COUNTY CEMETERIES
- Aline - Perry Twp.
- Arbogast - Perry Twp.
- Bethel Mennonite - Washington Twp.
- Boyer Mennonite - Franklin Twp.
- Brubaker Mennonite - Union Twp.
- Chapman Chapel - Chapman Twp.
- Daniels/St. Thomas - West Perry Twp.
- Ebenezer Bible - Washington Twp.
- Fairview - Mt. Pleasant Mills, Perry Twp.
- Graybill Mennonite - Near Richfield, West Perry Twp.
- Grubbs - Chapman Twp.
- Halls - Chapman Twp.
- Herrold Family - Union Twp.
- Hoover Mennonite - Union Twp.
- Hummel's United Methodist - Franklin Twp.
- Kern Burials - Paxtonville, Franklin Twp.
- Kramer - Chapman Twp.
- Leight, Adam - single marker of Adam Leight - Perry Twp.
- Mertz Burial - single marker of Nicholas Mertz - Franklin Twp.
- Mt. Zion United Brethren - Union Twp.
- Oriental Church of the Brethren - Perry Twp.
- Paradise - Chapman Twp.
- Pine Swamp Evangelical Methodist - West Perry
- Portzline - Perry Twp.
- Rine - Chapman Twp.
- St. Johns - Mt. Pleasant Mills
- St. Johns U.B.-Chapman Twp.
- St. Pauls - Small cemetery just before Penn's Creek - Centre Twp.
- St. Thomas - Perry Twp.
- Sechrists Family - Chapman Twp.
- Stauffer's Mennonite - Union Twp.
- Susquehanna Mennonite - Union Twp.
- Trinity United Brethren - Chapman Twp.
- Verdilla - Union Twp.
- Union - Selinsgrove Borough
- Wayside Bible - Franklin Twp.
OBITUARIES
Patty Campbell and I have collected a large number of obituaries from varies cemeteries in the above list. I would be happy to email a copy to you of any that you might need that I have available. Also, any obituaries that you could add to our collection would be greatly appreciated.
SURNAMES FROM MY PERSONAL FAMILY TREE
- Campbell
- Fisher
- Foltz
- Gelnett
- Hupp
- Keisling
- Kerstetter
- Knouse
- Kuntzelman
- Meiser
- Rine
- Shadel, Shadle, Schaddel, etc.
- Sheaffer, Shaffer
- Straub, Stroup, Stroub
- Willi
MURDER STORIES THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED IN THE COUNTY
I have researched many murder stories in this county. My personal favorite is the story of "The Murder of Harvey Willow" which was presented at the Snyder County Historical Society a few years ago. Below is a list of some of the stories that I've collected.
- Mrs. Peter Eby
- Dr. P.R. Wagonseller
- John/Gretchen Kintzler
- Cora Kahley
- Charles W. Hane
- Anna Swengle
- George Spaid
- John S. Rine
- Irma Rhodes
- Martin Doebler
- John K. Sanders
- Harvey C. Willow
- Archie Wise
- Hoyt Heintzelman
- Harry A. Wagner
- Allen Leroy Hackenburg
- James W. Stahl
- Jacob E. Stahlnecker
- Charles D. Gabel
- Grace Boonie
- Carroll Rex Byrd
- Mose (Simon) Gray
- Arthur E. Mull
- Walter G. Steffen
- Charles E. Attig, Jr.
- Clair F. Hoyles III
- Arthur Beachy
- Chad David Hoffmaster
- Juose M. Abarca
SNYDER COUNTY MARRIAGE ABSTRACTS
I HAVE AT MY DISPOSAL MARRIAGE LICENSES ABSTRACTS COMPILED BY PATRICIA SMITH OF MIDDLEBURG. THE YEARS THAT I HAVE ARE 1885-1915. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO LOOK SOMETHING UP FOR YOU WITHIN THOSE YEARS.