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Harmon S. Snyder " came from Clinton county about 1841" to Clarion Co., PA, apparently to Salem Twp. where his son D.A. Snyder was born. He apparently married after arriving in Clarion Co., as Mary E. Knight,his wife, was born in Clarion Co. Harmon died in 1871. (from 1887 Hist. Clarion Co. by Davis, p. lii biography of D.A. Snyder).

Ancestry chart segment

 Generation 5          Generation 6            
 
                                             
                    +-- Harmon Snyder 
                    |   (1791-1844) 
 Harmon S. Snyder---+                         
 (1831-1905)        |                           
                    +-- Barbara A. (Unknown)
                         (~1796-1851)

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Children

Children with Mary E. Knight; birth order of children unknown

Sources

Ref. Num.	Description	Image of original
1	1820 United States Federal Census , Lamar Twp, Centre Co, PA, pg 3. Census not dated. Lists family of Harmon Snyder: 1 male 0-5, 1 male 16-18, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 16-26. This corresponds to Christopher Snyder (~1), an unknown male child (too old to be a son; possibly a younger brother of Harmon or Barbara?), Harmon Snyder (~29), and Barbara A. (Unknown) (~24). A John Snyder family is next door.
2	1830 United States Federal Census, Lamar Twp, Centre Co, PA, pg 9. Census is not dated. Family of Herman Snyder: 1 male 10-15, 1 male 30-40, 2 females 2-5, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 30-40. This corresponds to either Harmon S. Snyder (~10) or Christopher Snyder (~11) [the other seems to be missing], Harmon Snyder (~39), Sarah Snyder (~1), Rachel Snyder (~3), Barbara Snyder (~6), Matilda Snyder (~8), and Barbara A. (Unknown) (~34). The age match for Sarah is off by one year and one of the boys isn't listed. A Benjamin Snyder and wife, both 20-30 yrs are two residences away.
3	1840 United States Federal Census, Lamar Twp, Clinton Co, PA, pg 15. Census is not dated. Family headed by Harman Snyder: 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 40-50, 1 male 70-80, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 15-20, 1 female 20-30, 1 female 40-50. These correspond to Harmon S. Snyder (~20), Christopher Snyder (~21), Harmon Snyder (~49), an unknown elderly man who could be the father of Harmon or Barbara, Caroline Snyder (~9), Sarah Snyder (~11), two girls who do not quite match our best age data for a chronologically contiguous pair of Rachel, Barbara , or Matilda , and Barbara A. (Unknown) (~44). There is one missing female child, so presumably one of the older girls has already been married and left home. The most likely candidate would be Matilda, who is 18, though she appears in her mother's home in 1850. Barbara, ~16, is perhaps too young to have married.
4	1850 United States Federal Census Richland Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 2. Census dated 29 July 1850. Lines 38-41: Harmon Snyder, 29, farmer; E or M, 28: Francis C., 3, female: Samuel A., 4 mo. All born PA.
5	1860 United States Federal Census Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 12. Census dated 29 June 1860. Lines 16-20: Harmon Snyder, 40, farmer, $4000 real, $1500 personal property; Mary, 28: Francis, 13, female, in school; Daniel 11, in school; Mary, 5. All born PA. The inconsistency in the name of the second child is unexplained.
6	1870 United States Federal Census, Salem Twp, Clarion Co, PA, page 12. The census is dated 16 Aug 1870. Lines 24-27 list:Harmon Snyder, 49, farmer, $4000 real, $1585 personal property; Eva M., 48, keeping house; Daniel W., 20, farm labor; Mary S. F., 13, in school. All born PA.
7	History of Clarion Co. Pennsylvania with Illustrations 1887, ed. A. J. DavisRecord Press, Rimersburg, PA c1968. Snyder, D.A., Lamartine P.O., Salem, was born where he now resides on February 9, 1850; is a farmer and owns 100 acres. His parents were Marmon(sic) and Mary E. (Knight) Snyder. Mr. Snyder came from Clinton county about 1841, and died in 1871. Mrs. Snyder was born in this county. Clara Laughner was a daughter of Barney and Catharine (McCalmont) Laughner. D. A. and Clara have had a family of five children - Edna M., Laura K., Inez M., Arthur B., and Perm E.
8	Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association Records transcribed by E. Williams & N. Walls, Feb. 1995. Harmon Snyder married Barbara A.____. Their children: 1)Harmon S. Snyder m. Mary E. Knight; 2) Christopher Snyder (1819 - 1899) m. Sarah L. Alsbach (1825 - 1902); 3) Caroline S. Snyder(exhumed) m. David Bowe; 4) Barbara Snyder m. Solomon Knight; 5) Rachael Snyder m.(1) Joseph Cromer, (2) George Troutner; 6) Matilda Snyder m. Samuel Knause.	Snyder Descendants
9	Personal correspondence from Elizabeth Wilson Williams.	N/A

Source Notes

Our only knowledge of Harmon S. comes from a biography of his son D.A. Snyder, (in which Harmon's name is misspelled as Marmon), and from the Salem Lutheran Cemetery Association notes & records.

Research Notes

Conjecture