HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



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and Jordan H. The mother of these chil- 

 dren died in 1862, aged seventy-three years. 

 Jacob Stover, eldest son of Henry S. and 

 Barbara (Stout) Stover, was born at Point 

 Pleasant, October 19, 1817. At an early 

 age he was taken into his father's busi- 

 ness, remaining with him until he was 

 thirty-three years of age, when he with his 

 brother Isaac, rented the saw-mill of their 

 father, and engaged extensively in sup- 

 plying hardwood lumber for the California 

 trade. In i860 he turned his attention to 

 agricultural pursuits, but four years later 

 again went into the lumber business with 

 his brother, continuing in the same until 

 1879. In 1886 he purcliased from his broth- 

 ers, Henry and Jordan H., "The Stover 

 Flour Mills," and up to the time of ' his 

 death conducted an extensive business in 

 the manufacturing of flour and feed. Mr. 

 Stover was an enterprising man, was rec- 

 ognized as one of the leading men of the 

 community, and served up to the time of 

 his death, for a period of twenty years, in 

 the capacity of president of the Alexan- 

 dria Delaware Bridge Company, in whicn 

 he was a large stockholder. In June, 1854, 

 Mr. Stover married Mary E. Capner, 

 daughter of Hugh and Matilda Capner, of 

 Flemington, New Jersey. Their children 

 are as follows : Matilda C. ; Carrie C. ; 

 Hugh C, who is now practicing law in 

 California; and John J., who succeeded 

 his father in the operation of the mill 

 known as the Stover Flour Mill until Jan- 

 uary I, 1902, when he leased the same to 

 C. C. Bryan & Son, and from then to the 

 present time (1905) has lived retired. Ja- 

 cob Stover (father) died at his home in 

 Erwinna, October 30, 1897. His widow sur- 

 vived him seveial year.-; passing away Feb- 

 ruary 26, 1904. 



HENRY H. SNYDER, one of the prom- 

 inent and successful farmers of Hilltown 

 township, was born December 10, 1842, on 

 the farm upon which he still resides and 

 which has been the property of his direct 

 ancestors for over a century, having been 

 purchased by Jacob Schneider, June 0, 1795. 

 The Snyder family (originally spelled 

 "Schneider") were among the earliest set- 

 tlers in Hilltown and the "Manor of Per- 

 kasie," which included a part of Hil'town 

 township and the Rockhills. The pioneer 

 ancestor of this branch of the family was 

 Michael Schneider, probably a native of 

 Germany, and certainly of German par- 

 entage, who with sons Jacob, Michael, Con- 

 rad, and Christian; and daughters: Han- 

 nah, wife of Frederick ShuU ; Catharine, 

 wife of Jacob High, and Rebecca Snyder, 

 settled in Hilltown township, prior to the" 

 Revolution. Both he and his two eldest 

 sons became extensive landowners there 

 prior to 1779. Michael Snyder died in Hill- 

 town in 1806 and devised his plantation, 

 purchased ;n 1777 of the Penns, to his son 

 Conrad, the great-grandfather of the sub- 



ject of this sketch. Michael Jr. died in 

 1822, and also devised his farm to his 

 brother Conrad. 



Jacob Schneider, the grandfather of 

 Henry H. Snyder, was the son of Conrad 

 and Catharine Schneider, and was born in 

 Hilltown about the year 1770. He married 

 Elizabeth Yost, and in 1796 purchased 112 

 acres near the source of the west branch 

 of the Neshaminy, one-half mile west of 

 Leidytown, where he resided until his 

 death in 1822. He was a saddler by trade, 

 and followed that business in connection 

 with the conduct of his farm. The chil- 

 dren of Jacob and Elizabeth (Yost) 

 Schneider, were : George ; Michael, who 

 married (first) Mary Rosenberger and 

 (second) Elizabeth Rosenberger; Enos; 

 Elias ; Christian; Catharine, married John 

 L. Shellenberger ; Hannah, died unmar- 

 ried; Lydia, married Jacob Savacool; Ame- 

 lia, married Levi Sellers; and Elizabeth, 

 who married Charles Eckhardt. The fam- 

 ily were members of the Lutheran church, 

 and were among the founders of St. Peter's 

 Lutheran church of Hilltown. 



George Snyder, eldest son of Jacob and 

 Elizabeth, was born on the old Hilltown 

 homestead, and at his father's death in 

 1822 became its owner. He erected a mill 

 thereon, now conducted by his grandson, 

 Isaiah S. Snyder, which he operated for a 

 number of years. In 1850 he conveyed the 

 lower half of the homestead with the mill 

 to his son Francis, and in 1872 conveyed 

 the remainder to his youngest son Henry 

 H., the subject of this sketch. He later 

 purchased the Peter L. Snyder farm ad- 

 joining, and lived thereon until his death, 

 January 10, 1884. He was a member and 

 trustee of St. Peter's Lutheran church of 

 Hilltown, and was one of the prominent 

 business men of Hilltown, and interested 

 in the local enterprises of that section. In 

 politics he was a Democrat, and took an 

 active part in the councils of his party. 

 He was a director of the poor for Bucks 

 county for the term 1868- 1871, and like- 

 wise filled many local offices. He was mar- 

 ried four times. He married (first) July 

 4, 1824, Mary Wittig, born March i, 1803, 

 died November 16, 1837, who bore him 

 five children — Francis, who died in Jlill- 

 town several years ago, leaving a large 

 family ; Jacob B., for many years a promi- 

 nent merchant at Plumsteadville, Bucks 

 county ; Ephraim ; Sarah Ann ; and Mary 

 Ann. He married (second) Lydia Hart- 

 zell, born July 3, 1807, died January 18, 

 1858; their only child was Henry H., the 

 subject of this sketch. His third wife was 

 Elizabeth Martin, born March 5, 181 1, died 

 September i, 1873. Mr. Snyder married a 

 fourth time, February 12, 1876, Caroline 

 Woodring, who was born April 14, 1814. 

 No children were born to the last two 

 marriages. 



HENRY H. SNYDER, born Decembei 

 10, 1842, was the only son of George by 

 his second marriage, with Lydia Hartzell, 



