The Family of Aubrey A. Snyder and Cora L. Stiles Snyder

The Parents of Aubrey A. Snyder

Nelson F. Snyder and Polly G. Ingalsbe Snyder

The Parents of Cora L. Stiles

Erastus L. Stiles and Marantha C. Capron Stiles

Snyder Family Tree

Ingalsbe Family Tree

Stiles Family Tree

Capron Family Tree

Marriages of Aubery A. Snyder

Marriage to Cora L. Stiles in 1869

Marriages of Cora L. Stiles

Marriage to Aubery A. Snyder in 1869

A Biography of Aubrey A. Snyder of Illinois

From “Portraits & Biographical Records of Illinois”, 1872, p1143.

Aubrey A. Snyder, one of the best known residents of Winnebago County, is he whose name appears at the head of this sketch and who is the incumbent of the responsible office of Supervisor of Rockton Township. A native of Livingston County, N.Y., he was born October 28, 1842, in Spring water Township, and is the son of Nelson F. Snyder, whose birth occurred in the town of Scipio, N. Y., May 24, 1820.

The grandfather of our subject, Benjamin F. Snyder, was a pioneer of Springwater Township, whence he came when a young man from Scipio and followed the occupation of a farmer. His wife was, prior to her marriage, Miss Amanda Cole, and to them were born five sons and one daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Snyder died on the home farm, the father in 1853; the mother’s death occurred a week before. Their children are all deceased with the exception of Dewitt C. Snyder, who is living retired in Springwater Township. He is a man of influence and prominence in his county and has been Representative from his District.

Nelson F. Snyder was a tradesman, carpenter and builder, and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Polly C. Ingoldsby, was married when eighteen years of age and died in her thirty-first year when our subject was a boy. She reared seven children: James F., our subject, Eugene B., Charles H., an infant daughter who died unnamed, Charles H. (second), and Allie R., now Mrs. W. W. Walker, of Wayland, Steuben County, N. Y. Three of the sons were volunteers during the late war, James being the first to enlist, becoming a member of Company B, Thirteenth New York Infantry, in April, 1861. He enlisted for a service of two years and was killed at the second battle of Bull Run. Our subject was very desirous of joining the army but at first could not obtain the consent of his father. Later, however, he received his permission and joined the same regiment of which his brother was a member and was mustered out with the title of Second Sergeant. His term of service expiring, he was discharged March 13, 1863, and re-enlisted in the Twenty-first New York Cavalry in September, 1863. The regiment made a rendezvous at Troy, N.Y., and went into winter quarters at Blanddinsburg, going the following spring to the Shenandoah Valley. Eugene B. belonged to Mack’s Black Horse Battery of New York, whose service was in Louisiana. After the surrender of Lee, and the Grand Review at Washington, the Twenty first Cavalry was sent to Ft. Collins, Colo., to look after the Indians. Mr. Snyder was mustered out at Denver with the commission of Second Lieutenant, July 1, 1866.

During our subject’s four years and four months of active service in the Union Army, he had two horses killed and his clothing torn with bullets, even to the cap on his head, at Ft. Royal. He was confined in the hospital but a few weeks at David’s Island, L.I., and as soon as convalescent was given charge of the Iron Guard. This was during his first Service.

On the death of his mother, Mr. Snyder went to Michigan and made his home with his uncle, D.C. Ingoldsby, at Oakland, with whom he remained until seventeen years of age, when he returned home and enlisted in the army, as above related. In 1866, he went again to his father’s farm and the following year came to Rockton, where he has resided since that time, having established a fine reputation as carriage painter, decorator and paper hanger. His first work was with M. B. Morgan, and, having a natural taste and talent for that line of work, soon excelled his employer and succeeded him in the business.

Mr. Snyder was married, November 18, 1869, to Cora L. Stiles, a native of Rockton and the daughter of Erastus L. and Marantha (Capron) Stiles, whose sketch will be found on another page in this volume. Our subject and his wife have buried one daughter, Alta, who died when two years and four months old. Their living children are Alma F., Murray S., Minnie Lee, Roy N. and Luetta.

Our subject purchased his snug little home on the south side of the Rock River in 1882. He cast his first Presidential vote for Lincoln while a soldier and has since been a strong and firm adherent of that party. He served in the position of Town Collector several years, City Marshal six years and is now serving his fifth term as Supervisor.

The subject of this sketch has made some specimens of oil painting and cabinet bric-a-brac, which shows much natural genius.

The Obituary of Aubrey A. Snyder

28 October 1842 - 16 January 1931

From the Wayland Register, 22 January 1931

Word was received Saturday of the death of Capt. Aubrey A. Snyder of Rockford, Ill. He was born and grew to manhood in Springwater. He enlisted and served during the Civil war. For the past fifty years he had lived in or near Rockford, Ill.

He was 88 years of age. He is survived by one son, Murray; two daughters, Mrs. George Scott and Mrs. Ward Gregory; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Alma Walker, of Wayland, and a half-brother, Stanley Snyder, of Springwater.

Veteran of Civil War

The Obituary of Cora L. Stiles Snyder

1851 - July 1915

No obituary found.

The Burial of Aubrey A. Snyder

Rockton Cemetery in Rockton IL

The Burial of Cora L. Stiles Snyder

Rockton Cemetery in Rockton IL

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