Snoddy Family of Hanover Twp, Lancaster, PA

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From:History of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Volume 3 By Luther Reily Kelker

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SNODDY FAMILY. The race of the Snoddys, which is one of the oldest in Dauphin county, numbers among its representatives Joshua Charles Snoddy, of Penbrook, with the political and religious interests of which place he has long been prominently identified. The Snoddy family was founded in this country by John and Matthew Snoddy, who emigrated from the north of Ireland and were among the first settlers of Hanover, Dauphin county, as appears from the early records of the township.

Of the two founders, Matthew Snoddy, of Hanover, died in August, 1780, leaving a wife, Mabel, and the following children: John, Mary, Isabella, Matthew, William, Elizabeth and Mabel.

person:John Snoddy (9), the other founder, also settled in Hanover, and died in May, 1736, leaving among other children a son, William Snoddy. The names of his wife, who survived him, and of their children, have not been preserved, but it seems probable that James Snoddy, of Derry. who died in July, 1759, leaving a daughter, Mary, may have been among the number.

William Snoddy, presumably a grandson or great-grandson of John Snoddy, the founder, and grandfather of Joshua Charles Snoddy, was a farmer. He married Mary Enders. who bore him the following children: Isabella, born 1790; James, born 1794: William, of whom later; Matthew, born 1798; Robert Fleming, born 1802; and Peggy Moorhead, born March. 1805. William Snoddy, the father, died September 22, 1805, and is interred in the old Derry churchyard.

William Snoddy, son of William and Mary (Enders) Snoddy, was born January 5, 1796, on the old Snoddy homestead, and was trained to the life of a farmer. He learned the trade of a wheelwright with Lawrence Etter. of Hanover, and followed that calling during the greater part of his life, being first in business with his brother Matthew, at Derry Church, Afterward moving to Campbellstown and later settling at Palmyra, Pennsylvania, where he built a dwelling and a shop. He also owned and cultivated a small farm of fifteen acres. For seven years he served in a company of militia. His political principles were those of an old-line Whig, and he was a member of the Presbyterian church. While a resident of Derry Church he married Mary, a daughter of Charles Clark. A sketch of the Clark family is given on another page of this work. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Snoddy: Ellen, deceased, was wife of Israel Ward, children: William, Ida and Harn. Mary Ann. wife of John H. Border, of Richmond, Indiana, children: Alice, William, Charles, Harry and Mary. Emma, died unmarried, in i8t>0. John, died in infancy. William, also died in infancy. Zachariah, died January 13, 1906, alderman of Harrisburg, married Rebecca Barglerauch, children: Priscilla, Emma and Lizzie. Joshua Charles, of whom later. Margaret, wife of William Lenich, one son. Grant, of Harrisburg. Louisa, wife of Isaac Weltmer, children: Harry and Charles. Almira, died at the age of twenty-one. The death of William Snoddy, the father of this family, occurred October 19, 1864, and the mother passed away at the age of seventy-six. Joshua Charles Snoddy, son of William and Mary (Clark) Snoddy, was born January 30, 1842, at Palmyra, Dauphin county, and received his education in the schools of his birthplace. At the age of sixteen he began to learn the trade of a wheelwright, serving an apprenticeship with his father, and in 1860 went to Harrisburg, where he was employed by the firm of W. T. Hildrup & Company. While in their service he built the first lot of government wagons used in the civil war, .in 1863 was made foreman of the framing department and thenceforth remained with the company for a period of fourteen years. At the end of that time he moved to Susquehanna township, near Linglestown, Pennsylvania, established a shop of his own and carried on the business seven years, after which he returned to his former employer at Harrisburg, remaining two years. In 1884 he moved to Penbrook and once more established himself in the wheelwright business, which he has ever since successfully conducted, also erecting a comfortable and atttractive dwelling. He has served twenty years on the board of election and in politics is a staunch Republican. He is a member of the United Brethren church, and was among those who helped to build the Penbrook church edifice. He has been a Sunday school teacher over thirty-one years, and has taught twenty years in the Sunday school of the Penbrook church.

Mr. Snoddy married, May n, 1865, Catharine E., born August 7, 1845, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Grove. A sketch of the Grove family appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Snoddy are the parents of the following children: Mary E., born February 18, 1866, wife of Daniel F. Haro, farmer of Lucknow, Pennsylvania, children: Roy, Catharine, Daniel, and one deceased. Laura L., born May 28, 1867, wife of Luther Vandling, of West Fairview, Pennsylvania, children: Charles, William Luther, George, Walter Grove, Clarence, Emma, Francis and one deceased. William F., born April 23, 1869, merchant of Kirkland, Illinois, married Elizabeth Stadler. Charles Henry, born October, 1870, blacksmith of Harrisburg, married Rosa Heinland, children: Maria, Charles, Beatrice, and William, deceased. Robert P., born September 6, 1872, foreman of iron works, Harvey, Illinois, married Anna Hunt, one child, Florence. Amy Kate, born November 12, 1874, wife of Elmer \Veiser, clerk for Samuel Fishburn, of Penbrook, children: Clarence, John, Herman, Warren and Elmer. John W., born November 8, 1876, manager of the Peter mills, Progress, Pennsylvania, married Harriet, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Lentz, children: Harold and Lawrence; wife is deceased. Samuel Grove, born November 20, 1878, blacksmith of Penbrook, married Alice Clark. Emma R. and Ella (twins), born September 17, 1880, former resides at home, latter wife of Charles Shirk, tinner of Harrisburg, one son, Lincoln. Arthur H., born July i, 1888, blacksmith, residing with his parents.