Monroe Twp. CemeteriesAsh-Snider

Bedford County , Pennsylvania

Monroe Twp., Cemeteries

ASH - SNIDER / SNYDER CEMETERY

Vivian Elvidge has provided the following photos and cemetery stone inscriptions. You can contact Vivian with your questions, comments, or new information at:
bellwood@gte.net

Ash - Snider Cemetery
(photographed from T346 - Vivian Elvidge)

The cemetery is on the hill in the distance, in the tall grove of evergreen trees. Twp. Map Location


Ash - Snider Cemetery



John Snyder (s/o George & Barbara Snider)

Born Feb. 5, 1804 Died April 8, 1850 Aged: 46 years 2 months 3 days
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Sophia (d/o Leonard & Mary Nycum)
Wife of John Snyder Born March 3, 1800 Died Nov 26, 1856 Aged: 56 years 8 months 23 days


JONATHAN SNIDER (s/o John & Sophia Nycum / Snider)

SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JONATHAN SNIDER MEMBER OF THE 138 REG PA BORN FEB 18, 1832 MORTALLY WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF CEDAR CREEK OCT 19, 1864 AND SURVIVED BUT A FEW DAYS

Photo taken 1862 - (David Fletcher)
JONATHAN SNIDER
Born February 18, 1832 Died October 22, 1864

"OUR BROTHER SLEEPS BENEATH THE GROUND
AND THE LAST TRUMPETS JOYFUL SOUND
WILL BURST THE CHAINS WITH SWEET SURPRISE
AND IN HIS SAVIORS IMAGE RISE"
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Several weeks after Vivian submitted these photos and information about the Ash - Snider Cemetery,
David Fletcher sent the photo of Jonathan Snider in his Civil War Uniform (above). Now Kenneth O'Neal
has sent a copy of the following document that he obtained from Nancy Grimes at the 1998 O'Neal Reunion. Kenneth had wondered at the connection between Emmanuel O'Neal and the Jonathan Snider Estate (mentioned in the document). After seeing Vivian's information and the picture from David,
Kenneth sent the document with the following observations:

Leonard & Mary (Weaver?) / Nycum's daughter, Sophia was Jonathan Snyder's mother. Sophia's oldest
sister, Delilah Ottilla Nycum, born January 11, 1795, married Joseph O'Neal, born November 02, 1788.
Joseph & Delilah were the parents of Emanuel O'Neal born abt. 1833. Emanuel O'Neal was very
nearly the same age as Jonathan Snider and his first cousin.

About November 4, 1864, Emanuel O'Neal traveled to Winchester, Virginia to return the body of his cousin Jonathan Snider to Monroe Twp. for burial at the Ash - Snyder Cemetery.



Thanks to Vivian Elvidge, David Fletcher, Kenneth O'Neal and Nancy Grimes, we now have a bit of knowledge of Jonathan Snider's Civil War service and his final trip home.


Vivian adds: "Emanuel O'Neal was also serving in Co. D, 138th PA at this time, and I believe he took leave from the unit to return Jonathan to his home. Emanual was the only one of several cousins in Co. D,
who was not injured or killed. Here is a list I've put together of Jonathan's relatives in the same unit."

Relatives who served with Jonathan Snider in Company D, 138th PA Vol. INF.:
____________________________________________________ Emanuel O'Neal -- b. abt. 1833; son of Delilah Nycum and Joseph O'Neal David Snider -- b. July 9, 1840, son of Phillip and Mary Ann Fletcher / Snider Hezekiah O'Neal -- b. April 16, 1844; son of Bernard and Elizabeth Lauderbaugh / O'Neal John Nycum -- b. July 27, 1834; son of William and Susanna Clabaugh / Nycum Bernard Nycum -- b. 1836; son of William and Susanna Clabaugh / Nycum John E. O'Neal -- b. February 05, 1843; son of William and Arah Ann (Ary) Robison / O'Neal There may have been others.
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"Only Emanuel and Bernard seem to have escaped death or injury. Hezekiah was wounded and died December 4, 1863 and is buried at East View Cemetery, Chaneysville, PA. John E. O'Neal was wounded at Spotsylvania, VA, May 12, 1864. John Nycum was wounded and died at Cold Harbor, VA June 28, 1864; buried at Arlington National Cemetery. David Snider was wounded at Monocacy, MD July 9, 1864.
Jonathan Snider was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness (VA), May 6, 1864.
Jonathan was again wounded on Oct 19, 1864, at the Battle of Cedar Creek and died Oct 22, 1864."



Edmund Ash & Elmira E. Snyder

Edmund Ash
Born May 17, 1845
Died July 17, 1920

Elmira E.(Elizabeth) Snyder (d/o Philip & Mary Ann Fletcher / Snyder) - (More)
Born June 12, 1846
Died March 17, 1884



Thank you Vivian Elvidge for giving us this tour of the Ash - Snider Cemetery of southern Monroe Twp.
It is in a beautiful, but out-of-the-way location that most would not know existed.
Isn't the internet great??

Vivian has also sent additional information on the Johannes George Snider / Snyder Family.
It will soon be posted on a separate page.

If you have comments or questions for Vivian, contact her at:
bellwood@gte.net

If you have some information or pictures you would like to submit, as an addition to this page, please contact - clabaugh@richnet.net