WILLIAM
F. SNYDER, son of Conrad Snyder, and half-brother of John G. Snyder, a
merchant of Snyderville, was born Nov. 15, 1858, at Snyderville.
He is the only living child of his father's second marriage. Mr. Snyder attended the local schools, and remained at home,
engaged in farming with his father, until he was twenty-three years old.
At this time he began learning blacksmithing at Snyderville, and
followed that trade for ten years, but in 1890 embarked in his present
enterprise, having bought out S. M. Lewis, who had succeeded to the business
founded by his father and brother, so that the store is again operated by a
Snyder. Since then Mr. Snyder has devoted his attention to his mercantile
interests and the duties of postmaster (as long as the office existed), having
been appointed to that office on Jan.29, 1892, when it was still known as
Muff. An interesting story is told regarding the naming of the office. One
cold day a lady came into the store with a muff, at a time when a discussion
was being held as to an appropriate name for the proposed post office. Old
Squire John Steele, seeing the lady and the muff, suggested Muff as a name,
and it was sent to Washington as the people's choice.
The Department accepted the name, and so the post office was known
until it was discontinued, in March, 1908, the people in this section now
being served by the rural free delivery carrier from Echo.
William
F. Snyder married Mary Rupp, daughter of Francis and Sarah (Bittinger) Rupp,
and the following children have been born of this marriage: Harvey C., of
Pittsburgh; William F., of Steubenville, Ohio; and Guy K., who is assisting
his father in the store.
For
years a member of the Lutheran Church, Mr. Snyder is active in its good work.
He has served as tax collector of his township, being elected on the
Democratic ticket, and he has also been township clerk and supervisor.
At present he is secretary of the local telephone line in this
district, and is recognized as one of the leading business men of the
township.
Source: Page 604, Armstrong County, Pa., Her
People, Past and Present, J. H. Beers & Co., 1914
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