The Captain Sampson Snyder Family
. . . of West Virginia


Captain Sampson Snyder Family. L. to R.,
front row: Nettie, Job, Albert, Samson, Elmer, Phoebe, and Lorenza Dow --
back row: John W., Estella, Carrie, Blaine, Henry, Elizabeth (Mother) and Sampson (Father)
Captain Sampson Snyder and his twelve on the steps of his home in Harman, West Virginia (1906).
Seven moved their families west to Idaho - Five families stayed in West Virginia.




Captain Sampson Snyder
son of John Snyder and Lucinda Hensley
Elizabeth [Parsons] Bonner
daughter of Job Parsons and Ann Bonner


my Sampson Snyder Pages:

Capt. Snyder's Descendants
2 Generation Chart
Capt. Snyder's Military Papers
Commission Papers
Captain Snyder's Military Service
Short Sketch
written by Sampson Snyder in 1904
"Swamp Dragons Muddy the Way of Rebel Raiders."
Newspaper Article
by Steve French
"The Midnight Ride of Jane Snyder"
Historical Excerpt
Sampson's sister
Roster of Independent Scouts of Randolph County
Home Guard Roster
Discharged, April 15, 1865
"Captain Snyder and his Twelve of West Virginia"
* Family History Book *
by Carrie Harman Roy
* NOTE:
Be patient, the above link takes awhile to load/download
Future Snyder link Future Snyder link






Sampson Snyder Home, Harman, West Virginia, 1906


Captain Sampson Snyder
Picture of a younger Sampson Snyder, cir. 1870's



Harman, West Virginia, cir. 1900
Pic from the "Jonas Cooper Family" page.



Please feel free to e-mail me with any comments or questions: coopsnyder@hotmail.com



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