Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1916 — MRS. MARY J. SNYDER DIED AT FOWLER HOME [ARTICLE]

MRS. MARY J. SNYDER DIED AT FOWLER HOME

Descendent of Simon Kenton Died Last Week After Long Sickness —Formerly of Monticello.

Monticello Journal. Mrs. Mary Jane Snyder died last week at her home in Fowler at the age of 77 years. Mrs. Snyder was bom on the Tippecanoe near Monticello, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Kenton. Her grandfather was Simon Kenton, the famous Kentucky pioneer. At the death of her mother which occurred in her infancy, Mrs. Snyder was taken into the household of her uncle, William Bartlett, one of the old settlers of Monticello. She resided here utnil her early womanhood. At the outbreak of the civil war Mrs. Snyder became a nurse. At Indianapolis she met William Snyder, who had been wounded in battle at Missionary Ridge. The result of the meeting was a romance and the nurse and the soldier were married in May, 1864. After their marriage they settled on a farm near Aydelotte in Benton county. Later Mr. Snyder was elected to the office of county auditor. They, moved to Fowler in 1875 and lived there until their deaths. Her death occurred after several years of invalidism. Burial was made Saturday at Fowler.