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            John H. Snyder, senior member of the firm of Snyder & Co., merchants at Morrison, was born Aug. 16, 1840, in Argusville, Schoharie Co., N.Y.  His father, James Snyder, was born in the State of New York, where he was for some years engaged in the mercantile business.  He is a resident of Morrison and is about 77 years of age.  The mother, Nancy (Runkle) Snyder, was a native of New York, and has been some years deceased.  The four children of whom they became parents still survive.  Mary is the wife of L.H. Robinson, of Chicago, who is operating in that city as a loan and real-estate broker.  Harriet N. lives in Chicago.  James A. is engaged in conducting a branch store in Clarence, Iowa. 

            Until he was 20 years of age, Mr. Snyder was chiefly engaged in obtaining his education, and in 1855 he accompanied the family of his father to Morrison.  His first employ was as a clerk in the dry-goods house of Spears & Bro., in which capacity he officiated about four years, when he was admitted to a partnership and the firm style became Spears & Co.  Its relations were in existence four years, and in 1868 he went to Clarence, Iowa, where, in company with his brother, he established the mercantile enterprise which is now under the management of his brother. He instituted the business which he has since prosecuted in 1876, and is operating with satisfactory results.  His stock includes fine and well assorted lines of dry goods.

            He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and belongs to Lodge No. 357, at Morrison.  He owns considerable property in the city, and is a stockholder and director in the First National Bank at Morrison.

            Mr. Snyder was married July 20, 1867, in Morrison, to Mary Furlong, and they have two children,-Jessie H. and Alliene.  Mrs. Snyder is the daughter of John and Sarah Furlong and was born Jan. 25, 1847, in New York.