. A twentieth century history of Trumbull County, Ohio; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests . n the live stockbusiness, raising cattle and horses. Mr. Snyder was in the employ of thisstockman three years and caught a full glimpse of what a great businesswas being carried on in such an industry and at once purchased land andbegan the role of a stockman himself. He steadily forged his way to thefront rank, and was the owner of twelve hundred acres of land in Mesopo-tamia and Bloomfield townships at the time of his death. He cultivateda portion
. A twentieth century history of Trumbull County, Ohio; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests . n the live stockbusiness, raising cattle and horses. Mr. Snyder was in the employ of thisstockman three years and caught a full glimpse of what a great businesswas being carried on in such an industry and at once purchased land andbegan the role of a stockman himself. He steadily forged his way to thefront rank, and was the owner of twelve hundred acres of land in Mesopo-tamia and Bloomfield townships at the time of his death. He cultivateda portion of this land and pastured the remainder. He also owned forty-six hundred acres in Shackelford county, Texas, which land is chieflydevoted to grazing purposes. In all of his business transactions he provedhimself a competent factor in the great live stock business of this , he had ever voted the Democratic ticket. He was justice of thepeace, township trustee and school director, besides holding other localpositions. He was a member of the Masonic order when this fraternityhad a lodge at Xorth Bloomfield. ?> .^tf^BT V. <^& HISTORY OF TRUMBULL COUNTY 9 He was happily married September 22, 1852, to Mary (lark, a nativeof Bloomfield, and the daughter of Isaac G. and Polly (Bundy) Clark, ofConnecticut. Mrs. Snyder died April 19, 1859, leaving one child, MaryLovira, born April 26, 1853, now Mrs. Herbert F. Griffith, of West Farm-ington, Ohio. For his second wife, Mr. Snyder married September 19, 1860,Mary J. Bugby, born October 23, 1839, at Orwell, Ashtabula county, Ohio,a daughter of Henry and Paulina (Cook) Bugby. The father was born inOctober, 1816, in Chautauqua county, Xew York; his wife was born No-vember 25, 1818, in Windsor, Ohio. The grandfather Bugby was n<amedWymand: he was also of New York. Mrs. Snyders father and motherwere Zera and Chloe (Loomis) Cook, natives of Windsor, Connecticut. Allof these families were early pioneers in the famous
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