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Below is a family biography included in the Biographical Annals of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania published in 1904 by T. S. Benham & Company and The Lewis Publishing Company; Elwood Roberts, Editor. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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WILLIAM CONARD SNELL, son of Conard and Elizabeth (Erb) Snell, was born in Lower Pottsgrove township, on the homestead which has belonged to the family for four generations. He was born on May 23, 1871.
Conard Snell (father) is still living and a sketch of him appears elsewhere in this book. The grandfather of William Conard Snell was Samuel Snell, who married Margaret Haas, and the great-grandfather of William C. Snell was George Snell, who emigrated from Germany and settled in Montgomery county.
William Conard Snell attended school during his earlier years, and immediately after leaving it, started to help his father on the farm, and now manages the farm himself, which he purchased about four years ago, containing one hundred and eleven acres. Politically Mr. Snell is a Republican, and has been superintendent of Sunday school for many years. He is a very prominent citizen of his township, being one of the most progressive class of farmers. Mr. Snell is a member of the Junior Order of Mechanics; the Knights of the Mystic Chain; the Patrons of Husbandry; and the True Blue Society.
William Conard Snell married Sallie Shellenberger, daughter of Aaron Shellenberger of Limerick township, Montgomery county. They have had three children, one of whom is deceased. They are: Harry H., deceased; Elmer A.; George W.
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