Hertzler, Silas. The Hertzler-Hartzler Family History. Goshen,
Indiana: Goshen College, 1952. [reprinted Kokomo, Indiana: Selby
Publishing,1989]
This genealogy includes the families of Snyder Community colonists
Joseph K. Hartzler (2670) and
John Hartzler (166), as well as Christian
Hertzler (2374), a Harvey County, Kansas, Mennonite who bought land in
the colony but apparently never lived there.
There is a copy of the
1952 edition of The Hertzler-Hartzler Family History in the
Mennonite Historical Collection at Bluffton University, Bluffton, Ohio.
It's also listed in the on-line catalog of the
Mennonite Historical Library at Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana. It's
probably available at lots of other libraries, either in the stacks or through
inter-library loan.
An on-line search for the title will bring up lots of used
copies for sale. The 1989 reprint can be ordered through
the publisher, Selby Publishing, 3405 Zartman Rd., Kokomo, IN 46902 or through the
Masthof Bookstore. (Both web sites give ordering information, but neither
offers secure on-line ordering.)
Snyder,
James A., compiler. Descendants of Hannes Schneider, Bern, Switzerland -
1534: dates, mates & fates. Hewitt, Texas: Privately
printed,1999.
Included in this genealogy is the family of John R.
Snyder, who lived in the Snyder Community with his son
Peter. John's daughter Minnie
Barbara Snyder Hamilton also was a colonist.
This manuscript is available in the genealogy department of the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana and at the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas.
Snyder, James A.
and
Irene Snyder Kuhl, compilers. Peter B. Snyder and the Mennonite Community at
Plainview TX 1907 to 1921. Hewitt, Texas: Privately printed, 2000.
First cousins Snyder and Kuhl are grandchildren of Peter B. and Ida
Grabill Snyder. Their manuscript contains seventeen pages of Snyder family
photos. There is also a nine-page section on the Mennonite Community at
Plainview, including a few family stories and transcriptions of several
newspaper stories (Plainview Daily Herald) about the 1978 dedication of
the Snyder
Community historical marker south of Plainview. The third section contains
twenty-two pages of transcribed correspondence from the Herald of Truth.
Most of the letters were written by Peter B. Snyder between 1894 and 1908,
including his "recruitment" letters about Hale County, Texas. (See
also the bibliography of periodicals.)
This manuscript is available in the genealogy department of the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana and at the Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research, Houston Public Library, Houston, Texas. A copy is available for examination at the Mennonite Church USA Archives-Goshen, Indiana.
Wofford, Vera Dean, editor. Hale County Facts and Folklore. Lubbock,
Texas: Pica Publishing Company, 1978.
Inspired by her mother, Annie Mae Nations Dean, Wofford began compiling "a
general history and the stories of individuals who were a part of the birth
and life of Hale County." In her foreword, Wofford describes this book
as a "tribute to our Hale County Pioneers." Editor Wofford presents
stories and articles from many contributors. While acknowledging what might be
perceived as occasional discrepancies in details of names, dates, and places,
Wofford comments, "But no matter, because the very diversity of recall by
contributors demonstrates that one remembers events of history by the way they
have affected his own life."
Included is a fourteen-page section titled "Mennonite
Families of the Snyder Community." The material was prepared by Gladys
Rastetter Mason, daughter of Ferdinand and Amanda Hartman Rastetter, Mennonite
colonists. In addition to recording her own memories of growing up in the
Snyder Community, Mrs. Mason wrote about other families, basing her articles
on letters and interviews of other people who had lived there during the
Mennonite years.
Members of the Hale County Historical Commission sponsored
publication of the book. One of the acknowledged contributors to the project,
Ramona Roberts of Plainview, Texas, generously donated to the Snyder Community
Project a copy of this book and its companion: Wofford, Vera Dean, editor. Hale County Facts and
Folklore, Vol. II. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1986.
Both books are available for purchase through
the Museum of the Llano Estacado in Plainview. Contact museum director Rodney
Watson by telephone (806-291-3660) or by e-mail
( 
).
They are also available at the
Unger Memorial Library
in Plainview, Texas.
