Family Tree Friday: Franklin Snyder

For August’s Family Tree Friday I’m posting some information about Franklin Snyder, my great-great-great grandfather. He was born Jan. 8, 1842 in Flatrock, Allen County, Indiana. He died June 24, 1912 in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He was married to Maria Mosher, and they had ten children, including my great-great grandfather Grant Ulysses Snyder.

Franklin served in the Union army during the Civil War; he was a corporal in the 11th Wisconsin Infantry, Company D. He served from 1861 to 1865. After the Battle of Bayou Cache, Arkansas, he went searching for his Uncle Andrew (also enlisted) who went missing. He found his wounded uncle and brought him to safety.

The photo below is of Franklin with the 11th Wisconsin, Co. D. I don’t know what year the photo was taken, though.