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| name=John Wesley Snyder<br>
| name=John Wesley Snyder<br>
(Texas pioneer rancher, farmer,<br> and businessman)
(Texas pioneer rancher, farmer,<br> and businessman)
| birth_date=June 21, 1837
| birth_place=Yazoo County, [[Mississippi]], [[United States|USA]]<br>
| birth_place=Yazoo County, [[Mississippi]], [[United States|USA]]<br>
Resident of Georgetown and [[Austin]], Texas
Resident of Georgetown and [[Austin]], Texas
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:''For the former [[mayor]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana]], see [[John K. Snyder]].''
:''For the former [[mayor]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana]], see [[John K. Snyder]].''
'''John Wesley Snyder''' (June 21, 1837 – April 15, 1922) was a pioneer rancher, [[farmer]], and [[business]]man from principally Georgetown in Williamson County, near the state capital of [[Austin]], [[Texas]].
'''John Wesley Snyder''' (June 21, 1837 – April 15, 1922) was a pioneer rancher, [[farmer]], and [[business]]man from principally Georgetown in Williamson County, near the state capital of [[Austin]], [[Texas]].
Dudley Snyder had gone to work at the age of seven. At fourteen, he was earning $3 per week splitting rails. In 1854, he was acquitted of [[murder]] in a case of self-defense. Thereafter, he committed himself to leading an exemplary life, and his family never again spoke of the trouble that he had faced in his early years.<ref name=hope>"The Snyder Brothers," West Texas Historical Association, annual meeting and seminar, [[Lubbock]], Texas, April 1, 2011.</ref> Dudley Snyder was a devout member of the [[Methodist]] Church.<ref name=atwell/> He was the founder of the board of Georgetown High School.
Dudley Snyder had gone to work at the age of seven. At fourteen, he was earning $3 per week splitting rails. In 1854, he was acquitted of [[murder]] in a case of self-defense. Thereafter, he committed himself to leading an exemplary life, and his family never again spoke of the trouble that he had faced in his early years.<ref name=hope>"The Snyder Brothers," West Texas Historical Association, annual meeting and seminar, [[Lubbock]], Texas, April 1, 2011.</ref> Dudley Snyder was a devout member of the [[Methodist]] Church.<ref name=atwell/> He was the founder of the board of Georgetown High School.
[[File:John Wesley Snyder of TX.jpg|right|250px|thumb|John Wesley Snyder, Texas rancher]]
==Pioneer cattleman==
==Pioneer cattleman==