The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 1044 
A portrait of Vestal Snyder appears in this publication.

VESTAL STANLEY SNYDER.

Vestal Stanley Snyder was for a number of years prominently connected with the
Yakima bar, continuing in active practice to the time of his death, which
occurred on the 7th of March, 1911. He was then in the forty-fourth year of his
age, his birth having occurred in Indiana, December 27, 1867, his parents being
Henry W. and Henrietta (Jackson) Snyder, who were also natives of the Hoosier
state, where they remained for many years. In later life, however, they
established their home at Hutchinson, Kansas, where the father passed away, and
the mother is now living in Chicago.

Having determined upon the practice of law as a life work, Vestal Stanley Snyder
matriculated in the law department of Valparaiso University of Indiana, from
which he was graduated with the class of 1891. He then came to the northwest,
going first to Spokane but soon afterward taking up his abode at Cheney,
Washington, where he followed his profession until 1894. He then opened an
office in Yakima and continued in active practice throughout his remaining
days. He was for two terms prosecuting attorney here. He displayed marked
ability along professional lines, preparing his cases with great thoroughness
and care and presenting his cause with notable clearness and cogency. In 1902 he
purchased one hundred and thirty-seven acres of land six miles west of Yakima,
of which property his widow has now sold a part but still retains sixty-five
acres, of which forty-one acres is planted to orchards, both apple and pear.
Mr. Snyder built a beautiful home upon the ranch -- one of the prettiest in the
valley. It was all planned by Mrs. Snyder, who personally supervised its
construction. It is built upon a hill, commanding a fine view, of the
surrounding country, and there is a car line adjacent, so that the advantages of
the city are easily obtainable.

It was on the 26th of November, 1891, that Mr. Snyder was united in marriage to
Miss Nona M. Marquis, who was born in Danville, Illinois, a daughter of James F.
and Mary C. (Salman ) Marquis, who were also natives of Illinois and have now
passed away. Mrs. Snyder is a graduate of the Normal School of Valparaiso
University. By her marriage she has become the mother of two children: Helen
Marquis is the wife of Walter H. Johnson, a resident of St. Michael, Alaska,
and they have a son. Robert Stanley; Marion Henrietta is a graduate of the high
school of Yakima and also of a business college at Seattle.

Mr. Snyder and his wife attended the Episcopal church, of which she is a
member, and he gave his political allegiance to the democratic party, which
Mrs. Snyder also supports. Mr. Snyder was a member of the Knights of Pythias,
also the Modern Woodmen of America and Elks Lodge No. 318, of Yakima. He was a
self-made and successful man and one who had many friends. He possessed sterling
traits of character which endeared him to all with whom he came in contact and
his memory is yet enshrined in the hearts of those who knew him.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.