Leon Lichtenwalner Snyder, the eldest son of Samuel H.. was born Nov. 8, 1843, in Upper Milford. He received his education in the township school and the Allentown Seminary and afterward taught school at Freeland, and in Upper Milford for upward of twenty years. During this time he also farmed the homestead. He officiated as a justice of the peace for one term, acted as surveyor, notary and scrivener, and was the local representative of the Lehigh County Mutual Horse Insurance Company for 33 years in connection with general insurance. In 1870 he filled the position of township enumerator. He is a member of the P. O. S. of A., also of the Lutheran Church, which he served as deacon, elder and trustee, and the Sunday school as superintendent for 30 years. In 1865, he was married to Caroline E. Gaumer, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Bastian) Gaumer, and they had one child, a son. Harvey Leon: