West Township
District #8 - Snyder School
The following names of pupils were found in an old school register kept by teachers in the one-room school in West Township.
| Month ending September 26 1884. | |
| John H. Johnson, teacher. | |
| Grade Five: | |
| James Lawrence | age 16 |
| Carrie Jones | 15 |
| Harry Murray | 14 |
| Robert Patton | 16 |
| George Marshall | 18 |
| Minnie Wilson | 14 |
| Edna Andrews | 17 |
| Clara Davis | 16 |
| Zetta Huddleston | 15 |
| Grade Four: | |
| Leon Beaver | 12 |
| Nellie Davis | 14 |
| Clarence Davis | 13 |
| Frank Marshall | 15 |
| Fannie French | 14 |
| Minnie Washington | 12 |
| Clem Graves | 14 |
| William English | 11 |
| Grade Three: | |
| Edward Snyder | 10 |
| Belle Shank | 9 |
| Nellie Blumenschein | 11 |
| Emma Knecht | 12 |
| Joseph Stephens | 9 |
| Annie Kilcannon | 10 |
| Ida Lange | 8 |
| Blanche Beebe | 10 |
| Grade Two: | |
| Anna DeArmon | 8 |
| Anna Robertson | 7 |
| Robert Nickum | 9 |
| Rollie Wells | 8 |
| Aaron Rowe | 10 |
| Thomas Tilton | 9 |
| Mamie Nixon | 8 |
| Grade One: | |
| Ida Sayles | 7 |
| Charles Harries | 6 |
| Peter Cooper | 6 |
| Harry Graves | 7 |
| Kittie Rowe | 8 |
| May Showe | 7 |
| Fannie Hale | 6 |
| Month ending December 5, 1884 | |
| Rilda C. Bair, teacher | |
| Grade Five: | |
| Dora Kinsey | age 18 |
| Albert Leighty | 13 |
| Hiram Zumbaugh | 17 |
| Martha Kinsey | 11 |
| Eva Caddy | (no age given) |
| Grade Four: | |
| Willis Hershberger | 11 |
| Clara Hershberger | 13 |
| Clinton Holem | 16 |
| Franklin Brown | 12 |
| Melvin Leighty | 9 |
| John Haverstraw | 14 |
| Katie Shively | (no age given) |
| Grade Three: | |
| Clarence Leister | (no age given) |
| Amelia Hoverstraw | 16 |
| Willie Hoverstraw | 15 |
| Jennie Borror | 15 |
| John Heiserman | 13 |
| Manuel Zumbaugh | 11 |
| Cora Smith | 11 |
| Emma Wise | (no age given) |
| Jacob Shively | (no age given) |
| Aquilla Holem | 15 |
| Mary Heiserman | 16 |
| Grade Two | |
| Freddy Hoverstraw | age 11 |
| Ida Zumbaugh | 9 |
| John Leister | 9 |
| Lora Zumbaugh | 8 |
| Jacob Sebell | (no age given) |
| Edith Holem | 7 |
| Grade One: | |
| Freddy Kinsey | 7 |
| George Wise | 8 |
| Frank Zumbaugh | 7 |
| Manda Burns | 7 |
| Eddy Leister | 6 |
| Samuel Heiserman | 10 |
| Edeth Leister | 5 |
| Eddy Kinsey | 8 |
| Andrew Kinsey | 8 |
| Joseph Sebell | (no age given) |
| Rena Kinsey | 5 |
| Lydia Wise | 6 |
| Early Smith | 4 |
| Pruda Holem | (no age given) |
| Willie Stewart | (no age given) |
| Samuel Stewart | (no age given) |
| New names added to the list in 1885 | |
| Rilda C. Bair, teacher | |
| Nora Leedy | (no age given) |
| Thurza Leedy | (no age given) |
| Gracie Leedy (1st) | (no age given) |
| Stella Nash (3rd) | (no age given) |
| Maud Burns (1st) | 8 |
| Emmaline Vankirk (1st) | (no age given) |
| Adoline Vankirk (1st) | (no age given) |
| Jane Vankirk (3rd) | (no age given) |
| Mattie Heiserman (1st) | 7 |
| James Caddy (1st) | 9 |
In 1886, Elmer E. Jones taught until March 12th and J. J. Coleman taught until June 26th.
Rather than repeat names of students still in school, only new names, grades and ages are printed below:
| Louisa Martin (5th) | 18 |
| William Martin (5th) | 15 |
| Hiram Zumbaugh (5th) | 18 |
| Charles Holem (4th) | 17 |
| Mary Wise (4th) | 13 |
| Melvina Vankirk (4th) | 15 |
| Clara Zumbaugh (4th) | 14 |
| Maggie Holem (4th) | 13 |
| Willie Hoverstraw (4th) | 15 |
| Ida Zumbaugh (3rd) | 10 |
| Edith Holem (3rd) | 8 |
| Jacob Sebell (2nd) | 12 |
| Andrew Kinsey (2nd) | 9 |
| Edith Leister (1st) | 7 |
| May Vankirk (1st) | 6 |
| Joseph Sebell (1st) | 8 |
| Samuel Heiserman (1st) | 11 |
| Lydia Wise (1st) | 6 |
| Jacob Holem (1st) | 5 |
| Milton Caddy (1st) | ( no age given) |