Individual Details
Veronica Buckwalter "Fanny" Snavely
(4 Sep 1835 - 11 Mar 1920)
Fanny Snavely was a member of the Reformed Mennonite Church, and mother of Milton Hershey, who founded Hershey Chocolate.
Events
| Birth | 4 Sep 1835 | Pequea, Lancaster, PA | |||
| Marriage | 15 Jan 1856 | Henry Hershey Hershey |  |  | |
| Death | 11 Mar 1920 | Hershey, Dauphin, PA | |||
| Burial | Hershey Cemetery, Hershey, Dauphin, PA |
Families
| Spouse | Henry Hershey Hershey (1829 - 1904) |
| Child | Milton Snavely Hershey (1857 - 1945) |
| Child | Sarena Hershey (1862 - 1867) |
| Father | Abraham Snavely Senior (1787 - 1866) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Buckwalter (1789 - 1865) |
| Sibling | Anna Snavely (1810 - 1844) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Snavely Senior (1812 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Snavely (1820 - 1848) |
| Sibling | Abraham B. Snavely Junior (1823 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Martha\Matilda B. "Mattie" Snavely (1832 - 1894) |
Notes
Marriage
Henry Hershey and Veronica Sanvely were married at the parsonage of the Holy Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Pennslyvania. It was selected as a neutral site. Veronica was Mennonite, but Henry was not. Henry was not permitted to be married in the Mennonite meeting house because he was "a free thinker."Endnotes
1. Muritz, Irvin F, Wolfgang Newcomer (ca1715-1771) Family Outline (Irvin R. Muritz. 518 Hemlock Lane, Lebannon, PA 17042. Telephone: 717-273-2994. Email: ztivri@nbn.net. Published 1 June 1993).