Pauline and her parents, Lawrence Leslie and Merle A. Wheaton, were born in Ohio, and at the time of the 1910 Federal Census, the family was residing at Kirkwood, Belmont County. Pauline was born May 17, 1907 and her mother died while she was a child.

In 1920, Pauline was found in Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio living with her uncle and aunt, Brooks and Ada Sutton. Brooks was a pharmacist and owned a drugstore. Pauline's father remarried in 1921 in Marion County, West Virginia.

HUSBAND'S OBITUARY--- SNYDER, DR. RICHARD C. - On Tuesday, March 26, 2002 Dr. Richard C. Snyder, age 100, of Avalon; beloved husband of Evelyn B. Snyder and the late Pauline Wheaton Snyder; father of Nancy Jane Craig of Tampa, FL and Richard William Snyder of Lancaster, OH; grandfather of David, Gary and the late Douglas Craig, Chad Snyder, Lynn Wuhelic, and Sarah Hoberty; also eight great-grandchildren. Friends received Thursday and Friday 2-4 and 7-9pm at the MCDONALD-LINN FUNERAL HOME, INC., 529 California Avenue, Avalon. Funeral Service at Northminster Presbyterian Church, Fremont Ave. Bellevue, Saturday at 11am. Memorial contributions are suggested to a favorite charity. [Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from March 27 to March 29, 2002.]

NEWSPAPER BIOGRAPHY--- Dr. Richard C. Snyder of Avalon practiced medicine for more than 60 years, delivering at least 3,000 babies and continuing to make house calls until the day he retired at age 91. - He was a fixture in the North Boroughs communities he served and something of a tradition as well, often treating several generations of the same family. - "When you were sick and you heard him coming up the stairs, you just felt better," said Ann Dobson of Kilbuck, Dr. Snyder's former receptionist and bookkeeper, as well as his former patient. - Dr. Snyder died March 26 in Suburban General Hospital from complications following a broken hip. He was 100. - Medicine was a tradition in the Snyder family. His father, Charles Snyder, practiced medicine in Greensburg, where Dr. Snyder grew up. "He used to ride around in a horse and wagon with his father while he visited patients," said his wife, Evelyn Snyder. - His uncle, Dr. William J.K. Snyder, had a practice in Avalon and helped Dr. Snyder establish his own practice in the area. In 1931, Dr. Snyder built a house next to his uncle that served as both home and office for the duration of his career. - "People stop and say, 'He delivered four of my children,' " his wife said. - Dr. Snyder kept office hours that would be unheard of today. Mornings were spent seeing patients in hospitals or their homes. He returned to the office for patient visits from 1 to 6 p.m. when he stopped for dinner. At 7 p.m., he returned to the office for another three hours of appointments. - "We tried to see the last patient at 10 p.m., but if someone was really sick, you saw them," Dobson said. - He also made house calls, drove patients to the hospital himself and always attended the funeral or visiting hours of any patient who died. The practice of medicine changed monumentally during the course of his career -- for example, penicillin was not available when he began working. Dr. Snyder, however, maintained his comforting, old-fashioned practices until he retired in 1993. - Dr. Snyder received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and interned at St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was on staff at Suburban General Hospital in Bellevue until 1985. - In retirement, Dr. Snyder and his wife spent time at a cabin they owned near Ontario. - In addition to his wife, Dr. Snyder is survived by a daughter, Nancy Jane Craig of Tampa, Fla.; a son, Richard William Snyder of Lancaster, Ohio; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. - He was preceded in death by his first wife, Pauline Wheaton Snyder, who died in 1979, and a grandson. - A funeral was held Saturday in Northminster Presbyterian Church in Bellevue. Interment followed in Allegheny County Memorial Park in McCandless. McDonald-Linn Funeral Home in Avalon handled the arrangements. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA) - Wednesday, April 3, 2002]