Biographical Sketch of L. Snyder Leave a Comment / Iowa / July 20, 2012 Last Updated on August 3, 2012 by L. Snyder, hardware dealer, was born in Strausberg, Germany, in 1838; came to America in 1871, and located at Joliet, Ill.; moved to Mondamin, Ia., in 1880, and engaged in his present business. Surnames:Snyder, Topics:Biography, Locations:Harrison County IA,Collection:History of Western Iowa: Its Settlement and Growth. Sioux City: Western Publishing Company. 1882.