Birth Name: Edwin Donald Snider
Date of Birth: September 19, 1926
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Date of Death: February 27, 2011
Place of Death: Escondido, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: German, English, Irish
Duke Snider was an American professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder, who spent most of his career playing for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers.
Duke was the son of Florence May and Ward Clarence Snider.
Duke’s paternal grandfather was Clarence Snider (the son of Ezra Snider and Eva A. Weimer). Ezra was born in Ohio, the son of Samuel Snider and Malinda Snider. Eva was born in Ohio, the daughter of German parents, Jacob Weimer and Elizabeth Fenrick.
Duke’s paternal grandmother was Helen Vesta Smith (the daughter of Adolphus Henry Smith and Sarah Jane Shellabarger). Adolphus and Sarah were from Ohio.
Duke’s maternal grandfather was Oscar Bennett Johnson (the son of Albert Ross Johnson and Mary C. Smith). Albert was born in Ohio, the son of Benjamin Johnson and Elizabeth Sarah Gillespie. Mary was born in Ohio, the daughter of John M. Smith and Elizabeth Catherine Zedeker.
Duke’s maternal grandmother was Julia Esther Smith (the daughter of John Alexander Smith and Mary Belle Glenn). John was born in Kansas, the son of William Frank Smith and Letitia Giles. Mary was born in Kansas, the daughter of James N. Glenn and Mary E. Coates.
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