Carrie Harman Roy wrote the book, “Captain Snyder and his Twelve of West Virginia”.
Carrie Harman Roy was born during the dirst decade of this century into the family of Simon P. and Nettie (Snyder) Harman at Harman, West Virginia. She was number three in a family of three sons and four daughters. Mrs. Roy grew up on a farm living and doing all the things a farm girl does.61


61ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carrie Harman Roy was born during the first decade of this century into the family of Simon P. and Nettie (Snyder) Harman at Harman, West Virginia. She was number three in a family of three sons and four daughters. Mrs. Roy grew up on a farm living and doing all the things a farm girl does. The writer and her childhood sweetheart Herbert have recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. They have three children; Joan Lois, Herbert Howard, and Helen Lee.
Mrs. Roy taught elementary school for thirty years and held the elected office of town recorder. She has been involved in a wide, array of community and church organizations, which include the Order of the Eastern Star and numerous teacher retirement organizations on the national, state, and county level.

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61from the book over cover sleve:
CAPTAIN SNYDER AND HIS TWELVE OF WEST VIRGINIA
by
Carrie Harman Roy

The phenomenon of Roots has created in people a desire to know more about their family history and the beginnings of their communities. In tracing her particular "family tree," author Carrie Harman Roy has discovered a gold mine of fascinating people and events that she shares with the grateful reader in imaginative poetry and prose.
Here is an intimate history of the early days along the Dry Fork River that flows through Harman, West Virginia. This history is related by a descendant of founding father Harman. What a rich historical background this community possesses! The Snyder family described in these pages were an important lot during the Civil War period and, as Mrs. Roy documents, throughout American history through this bicentennial era.
Mrs. Roy's family, both past and present, are a multivaried lot of interesting people. The author's love for her kinfolk and other Harmanites is evident in every word she writes. The Snyder and Harman families will surely come alive for the reader in the superb collection of photos and other illustrative material.
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The book takes a fresh look M: West Virginia history, shedding light on such topics as how West Virginia became a state right after Virginia seceded from the Union at the onset of the Civil War. It's also a nostalgic look at bygone, more gracious times. Indeed, the reader will come away from this book with a new appreciation for the gracious, hospitable South and an intimate acquaintance with and love for Mrs. Roy's relations and fellow citizens.
Captain Snyder and His Twelve of West Virginia makes one feel good about America’s past, present, and future.