Eileen was the first of eight known children born to Albert Ernest and Columbia Ilene "Cummie" (Bonham) Snyder and arrived in their second year of marriage.
She moved a lot as a child, having been born in Spokane, Washington, and having lived in Arlington, Echo, and La Grande, Oregon, as well as a few places in between at different points during her childhood.
She graduated from Echo High School on 17 May 1923 and married Nolan wheat farmer Jonrich Frederick Heinrich "Fred" Rohde just four years later on 09 January 1927 at Peace Lutheran Church in Pendleton, Oregon.
Three boys were born to this union: Ernest Frederick "Ernie" Rohde on 13 January 1928; Dean Leroy Rohde on 02 September 1930; and Roy Jacob Rohde on 08 February 1934, all of whom were born in Pendleton, Oregon.
Fred Rohde caught ill and passed away at the Rohde family's farm in Nolan on 02 April 1936, leaving Eileen and the three boys alone.
Following Fred's death, Eileen married Peter Jacob Leopold "Jake" Rohde, one of Fred's brothers. Their wedding took place at Peace Lutheran Church in Pendleton, Oregon on 19 August 1937. She was Jake's first and only wife.
Jake and Eileen had one son together, Glenn Louis Rohde, who eventually took over the family farm and personally managed it the rest of his life. Glenn was born in Pendleton, Oregon on 30 July 1938.
Jake died on 23 June 1942 at the age of 52 from shock brought on by injuries he sustained after falling from a power pole on their farm.
Twice widowed and left to care for four minor boys, Eileen faced tough decisions on how to support her young family. She was a smart businesswoman, however, and continued the profitable operation with which she had been left. Eileen was helped in this regard by her late husbands' cousin, Albert Claus Heinrich Niesche, who lived on the farm and oversaw its day-to-day operation.
Eileen and Albert were right for one another in many respects. But she had suffered a lot following the deaths of her husbands and never allowed their relationship to move beyond friendship.
Because her first three sons were the children of Fred and her last son, Glenn, was the son of Jake, Glenn's share of the farm was equal to the combined shares of his three half-brothers. She, therefore, saw the passing of the farm to Glenn, who managed the operation using experience he had largely gained from Albert.
Eileen lived a very full life, taking an interest in genealogy and recording daily events and milestones in the lives of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She played bridge, visited with her brother and sisters, and made the most beautiful lace Christmas ornaments, most of which remain in the family and are treasured.
She passed away in her sleep in her apartment in Pendleton on 05 October 1988. She is remembered as a caring, curious, and sometimes stern woman who delighted in the company of her family.
Eileen's youngest son, Glenn, and her second-youngest son, Roy, provided saliva samples through 23andMe kits on 22 December 2012. It was revealed that Eileen belonged to mt-Haplogroup U5a2b, a subgroup of Haplogroup U5, which arose among early colonizers of Europe around 40,000 years ago; maternal descendants of those early colonizers persist in the region to this day.
She moved a lot as a child, having been born in Spokane, Washington, and having lived in Arlington, Echo, and La Grande, Oregon, as well as a few places in between at different points during her childhood.
She graduated from Echo High School on 17 May 1923 and married Nolan wheat farmer Jonrich Frederick Heinrich "Fred" Rohde just four years later on 09 January 1927 at Peace Lutheran Church in Pendleton, Oregon.
Three boys were born to this union: Ernest Frederick "Ernie" Rohde on 13 January 1928; Dean Leroy Rohde on 02 September 1930; and Roy Jacob Rohde on 08 February 1934, all of whom were born in Pendleton, Oregon.
Fred Rohde caught ill and passed away at the Rohde family's farm in Nolan on 02 April 1936, leaving Eileen and the three boys alone.
Following Fred's death, Eileen married Peter Jacob Leopold "Jake" Rohde, one of Fred's brothers. Their wedding took place at Peace Lutheran Church in Pendleton, Oregon on 19 August 1937. She was Jake's first and only wife.
Jake and Eileen had one son together, Glenn Louis Rohde, who eventually took over the family farm and personally managed it the rest of his life. Glenn was born in Pendleton, Oregon on 30 July 1938.
Jake died on 23 June 1942 at the age of 52 from shock brought on by injuries he sustained after falling from a power pole on their farm.
Twice widowed and left to care for four minor boys, Eileen faced tough decisions on how to support her young family. She was a smart businesswoman, however, and continued the profitable operation with which she had been left. Eileen was helped in this regard by her late husbands' cousin, Albert Claus Heinrich Niesche, who lived on the farm and oversaw its day-to-day operation.
Eileen and Albert were right for one another in many respects. But she had suffered a lot following the deaths of her husbands and never allowed their relationship to move beyond friendship.
Because her first three sons were the children of Fred and her last son, Glenn, was the son of Jake, Glenn's share of the farm was equal to the combined shares of his three half-brothers. She, therefore, saw the passing of the farm to Glenn, who managed the operation using experience he had largely gained from Albert.
Eileen lived a very full life, taking an interest in genealogy and recording daily events and milestones in the lives of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She played bridge, visited with her brother and sisters, and made the most beautiful lace Christmas ornaments, most of which remain in the family and are treasured.
She passed away in her sleep in her apartment in Pendleton on 05 October 1988. She is remembered as a caring, curious, and sometimes stern woman who delighted in the company of her family.
Eileen's youngest son, Glenn, and her second-youngest son, Roy, provided saliva samples through 23andMe kits on 22 December 2012. It was revealed that Eileen belonged to mt-Haplogroup U5a2b, a subgroup of Haplogroup U5, which arose among early colonizers of Europe around 40,000 years ago; maternal descendants of those early colonizers persist in the region to this day.
Eileen was the first of eight known children born to Albert Ernest and Columbia Ilene "Cummie" (Bonham) Snyder and arrived in their second year of marriage.
She moved a lot as a child, having been born in Spokane, Washington, and having lived in Arlington, Echo, and La Grande, Oregon, as well as a few places in between at different points during her childhood.
She graduated from Echo High School on 17 May 1923 and married Nolan wheat farmer Jonrich Frederick Heinrich "Fred" Rohde just four years later on 09 January 1927 at Peace Lutheran Church in Pendleton, Oregon.
Three boys were born to this union: Ernest Frederick "Ernie" Rohde on 13 January 1928; Dean Leroy Rohde on 02 September 1930; and Roy Jacob Rohde on 08 February 1934, all of whom were born in Pendleton, Oregon.
Fred Rohde caught ill and passed away at the Rohde family's farm in Nolan on 02 April 1936, leaving Eileen and the three boys alone.
Following Fred's death, Eileen married Peter Jacob Leopold "Jake" Rohde, one of Fred's brothers. Their wedding took place at Peace Lutheran Church in Pendleton, Oregon on 19 August 1937. She was Jake's first and only wife.
Jake and Eileen had one son together, Glenn Louis Rohde, who eventually took over the family farm and personally managed it the rest of his life. Glenn was born in Pendleton, Oregon on 30 July 1938.
Jake died on 23 June 1942 at the age of 52 from shock brought on by injuries he sustained after falling from a power pole on their farm.
Twice widowed and left to care for four minor boys, Eileen faced tough decisions on how to support her young family. She was a smart businesswoman, however, and continued the profitable operation with which she had been left. Eileen was helped in this regard by her late husbands' cousin, Albert Claus Heinrich Niesche, who lived on the farm and oversaw its day-to-day operation.
Eileen and Albert were right for one another in many respects. But she had suffered a lot following the deaths of her husbands and never allowed their relationship to move beyond friendship.
Because her first three sons were the children of Fred and her last son, Glenn, was the son of Jake, Glenn's share of the farm was equal to the combined shares of his three half-brothers. She, therefore, saw the passing of the farm to Glenn, who managed the operation using experience he had largely gained from Albert.
Eileen lived a very full life, taking an interest in genealogy and recording daily events and milestones in the lives of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She played bridge, visited with her brother and sisters, and made the most beautiful lace Christmas ornaments, most of which remain in the family and are treasured.
She passed away in her sleep in her apartment in Pendleton on 05 October 1988. She is remembered as a caring, curious, and sometimes stern woman who delighted in the company of her family.
Eileen's youngest son, Glenn, and her second-youngest son, Roy, provided saliva samples through 23andMe kits on 22 December 2012. It was revealed that Eileen belonged to mt-Haplogroup U5a2b, a subgroup of Haplogroup U5, which arose among early colonizers of Europe around 40,000 years ago; maternal descendants of those early colonizers persist in the region to this day.
She moved a lot as a child, having been born in Spokane, Washington, and having lived in Arlington, Echo, and La Grande, Oregon, as well as a few places in between at different points during her childhood.
She graduated from Echo High School on 17 May 1923 and married Nolan wheat farmer Jonrich Frederick Heinrich "Fred" Rohde just four years later on 09 January 1927 at Peace Lutheran Church in Pendleton, Oregon.
Three boys were born to this union: Ernest Frederick "Ernie" Rohde on 13 January 1928; Dean Leroy Rohde on 02 September 1930; and Roy Jacob Rohde on 08 February 1934, all of whom were born in Pendleton, Oregon.
Fred Rohde caught ill and passed away at the Rohde family's farm in Nolan on 02 April 1936, leaving Eileen and the three boys alone.
Following Fred's death, Eileen married Peter Jacob Leopold "Jake" Rohde, one of Fred's brothers. Their wedding took place at Peace Lutheran Church in Pendleton, Oregon on 19 August 1937. She was Jake's first and only wife.
Jake and Eileen had one son together, Glenn Louis Rohde, who eventually took over the family farm and personally managed it the rest of his life. Glenn was born in Pendleton, Oregon on 30 July 1938.
Jake died on 23 June 1942 at the age of 52 from shock brought on by injuries he sustained after falling from a power pole on their farm.
Twice widowed and left to care for four minor boys, Eileen faced tough decisions on how to support her young family. She was a smart businesswoman, however, and continued the profitable operation with which she had been left. Eileen was helped in this regard by her late husbands' cousin, Albert Claus Heinrich Niesche, who lived on the farm and oversaw its day-to-day operation.
Eileen and Albert were right for one another in many respects. But she had suffered a lot following the deaths of her husbands and never allowed their relationship to move beyond friendship.
Because her first three sons were the children of Fred and her last son, Glenn, was the son of Jake, Glenn's share of the farm was equal to the combined shares of his three half-brothers. She, therefore, saw the passing of the farm to Glenn, who managed the operation using experience he had largely gained from Albert.
Eileen lived a very full life, taking an interest in genealogy and recording daily events and milestones in the lives of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. She played bridge, visited with her brother and sisters, and made the most beautiful lace Christmas ornaments, most of which remain in the family and are treasured.
She passed away in her sleep in her apartment in Pendleton on 05 October 1988. She is remembered as a caring, curious, and sometimes stern woman who delighted in the company of her family.
Eileen's youngest son, Glenn, and her second-youngest son, Roy, provided saliva samples through 23andMe kits on 22 December 2012. It was revealed that Eileen belonged to mt-Haplogroup U5a2b, a subgroup of Haplogroup U5, which arose among early colonizers of Europe around 40,000 years ago; maternal descendants of those early colonizers persist in the region to this day.
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