John Bechtel Gateman^[1]

1870 - 1929  (59 years)

• Name	John Bechtel Gateman
  Born	7 May 1870	Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Occupation	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Button Turner
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Business	1905	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	manufactuer of combs and novelities
  		Berlin Today - Official Souvenir 1906
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228036671
  Name	J. B. Gateman
  Name	John Getman
  Eby ID Number	00007-0800.7
  Died	7 Jul 1929	Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States
  Buried	Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
  Person ID	I143254	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	John M. Gateman,   b. 15 Apr 1838, , Germany ,   d. 7 Feb 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Rebecca "Rebecca" Bechtel,   b. 19 Feb 1841, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1920, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1862	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F43277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannnah S. "Susan" Thoms,   b. 9 Dec 1867, Chicopee (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1954, , Los Angeles Co., California  (Age 86 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1895	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F35768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 221. [S262] Census - ON, Grey, Bentinck - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 38 Household Number 164. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 21. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 75. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. NameAlexander Gatemein GenderMale Birth Date7 May 1870 Birth PlaceGrey County, Ontario, Canada FatherJohn Gatemein - farmer MotherRebecca Brachtel [S2791] Washington, Petitions for Naturalization, 1860-1991. NameJohn Bechtel Gateman Birth Date7 May 1870 Birth PlaceErie, Pennsylvania Record TypeNaturalization Declaration Departure PlaceLiverpool, England Arrival PlaceBlaine, Washington Declaration PlacePierce, Washington, USA Spouse: Susannah B. Chicopee, Ont., Canada ShipCerma Casadian Paritie Ry [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. John Getman b. Germany res: Waterloo Age: 24 born abt 1838 father: Henry mother: Caroline Kramer married Rebecca Bechtel Age:: 21 born abt 1841 b. Waterloo Spouse res: Waterloo father: John mother: Sarah Brauer married 9 Nov 1862 county: Waterloo [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Nov 1862. 09 Nov 1862 By Rev. Bindemann, John Getmann was married to Rebecca Bechtel, both of Waterloo. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 13 Nov 1862. Married 9 Nov 1862 By Rev. Bindemann, John Getmann was married to Rebecca Bechtel, both of Waterloo.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Button Turner - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Feb 1895 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Business - manufactuer of combs and novelities - 1905 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jul 1929 - Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States Buried - - Wilhelm's Portland Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States  = Link to Google Earth