Wilhelm "William" Bechtel

1849 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Wilhelm "William" Bechtel
  Born	25 Apr 1849	Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William Bechtel
  Occupation	1880	Middleville, Barry Co., Michigan   [5]
  	harness maker
  Eby ID Number	00007-0804
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I35690	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John G. Bechtel,   b. 18 Sep 1806, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Aug 1848  (Age 41 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Knechtel,   b. 1823, Hütschenhausen, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 1863  (Age 40 years)
  Married	26 Nov 1843	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F9432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Balt,   b. 1852, , , Ohio ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Williard Bechtel,   b. 1872, , Kansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles Bechtel,   b. 1873, , Kansas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Dora Bechtel,   b. 1875, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F4124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  William Bechtel "was born April 25th, 1849. He is a saddler by trade and is married to Emma Balt. their family consists of two children". Eby, Ezra E. (1895). 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• 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..., 222. [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 14. [S142] Census - Michigan - 1880, Middleville, Barry, Michigan Film 1254570 Page 73C. William BECHTELL Self M Male W 30 CAN Haness Maker Emma BECHTELL Wife M Female W 27 OH Keeping House Williard BECHTELL Son S Male W 7 KS At School Charles BECHTELL Son S Male W 6 KS At School Dora BECHTELL Dau S Female W 5 CAN [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameWilhelm Bechteleim Baptism Age4 Record TypeBaptism Birth Date25 Apr 1849 Baptism Date13 1853 Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada Mother Elisabetha Bechteleim [S142] Census - Michigan - 1880, Middleville, Barry, Michigan Film 1254570 Page 73C. [S826] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Preston - Saint Peter's Lutheran - index. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Jacob Huether, Preston report 30. John Bechtel, to Elisabetha Knechtel, both of Waterloo. 26 Nov. 1843.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Apr 1849 - Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - harness maker - 1880 - Middleville, Barry Co., Michigan  = Link to Google Earth