Noah C. Bechtel^{[1, 2]}

1856 - 1951  (94 years)

• Name	Noah C. Bechtel
  Born	20 Nov 1856	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Family Photograph	IN FRONT: Nettie MIDDLE ROW: Owen, MARY ANN, Millen, Ida, NOAH C., Edna. REAR: Elizabeth "Lizzie" May, Eden, Moses, Sarah Ann, LucindaThis photo was taken between November 23 and November 27th, 1912. The family was in mourning for the death of son, and brother Herbert.
  		Noah Bechtel family IN FRONT: Nettie MIDDLE ROW: Owen, MARY ANN, Millen, Ida, NOAH C., Edna. REAR: Elizabeth "Lizzie" May, Eden, Moses, Sarah Ann, LucindaThis photo was taken between November 23 and November 27th, 1912. The family was in mourning for the death of son, and brother Herbert. From Ancestry.com 2010
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20705661
  Interesting	story, farming, health
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Other Methodist
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1881	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1932	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  Eby ID Number	00007-0716
  Died	11 Nov 1951	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I72254	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Noah S. Bechtel,   b. 22 Sep 1818, Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 2 Sep 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Veronica "Fannie" Christner,   b. 28 Sep 1820, Upper Alsace, Germany ,   d. 21 Apr 1907  (Age 86 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1841	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F3479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann Snyder,   b. 9 Feb 1859, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1932, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	7 Mar 1882  [1]
  		Noah Bechtel Family from Mennonite Heritage Profiles L to R): Mary Ann (Snyder) Bechtel; Ida (Bechtel) Shantz; Noah C. Bechtel; Lucinda (Bechtel) Dettweiler
  Children	1. Moses S. Bechtel,   b. 18 Apr 1883, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1948, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   2. Sarah Ann Bechtel,   b. 21 Dec 1884, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 May 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   3. Eden S. Bechtel,   b. 24 Jul 1887, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Dec 1982, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)   4. Owen Snyder Bechtel,   b. 13 Apr 1889, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)   5. Herbert S. Bechtel,   b. 21 Mar 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Nov 1912, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 21 years)   6. Lucinda Bechtel,   b. 1 Feb 1893, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jun 1960, Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   7. Ida Bechtel,   b. 6 Apr 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Sep 1969, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States  (Age 74 years)   8. Edna Bechtel,   b. 8 May 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1989  (Age 91 years)   9. Elizabeth May "Lizzie" Bechtel,   b. 4 May 1899, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 May 1925, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 26 years)   10. Nettie Bechtel,   b. 20 Apr 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Sep 1986, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F3752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Noah Bechtel "was born November 20th, 1856. He resides on a farm (formerly possessed by Benjamin Godbold) about three miles west of Berlin, and is married to Mary Snyder. Their family consists of six 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.]. ____________________________ Bechtel, Noah C., son of the late Noah and Veronica (Christner) Bechtel, was born in Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Co., Ont., on Nov. 20, 1856; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital Nov. 11, 1951; aged 94 y. 11 m. 21 d. On March 7, 1882, he was married to Mary Ann Snyder. In their youth they joined the Latschar Mennonite Church at Manheim, Ont. Mr. Bechtel served his Lord for 81 years. His wife and 3 children (Moses, Herbert, and Elizabeth May) predeceased him. Surviving are 5 daughters (Sarah Ann-Mrs. William Knarr, Kitchener, Ont.; Lucinda-Mrs. Isaiah Detweiler and Ida-Mrs. John Shantz, both of Breslau, Ont.; Edna-Mrs. Alvin Lugibihl, Pandora, Ohio; and Nettie-Mrs. Roy Snyder, Millbank, Ont.), 2 sons (Eden and Owen of Kitchener, Ont.), 46 grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren. The funeral was held on Nov. 14 from his late home near Kitchener, Ont., by Manasseh Hallman, and at the Latschar Church by Oscar Burkholder and Osiah Horst. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLV, Number 10 - March 4, 1952 --- page 238 __________________ OLD TIMER STILL ACTIVE 92-Year-Old Man Husks Corn, Shovels Snow, Mows The Hay When most men of his age sit by the fireside smoking a pipe and probably reminiscing old times, Noah Bechtel of Mannheim, who will celebrate his 92nd birthday on Saturday, spends most of his time actively engaged in outdoor physical labor. When interviewed by a Chronicle reporter on Friday, he was out in the field husking corn. But that isn't all. Last year he was responsible for cutting sixty loads of hay with horses and mower on his daughter's farm, Mrs. Sarah Snyder, where he now resides. Two years ago when snow was four feet deep. he shovelled out his long lane. At that time he was a "mere" 90. Likes Outside Work While he enjoys remarkable health for a man of his age, the nonegenarian admits he is a bit hard of hearing. Another outstanding feature about Mr. Bechtel is that he reads without the use of glasses. He has "an appetite like a horse" and says he "feels much better when I am working outside in the fresh air." Mr. Bechtel attributes his longevity and good health to the fact that he has always been active. He was a trustee on the Elmdale school board for a number of years. Outside of being a trustee, his main interest has been farming as it is to this day. He is a man of moderation and claims he has never smoked. Butter 10-12c Pound Mr. Bechtel recalls the days half a century ago when he brought his produce to the Kitchener market, then known as Berlin. Eggs sold for three dozen for 25c and butter brought 10 to 12c a pound. He has seen a great transition in farm equipment throughout the years. Mechanical contrivances have replaced the "good horse" in many instances. But that part isn't worrying him one bit because he has never learned to drive a tractor. "Almost any boy can handle a tractor nowadays," he chuckled, "but I'll stick to the horse." Mannheim's Grand Old Man" was born 92 years ago on a farm near Baden. His wife, the former Mary Anne Snyder, died 17 years ago. She too, was born in the Baden district. He has lived and worked in Waterloo County all his life. He is the last of a family of six girls and boys. Mr. Bechtel is definitely a family man. He has 10 children, 46 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Waterloo Chronicle 19 Nov 1948, p. 1

  
  

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  [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..., 302. [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..., 392. [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..., 208. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 13. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. Bechtel/ Noah C. Bechtel/ 1856-1951/ Mary Ann Snyder/ his beloved wife/ 1859-1932/ at rest [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 4, 1952 - Obituary of Noah C. Bechtel. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 20. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 1. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Wilmot Twp. 1871 Div. 2 Page 29. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 51. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 1. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 15 Page 99. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, June 10, 1937 - Obituary of Lydia Bechtel. [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..., 207. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Bindemann, Frederick, Minister of the German Evangelical Church at Greenbush, Waterloo Township #14. Noah Bechtel, To Veronica Christner, Both Of Wilmot. . Wit. Christian Christner, And John Lienhard, Both Farmers Of Wilmot

  
  

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  Born - 20 Nov 1856 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Other Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1932 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 11 Nov 1951 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth