Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Gideon Bock Bechtel[1]

Male 1871 - 1950  (79 years)


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  • Name Gideon Bock Bechtel 
    Born 27 Jul 1871  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Name Gideon Payne 
    Occupation 1901  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Miller 
    Occupation 1911  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Miller, Grist Mill 
    Residence 1911  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Evangelican 
    Eby ID Number 00007-0713.2 
    Died 25 Sep 1950  Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried 28 Sep 1950  Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I13555  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Bechtel 
    Mother Catharine Christine Bechtel,   b. 19 Feb 1850, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1884, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Family ID F11523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Shirk,   b. 21 Jan 1872, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1943, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 25 Jun 1901  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Orton Shirk Bechtel,   b. 18 Jun 1902, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Laroyd Bechtel,   b. 28 Jan 1903, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1991  (Age 88 years)
     3. Alice Bechtel,   b. Oct 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1963  (Age ~ 56 years)
     4. Edna Bechtel,   b. Dec 1908, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Irene Bechtel,   b. 10 Mar 1910, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1932, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     6. Clayton Peter Bechtel,   b. 22 Feb 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1990  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F191336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Gideon Bechtel

      Gideon Bechtel, 79, of Baden, died yesterday at his home after a long illness. He was formerly manager of the Shirk and Snider Flour Mill at Baden. He was born July 27, 1871, in Wilmot Township, For 23 years he was school superintendent. He was a member of the Wilmot Centre Evangelical Church. His wife, the former Emma Shirk, died July 21, 1943. He is survived by three sons, Orton and Laroyd, both of Kitchener and Clayton P., of Bridgeport; two daughters, Mrs. Harry (Alice) Ashcroft, Owen Sound; Miss Edna Bechtel of Baden; and two grandchildren. A daughter, Irene, predeceased him on Nov. 12, 1932. Private funeral service will be held Thursday, 2 p.m., at his residence, with public service in Wilmot Centre Evangelical Church at 2: 30 p.m. Rev. C: R. Kauth, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery, Kitchener. The body is resting at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until 10 a.m., Wednesday, when removal will be made in the home in Baden.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 26 Sep 1950 pg 5

  • Sources 
    1. [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.

    2. [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-8 Page 5.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 20.

    4. [S1507] Census - ON, Waterloo, Baden - 1911, Baden Div. 13 Page 16.

    5. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, birth bertificate 005509 (1871).
      Name:Gideon Bock Bechtel Date of Birth:27 Jul 1871 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Mother's name:Catharine Bechtel

    6. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      [Large Stone] Bechtel
      [A] Father/ Gideon Bechtel/ July 27, 1871-Sept. 25, 1950 [B] Mother/ Emma Shirk/ Jan. 21, 1872-July 21, 1943/ Wife of Gideon Bechtel [C] Daughter/ Irene Bechtel/ Mar. 10, 1910-Nov. 12, 1932

    7. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate.
      Name:Gideon Bechtel Age:29 Birth Year:abt 1872 Birth Place:Haysville Marriage Date:25 Jun 1901 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Amos Bechtel Mother:Katie Bechtel Spouse:Emma Sherk

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jul 1871 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Miller - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Jun 1901 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Miller, Grist Mill - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Evangelican - 1911 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Sep 1950 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 28 Sep 1950 - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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