Moses S. Bechtel^[1]

1883 - 1948  (64 years)

• Name	Moses S. Bechtel
  Born	18 Apr 1883	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Farmer Son
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer Son
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonoite
  Occupation	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1921	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00007-0716.2
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Moses S. Bechtel
  Died	1948	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Person ID	I13716	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Noah C. Bechtel,   b. 20 Nov 1856, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Nov 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	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  [8]
  		Noah Bechtel Family from Mennonite Heritage Profiles L to R): Mary Ann (Snyder) Bechtel; Ida (Bechtel) Shantz; Noah C. Bechtel; Lucinda (Bechtel) Dettweiler
  Family ID	F3752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alberta Knechtel,   b. 2 Sep 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1942, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1916  [5]
  Children	1. Clarine Bechtel   2. Reta Bechtel,   b. 13 Sep 1917, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 2008, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   3. Edgar Bechtel,   b. 1918, , Ontario, Canada   4. Willis Edgar Bechtel,   b. 20 Mar 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Jun 2004  (Age 85 years)   5. Ruth Bechtel,   b. 1 Apr 1925,   d. 8 May 2016, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   6. Clare Bechtel,   b. 27 Aug 1927, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Sep 2006, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Moses S. Bechtel

  
  

• Notes

  Bechtel. - Moses, son of Noah and the late Mary (Snyder) Bechtel, was born at Baden, Ont., April 18, 1883; passed away at his home, near Kitchener, Ont., after a lengthy illness; aged 64 y. 8 m. 30 d. On Feb. 23, 1916, he was married to Alberta Knechtel, who predeceased him on Sept. 4, 1942. Surviving are 3 daughters and 2 sons (Reta, Clarence, Ruth, Willis, and Clare, Kitchener, Ont.), 5 sisters (Mrs. Sarah Knarr, Kitchener; Mrs. Isaiah Dettweiler, Breslau, Ont.; Mrs. John Shantz, Breslau, Ont.; Mrs. Alvin Lugibihl, Pandora, Ohio; Mrs. Roy Snyder, Bloomingdale, Ont.), 2 brothers (Owen and Eden, both of Kitchener), and his aged father. In 1914 he confessed Christ and united with the Mennonite Church, of which he was a member until death. Funeral services were conducted at the home, Jan. 20, by Manasseh Hallman and at the Latschar Church by Osiah Horst. Text: Heb. 4: 9. Burial was made in the church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLI, Number 8 - February 24, 1948, page 191

  
  

• 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..., 209. [S49] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Latschaw Mennonite CC#4560 [now Mannheim Mennonite] Internet Link. Bechtel / Moses S. / 1883-1948 / Alberta Knechtel / his wife / 1886-1942 / Bechtel [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-5 Page 13. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Moses Bechtel - February 24, 1948. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 3 Page 51. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Sub District 5 Page 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..., 302.

  
  

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  Born - 18 Apr 1883 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonoite - 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 Died - 1948 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth