Louise McDowell Bechtel, daughter of William McDowell & his 2nd wife Elizabeth Cart McDowell
Married 1876 Jeremiah Bechtel (b Clair Co,PA), son of Daniel Bechtel & his wife Sarah Neterer Bechtel
1876 married & bought farm Union Twp, Elkhart Co,IN & erected sawmill 1892 Wakarusa, IN
2 children
Harvey S Bechtel
Ruth G Bechtel Roose
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Jeremiah Bechtel
A glance at the interesting genealogy of the Bechtel family shows that Jeremiah Bechtel comes of very prominent people, who have become noted in the annals of Elkhart county history, and who have, by their upright, straightforward course through life, kept their names unspotted and honored in the sight of God and man.
Mr Bechtel is at present a banker of Wakarusa and one of the most prominent citizens and business men of the place. He owes his nativity to Blair county, Penn, born September 30, 1848, and was the fourth child born to Daniel and Sarah (Neterer) Bechtel (see sketch of Daniel Bechtel). When but a child our subject was taken by his parents to Elkhart county, Ind., and there grew to manhood amid the rude pioneer surroundings of Harrison township. He attended the district school near his home and there laid the foundation for his subsequent prosperous career. When twenty-one years of age he emigrated westward and located in Clinton county, Mo, where he engaged in farming, but on account of sickness came home where he worked on a farm by the month for two years. Later he engaged in the lumber business and still later bought a farm in Union township on which he erected a saw mill. This he operated for about sixteen years in connection with farming and since 1877 has made his home on the farm in Union township, where he owns a fine tract of land. He was very successful as a farmer and mill man and in that way the foundation for his fortune was laid. Success followed him, he grew in wealth year by year, and is today one of the wealthiest men of the county. He is possessed of superior business ability, excellent judgment and his prosperity is due wholly to his energy and enterprise. Mr Bechtel continued the lumber business in connection with farming until the last few years and on September 15, 1890, he started what is known as the Exchange Bank of Wakarusa. He is recognized as one of the solid business men of the county, is an accomplished and polished gentleman, both by instinct and training, and a very pleasant acquaintance.
Public spirited and progressive, he gives his hearty support to all enterprises worthy of mention. In his political views he is a strong advocate of the principles of the Republican party and has held a number of local positions, being county commissioner in 1888 and re-elected in 1890. The first time he was elected by a majority of 700 votes in the county. It is probable that Mr Bechtel has given more attention to the roads than any man in the county, and his energy, industry and perseverance in every enterprise he has undertaken, is an example worthy of imitation by humble youth.
Mr Bechtel selected as his life companion Miss Louisa McDowell, a native of Elkhart county, born November 14, 1851, in Harrison township, and the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cart) McDowell (see sketch of William McDowell). Mrs. Bechtel was the eldest of five children born to her parents and was reared on her father's farm in Harrison township. She received a good education in the district school and then became a school teacher, following that profession for five terms in Elkhart county, and meeting with the best of success.
After marriage Mr and Mrs Bechtel resided on the farm in Union township, but in 1892 they bought a handsome residence in Wakarusa and make their home there at the present time. They have two children, Harvey S, born December 5, 1882, and Ruth G, born November 29, 1891.
Mr Bechtel and wife have many acquaintances and are classed among the best citizens of the county.
Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana
Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Northern Indiana and the Whole State, Both Living and Dead
Goodspeed
1893
Married 1876 Jeremiah Bechtel (b Clair Co,PA), son of Daniel Bechtel & his wife Sarah Neterer Bechtel
1876 married & bought farm Union Twp, Elkhart Co,IN & erected sawmill 1892 Wakarusa, IN
2 children
Harvey S Bechtel
Ruth G Bechtel Roose
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Jeremiah Bechtel
A glance at the interesting genealogy of the Bechtel family shows that Jeremiah Bechtel comes of very prominent people, who have become noted in the annals of Elkhart county history, and who have, by their upright, straightforward course through life, kept their names unspotted and honored in the sight of God and man.
Mr Bechtel is at present a banker of Wakarusa and one of the most prominent citizens and business men of the place. He owes his nativity to Blair county, Penn, born September 30, 1848, and was the fourth child born to Daniel and Sarah (Neterer) Bechtel (see sketch of Daniel Bechtel). When but a child our subject was taken by his parents to Elkhart county, Ind., and there grew to manhood amid the rude pioneer surroundings of Harrison township. He attended the district school near his home and there laid the foundation for his subsequent prosperous career. When twenty-one years of age he emigrated westward and located in Clinton county, Mo, where he engaged in farming, but on account of sickness came home where he worked on a farm by the month for two years. Later he engaged in the lumber business and still later bought a farm in Union township on which he erected a saw mill. This he operated for about sixteen years in connection with farming and since 1877 has made his home on the farm in Union township, where he owns a fine tract of land. He was very successful as a farmer and mill man and in that way the foundation for his fortune was laid. Success followed him, he grew in wealth year by year, and is today one of the wealthiest men of the county. He is possessed of superior business ability, excellent judgment and his prosperity is due wholly to his energy and enterprise. Mr Bechtel continued the lumber business in connection with farming until the last few years and on September 15, 1890, he started what is known as the Exchange Bank of Wakarusa. He is recognized as one of the solid business men of the county, is an accomplished and polished gentleman, both by instinct and training, and a very pleasant acquaintance.
Public spirited and progressive, he gives his hearty support to all enterprises worthy of mention. In his political views he is a strong advocate of the principles of the Republican party and has held a number of local positions, being county commissioner in 1888 and re-elected in 1890. The first time he was elected by a majority of 700 votes in the county. It is probable that Mr Bechtel has given more attention to the roads than any man in the county, and his energy, industry and perseverance in every enterprise he has undertaken, is an example worthy of imitation by humble youth.
Mr Bechtel selected as his life companion Miss Louisa McDowell, a native of Elkhart county, born November 14, 1851, in Harrison township, and the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cart) McDowell (see sketch of William McDowell). Mrs. Bechtel was the eldest of five children born to her parents and was reared on her father's farm in Harrison township. She received a good education in the district school and then became a school teacher, following that profession for five terms in Elkhart county, and meeting with the best of success.
After marriage Mr and Mrs Bechtel resided on the farm in Union township, but in 1892 they bought a handsome residence in Wakarusa and make their home there at the present time. They have two children, Harvey S, born December 5, 1882, and Ruth G, born November 29, 1891.
Mr Bechtel and wife have many acquaintances and are classed among the best citizens of the county.
Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana
Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Northern Indiana and the Whole State, Both Living and Dead
Goodspeed
1893
Louise McDowell Bechtel, daughter of William McDowell & his 2nd wife Elizabeth Cart McDowell
Married 1876 Jeremiah Bechtel (b Clair Co,PA), son of Daniel Bechtel & his wife Sarah Neterer Bechtel
1876 married & bought farm Union Twp, Elkhart Co,IN & erected sawmill 1892 Wakarusa, IN
2 children
Harvey S Bechtel
Ruth G Bechtel Roose
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Jeremiah Bechtel
A glance at the interesting genealogy of the Bechtel family shows that Jeremiah Bechtel comes of very prominent people, who have become noted in the annals of Elkhart county history, and who have, by their upright, straightforward course through life, kept their names unspotted and honored in the sight of God and man.
Mr Bechtel is at present a banker of Wakarusa and one of the most prominent citizens and business men of the place. He owes his nativity to Blair county, Penn, born September 30, 1848, and was the fourth child born to Daniel and Sarah (Neterer) Bechtel (see sketch of Daniel Bechtel). When but a child our subject was taken by his parents to Elkhart county, Ind., and there grew to manhood amid the rude pioneer surroundings of Harrison township. He attended the district school near his home and there laid the foundation for his subsequent prosperous career. When twenty-one years of age he emigrated westward and located in Clinton county, Mo, where he engaged in farming, but on account of sickness came home where he worked on a farm by the month for two years. Later he engaged in the lumber business and still later bought a farm in Union township on which he erected a saw mill. This he operated for about sixteen years in connection with farming and since 1877 has made his home on the farm in Union township, where he owns a fine tract of land. He was very successful as a farmer and mill man and in that way the foundation for his fortune was laid. Success followed him, he grew in wealth year by year, and is today one of the wealthiest men of the county. He is possessed of superior business ability, excellent judgment and his prosperity is due wholly to his energy and enterprise. Mr Bechtel continued the lumber business in connection with farming until the last few years and on September 15, 1890, he started what is known as the Exchange Bank of Wakarusa. He is recognized as one of the solid business men of the county, is an accomplished and polished gentleman, both by instinct and training, and a very pleasant acquaintance.
Public spirited and progressive, he gives his hearty support to all enterprises worthy of mention. In his political views he is a strong advocate of the principles of the Republican party and has held a number of local positions, being county commissioner in 1888 and re-elected in 1890. The first time he was elected by a majority of 700 votes in the county. It is probable that Mr Bechtel has given more attention to the roads than any man in the county, and his energy, industry and perseverance in every enterprise he has undertaken, is an example worthy of imitation by humble youth.
Mr Bechtel selected as his life companion Miss Louisa McDowell, a native of Elkhart county, born November 14, 1851, in Harrison township, and the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cart) McDowell (see sketch of William McDowell). Mrs. Bechtel was the eldest of five children born to her parents and was reared on her father's farm in Harrison township. She received a good education in the district school and then became a school teacher, following that profession for five terms in Elkhart county, and meeting with the best of success.
After marriage Mr and Mrs Bechtel resided on the farm in Union township, but in 1892 they bought a handsome residence in Wakarusa and make their home there at the present time. They have two children, Harvey S, born December 5, 1882, and Ruth G, born November 29, 1891.
Mr Bechtel and wife have many acquaintances and are classed among the best citizens of the county.
Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana
Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Northern Indiana and the Whole State, Both Living and Dead
Goodspeed
1893
Married 1876 Jeremiah Bechtel (b Clair Co,PA), son of Daniel Bechtel & his wife Sarah Neterer Bechtel
1876 married & bought farm Union Twp, Elkhart Co,IN & erected sawmill 1892 Wakarusa, IN
2 children
Harvey S Bechtel
Ruth G Bechtel Roose
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Jeremiah Bechtel
A glance at the interesting genealogy of the Bechtel family shows that Jeremiah Bechtel comes of very prominent people, who have become noted in the annals of Elkhart county history, and who have, by their upright, straightforward course through life, kept their names unspotted and honored in the sight of God and man.
Mr Bechtel is at present a banker of Wakarusa and one of the most prominent citizens and business men of the place. He owes his nativity to Blair county, Penn, born September 30, 1848, and was the fourth child born to Daniel and Sarah (Neterer) Bechtel (see sketch of Daniel Bechtel). When but a child our subject was taken by his parents to Elkhart county, Ind., and there grew to manhood amid the rude pioneer surroundings of Harrison township. He attended the district school near his home and there laid the foundation for his subsequent prosperous career. When twenty-one years of age he emigrated westward and located in Clinton county, Mo, where he engaged in farming, but on account of sickness came home where he worked on a farm by the month for two years. Later he engaged in the lumber business and still later bought a farm in Union township on which he erected a saw mill. This he operated for about sixteen years in connection with farming and since 1877 has made his home on the farm in Union township, where he owns a fine tract of land. He was very successful as a farmer and mill man and in that way the foundation for his fortune was laid. Success followed him, he grew in wealth year by year, and is today one of the wealthiest men of the county. He is possessed of superior business ability, excellent judgment and his prosperity is due wholly to his energy and enterprise. Mr Bechtel continued the lumber business in connection with farming until the last few years and on September 15, 1890, he started what is known as the Exchange Bank of Wakarusa. He is recognized as one of the solid business men of the county, is an accomplished and polished gentleman, both by instinct and training, and a very pleasant acquaintance.
Public spirited and progressive, he gives his hearty support to all enterprises worthy of mention. In his political views he is a strong advocate of the principles of the Republican party and has held a number of local positions, being county commissioner in 1888 and re-elected in 1890. The first time he was elected by a majority of 700 votes in the county. It is probable that Mr Bechtel has given more attention to the roads than any man in the county, and his energy, industry and perseverance in every enterprise he has undertaken, is an example worthy of imitation by humble youth.
Mr Bechtel selected as his life companion Miss Louisa McDowell, a native of Elkhart county, born November 14, 1851, in Harrison township, and the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cart) McDowell (see sketch of William McDowell). Mrs. Bechtel was the eldest of five children born to her parents and was reared on her father's farm in Harrison township. She received a good education in the district school and then became a school teacher, following that profession for five terms in Elkhart county, and meeting with the best of success.
After marriage Mr and Mrs Bechtel resided on the farm in Union township, but in 1892 they bought a handsome residence in Wakarusa and make their home there at the present time. They have two children, Harvey S, born December 5, 1882, and Ruth G, born November 29, 1891.
Mr Bechtel and wife have many acquaintances and are classed among the best citizens of the county.
Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana
Together with Biographies of Many Prominent Men of Northern Indiana and the Whole State, Both Living and Dead
Goodspeed
1893
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