of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany · documented from the public record
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Christian Bechtold b. 1835
Christian Bechtold⚭ Margaret (maiden name not given
childrenEmma Bechtold · Lillie Bechtold
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Born July 9, 1835 in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany.
Learned wagon-maker's trade.
Emigrated to US 1852, settled at Mt.
Blanchard (Hancock Co.), then Kenton (Hardin Co.), then La Rue Village (Marion Co.) 1866.
Proprietor of planing mill and wood-bending works.
Married December 1854 at Kenton, Ohio.
Daughter Emma married William E. Parker of La Rue.
Lutheran, village councilman.
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