Isaac Bechtel

As printed in 1889

SAAC BECHTEL. This old and well-known citizen of Wayne County is of - German ancestry, but the family have for several generations been natives of America. He was born in Northampton County, Penn., December 29, 181(5. His father, George Bechtel, and his paternal grandparents were also natives of the same State. His maternal grandfather, Jacob Berto, was;Jso a native American, whose ancestors came from Prance. George Bechtel was by occupation a farmer, and grew to manhood in his native State, where he was married to Miss Elizabeth llerto, daughter of Jacob and Cranio Berto, and a native of Berks County, Bonn.

In search of a better home and cheaper lands on which to settle the family growing up around them, George Bechtel and wife came to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1880, arriving at Wooster May S. lie first purchased a small farm, about three miles from Wooster, and by industry and thrifty habits, aided by a good wife, was, after a time, enabled to increase his possessions, becoming the owner of 200 acres of good land, and a grist-mill and a sawmill on Crawford’s Bun. The good wife and mother was called to her last rest in September, 1854, at the age of sixty-four years. She had borne eight children, as follows: Jacob B. and Hetty, both now deceased; Sarah, widow of Henry Hess; Isaac; Frame, now Mrs. J. Bald, of Wilson County, Kas.; Abraham, living in this county; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Allen, of Seneca County, Ohio, and Beuben, who was a Union soldier, and died while in the service, near Vicksburg, Miss., June 11, 1803, at the age of thirty-three years. After the death of his wife George Bechtel retired from the harder labors of life, and was later married to Catherine Beerbuugher, who died January 18, 1.870. In November of the same year her husband followed her to the grave, at the ago of eighty-eight years. His life had been an active one, and having always enjoyed good health, In was able to do much for Ihe upbuilding of his adopted county. Though not in any sense a politician, lie was an old-line Whig, and cast his ballot

As printed in Commemorative biographical record of Wayne County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families .. (1889). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.