August Bechtel (seated) holding his great grandson Augustine Bechtel, Jr born 1926
Standing Left is grandson Augustine and to the Right son Joseph

AUGUST BECHTEL Born 20 May 1845 Baden,Germany Died 11 Dec 1928 Nesquehoning,Carbon County, Pennsylvania Buried Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery Nesquehoning, Carbon County, Pennslyvania AUGUST BECHTEL married MARY "Marie" RONEMUS married 18 Jan 1868 Bowmanstown, Carbon County, Pennsylvania They are the parents of 11 children:

AUGUSTINE LEO "Gus" BECHTEL Born 18 Aug 1897 Nesquehoning, Carbon County, Pennsylvania Died 30 Aug 1969 Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania and wife JEANNETTE KNIES BECHTEL Born 16 May 1899 Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania Died 12 Oct 1993 Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania They are the parents of three children: August E, William, Robert George

GEORGE KNIES Born 13 Dec 1873 Tamaqua,Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania Died 2 Mar 1941 Lansford,Carbon County, Pennsylvania Buried Grand Army Cemetery Summit Hill, Carbon, Pennsylvania married 1896 ,, Pennsylvania MARGARET ANN "Maggie" BYNON Born 29 Sep 1877 Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania Died 14 Sep 1924 Lansford, Carbon County, Pennsylvania Parents of Jeannette Knies Bechtel

MATILDA STAHLER KNIES Born 9 Apr 1844 Tamaqua,Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania Died 9 Nov 1917 Tamaqua,Schuylkill,Pennsylvania Married HERMAN J KNIES 1867 ,Schuylkill County,Pennsylvania Parents of 9 children: Katie, John George William Knies Maude Agnes Edward S Henry H William Gustavus

BECHTEL Connection to the Coaly Orchard..................
August Bechtel-1845-1928 m Mary Ronemus 1849-1915
Joseph Bechtel 1873-1940 m Mary Ann Campbell 1874-1944
Parents of six children:
Augustine Leo....see photo above...
Katheryn "Katie"
Marie Clare (GranMom)....1900-1981
William "Bill"
Joseph August
Beatrice

Marie Clare BECHTEL married John Leo DUFFY
Parents of six children:
Mary Ann
William Henry "Bill
Rose Marie Claire
(dau Catherine Claire "Kay Marie", dau Kelly
Kathryn Theresa "Kay"
John Joseph "Jack"
Beatrice Ann DUFFY married Donald N DUGAN
Parents of nine children: The COALY connection, our Catholic son-in-law born and raised Pennsylvania married our daughter Baptist born raised Arizona, father of our grandson EVAN born near Dallas, Texas Sep 2003 they made it back across the Mississippi but not yet to Southern California!

Coaly Orchard