Leah S. Bechtel

Leah married Christian Hallman on 4 Mar 1845. Christian (son of Benjamin Hallman and Elizabeth Detweiler) was born on 25 Oct 1822 in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; died on 09 Dec 1902; was buried in Shantz Mennonite Church Cemetery, Waterloo County, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Matilda Hallman was born on 26 Mar 1846 in Wilmot Township, Waterloo County, Ontario; died on 24 Jan 1912 in Hanover, Grey County, Ontario; was buried in Hanover Cemetery, 95 7th Avenue, Hanover, Grey County, Ontario.
2. John Bechtel Hallman was born on 11 Jun 1848; died in Date Unknown.
3. Isaiah Hallman was born on 10 Sep 1850.
4. Noah Hallman was born on 18 Aug 1851.
5. Abigail Hallman was born in 1853; died on 18 Jul 1859; was buried in Shantz Mennonite Church Cemetery, Waterloo County, Ontario.
6. Benjamin Hallman
7. George B. Hallman was born about 1857 in Ontario.
8. Ezra Bechtel Hallman was born on 10 Feb 1864.
9. Jesse Hallman was born on 23 Jan 1866.
10. Eve Hallman was born about 1862 in Hanover, Grey County, Ontario.
11. Jacob Allen Hallman

Notes:

Source Ezra E. Eby

George B. Bechtel "was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, near Pottstown, May 24th, 1777. On November 16th, he was married to Esther Livergood. They resided on his father's old place near Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where she died March 2nd, 1814, leaving a family of four children, namely: V Catharine, V Levi, V George L., and V Isaiah L.. After the decease of his first wife he was married to Maria, daughter of Jacob and Mary (Tyson) Shoemaker, November 25th, 1817. She was born January 21st, 1793, and died in Waterloo County, Ontario, February 6th, 1840. They moved to Canada in 1829, and resided for two years on the farm now possessed by Joseph M. Brubacher, about two miles north of the town of Waterloo. From here they moved on the farm now possessed by Dilman S. Shantz. The second union was blessed with six children, namely: V Noah, V Rudolph, V Abigail, V Leah, V Esther, and V Isabella."

George married Maria Shoemaker. Maria (daughter of Jacob Shoemaker and Mary Nash Tyson) was born on 1 Jan 1793 in Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source Ezra E. Eby

Jacob Shoemaker, "the seventh child of Jacob Shoemaker, was born in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, July 27th, 1754. He was married to Mary Tyson who was born April 7th, 1752, and died July 12th, 1803. In the year 1775 they moved to Frederick Township, Montgomery County, where he was engaged in farming and milling. His old mill, erected in 1737 on Swamp Creek, is still known as "'S Schuhmacher's Muehl" (Shoemaker's Mills). They had a family of five children, namely:...After the decease of old Jacob's wife he was again married to Magdalena Longenecker, widow of Isaac Urmy. Dates of her birth and death could not be ascertained. There was no issue of this marriage. After the decease of his second wife he made his home with his son, John, who resided on the old homestead. A year after the decease of his son John who died in January, 1828, he, in company with his son John's wife and three youngest children, and also his daughter, Mary, and her husband, George Bechtel, and family, moved to Canada. They first came to Waterloo to his grandson, Jacob S. Shoemaker. For some time old Jacob had his home with his son John's widow and his daughter, Mary, but after Jacob S. Shoemaker, his grandson, had his house built in Bridgeport, he made his home with him where he died November 19th, 1847, aged 93 years, 3 months, and 22 days. He was buried at the Mennonite burial ground, east end of the town of Berlin. He was a member of the Mennonite body.

Jacob married Mary Nash Tyson. Mary (daughter of William Sellen Tyson and Alice "Elise" Nash) was born on 7 Apr 1752; died on 12 Jul 1803. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Source: "Reuben Bowman, His Family" by Fred Bowman 1948

The Tysons came to America from Germany. Reynier Tyson crossed the ocean and settled in Germantown, Pennsylvania, about the year 1692. Cornelius Tyson came from Crefeld, Germany, and settled in Germantown in 1703. Thus we find that the Tysons were among the earliest of the Mennonite families to cross the ocean. All the Tysons who settled in Pennsylvania and whose descendants emigrated to Upper Canada were descended from either of the above named gentlemen but to trace the true line of descent is impossible at this date. The names of five, all of one family, are recorded, namely: Mary, Esther, Catherine, Isaac and John. They are probably grandchildren of one of the above pioneers.

Mary Tyson, was born on April 7th 1752. She was married to Jacob Shoemaker by whom she had five children. She died on July 12th 1803.




The online account of Ezra Eby's work quotes the following information about the father of Mary Tyson:

Probably this person is William Tyson b: 26 nov 1722 and his wife was Alice Nash.

His will: May 18, 1805. February 19, 1810.
To son Matthias, Joseph and daughters Ann, widow of Jacob Casselbury, daughter Magdelane, deceased, wife of Richard Umsted, daughter Mary
deceased, wife of Jacob Shoemaker, daughter Elizabeth, wife of Henry Peters, daughter Barbara, deceased, wife of Michael Zeigler, to son
John, daughter Catharine, wife of Abraham Huntsperger, sons William and Isaac, 1/11 part of estate each. Personal estate to be sold. Execs: Sons John and Isaac Tyson. Wit: Jacob Casselbury, Thomas Bean.

Notes:

Source Ezra E. Eby

Jacob Shoemaker, "the second eldest son of the old progenitor, was born in Pfaltz, Germany, March 31st, 1708. He was twenty-nine years of age when he, in company with his parents and the rest of the family came to America. After being in America for a year or so he formed an acquaintance with Susannah Schueler to whom he was married in the year 1740. She was born in Basle, Switzerland, February 19th, 1719, and died November 20th, 1789. They resided in Montgomery County, near Schiebach (Now spelled Skippack), where they had a family of eight children

Jacob married Susannah Schueler. Susannah was born on 19 Feb 1719 in Basle, Switzerland; died on 20 Nov 1789. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Alice "Elise" Nash. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]