Bachtel, John M. (Dr.)

Passed: 1916-08-09

Age: 77

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Death Notice: 1916-08-10

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Information: Dr. John M. Bachtel, one of the prominent citizens of our community and county, passed to the great beyond August 9, 1916.  Dr. Bachtel was born in Hardy county Va., now W. Va., March 22, 1839; he was the only child of Rev. Jacob and Sarah Bachtel, his father was a pioneer preacher and organizer of the U. B. church in western Va., coming to this section of the state in 1856.  Dr Bachtel's early schooling was that of the old time subscription school in the Shenandoah Valley, Va.; he also attended High School in Frederick ? Md. from which he graduated.  After coming to western Va. he taught school at West Columbia, Mason County, Va and Hon. C. E. Hogg and Hon. James A. Seamon were two of his pupils.  He was a strong man intellectually, a fluent and ready talker and a good reasoner, large hearted, charitable and generous to the poor, he contributed liberally to the support of the churches of his community.  He lived his own life, in his own way, willingly conceding to others the same rights he reserved to himself.