When Pearl Percy Fechtling was born on 21 November 1894, in Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri, United States, his father, Francis ( Frank) Sickles Fechtling, was 32 and his mother, Dora Christina Livezey, was 22. He married Wanda Jaunita Sanders on 2 September 1922. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Elm Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. He died on 8 January 1954, in Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Lone Pine Cemetery, Elm Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States.