George Bitters

Brief Life History of George

When George Bitters was born about 1862, in Wisconsin, United States, his father, Frank Bitters, was 34 and his mother, Maria Van Abel, was 30. He married Gertrude A Kreischer on 19 April 1892, in Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years and Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States for about 25 years. He died in 1936, at the age of 75, and was buried in Allouez Catholic Cemetery And Chapel Mausoleum, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Bitters
about 1862–1936
Gertrude A Kreischer
1871–1943
Marriage: 19 April 1892
Clara A Bitters
1893–1957
Margaret Bitters
1905–1974
Agnes Bitters
1908–
Elizabeth E Bitters
1910–1997
Joseph Frederick Bitters
1915–1990
Joseph F Bitters
1915–

Sources (12)

  • George Bithes in household of Frank Bithes, "United States Census, 1870"
  • George Bitters, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
  • George Bitters, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · The First Successful Typewriter is Invented

A patent was filed on October 11, 1867, on a new direct action typewriter. The patent was filed by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden, and Samuel Soule who had invented the prototype in Milwaukee.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Dutch: variant of Bitter .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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