Brief Life History of Samuel H.
When Samuel H. Bitler was born on 1 January 1842, in Ohio, United States, his father, Rev Michael Bitler, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Van Treese, was 25. He married Elizabeth Selina Campbell on 16 June 1872, in Cass, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Twin Township, Darke, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Elwood, Pipe Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 19 December 1918, in Grant, Indiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Marion National Cemetery, Center MM, Grant, Indiana, United States.
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- Samuel Bitler in household of Michel Bitler, "United States Census, 1880"
- Samuel H. Bitler, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Legacy NFS Source: Samuel Bitler - Published information: military-service: ; Ohio, United States
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1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Madison, Indiana, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Bittler or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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