John Bittner

Brief Life History of John

When John Bittner was born on 21 March 1850, in Milford Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry G Bittner, was 48 and his mother, Magdalena "Mattie" Keefer, was 40. He lived in Northampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. He died on 21 June 1932, in Summit Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Bittner
1850–1932
Caroline Yoder
1850–1889
Mary Emma Bittner
1873–1932
Henry Bittner
1874–1874
Solomon Bittner
1874–1874
Wilson Jerome Bittner
1878–1940
Ellen Melissa Bittner
1881–1929
Effie May Bittner
1884–1966

Sources (21)

  • John Bittner, "United States Census, 1900"
  • John Bittner, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • John Bittner, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Büttner (see Buettner ). This surname is also found in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary.

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

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