Bitner Facts

Little is know about the Bitners other than their cemetery markers:

SURNAME	Lot#	Inscription
BITNER	99	John Calvin 11 Jun 1900 40-2-29 Elizabeth w/o John & 24 Jul 1836 7 Jan 1864 d/o John & Elizabeth Crist.
BITNER	202	Isaac Leonard s/o Eleazar & Hannah 6 Jul 1862 10 Oct 1873 Hannah w/o Eleazar & d/o Peter & Mollie Latchford. 4 Dec 1826 3 Apr 1871

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From www.rootsweb.com

John Calvin BITNER d. 1900 m. Elizabeth CRIST b. 1836 d. 1864 daughter of Johannes Crist and Elizabeth Wentz

BITNER, Eleazar b. ?, d. ? married Hannah Latchford
BITNER, Hannah (Latchford) 1826-1871, daughter of Peter & Mollie Latchford. Eleazer BITNER became a widow with nine year old son.
Their son, Isaac Leonard was born in 1862 and died 1873 at the age of eleven.

BITNER, John Calvin 1860-1900 m. Elizabeth (Christ) 1836-1864
SOMETHING IS WRONG!! Elizabeth died four years after John was born ???
How could she have been his wife? The age of John's death is probably wrong!
He was probably 70-2-29.

1820 Census, Perry Co. show William Bitner household as: a boy<10,a boy 10-16,2 boys 16-18, 2 men 16-26, 1 man 26-45, 4 girls <10, 1 girl 10-16, 2 girls 16-26, 1 woman 26-45.MFG=1. . . . . .