5 Charles Franklin Bortner was born February 16, 1858 in Codorus, York, Pennsylvania. He was a house carpenter and home builder. He married Amelia Beulah "Olivia" Milner on December 17, 1881. She was a daughter of farmer Nathan Milner and Ann Jane McClenaghan and was born in Jun 1855 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Charles and Olivia's children.
1 Myrtle Bortner (Smith)
2 Milner Bortner
3 Mabel Bortner (Martin)
4 Amy Bortner (McGeachie - Newcomb)
5 Edith Bortner (Beavans)
Charles and Olivia's children.
1 Myrtle Bortner (Smith)
2 Milner Bortner
3 Mabel Bortner (Martin)
4 Amy Bortner (McGeachie - Newcomb)
5 Edith Bortner (Beavans)
1 Myrtle Bortner was born April 14, 1883 in Loganville, York, Pennsylvania. She was a stenographer for the US government. She married Raymond Ramsbottom Smith in Maryland sometime during the 1920s. Raymond was a son of real estate agent Eugene Smith and Virginia "Jennie" Ramsbottom and was born March 6, 1886 in Freeport, Long Island, New York. Raymond served in the US Navy. Richard and Myrtle later moved to Berkshire, Massachusetts with two of Richard's children from a prior marriage, Raymond Eugene Fuller Smith and Ninon Raymonda Fuller Smith. Myrtle and Raymond divorced.
Myrtle and Raymond had no children together.
Myrtle and Raymond had no children together.
2 Milner Bortner was born May 28, 1884 in Loganville, York, Pennsylvania. He was a physician and in his spare time a horse jockey. He won the 1921 Grand National Steeplechase in Butler, Maryland in the rain and muddy terrain with the horse "HurryGirl" . He married Barbara Catherine Fossett on September 5, 1911 in Baltimore. Maryland. She was a daughter of shirt maker James Elwood Fossett and Emma Griffith Gettier and was born January 10, 1885 in Baltimore, Maryland. After Emma died in 1954, Milner remarried Charlotte Lee Perdue in March 1955. She was a daughter of dairy farmer Walter Perdue and Bertie May Hope and was born March 20, 1912 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Milner and Emma raised 3 daughters.
1 Catherine Fossett Bortner b. 1913 married 1Jesse Elliott Dock b. 1891 and
2George Walter Bowen Jr. b. 1921
2 Frances Virginia Bortner b. 1920 married Edward Taylor Dentry Jr. b. 1913
1 Edward Taylor Dentry III b. 1943 married Suzanne Carter b. 1947
2 Barbara Catherine Dentry b. 1944 married Alan Henry Herbst Sr. b. 1944
3 David Milner Dentry b. 1947 married Jeanne Abbott Carpenter b. 1950
4 Suzanne Lynn Dentry b. 1948 married (Unknown) Meny
5 Patrick William Dentry b. 1951 married Wendy Holtermann b. 1951
6 Robert Stuart Dentry Sr. b. 1952 married Eileen Marie Jordan b. 1952
7 Thomas Michael Dentry b. 1953 married Cora May Canterbury b. 1953
8 Timothy John Dentry b. 1956 married Linda Leigh Curtis b. 1956
Frances Virginia Bortner enlisted in the US Cadet Nursing Corps during WWII.
Edward Taylor Gentry Jr. served in the US Army during WWII.
3 Nancy Vivian Bortner b. 1922 married Leonard Drennan Jr. b. 1919
1 Mary Catherine Drennan b. 1954 married Gary Frederick Harne b. 1950
2 Leonard John Drennan b. 1957
Leonard Drennan Jr. served in the US Army Air Corps with the 1st Air Commando Group and the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional (AKA Merrill's Marauders) during WWII.
Milner and Emma raised 3 daughters.
1 Catherine Fossett Bortner b. 1913 married 1Jesse Elliott Dock b. 1891 and
2George Walter Bowen Jr. b. 1921
2 Frances Virginia Bortner b. 1920 married Edward Taylor Dentry Jr. b. 1913
1 Edward Taylor Dentry III b. 1943 married Suzanne Carter b. 1947
2 Barbara Catherine Dentry b. 1944 married Alan Henry Herbst Sr. b. 1944
3 David Milner Dentry b. 1947 married Jeanne Abbott Carpenter b. 1950
4 Suzanne Lynn Dentry b. 1948 married (Unknown) Meny
5 Patrick William Dentry b. 1951 married Wendy Holtermann b. 1951
6 Robert Stuart Dentry Sr. b. 1952 married Eileen Marie Jordan b. 1952
7 Thomas Michael Dentry b. 1953 married Cora May Canterbury b. 1953
8 Timothy John Dentry b. 1956 married Linda Leigh Curtis b. 1956
Frances Virginia Bortner enlisted in the US Cadet Nursing Corps during WWII.
Edward Taylor Gentry Jr. served in the US Army during WWII.
3 Nancy Vivian Bortner b. 1922 married Leonard Drennan Jr. b. 1919
1 Mary Catherine Drennan b. 1954 married Gary Frederick Harne b. 1950
2 Leonard John Drennan b. 1957
Leonard Drennan Jr. served in the US Army Air Corps with the 1st Air Commando Group and the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional (AKA Merrill's Marauders) during WWII.
Photos courtesy of Mary Catherine Drennan
3 Mabel Bortner was born May 4, 1886 in Loganville, York, Pennsylvania. She married doctor and medical superintendent Charles Burrell Martin in Maryland. He was a son of railroad conductor Henry Martin and Cora (Unknown) and was born September 26, 1884 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Mabel and Charles had no children.
Mabel and Charles had no children.
4 Amy Bortner was born May 8, 1891 in Loganville, York, Pennsylvania. She married locomotive of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Andrew Bryan McGeachie Jr. in 1918 in Baltimore. He was a son of William McGeachie Sr. and Elizabeth Boggs and was born May 21, 1883 in Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
Amy and Andrew divorced. Amy relocated to Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey where she would remarry electrician George Newcomb. He was a son of farm hand Isaac Newcomb and Mary Emma Thompson and was born February 22, 1865 in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey. After George died, Amy settled in Greenville, South Carolina.
Amy and Andrew had 1 son.
1 Andrew Bryan McGeachie Jr. b. 1919 married Alta Parsons b. 1919
1 Andrew Bryan McGeachie III b. 1949 married 1Janice Irene Kellett b. 1949
and 2Sharon Kaye Calhoun b. 1949
2 Baby Girl McGeachie b. 1954 died young
3 Michael Allen McGeachie b. 1957 married Barbara (Unknown) b. 1959
Andrew Bryan McGeachie Jr. served in the US Navy during WWII.
Amy and Andrew divorced. Amy relocated to Millville, Cumberland, New Jersey where she would remarry electrician George Newcomb. He was a son of farm hand Isaac Newcomb and Mary Emma Thompson and was born February 22, 1865 in Bridgeton, Cumberland, New Jersey. After George died, Amy settled in Greenville, South Carolina.
Amy and Andrew had 1 son.
1 Andrew Bryan McGeachie Jr. b. 1919 married Alta Parsons b. 1919
1 Andrew Bryan McGeachie III b. 1949 married 1Janice Irene Kellett b. 1949
and 2Sharon Kaye Calhoun b. 1949
2 Baby Girl McGeachie b. 1954 died young
3 Michael Allen McGeachie b. 1957 married Barbara (Unknown) b. 1959
Andrew Bryan McGeachie Jr. served in the US Navy during WWII.
5 Edith Bortner was born in 1896 in Baltimore, Maryland. She married accountant Howard Murrell Bevans in 1921 in Baltimore. Howard was born in 1892 in Maryland. Edith died in 1922.
Edith and Howard had no children.
Edith and Howard had no children.