Josephine Adlein Bortner
Photo courtesy of Jo Ann Bierly.
Photo courtesy of Jo Ann Bierly.
4 Josephine Adlein Bortner was born November 28, 1856 in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania. She married restaurant owner and ice cream manufacturer William "Willie" Omega Young on February 15, 1885. He was a son of John Adam Young and Catherine Walters and was born in November 1862 in York, Pennsylvania .
Josephine raised a daughter from a previous relationship that did not result in marriage before she met Willie Young. The name of the father of Bessie Naoimi is unknown and her maiden name Bortner was given to her by her mother.
1 Bessie Naoimi Bortner (Bierly)
Josephine and Willie's children.
2 Carroll Scott Bortner
3 Jacob Quinton Leroy Bortner
4 Olive Alice Bortner (Ziegler)
5 Merle Bortner
6 Wilmer Bortner
7 Esther Varena Bortner (Johnson)
Josephine raised a daughter from a previous relationship that did not result in marriage before she met Willie Young. The name of the father of Bessie Naoimi is unknown and her maiden name Bortner was given to her by her mother.
1 Bessie Naoimi Bortner (Bierly)
Josephine and Willie's children.
2 Carroll Scott Bortner
3 Jacob Quinton Leroy Bortner
4 Olive Alice Bortner (Ziegler)
5 Merle Bortner
6 Wilmer Bortner
7 Esther Varena Bortner (Johnson)
1 Bessie Naoimi Bortner was born March 12, 1879 in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania. She married carriage painter, carpenter and cabinet maker John Miller Bierly on March 15, 1903. He was a son of stone mason and blacksmith Thomas Bierly and Sybilla Miller and was born September 24, 1879 in Clinton, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
Bessie and John raised 3 children.
1 Joseph Wilmar Bierly b. 1907 married Elsie Helen Roseberry b. 1911
1 Joseph Wilmar Bierly Jr. b. 1934 married Sharon Chappas b. 1943
2 Mary Bierly b. 1936 married 1Nelson Richard Ahrens b. 1934, 2Vernon Lee Bosley b. 1922 and
3Albert Theodore Rudy Jr. b. 1928
2 Dean Bortner Bierly b. 1908 married Lula Birch McDonald b. 1910
1 Gwendolyn Lou Bierly b. 1934 married Vernon Joseph Herath b. 1931
2 Dean Bortner Bierly Jr. b. 1940 married Carol Marie Walston b. 1942
3 Faye Helena Bierly b.1911 married Robert Winfred Bergen Sr. b. 1911
1 Robert Winfred Bergen Jr. b. 1935 married Dorothy Mae Nassano
2 Barbara Ann Bergen b. 1937 married 1John Edward "Jack" Cushenbery b. 1934
and 2Alan Joseph Aurilio b. 1943
Robert Winfred Bergen Sr. served in the US Marine Corps.
Bessie and John raised 3 children.
1 Joseph Wilmar Bierly b. 1907 married Elsie Helen Roseberry b. 1911
1 Joseph Wilmar Bierly Jr. b. 1934 married Sharon Chappas b. 1943
2 Mary Bierly b. 1936 married 1Nelson Richard Ahrens b. 1934, 2Vernon Lee Bosley b. 1922 and
3Albert Theodore Rudy Jr. b. 1928
2 Dean Bortner Bierly b. 1908 married Lula Birch McDonald b. 1910
1 Gwendolyn Lou Bierly b. 1934 married Vernon Joseph Herath b. 1931
2 Dean Bortner Bierly Jr. b. 1940 married Carol Marie Walston b. 1942
3 Faye Helena Bierly b.1911 married Robert Winfred Bergen Sr. b. 1911
1 Robert Winfred Bergen Jr. b. 1935 married Dorothy Mae Nassano
2 Barbara Ann Bergen b. 1937 married 1John Edward "Jack" Cushenbery b. 1934
and 2Alan Joseph Aurilio b. 1943
Robert Winfred Bergen Sr. served in the US Marine Corps.
Bessie Naoimi (Bortner) Bierly
Photo courtesy of Jo Ann Bierly.
Photo courtesy of Jo Ann Bierly.
Bessie Naoimi Bortner and John Miller Bierly 45th anniversary
Gazette and Daily 18 Mar 1948
Gazette and Daily 18 Mar 1948
2 Carroll Scott Young was born August 12, 1885 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. He was a sales agent. He married Marian Price on December 18, 1917 in Summit County, Ohio. She was a daughter of Charles Price and Antonette De Gren and was born June 15, 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Carroll also traveled to Iowa in his work and lived there for nearly 20 years before his death.
Carroll had no children.
Carroll had no children.
Carroll Scott Young, Matilda Bortner, Bessie Naoimi (Bortner) Bierly and Castilia Bortner
Photo courtesy of Jo Ann Bierly.
Photo courtesy of Jo Ann Bierly.
3 Jacob Quinton Leroy Young was born June 21, 1889 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. He was a watch maker and repairer. Jacob served in the US Navy during WWI. He married Anna Trelesen Stevenson. She was a daughter of James Stevenson and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Goodman and was born January 13, 1888 in Port Huron, St, Clair, Michigan.
Jacob and Anna had no children.
Jacob and Anna had no children.
Anna Trelesen (Stevenson) Young
York Daily Record 20 Apr 1973
York Daily Record 20 Apr 1973
4 Olive Amelia Young was born November 2, 1891 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. She married book keeper and oil station owner William Ernie Ziegler on May 29, 1913. He was a son of shirt factory owner William Henry Ziegler and Lydia Zellers and was born October 24, 1890 in Red Lion, York, Pennsylvania.
Olive and Erney raised 1 daughter.
1 Doretha Amelia Ziegler b. 1915 married Kenneth Eugene Landis b. 1912
1 Terry Eugene Landis b. 1944 married Dawn Marie Elliott b. 1948
Olive and Erney raised 1 daughter.
1 Doretha Amelia Ziegler b. 1915 married Kenneth Eugene Landis b. 1912
1 Terry Eugene Landis b. 1944 married Dawn Marie Elliott b. 1948
5 Merle Arlington Young was born September 17, 1894 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. He died young on September 27, 1894 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania.
6 Wilmer Lowell Young was born February 19, 1897 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. He died around November 1897 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania.
7 Esther Varena Young was born June 9, 1899 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. She married grocery store manager Perry Brooke Johnson Jr. in Fauquier County, Virginia on November 20, 1929 He was a son of farmer Perry Brooke Johnson Sr. and Estelle Foote Blackwell and was born February 8, 1904 in Fauquier County, Virginia.
Esther and Perry raised 1 son.
1 Perry Brooke Johnson III b. 1931 married 1Ann Baker Wadlington b. 1933 and 2Linda Kay Charles b. 1944
1 Bradley Randal Johnson b. 1956 married Constance Ann "Connie" Shuherk b. 1950
2 Gail Elizabeth Johnson b. 1959 married James Joseph Berning Jr. b. 1953
Esther and Perry raised 1 son.
1 Perry Brooke Johnson III b. 1931 married 1Ann Baker Wadlington b. 1933 and 2Linda Kay Charles b. 1944
1 Bradley Randal Johnson b. 1956 married Constance Ann "Connie" Shuherk b. 1950
2 Gail Elizabeth Johnson b. 1959 married James Joseph Berning Jr. b. 1953