Lewis B Bortner
Photo courtesy of Robyn Rae
Photo courtesy of Robyn Rae
1 Lewis Bortner was born September 18, 1848 in South Codorus. He was a farmer. He married his first cousin Anna Mary Smith on December 20, 1870. She was a daughter of inn keeper and farmer Peter Smith and Cassian Bortner and was born May 12, 1851 in South Codorus.
Lewis and Anna's children.
1 Theodore Smith Bortner
2 Cora Bortner (Hildebrand)
3 Harvey Smith Bortner
4 Tempest Bortner
5 Elsie Catherine Bortner (Pottorff)
6 Paul Smith Bortner
7 Lewis Smith Bortner
8 Edward Smith Bortner
9 Jennie Smith Bortner (Ziegler)
10 Carrie Smith Bortner (Haywood)
11 Clara Smith Bortner (Ziegler)
12 Mabel Cassi Ann Bortner (Burns)
13 Hattie Smith Bortner (Brendle)
Lewis and Anna's children.
1 Theodore Smith Bortner
2 Cora Bortner (Hildebrand)
3 Harvey Smith Bortner
4 Tempest Bortner
5 Elsie Catherine Bortner (Pottorff)
6 Paul Smith Bortner
7 Lewis Smith Bortner
8 Edward Smith Bortner
9 Jennie Smith Bortner (Ziegler)
10 Carrie Smith Bortner (Haywood)
11 Clara Smith Bortner (Ziegler)
12 Mabel Cassi Ann Bortner (Burns)
13 Hattie Smith Bortner (Brendle)
1 Theodore Smith Bortner was born October 3, 1871 in Hanover. He was a school teacher in the area and at Pennville just prior to his death in 1933. He married Katie Virginia Shaffer on December 26, 1897. She was a daughter of miller Jacob Klinefelter Shaffer and Sevilla Willamina Strickhouser and was born November 5, 1876 in Codorus.
Theodore and Katie raised 3 children.
1 Myrtle Maria Bortner b. 1898 married Thurman Hawthorne Diviney b. 1888
1 Thomas Elliot Diviney b. 1926 married Minerva Lenore Bowersox b. 1930
2 Ellis Lester "Jake" Diviney b. 1929 married Ann Marie Spangler b. 1927
3 Lorna Mae Diviney b. 1930 married Berl William Biddle b. 1928
4 Nancy Diviney b. 1935 married James Price Blickenstaff b. 1931
Thurman Hawthorne Diviney served in the US Army during WWI.
2 Alma Arline Bortner b. 1904 married Jesse William Bair b. 1898
1 Frances Marguritte Bair b. 1923 married Lester Stanley Emmert b. 1917
2 Richard Jesse Bair b. 1927
3 Lloyd Theodore Bortner b. 1910 married Julia Ann Collins b. 1913
1 Susan Eileen Bortner b. 1942 married Bernard Rosensteel b. 1941
2 Lloyd Theodore Bortner Jr. b. 1945 married Freda Arentz b. 1946
Lloyd Theodore Bortner Sr. served in the US Army during WWII.
Theodore and Katie raised 3 children.
1 Myrtle Maria Bortner b. 1898 married Thurman Hawthorne Diviney b. 1888
1 Thomas Elliot Diviney b. 1926 married Minerva Lenore Bowersox b. 1930
2 Ellis Lester "Jake" Diviney b. 1929 married Ann Marie Spangler b. 1927
3 Lorna Mae Diviney b. 1930 married Berl William Biddle b. 1928
4 Nancy Diviney b. 1935 married James Price Blickenstaff b. 1931
Thurman Hawthorne Diviney served in the US Army during WWI.
2 Alma Arline Bortner b. 1904 married Jesse William Bair b. 1898
1 Frances Marguritte Bair b. 1923 married Lester Stanley Emmert b. 1917
2 Richard Jesse Bair b. 1927
3 Lloyd Theodore Bortner b. 1910 married Julia Ann Collins b. 1913
1 Susan Eileen Bortner b. 1942 married Bernard Rosensteel b. 1941
2 Lloyd Theodore Bortner Jr. b. 1945 married Freda Arentz b. 1946
Lloyd Theodore Bortner Sr. served in the US Army during WWII.
2 Cora Bortner was born June 24, 1873 in Hanover. She married farmer Benjamin Franklin Hildebrand Jr. on January 2, 1898. He was a son of farmer Benjamin Franklin Hildebrand and Julianna Cramer and was born January 25, 1872 in Codorus.
Cora and Benjamin raised 2 sons.
1 Maurice Hildebrand b. 1898 married Velma Henrietta Sterner b. 1900
1 Mildred Louise Hildebrand b. 1921 married Stanley Emerton Spangler Sr. b. 1920
2 Doris Mae Hildebrand b. 1925 married John William Breighner b. 1922
3 Phyllis Geraldine Hildebrand b. 1929 married Raymond Augustus Dietz Jr. b. 1926
4 Maurice Hildebrand Jr. b. 1932 married Norma Jean Dunn b. 1930
5 Elaine Marie Hildebrand b. 1936 married Jerry Nansel b. 1934
2 Clyde Hildebrand b. 1910 married Viola Hull b. 1911
1 Karen Hildebrand b. 1946
2 Edward Hildebrand b. 1950 married Ellen Jean Biesecker b. 1949
Cora and Benjamin raised 2 sons.
1 Maurice Hildebrand b. 1898 married Velma Henrietta Sterner b. 1900
1 Mildred Louise Hildebrand b. 1921 married Stanley Emerton Spangler Sr. b. 1920
2 Doris Mae Hildebrand b. 1925 married John William Breighner b. 1922
3 Phyllis Geraldine Hildebrand b. 1929 married Raymond Augustus Dietz Jr. b. 1926
4 Maurice Hildebrand Jr. b. 1932 married Norma Jean Dunn b. 1930
5 Elaine Marie Hildebrand b. 1936 married Jerry Nansel b. 1934
2 Clyde Hildebrand b. 1910 married Viola Hull b. 1911
1 Karen Hildebrand b. 1946
2 Edward Hildebrand b. 1950 married Ellen Jean Biesecker b. 1949
Cora (Bortner) Hildebrand
Photo courtesy of Robyn Rae.
Photo courtesy of Robyn Rae.
3 Harvey Smith Bortner was born February 18, 1875 in Hanover. He was a carpenter and ladder maker. He married Swiss immigrant Louise Hellstein about 1913 in New Jersey. She was born about 1880 in Switzerland.
Harvey and Louise raised 3 daughters.
1 Regina "Jean" Mary Bortner b. 1914 married Joseph Reiher b. 1911
2 Pearl Louise Bortner b. 1921 married Robert Bailey b. 1918
3 Gloria b. 1923
Harvey and Louise raised 3 daughters.
1 Regina "Jean" Mary Bortner b. 1914 married Joseph Reiher b. 1911
2 Pearl Louise Bortner b. 1921 married Robert Bailey b. 1918
3 Gloria b. 1923
4 Tempest Bortner was born July 16, 1876 in Hanover. He was an iron moulder and later became an advertising salesman. He married Margaret "Maggie" Goodenberger on June 10, 1900. She was a daughter of chicken farmer Jacob Goodenberger and Magdalena Nagle and was born January 14, 1885 in Berwick, Adams, Pennsylvania.
Tempest and Maggie raised 2 children.
1 Clair Jacob Bortner b. 1900 married Laura Landis b. 1899
1 John Bortner b. 1918 married Arlene Louise Stambaugh b. 1925
2 Jeffrey Clair "Jennison" Bortner b. 1923 married Gene Cressman Patermaster b. 1926
3 Lena Anna May Bortner b. 1929 married Robert Florian LaCaff b. 1926
2 Lena Bortner b. 1904 married 1Eules Cullers "Phil" Phillips b. 1902, 2Charles Cornelius Lucas b. 1905
and 3Charles Nieman Lauer b. 1903
Lena and Phil's child
1 Eules Cullers "Eric" Phillips Jr. b. 1930 married Orlene Fay Schleeter b. 1931
Tempest and Maggie raised 2 children.
1 Clair Jacob Bortner b. 1900 married Laura Landis b. 1899
1 John Bortner b. 1918 married Arlene Louise Stambaugh b. 1925
2 Jeffrey Clair "Jennison" Bortner b. 1923 married Gene Cressman Patermaster b. 1926
3 Lena Anna May Bortner b. 1929 married Robert Florian LaCaff b. 1926
2 Lena Bortner b. 1904 married 1Eules Cullers "Phil" Phillips b. 1902, 2Charles Cornelius Lucas b. 1905
and 3Charles Nieman Lauer b. 1903
Lena and Phil's child
1 Eules Cullers "Eric" Phillips Jr. b. 1930 married Orlene Fay Schleeter b. 1931
5 Elsie Catherine Bortner was born August 2, 1873 in Hanover. She married carpenter Elmer Ellsworth Pottorff on April 29. 1900. He was a son of carpenter George Eli Pottorff and Eliza Jane Ogden and was born February 25, 1880 in Mount Joy, Adams, Pennsylvania. Elsie and Elmer settled in Charleston, Washington, Kansas. Elmer's mother Eliza as a young girl witnessed the battle of Gettysburg and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Eliza Jane Ogden was also a cousin of the only civilian casualty of the Battle of Gettysburg, Mary Virginia "Jennie" Wade.
Elsie and Elmer raised 2 sons.
1 George Lewis Pottorff b. 1902 married Vera (Unknown) b. 1895
2 Russell Elsworth Pottorff b. 1908 married Estella Bolin b. 1916
1 Russell Elsworth Pottorff Jr. b. 1934 married Mary Janet Beachtel b. 1939
2 Carl "Kelly" Pottorff b. 1938 married Luella Lippy b. 1946
3 Jerry Francis Pottorff (twin) b. 1946
4 Terry Louis Pottorff (twin) b. 1946 married Ruth Gail Mennig b. 1948
5 Ronald Wayne Pottorff b. 1948 married Elaine Larue Stair b. 1953
Elsie and Elmer raised 2 sons.
1 George Lewis Pottorff b. 1902 married Vera (Unknown) b. 1895
2 Russell Elsworth Pottorff b. 1908 married Estella Bolin b. 1916
1 Russell Elsworth Pottorff Jr. b. 1934 married Mary Janet Beachtel b. 1939
2 Carl "Kelly" Pottorff b. 1938 married Luella Lippy b. 1946
3 Jerry Francis Pottorff (twin) b. 1946
4 Terry Louis Pottorff (twin) b. 1946 married Ruth Gail Mennig b. 1948
5 Ronald Wayne Pottorff b. 1948 married Elaine Larue Stair b. 1953
Elsie Catherine (Bortner) Pottorff
New Oxford Item 1 Mar 1917
New Oxford Item 1 Mar 1917
Mother in law of Elsie Catherine Bortner, Eliza Jane (Ogden) Pottorff
Gettysburg Times 8 Aug 1940
Gettysburg Times 8 Aug 1940
6 Paul Smith Bortner was born February 7, 1880 in Penn Township. He was a farm hand and worked briefly as a conductor on the Pennsylvania Railroad just before his death in 1914. He married Nealy Louise Crumbrine on April 12, 1914. She was a daughter of fruit farmer and medicine salesman Isaiah Krumrine and Amanda Markle and was born January 2, 1882 in Myers, Carroll, Maryland.
Paul and Nealy had no children.
Paul and Nealy had no children.
7 Lewis Smith Bortner was born May 14, 1882 in Hanover. He was a teacher, principal and superintendent in Monmouth, New Jersey. He married Mary Garhart. She is a daughter of mail carrier John Garhart and Sarah Wells and was born in 1883 in Monmouth, New Jersey.
Lewis and Mary had no children.
Lewis and Mary had no children.
Lewis Smith Bortner
Evening Sun 3 Feb 1949
Evening Sun 3 Feb 1949
8 Edward Smith Bortner was born June 8, 1884 in Hanover. He was the Hanover district manager for the Union Telephone Co. He married Laura May Bowman on October 12, 1917. She was a daughter of farmer John Bowman and Emma Simpson and was born March 27, 1885 in Littlestown.
Edward and Laura had no children.
Edward and Laura had no children.
9 Jennie Smith Bortner was born January 17, 1886 in Hanover. She married cigar maker and later a traveling salesman John William Ziegler on September 19, 1907. He was a son of cigar maker and church sexton Daniel Ziegler and Polly Lau and was born February 14, 1887 in Penn Township. Jennie died in 1926. John remarried Jennie's sister Clara Smith Bortner
Jennie and John raised 2 sons.
1 Lewis Daniel Ziegler b. 1908 married Romaine Elizabeth Miller b. 1909
2 John William Ziegler Jr. b. 1921 married Nadine Yealey b. 1924
1 Susan Ziegler b. 1951 married Richard Foerster b. 1940
Jennie and John raised 2 sons.
1 Lewis Daniel Ziegler b. 1908 married Romaine Elizabeth Miller b. 1909
2 John William Ziegler Jr. b. 1921 married Nadine Yealey b. 1924
1 Susan Ziegler b. 1951 married Richard Foerster b. 1940
10 Carrie Smith Bortner was born May 10, 1888 in Hanover. She was a twin sister of Clara Smith Bortner. Carrie was a dressmaker. She moved to Brooklyn, New York with her sister Mabel about 1915. She married Albert Haywood in 1921. He worked for Manhattan Electrical Supply. He was a son of engineer Samuel Haywood and Lucy Gray and was born October 2, 1879 in Bridgtown, Staffordshire, England.
Carrie and Albert raised 1 son.
1 Roderick Haywood b. 1922 married Florence Gucker b. 1925
1 Maryellen Haywood b. 1953 married Richard Crane b. 1950
2 Paul Haywood b. 1962 married Katherine Mohr b. 1963
Roderick Haywood served in the US Army 4th Infantry Division during World War II. He participated in the Normandy invasion and campaigns in Northern France, The Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
Carrie and Albert raised 1 son.
1 Roderick Haywood b. 1922 married Florence Gucker b. 1925
1 Maryellen Haywood b. 1953 married Richard Crane b. 1950
2 Paul Haywood b. 1962 married Katherine Mohr b. 1963
Roderick Haywood served in the US Army 4th Infantry Division during World War II. He participated in the Normandy invasion and campaigns in Northern France, The Battle of the Bulge, Rhineland, and Central Europe.
Carrie Smith (Bortner) Haywood
Gazette and Daily 15 Feb 1947
Gazette and Daily 15 Feb 1947
11 Clara Smith Bortner was born May 10, 1888 in Hanover. She was a twin sister of Carrie Smith Bortner. Clara was a seamstress. She married cigar maker John William Ziegler. He was widower of Clara's sister Jennie Smith Bortner. He was a son of cigar maker and church sexton Daniel Ziegler and Polly Lau and was born February 14, 1887 in Penn Township.
Clara and John raised 1 son.
1 James Bortner Ziegler b. 1932 married Rose Ann Scholl b. 1935
1 Scott Edward Ziegler b. 1958 married Kathleen Anne McGarry b. 1961
2 Kent William Ziegler b. 1962 married Therese (Unknown) b. 1962
James Bortner Zeigler served in the US Air Force during the Korean War and Vietnam.
Clara and John raised 1 son.
1 James Bortner Ziegler b. 1932 married Rose Ann Scholl b. 1935
1 Scott Edward Ziegler b. 1958 married Kathleen Anne McGarry b. 1961
2 Kent William Ziegler b. 1962 married Therese (Unknown) b. 1962
James Bortner Zeigler served in the US Air Force during the Korean War and Vietnam.
12 Mabel Cassi Ann Bortner was born on March 14, 1890 in Hanover. She worked in a shoe factory with her younger sister Hattie Smith Bortner. Mabel married book keeper Horace John Burns on June 4, 1913. He was a son of shoe maker and farmer John Jacob Burns and Delilah Rohrbach and was born January 5, 1872 in Jefferson. They moved to Brooklyn, Kings, New York shortly thereafter.
Horace's father John enlisted in the 166th Co. F Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on November 8, 1862 and served until July 28, 1863. He was involved with the Battle of Deserted House, Siege of Suffolk and other operations under Major General John Peck during Dix's Peninsula Campaign. Horace's eldest sister Virginia "Jennie" Burns married his wife's uncle Richard Bortner.
Horace and Mabel raised 2 children.
1 Caroline Kathryn "Cas" Burns b. 1915 married John Henry Flickinger b. 1911
1 Carol Marie Flickinger b. 1947 married Robert Leroy Kimmey b. 1941
John Henry Flickinger served in the US Army Air Force during WWII.
2 Arthur John Burns b. 1921 married Ruth Victoria Freiherr b. 1923
1 Barbara Burns b. 1952 married 1Alan Matthews b. 1951 and 2Karl "Skip" Wagener b. 1948
2 Arthur John Burns Jr. b. 1954 married Gail Marie Auskamp b. 1955
3 Henry Frank Burns b. 1957 married Pamela Sue Allen b. 1957
Horace's father John enlisted in the 166th Co. F Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on November 8, 1862 and served until July 28, 1863. He was involved with the Battle of Deserted House, Siege of Suffolk and other operations under Major General John Peck during Dix's Peninsula Campaign. Horace's eldest sister Virginia "Jennie" Burns married his wife's uncle Richard Bortner.
Horace and Mabel raised 2 children.
1 Caroline Kathryn "Cas" Burns b. 1915 married John Henry Flickinger b. 1911
1 Carol Marie Flickinger b. 1947 married Robert Leroy Kimmey b. 1941
John Henry Flickinger served in the US Army Air Force during WWII.
2 Arthur John Burns b. 1921 married Ruth Victoria Freiherr b. 1923
1 Barbara Burns b. 1952 married 1Alan Matthews b. 1951 and 2Karl "Skip" Wagener b. 1948
2 Arthur John Burns Jr. b. 1954 married Gail Marie Auskamp b. 1955
3 Henry Frank Burns b. 1957 married Pamela Sue Allen b. 1957
13 Hattie Smith Bortner was born August 27, 1891 in Hanover. She worked in a shoe factory with her sister Mabel Cassi Ann Bortner. She married produce dealer and animal medical researcher John Walter Brendle on October 8, 1911. He was a son of produce dealer Isaac Jerome Brendle and Anna "Annie" Ebersole and was born January 1, 1891 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Hattie and Walter raised 5 children.
1 Anna May Brendle b. 1911 died young
2 Mary Ethelene Brendle b. 1912 married Lowell Sayler Ruggles b. 1915
1 Judy Ann Ruggles b. 1940 married Ronald David Miller b. 1935
2 Nancy Jean Rugles b. 1943 married James Herbert Patterson b. 1941
3 Lowell Edward Ruggles b. 1947 married Beverly Jane Morehead b. 1947
3 Lewis Isaac Brendle b. 1913 died young
4 Dorothy Elizabeth Brendle b. 1918 married Frederick Burnell Trostle b. 1918
1 Thomas Frederick Trostle b. 1947 married Patricia Anne Clark b. 1948
2 Gregory Steven Trostle b. 1950 married Wendy Ann Smith b. 1950
3 Jeffrey Alan Trostle b. 1953 married Deborah Demarest b. 1954
Frederick Burnell Trostle served in the US Army during WWII.
5 Jean Marie Brendle b. 1930 married Warren "Whitey" Stine b. 1935
1 Susan Stine b. 1967 married 1John Anthony Holtrop Jr. b. 1962 and 2Peter Hirano b. 1964
2 Daniel Stine
Hattie and Walter raised 5 children.
1 Anna May Brendle b. 1911 died young
2 Mary Ethelene Brendle b. 1912 married Lowell Sayler Ruggles b. 1915
1 Judy Ann Ruggles b. 1940 married Ronald David Miller b. 1935
2 Nancy Jean Rugles b. 1943 married James Herbert Patterson b. 1941
3 Lowell Edward Ruggles b. 1947 married Beverly Jane Morehead b. 1947
3 Lewis Isaac Brendle b. 1913 died young
4 Dorothy Elizabeth Brendle b. 1918 married Frederick Burnell Trostle b. 1918
1 Thomas Frederick Trostle b. 1947 married Patricia Anne Clark b. 1948
2 Gregory Steven Trostle b. 1950 married Wendy Ann Smith b. 1950
3 Jeffrey Alan Trostle b. 1953 married Deborah Demarest b. 1954
Frederick Burnell Trostle served in the US Army during WWII.
5 Jean Marie Brendle b. 1930 married Warren "Whitey" Stine b. 1935
1 Susan Stine b. 1967 married 1John Anthony Holtrop Jr. b. 1962 and 2Peter Hirano b. 1964
2 Daniel Stine
John Walter Brendle
1916 Red Men Lodge 250
1916 Red Men Lodge 250