2 Syrian Porter Bortner was born May 24, 1854 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. He worked on his father's farm early on and later a furniture maker. He married Mary Jane Watson on July 29, 1877. She was a daughter of miner and blacksmith Michael Watson and Celinda Albright and was born on March 1, 1859 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Syrian and Mary's children.
1 Gertrude Vanaleete Bortner (Seitz)
2 Spencer Ellsworth Bortner
3 Arthur Tresalio Scott Bortner
4 Bertha Irene Bortner (Brilhart)
5 Stewart Russell Bortner
6 Celinda Matilda Bortner (Thompson)
7 Robert Niles Bortner
Syrian and Mary's children.
1 Gertrude Vanaleete Bortner (Seitz)
2 Spencer Ellsworth Bortner
3 Arthur Tresalio Scott Bortner
4 Bertha Irene Bortner (Brilhart)
5 Stewart Russell Bortner
6 Celinda Matilda Bortner (Thompson)
7 Robert Niles Bortner
1 Gertrude Vanaleete Bortner was born March 16, 1878 in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania. She married chemist and school house teacher Henry Clinton Seitz. He was a son of farmer and school house teacher Edward Klinefelter Seitz and Miranda Fissel and was born October 14, 1872 in Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania.
Gertrude and Henry raised 1 daughter.
1 Ruth Evelyn Seitz b. 1921 married David Loch Levan b. 1919
1 John David Levan b. 1956
David Loch Levan served in the US Air Force during WWII.
Gertrude and Henry raised 1 daughter.
1 Ruth Evelyn Seitz b. 1921 married David Loch Levan b. 1919
1 John David Levan b. 1956
David Loch Levan served in the US Air Force during WWII.
Henry Clinton Seitz and Gertrude Vanaleete (Bortner) Seitz
Photo courtesy of Daranmar38
Photo courtesy of Daranmar38
2 Spencer Ellsworth Bortner was born December 5, 1879 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. He was a machinist and tool maker. He married Elsie Richey on June 3, 1900. She was a daughter of Cigar maker Chester Case Richey and Amelia "Mary Jane" Anstine and was born May 16, 1882 in York, Pennsylvania.
Spencer and Elsie raised 4 children.
1 Maria Viola Bortner b. 1900 married John Frank Gotshall b. 1899
1 Joseph Spencer Gotshall b. 1926 married Germaine Gillett Jensen b. 1930
2 Ruth Ann Gotshall b. 1930 married Carl Eugene Sheaffer b. 1929
2 Ruth Christiana Bortner b. 1902 married Clarence Eugene Neuman b. 1903
1 Donald Eugene Neuman b. 1933 married Alice Caroline (Unknown) b. 1932
3 Syrian Spencer Bortner b. 1904 married Anna Elizabeth Reever b. 1902
4 David Clinton Bortner b. 1908 married 1Ruth Estella Deckman and 2Madeline Marea Heindel b. 1919
David and Ruth's child
1 Douglas Lee Bortner b. 1941 married Betty Larose Myers b. 1943
Spencer and Elsie raised 4 children.
1 Maria Viola Bortner b. 1900 married John Frank Gotshall b. 1899
1 Joseph Spencer Gotshall b. 1926 married Germaine Gillett Jensen b. 1930
2 Ruth Ann Gotshall b. 1930 married Carl Eugene Sheaffer b. 1929
2 Ruth Christiana Bortner b. 1902 married Clarence Eugene Neuman b. 1903
1 Donald Eugene Neuman b. 1933 married Alice Caroline (Unknown) b. 1932
3 Syrian Spencer Bortner b. 1904 married Anna Elizabeth Reever b. 1902
4 David Clinton Bortner b. 1908 married 1Ruth Estella Deckman and 2Madeline Marea Heindel b. 1919
David and Ruth's child
1 Douglas Lee Bortner b. 1941 married Betty Larose Myers b. 1943
3 Arthur Tresalio Scott Bortner was born January 28, 1881 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. He was an automotive machinist. He married Catherine Felty on August 17, 1918 in Ohio County, West Virginia. Catherine was a daughter of mailman and peddler Philip Felty and Catherine Rhinehart and was born December 11, 1879 in Georgetown, Cecil, Maryland.
Arthur and Catherine had no children.
Arthur and Catherine had no children.
4 Bertha Irene Bortner was born January 27, 1883 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. She married insurance agent and traveling salesman David Maurice Brilhart on March 31, 1910. He was a son of David Brilhart and Ida Margaret "Maggie" Caltrider and was born October 13, 1883 in Manchester, Carroll, Maryland. After Bertha and David married they went west to Washington state to settle. They also resided in Montana.
Bertha and David raised 2 children.
1 Kenneth Bortner Brilhart b. 1914 married Lydia Olive Neil b. 1913
1 David Neil Brilhart b. 1943 married Helen Susan Childrey b. 1944
2 Marilee Brilhart b. 1947 married Roger Earl Patnode b. 1947
2 Mary Constance Brilhart b. 1917 married Arnold Norman Nelson b. 1913
1 Sara Lyn Nelson b. 1947 married Harold Selmer Knudsen b. 1944
2 Peter Brilhart Nelson b. 1949 married Carol Lee Jenni b. 1949
3 Kenneth Arnold Nelson b. 1958 married Ardell Helen Stensvad b. 1956
Arnold Norman Nelson served as a sergeant in the US Army during WWII.
Bertha and David raised 2 children.
1 Kenneth Bortner Brilhart b. 1914 married Lydia Olive Neil b. 1913
1 David Neil Brilhart b. 1943 married Helen Susan Childrey b. 1944
2 Marilee Brilhart b. 1947 married Roger Earl Patnode b. 1947
2 Mary Constance Brilhart b. 1917 married Arnold Norman Nelson b. 1913
1 Sara Lyn Nelson b. 1947 married Harold Selmer Knudsen b. 1944
2 Peter Brilhart Nelson b. 1949 married Carol Lee Jenni b. 1949
3 Kenneth Arnold Nelson b. 1958 married Ardell Helen Stensvad b. 1956
Arnold Norman Nelson served as a sergeant in the US Army during WWII.
5 Stewart Russell Bortner was born March 8, 1889 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. He served in the US Army during WWI. Stewart was a furniture packer in York then left with his sisters Linnie and Bertha for Washington state where he worked as a grocery store manager for nearly 20 years. He returned to Glen Rock and married Florence May Wolf on December 6, 1936. She was a daughter of saddlery dealer John Thomas Wolf and Laura Hildebrand and was born March 19, 1898 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania.
Stewart and Florence had no children.
Stewart and Florence had no children.
6 Celinda "Linnie" Matilda Bortner was born August 24, 1891 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. She left for Washington State with her siblings Stewart and Bertha. She married book keeper and salesman Ezra Wheeler "Tommy" Thompson on June 26, 1921 in Toole County, Montana. He was a son of building contractor Stanton Thompson and Byrd Wheeler and was born June 1, 1894 in Central City, Merrick, Nebraska.
Linnie and Ezra raised 3 children.
1 Betty Jane Thompson b. 1922 married Howard Carley Donelson b. 1921
2 Ruth Thompson b. 1924 married Richard Elrick Donelson b. 1923
1 Linda Sally Donelson b. 1951 married Frank Stuart Driver b. 1948
2 Anne Ruth Donelson b. 1954 married Ronald Kenneth Oberg b. 1949
Richard Elrick Donelson served in the US Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
3 Stanton "Stan" Bortner Thompson b. 1925 married 1Madelyn Helen House b. 1928
and 2Janet Louise Shaw b. 1931
Stan and Madelyn's children
1 Steven Douglas Thompson b. 1954 married Karri Chinn b. 1962
2 Jennifer Sue Thompson b. 1957 married Steven Wayne Stromme b. 1954
3 Bradley Regan Thompson b. 1960
Stanton Bortner Thompson served in the 94th Chemical Mortar Battalion in the European Theater during WWII. The day the war ended, Stan's battalion was 25 miles outside Berlin. Stan practiced dentistry in Coos Bay, Oregon after the war.
Linnie and Ezra raised 3 children.
1 Betty Jane Thompson b. 1922 married Howard Carley Donelson b. 1921
2 Ruth Thompson b. 1924 married Richard Elrick Donelson b. 1923
1 Linda Sally Donelson b. 1951 married Frank Stuart Driver b. 1948
2 Anne Ruth Donelson b. 1954 married Ronald Kenneth Oberg b. 1949
Richard Elrick Donelson served in the US Navy during the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
3 Stanton "Stan" Bortner Thompson b. 1925 married 1Madelyn Helen House b. 1928
and 2Janet Louise Shaw b. 1931
Stan and Madelyn's children
1 Steven Douglas Thompson b. 1954 married Karri Chinn b. 1962
2 Jennifer Sue Thompson b. 1957 married Steven Wayne Stromme b. 1954
3 Bradley Regan Thompson b. 1960
Stanton Bortner Thompson served in the 94th Chemical Mortar Battalion in the European Theater during WWII. The day the war ended, Stan's battalion was 25 miles outside Berlin. Stan practiced dentistry in Coos Bay, Oregon after the war.
7 Robert Niles Bortner was born November 19, 1894 in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania. He was a machine shop foreman at Read Machinery for nearly 50 years. He married an Eva J (Unknown) around April 1914. She was born about 1893 in Niles, Ohio. They divorced. He later married stenographer Anna Evelyn Denues who also worked at Read Machinery on October 9, 1942 in Towson, Maryland. She was a daughter of funeral director and furniture shop owner William Lincoln Denues and Sarah "Sadie" Rose Ann King and was born June 12, 1903 in York, Pennsylvania.
Robert and Evelyn had no children.
Robert and Evelyn had no children.
Robert Niles Bortner
York Daily Record 20 May 1975
York Daily Record 20 May 1975