1837 Birth:1166 Birth date of 11 June 1837 and birth place of Franklin County, Ohio taken from death certificate.

Death of Children:171, v. 1, bk. 2, p. 203. These two tombstones in Fairmont Cemetery, Union Township, Auglaize County, Ohio are probably for children of John Bitler.
Bitler, Andrew H., s/o J. & M. A., d. June 23, 1868, 2y 2m 1d
Bitler, Ella P., d/o J. & M. A., d. May 5, 1877, 2m 1d

1870 U.S. Census:1664
Ohio, Auglaize County, Union Township, Uniopolis
Enumerated 22 July 1870
John Bitler •• 32, male, white, farmer, real estate value $2,000, personal property value $700, born in Ohio, eligible to vote
Manerva •• 30, female, white, keeping house, born in Ohio

1880 U.S. Census:2143
Ohio, Auglaize County, Union Township
Enumerated 21 June 1880
John S. Bitler •• white, male, age 43, married, farmer, born in Ohio, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Virginia
Manerva A. •• white, female, age 40, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Virginia
Mary E. •• white, female, age 9, daughter, single, attended school within the year, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio

1924 Death Certificate:1166 John Bitler; place of death, Union Township, Auglaize County; residence, Wapakoneta, Ohio; male; white; married; wife, Minerva Bitler; date of birth, June 11, 1837; age, 86 years, 11 months, 2 days; retired farmer; born in Franklin County, Ohio; father, Samuel Bitler, born in Pennsylvania; maiden name of mother, Mary Rumer, born in Virginia; date of death, May 13, 1924; cause of death, bronchial pneumonia; burial, May 15, 1924, Fairmont Cemetery.

1924 Tombstone:171, v. 1, bk. 2, p. 236. Fairmont Cemetery, Union Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
John Bitler
1837-1924