1831 Birth:171, v. 1, bk. 2, p. 210.,2147, p. 9. Recorded at St. Paul's or Old "White" Church at Ringtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania as Samuel, birth and baptism date not recorded (context indicates between June and September 1831) to parents Jacob Bitler and Matilda, sponsored by Sameul Ruppert and Elizabeth Bitler. Tombstone in Fairmont Cemetery gives birth date as 1 September 1831.

1870 U.S. Census:1665
Auglaize County, Ohio (Union Township, Uniopolis)
Enumerated 21 July 1870
Samuel Bitler •• 38, male, white, farmer, real estate value $1,500, personal property value $611, born in Pennsylvania, eligible to vote
Sarah •• 36, female, white, keeping house, born in Pennsylvania
Sidney •• 14, female, white, at home, born in Pennsylvania, attended school within the year
Alexander •• 13, male, white, farm laborer, born in Pennsylvania, attended school within the year

1880 U.S. Census:2145
Auglaize County, Ohio (Union Township)
Enumerated 21 June 1880
Samuel Bitler •• white, male, age 50, married, farmer, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Pennsylvania
Sarah •• white, female, age 49, wife, married, keeping house, cannot write, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Pennsylvania

1887 Tombsone:171, v. 1, bk. 2, p. 210. Fairmont Cemetery, Union Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
Samuel Bitler
b. Sept. 1, 1831
d. April 16, 1887