Individual Details
John Irving Bitner
(18 Dec 1845 - 1911)
J. Irving Bitner was a real estate and insurance agent. He also manufactured hosiery. Before marriage he taught school while going to college. In 1886 he was appointed Justice of the Peace. J. Irving Bitner served as a director of the Hagerstown Electric Railway Company and of the Hagerstown and Northern Railroad Company, plus several land development companies. J. Irving Bitner belonged to the Christian Church.
Events
| Birth | 18 Dec 1845 | , Centre, PA | |||
| Marriage | 1872 | Elizabeth Alice Newcomer |  |  | |
| Death | 1911 | | |||
| Burial | Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington, MD |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Alice Newcomer (1847 - 1928) |
| Child | Grace N. Bitner (1885 - 1886) |
| Child | Mary Martha Bitner (1881 - 1958) |
| Child | Ina Viola Bitner (1871 - ) |
| Father | Daniel Bitner ( - ) |
| Mother | Mary Wenzel ( - ) |
| Sibling | Catherine Bitner ( - ) |
| Sibling | William N. Bitner ( - 1906) |
| Sibling | J. Albert Bitner ( - ) |
| Sibling | Howard W. Bitner ( - 1906) |
| Sibling | Mary Alice Bitner ( - ) |
| Sibling | Clara A. Bitner ( - ) |
| Sibling | Ida M. Bitner ( - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Elizabeth Newcomer and John Bitner were wed by Reverend Mitchel.Endnotes
1. Williams, Thomas. History of Washington County, Maryland: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time, Including a History of Hagerstown (Hagerstown. 1906), page 1096.
2. Long, Agnes Young, Descendants of Samuel Newcomer, Son of Henry & Barbara (Garver) Newcomer (Agnes Young Long, 1949) (Washington County Historical Society, 135 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. histsoc@earthlink.net (301-797-8782) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdwchs/) , page 109.