Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Ancestors

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Bitler - The Bitler's of Berks and Schuylkill counties in Pennsylvania were established by John (Johannes) Bitler, who likely arrived in 1736 on the Ship Harle. John Bitler and wife Hanna Long had at least three sons: John, known as Long John; Daniel; and Michael. There may have also been a daughter named Elizabeth; this relationship has not yet been proven.

Son Daniel remained in the Berks County area and raised a large family. Son Michael died in Columbia County about 1848. Son Long John Bitler served in the Berks County Militia during the Revolution.

Long John Bitler, along with his wife Maria Elizabeth Wolff and sons Daniel, John, Marcus, Samuel, William, Thomas, and James accompanied by daughters Sarah (Maurer), Elizabeth, and Hannah moved to Schuylkill County in 1812. The extended Bitler family was enumerated in the 1820 and 1830 censuses in Union Township. Family Patriarch Long John Bitler died there in 1837.

Long John's eldest son Daniel married Elizabeth Clevenstine in 1806 in Berks County. Daniel's oldest son William Bitler married Rebecca Snyder in 1828 in Schuylkill County. Daniel and his family relocated to Auglaize County, Ohio in 1834. • Bitler Ancestors • Bitler Index

Snyder - In 1820, Michael Snyder was enumerated adjacent to the household of Daniel Bitler, the eldest of Long John Bitler's sons. In 1828, Daniel's oldest son William married Rebecca Snyder. Could Rebecca be Michael Snyder's daughter? By 1830, Michael apparently was dead, as the Snyder household, still adjoining Daniel Bitler's, was headed by Maria Snyder. • Snyder Index

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Updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2006