A biosketch of Charles G. Bortner reports [1]:
Charles G. Bortner, father of Dr. Edmund D. Bortner, was a son of Jacob, grandson of Ludwig, and great-grandson of George and Appolona Bortner. He received a commonschool education, and then learned the tanning trade, which he followed until 1893, since which time he has resided at Seven Valley. He married Lydia Lau, daughter of Daniel and Barbara Miller, and she died May 14, 1892, aged sixty-four years, six months, five days ; she is buried at the Stone Church in Codorus township. Her mother died at the advanced age of 103 years, and is buried at Wolf's Church, in Manchester township. Children as follows were born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Bortner : Esrom, who married Sarah Bankert; Edmund D. ; A. Milton, who married Sarah Bahn ; Emma J., the widow of Daniel Werner, who died in 1892; Frank, who married Amelia Milner, and resides in Baltimore, Md. ; Ozias, who married Cora Slyder, and died Sept. 2, 1893; Rolandes, who died Jan. 18, 1898, and was buried at Stone Church (he left a widow, Maggie Bortner) ; Eckert, who married Mrs. Clara Gladfelter, and lives at Glen Rock, Pa. ; and Jonathan, living with his brother Eckert.
[1] George R. Prowell, History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume 2 (Beers, 1907), 222, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].