A biosketch reports [1]:
Dr. Edmund D. Bortner, of Green Ridge, Codorus township, York Co., Pa., was born in that township Sept. 22, 1852, son of Charles G. Bortner. The family, one of the oldest of the county, is a large and respected one. It was founded in this country by Baltzer Bortner, who was born in Germany in 1695 or 1697.
Michael Bortner, son of George and Appolona, was the grandfather of Mrs. Edmund D. Bortner, and is mentioned later. Three of the sons of George and Appolona Bortner married sisters of the name of Gantz. Three Bortner brothers married three Ernsts, two of them sisters. The number of Catharines the Bortners married is noteworthy.
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 common-school 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.
Edmund D. Bortner attended the township schools and went to Ohio to learn dentistry. After completing his education, in 1875, he returned to his native township, where he engaged in the practice of his profession until 1890, in which year he located at his present place. He has the confidence of the community, and has built up a fine practice.
Dr. Bortner married Catharine Bortner. daughter of Jared and Magdalena (Cramer) Bortner, and a descendant also of Baltzer Bortner. To this union were born children as follows: Miles, a graduate of the Goldy College, of Wilmington, Del., is now' employed in that city with the Pennsylvania Railroad company, as stenographer, and was engaged in teaching school two terms ; Verne died when five years, six months old, and is buried at the Stone Church; Homer attends the Glenville Academy; Arta is attending school. Mr. and Mrs. Bortner also reared Cletus O. S. Bortner, a son of Ozias Bortner, taking him after the death of his father, wdien he was six weeks old. He is now twelve years of age, and is attending school.
[1] George R. Prowell, History of York County Pennsylvania, Volume 2 (Beers, 1907), 222, [HathiTrust], [InternetArchive].