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1840 John Bortner lived in Shrewsbury Twp, York County, Pennsylvania in a household with males: 1 (5 thru 9) and 1 (15 thru 19); and females: 1 (10 thru 14), 2 (15 thru 19), and 1 (40 thru 49). [1]

1850 John Bortner (age 38, born in Pennsylvania) lived in Shrewsbury Twp, York County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Catherine Bortner (age 37), Maria Bortner (age 17), Adam Bortner (age 14), Andrew Bortner (age 12), Micheal Bortner (age 10), John Bortner (age 8), James Bortner (age 6), and Isaac Bortner (age 4). [2]

1860 John M Bortner (age 52) lived in Shrewsbury (post office), Shrewsbury Twp, York County, Pennsylvania, in a household with Catherine Bortner (age 52), James Bortner (age 15), and Isaac Bortner (age 13). [3]

1864 John M Bortner died on Dec. 30, 1864 and was buried at New Hope United Church of Christ Cemetery, Glen Rock, York County, Pennsylvania. John M Bortner was born Feb. 18, 1807. [4]

1866 The death of John M Bortner "R.R accident. Fisels Bur." was recorded at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. [5]

1916 Isaac K Bortner, son of John Bortner, died on June 13, 1916, at age 69, in York, York County, Pennsylvania. Isaac K Bortner was born on April 18, 1847, in Pennsylvania. [6]

Research Notes:

1845 John Bortner warranted 9 acres of land on August 1, 1845 in Hopewell Twp, York County, Pennsylvania. [7]


Footnotes:

[1] United States Federal Census, 1840, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[2] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[3] United States Federal Census, 1860, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] Find A Grave Memorial 11007402, [FindAGrave].

[5] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, York, Glen Rock, Zion Evangelical (1863-1910), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[6] Pennsylvania Death Certificates, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].

[7] Pennsylvania, Land Warrants and Applications, 1733-1952, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].