Robert Bittaker

1849 - 1915  (65 years)

• Name	Robert Bittaker
  Born	19 May 1849	Switzerland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	25 Apr 1855	New York City, New York, New York, USA   [2, 3]
  	Immigration The port of departure was Antwerp, Belgium with place of origin being Switzerland. Arriving on the Lochinvar in the port of New York City on 25 Apr 1855. Departure from Antwerp on 14 Mar 1855. Ship manifest for Bittaker (variants) arriving from Antwerp, Belgium in New York, New York, on 25 April 1855 also included the following. It is thought that these families are related but research thus far has failed to provide documentation as such. Family 1: Johann Büttiker (49), Anna Maria (wife, 26), Robert (son, 5), and Phillipe (son, 3). Further research shows that this family settled in Ohio before the 1860 census. Families 2 and 3: Bertha Boetticker, female, est birth 1854, Johann Boetticker, male, est birth 1819, Judith Boetticker, female, est birth 1843, Leo Boetticker, male, est birth 1845, Maria Boetticker, female, est birth 1809, Veronicka Boetticker, female, est birth 1839, Victor Boetticker, male, est birth 1813. Research thus far reflects that Victor and his family settle in Kirkland, Oneida, Ohio by 1860 with a subsequent move to Jefferson, Linn, Missouri before the 1870 census year.
  	Age: 5
  		Ship Manifest for the Lochinvar
  		Lochinvar Ship Manifest
  Census	Jul 1860	Baughman Township, Wayne, Ohio, USA   [4]
  	Census 1860 Ohio, Wayne, Baughman Township, Page 105, July 1860, Dwelling 785, Family 787 John 55. Mary (wife) 32. Children: Robert 11; Philipe 9. John is a day laborer. Value of personal property $100. All are born in Switzerland. Robert and Philipe attend school.
  	Age: 11
  		1860 US Federal Census, Johann and Anna Maria Bittaker, Baughman Township, Wayne, Ohio Johann and Anna Maria (Offendunner) Bittaker Family
  Census	8 Jul 1870	Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA   [5]
  	Census 1870 Ohio, Summit, Franklin Township, Akron Post Office, Page 19, 8 July 1870, Dwelling 160, Family 150 John Bitticker, head, 66. Mary, wife 44. Children: Robert, son 21; Philip, son 19. John is a day laborer. Both Robert and Philip are working in the coal mines. Value of personal real estate is $1,200; person property $200. All were born in Switzerland. Also living with them is a child, Lewis Smith, 3; born in Ohio. Next door to George and Christina Heddle or Keddle.
  	Age: 21
  		1870 US Federal Census, John Bitticker (Bittaker) Family, Franklin Township, Ohio
  Census	5 Jun 1880	Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA   [6]
  	Census 1880 Ohio, Summit Co, Coventry. SD #8. ED #169. Pg 193. E Date 15 Jun 1880. Dwelling #259. Family #260. Robert Bittaker 32. Mariah 28. Children: Philip 8; John 6; Henry 4; William 2; Mary 3/12, born April. Robert works in coal mine. Mariah is keeping house. Robert and his parents were born in Switzerland; the rest born in Ohio. Philip and John attended school. Robert was unemployed four months during the census year. Robert had check in the column of sick or disabled on the day of the census; illness not listed. (Next door to Jane and Samuel Dommany (?).)
  	Age: 32
  		1880 US Federal Census for Robert and Mariah Bittaker
  Census	8 Jun 1900	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [7]
  	Census 1900 Ohio, Summit, Akron, 8 Jun 1900, SD 16, ED 74, sheet 11A, 107 Exchange, Dwelling 220, Family 246 Note: name translated as Bitlaker Robert Bitlaker, head, 51 (May 1849). Maria, wife, 47 (Sep 1852). They have been married for 30 years; 11 children born, 8 living. Children: Henry, son 23 (Apr 1877); Arthur, son 22 (Jun 1878); Harvy J., son 21 (Apr 1879); Ida, daughter 14 (Jan 1886); Lottie G., daughter 10 (Jan 1890); Chrles, son 8 (May 1892). Robert was born in Switzerland; Maria and the children in Ohio. Robert immigrated in 1855, in the US for 45 years; not naturalized. He, Henry, Arthur and Harvy are day laborers; all have been unemployed for one month of the year. The remaining children are attending school. All can read and write. They own their home free of a mortgage. Next door to Amelia Clay.
  	Age: 51
  		1900 US Federal Census for Robert Bittaker Family, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (part 1)
  		1900 US Federal Census For Robert Bittaker Family, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (part 2)
  Census	18 Apr 1910	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [8]
  	Census 1910 Ohio, Summit Co, Precinct D. 4th Ward, Akron City. ED #144. SD #18. E Date 18 Apr 1910. Sheet 4A. 685 Schell Avenue. Dwelling #63. Family #83. Robert Bittaker 60. Maria 57. Married thirty-eight years. Eleven children, seven living. Child: Charles I (or J) 17. He and his parents born in Switzerland; Maria’s parents born in Pennsylvania; Maria and Charles born in Ohio. Laborer, odd jobs for wages. All could read and write. Charles was not in school. Owned house free. Robert immigrated to US in 1855. (Next door to Emmeline Hines; Emma R and Andrew Fleeter.)
  	Age: 60
  		1910 US Federal Census - Robert Bittaker Family
  Death Certificate	9 Apr 1915	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Death certificate 25113 Robert Bittaker, 685 Schell Ave, Akron, Ohio. Born May 19, 1849 in Switzerland; died Apr 9, 1915 in Akron, Ohio. He is married at the time of death and is a laborer. Son of John Bittaker (Switzerland) and Mary Offendunner (Switzerland). Chas. E. Bittaker, informant, 685 Schell Ave, Akron. Burial in Glendale on Apr 12, 1915. C.T. Parks undertaker, Akron, Ohio.
  	Age: 65
  	Cause: Suicide by cutting throat
  		Death certificate for Robert Bittaker, 1915, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
  Died	9 Apr 1915	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [1]
  		State of Ohio Death Index, Leo A. Bittaker (3-29-1914), Robert Bittaker (04-09-1915) and Rudolph Bittaker (07-21-1917), Summit County, Ohio
  		Bunions Cause Suicide, Published in the Evening Independent, Massillon, Ohio, 10 Apr 1915
  Cemetery	12 Apr 1915	Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [1]
  	Glendale Cemetery
  Buried	12 Apr 1915	Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA   [1, 9]
  		Robert Bittaker (1849 - 1915) - Find A Grave
  Person ID	I1183	clanSoren
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Johann Bittaker,   b. 1806, Oberbuchsiten, Kanton Aargau, Switzerland ,   d. 31 Oct 1876, Franklin Township, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Anna Maria Offendunner,   b. 30 Apr 1826, Switzerland ,   d. 14 Jun 1916, Navarre, Stark, Ohio, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Notes	Johann and Anna Marie were married prior to immigraion. It is believed that her maiden name is Offendunner but may be a variation of the real name.
  Family ID	F430	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mariah (Maria) Sellers,   b. 19 Sep 1852, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA ,   d. 27 Mar 1934, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1871	Summit County, Ohio, USA   [10]
  Notes	There is a possiblity that Mary's name was Mary Catherine or Catherine Mary. A record was found on http://www.findagrave.com for a Catherine V. Bittaker, born 8 Mar 1880 with a death date of 16 Nov 1885. At the time of the 1880 census, a Mary Bittaker, age 3 months, was recorded as a daughter of Robert and Mariah Bittaker, Coventry, District 169, Summit County, Ohio. Her age at that time coincides with the age of Catherine V. Bittaker, buried in Lockwood Cemetery in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Reference URL Catherine V. Bittaker, Birth: Mar 8, 1880, Death: Nov 16, 1885. Also buried in Lockwood: (1) Albert O. Bittaker buried in Lockwood. He was born 16 Mar 1884 and died 28 Oct 1885, no photo or other information, and (2) a Olive E Bittaker, born 16 Jan 1888 and died 2 Jan 1889, no photo or other information. It is presumed that these children belong to Mariah and Robert Bittaker as 9 children have been accounted for. The 1900 census states that she bore 11 children further substantiating this assumption.
  Children	+ 01. Phillip Otis Bittaker 2x ,   b. 8 May 1872, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA ,   d. 27 Sep 1918, Perry, Stark, Ohio, USA  (Age 46 years) + 02. John Robert Bittaker,   b. Jul 1874, Ohio, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1912, Massillon State Hospital, Perry, Stark, Ohio, USA  (Age ~ 37 years) + 03. Henry Franklin Bittaker,   b. 14 Aug 1876, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA ,   d. 19 Jan 1979, Alameda, Alameda, California, USA  (Age 102 years)   04. William Arthur Bittaker,   b. 11 Aug 1878, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1909, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age 31 years)   05. Catherine Viola Bittaker,   b. 8 Mar 1880,   d. 16 Nov 1885, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age 5 years) 06. Harvey Joseph Bittaker,   b. 8 Dec 1881, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1957, Ohio, USA  (Age 75 years)   07. Albert O. Bittaker,   b. 17 Mar 1884, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1885  (Age 1 years) + 08. Ida Mae Bittaker,   b. 20 Feb 1886, Summit County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 1970, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age 83 years)   09. Olive E. Bittaker,   b. 16 Jan 1888, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1889  (Age 0 years) + 10. Lottie Grace Bittaker 2x ,   b. 29 Jan 1890, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 1979, Barberton, Summit, Ohio, USA  (Age 89 years) + 11. Charles Erwin Bittaker 2x ,   b. 14 May 1892, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA ,   d. Feb 1975, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2011
  Family ID	F431	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] FamilySearch™Ohio Death Certificates, 1908-1953, Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), (Family Search Labs, labs.familysearch.org), Death certificate 25113 (Reliability: 3). [S90] Email Correspondence J. R. Carothers, Genealogist (Reliability: 3). [S104] Immigration and Naturalization Records, National Archives, Washington, D.C., (Ancestry.com), (citation missing) (Reliability: 3). [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Baughman, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: M653_1051; Page: 410; Surname transcribed as Redeker (Reliability: 3). [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Franklin, Summit, Ohio; Roll: M593_1270; Page: 229; surname transcribed as Bitticher (Reliability: 3). [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Coventry, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T9_1069; Family History Film: 1255069; Page: 193.3000; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 0067 (Reliability: 3). [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Akron Ward 5, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T623 1324; Page: 11A (Reliability: 3). [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Akron Ward 4, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T624_1233; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 144; (Reliability: 3). [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 95565837 (Reliability: 3). [S256] FamilySearch™ Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, (FamilySearch.org) (Reliability: 3). Groom's Name: Robert Bittaker Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Maria Sellers Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1871 Marriage Place: Summit,Ohio Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51436-5 System Origin: Ohio-ODM Source Film Number: 900964 Reference Number: