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 |
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Ship Manifest for the Lochinvar
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Lochinvar Ship Manifest
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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 |
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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 |
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1870 US Federal Census, John Bitticker (Bittaker) Family, Franklin Township, Ohio
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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 |
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1880 US Federal Census for Robert and Mariah Bittaker
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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 |
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1900 US Federal Census for Robert Bittaker Family, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (part 1)
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1900 US Federal Census For Robert Bittaker Family, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (part 2)
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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 |
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1910 US Federal Census - Robert Bittaker Family
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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 |
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Death certificate for Robert Bittaker, 1915, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
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Died |
9 Apr 1915 |
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA [1] |
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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
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Bunions Cause Suicide, Published in the Evening Independent, Massillon, Ohio, 10 Apr 1915
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Cemetery |
12 Apr 1915 |
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA [1] |
Glendale Cemetery |
Buried |
12 Apr 1915 |
Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA [1, 9] |
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Robert Bittaker (1849 - 1915) - Find A Grave
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Person ID |
I1183 |
clanSoren |
Last Modified |
4 Mar 2017 |
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.
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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) |
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Last Modified |
6 Dec 2011 |
Family ID |
F431 |
Group Sheet |