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Mariah (Maria) Sellers

Mariah (Maria) Sellers

Female 1852 - 1934  (81 years)

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  • Name Mariah (Maria) Sellers 
    Nickname (Sellars, Zellers) 
    Born 19 Sep 1852  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 18 Jul 1860  Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1860

    Ohio, Summit, Coventry Township, Akron Post Office, pages 121 and 122, 18 July 1860. Dwellings 920 and 921, Families 910 and 911. Jacob and Henry Sellers Family

    Dwelling 920, Family 910
    Jacob 49. Catherine (wife) 32. Children: Harriet 17; Joshua 16; Mary 11; John 9; Mariah 7; Henry 5; Sarah 3; and Susannah 4 months. Jacob is a farmer and Catherine is keeping house. Joshua work on the farm and attends school with Mary, John and Mariah. Harriet is domestic and also attends school. Value of real estate is $5,000; value of personal property $718. Catherine and Jacob born in Pennsylvania; all the children born in Ohio.

    Dwelling 921, Family 911 (presumed to be the brother of Jacob above).
    Henry 45. Mary (wife) 41. Children: Henry 19; George 17. Henry is a farmer; cannot read or write. Henry and George work as laborers on the farm and attend school. Value of real estate is $4,500; personal property valued at $1,150. Also residing with the family is Fanny Zimmerman 11, relationship unknown. Fanny attending school. All are born in Ohio.  
    Age: 7 
    1860 US Federal Census, Jacob and Henry Sellers Families, Coventry, Summit, Ohio
    1860 US Federal Census, Jacob and Henry Sellers Families, Coventry, Summit, Ohio
    Jacob Sellers and Henry Sellers Families (Part 1 of 2)
    1860 US Federal Census, Jacob and Henry Sellers Families, Coventry, Summit, Ohio
    1860 US Federal Census, Jacob and Henry Sellers Families, Coventry, Summit, Ohio
    Jacob Sellers and Henry Sellers Families (Part 2 of 2)
    Census 28 Jun 1870  Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1870

    Ohio, Summit, Coventry, Post Office Middlebury, Page 33, 28 Jun 1870, Dwelling 258, Family 261

    Jacob 59. Catherine (wife) 42. Children: Mary 22; John 19; Mariah 17; Henry 15; Sarah 12; Susan 10; Hiram 7; and Joel 7. He was a farmer. John and Henry works on the farm. Mariah, Henry, Sarah, Susan, and Hiram attend school. Jacob and Catherine are born in Pennsylvania. All children are born in Ohio.  
    Age: 17 
    1870 US Federal Census for Jacob and Catherine (Renninger) Sellers Family, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA
    1870 US Federal Census for Jacob and Catherine (Renninger) Sellers Family, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Census 5 Jun 1880  Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    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: 28 
    1880 US Federal Census for Robert and Mariah Bittaker
    1880 US Federal Census for Robert and Mariah Bittaker
    Census 8 Jun 1900  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    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: 48 
    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 1)
    1900 US Federal Census For Robert Bittaker Family, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (part 2)
    1900 US Federal Census For Robert Bittaker Family, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA (part 2)
    Census 18 Apr 1910  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    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: 57 
    1910 US Federal Census - Robert Bittaker Family
    1910 US Federal Census - Robert Bittaker Family
    Census 12 Jan 1920  Springfield, Clark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Census 1920

    Ohio, Summit, Springfield Township, District 275, SD 14, ED 275, Sheet 5A, Devonshire Drive, Dwelling #85, Family #113, 12 Jan 1920

    Maria, head, 66, widow, born in Ohio, parents born in Pennsylvania
    Charles E., son, 27, born in Ohio, father in Switzerland, mother born in Ohio, Department Manger in Rubber Factory

    Also residing at same address:
    Andrew Halter, roomer, divorced, 46, he and parents born in Ohio, Construction Engr at Rubber Factory 
    Age: 66 
    1920 US Federal Census for Maria and Charles E. Bittaker
    1920 US Federal Census for Maria and Charles E. Bittaker
    Census 3 Apr 1930  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Census 1930

    Ohio, Summit, Akron, 3 Apr 1930, ED 77-147, sheet 9B, 1450 West Exchange, dwelling 76, family 78

    Harvey G. Bittaker, head 49. Gertrude, wife 48. They were born 25 when first married. Living with them is his mother, Maria, widow, 79 and Max K. Sellers, lodger, 33. Harvey owns his own home valued at $15,000; not a farm; owns radio set. He is a division manager at a rubber factory for wages. Max is a salesman of electrical appliances for wages. Only Max is a veteran; WWI. Harvey, Gertrude and Maria were born in Ohio; Max in Iowa. Maria's parents were born in Pennsylvania; Harvey's mother was born in Ohio, his father in Switzerland. Max's father was born in Minnesota, mother in Iowa.  
    Age: 79 
    Died 27 Mar 1934  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 29 Mar 1934  Glendale Cemetery, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Maria Sellers Bittaker (1852 - 1934) - Find A Grave
    Maria Sellers Bittaker (1852 - 1934) - Find A Grave
    Death Certificate 2 Apr 1934  Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death certificate 20007

    Maria Sellers Bittaker, born 19 Sep 1852 in Akron, Ohio; died 27 Mar 1934 in Akron, Ohio. Residence 515 Douglas, Akron, Ohio. Daughter of Jacob Sellers (Penn) and Catherine Henninger (Ohio). H.J. Bittaker, informant, Akron, Ohio. Burial in Glendale Cemetery on 29 Mary 1934. The Billow Company undertaker, 113 Ash Street, Akron, Ohio. 
    Age: 81 
    Cause: Chronic nephritis 
    Death certificate for Maria Bittaker, 1934, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Death certificate for Maria Bittaker, 1934, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
    Person ID I1184  clanSoren
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2016 

    Father Ancestors Jacob Sellers Married: 2x2x ,   b. 17 Sep 1810, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1896, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Catherine Renninger,   b. 31 Oct 1827, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1913  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 1848 
    Family ID F578  Group Sheet

    Family Ancestors Robert Bittaker,   b. 19 May 1849, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Apr 1915, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1871  Summit County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Married: 2x2x ,   b. 8 May 1872, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1918, Perry, Stark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    +02. John Robert Bittaker,   b. Jul 1874, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1912, Massillon State Hospital, Perry, Stark, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 37 years)
    +03. Henry Franklin Bittaker,   b. 14 Aug 1876, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1979, Alameda, Alameda, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 102 years)
     04. William Arthur Bittaker,   b. 11 Aug 1878, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1909, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     05. Catherine Viola Bittaker,   b. 8 Mar 1880,   d. 16 Nov 1885, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
    Married: 1x06. Harvey Joseph Bittaker,   b. 8 Dec 1881, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     07. Albert O. Bittaker,   b. 17 Mar 1884, Coventry, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1885  (Age 1 years)
    +08. Ida Mae Bittaker,   b. 20 Feb 1886, Summit County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1970, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     09. Olive E. Bittaker,   b. 16 Jan 1888, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1889  (Age 0 years)
    +10. Lottie Grace Bittaker Married: 2x2x ,   b. 29 Jan 1890, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1979, Barberton, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +11. Charles Erwin Bittaker Married: 2x2x ,   b. 14 May 1892, Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1975, Lakeland, Polk, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F431  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S142] FamilySearch™Ohio Death Certificates, 1908-1953, Genealogical Society of Utah (GSU), (Family Search Labs, labs.familysearch.org) (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S111] 1860 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Coventry, Summit, Ohio; Roll: M653_1039; Page: 189 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S103] 1870 United States Federal Census, Bureau of the Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Coventry, Summit, Ohio; Roll: M593_1270; Page: 189 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S85] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Coventry, Summit, Ohio; Roll: T9_1069; Family History Film: 1255069; Page: 193.3000; Enumeration District: 169; Image: 0067. (Reliability: 3).

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      Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1871
      Marriage Place: Summit,Ohio
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      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51436-5
      System Origin: Ohio-ODM
      Source Film Number: 900964
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