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!BIR-MAR-DEATH: George Bortner of Codorus Twp., York Co., PA and His Descendants; by Charles H. Glatfelter; 1949; pp. 3-10. BIOGRAPHICAL: York County Biographical History, 1886: Codorus Township - Jonas M. Bortner son of Michael and Catherine (Marckel) Bortner, of Shrewsbury Township, was born December 17, 1824, in Codorus Township. He received the ordinary common school education available at that day, and was reared on the farm. In February, 1849, Mr. Bortner married Catherine Bortner, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Garwick) Bortner, of Codorus Township. This union has been blessed with eleven children: Lewis, Adeline (deceased), Levi, Sarah (deceased), Caroline, Henry (deceased), Nathaniel, Richard, Amanda (deceased), Maria and Harris. Mr. Bortner has been constable for eighteen years, and is one of the most popular and best known men in Codorus Township. The mill now owned and operated by him was built in 1839, by Jacob Bortner, generally known as old Commissioner Bortner, and, except an interval of two years, this mill has been in the Bortner name ever since. Mr. Bortner is a prominent member of the Reformed Church. CENSUS: 1860 - In Codorus, York, PA - Ancestry Image 18 of 47. In the home (all born in PA) were Jonas M Bortner 37, Catharine 30, Lewis 22, Levi 8, Caroline 3, and Henry 1. OCCUPATION: Listed as Farmer on the 1860 census. _FSFTID: KZSM-JLH References
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