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SAMUEL BITTNER
The life history of Samuel Bittner
furnishes a splendid example of what may be accomplished through determined
purpose, laudable ambition and well-directed efforts. He was born near Lehr, McIntosh County, North
Dakota, on March 1, 1892. He is the
third son in a family of six children of John and Margaret (Meyer)
Bittner. John Bittner migrated from his
home near Odessa, Russia, to North Dakota, where he became a large farmer and
land owner. His first wife died there
and he was married a second time. In
1903 he came to Lodi and purchased 150 acres, which he improved to orchard and
vineyard. He died in 1921.
Samuel Bittner began his education
in the schools of North Dakota, and after his family came to California, in
1903, he attended the Alpine school near Lodi.
He helped in the hard work on the farm, and remained with his parents
until he was twenty-one years old. He
then returned to Lehr, North Dakota, where he worked for wages for a time,
later renting 320 acres of grain land, which he farmed for six years. He then sold his equipment and returned to
San Joaquin County, where he purchased fifteen acres in vineyard near the
Alpine school. At the death of his
father, he received eighteen acres as his portion of the estate, making a total
of thirty-three acres; he also leases thirty acres in vineyard from his brother
and sister. His vineyard is irrigated by
a six-inch pump driven by a fifteen horsepower motor.
On December 12, 1916, in Lehr, North
Dakota, Mr. Bittner was united in marriage with Miss Caroline Meyer, a daughter
of Henry and Eva (Fry) Meyer, a native of Russia, who came to North Dakota when
she was four years old and there, received her education. They are the parents of two sons, Raymond,
deceased, and Le Roy. Mr. Bittner and
family are active members of the Evangelical Church of Victor, and were liberal
contributors when funds were raised for a new building. He is a Republican in politics.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1211-1211. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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