Harriett Dell Bittner

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Birth: May, 1895 - Iowa, United States
Daughter of Adam Mark Hammer and Elizabeth Ellen Rash

Joel W. Bittner 1888–1956 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53158173
Harriett "Hattie" Hammer Bittner 1896–1990 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53158040

Children:
Dale E. Bittner 1915–1994 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103517310
Gerald Leon Bittner 1918–1920 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53158655
Joel J. Bittner 1923–2000 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45820837
Duane R. Bittner 1934–1962 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53158520

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HARRIET BITTNER
The Register's Iowa News Service
ELDORA, IA. - Services for Harriet Bittner, 93, of Eldora, who died of a heart ailment Friday at Eldora Manor Nursing Home, will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Union Church of Christ in Union. Burial will be at the Miller Cemetery in Union.
A native of Union, Mrs. Bittner was a homemaker.
Surviving are two sons, Joel of Des Moines and Dale of Eldora.
Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and until service time Tuesday at Biersborn Funeral Home in Union.
The Des Moines Register, 27 Aug 1990, Mon, [Second Edition], Page 29

Siblings:

1. Carrie May Hammer McCollum Rowley 1888 - 1921 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53305992
   
2. LaVera Mina Hammer Higgason 1890 - 1975 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52798911
   
3. LaVada Ina Hammer Bittner 1890 - 1963 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53304452
   
4. Elmer John Hammer 1894 - 1968 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52926340
   
5. Harriett Dell Hammer Bittner 1896 - 1990 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53158040
   
6. Eva Elizabeth Hammer Newton 1898 - 1975 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92331230
   
7. Bethel Lena Hammer Teske 1902 - 1990 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127940734
   
8. Luella Jane Hammer Peterson 1906 - 1988 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103938057
   
9. Verlin Jennings Bryan Hammer 1908 - 1986 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53159152

1900 United States Census:
Name, Role, Gender, Age, Birthplace:
Adam Hammer Head M 38 Iowa
Eliza Hammer Wife F 31 Iowa
Carrie Hammer Daughter F 13 Iowa
Levera Hammer Daughter F 10 Iowa
Levada Hammer Daughter F 10 Iowa
Elmer Hammer Son M 7 Iowa
Hattie Hammer Daughter F 5 Iowa
Eva Hammer Daughter F 3 Iowa
Event Place Union Township Whitten town, Hardin, Iowa, United States
District 156
Sheet Number and Letter 3A
Household ID 48
Line Number 26
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T623
GS Film Number 1240435
Digital Folder Number 004119859
Image Number 00896 Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9K5-X8Z : accessed 4 March 2016), Adam Hammer, Union Township Whitten town, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,435.

1940 census:
Name, Role, Gender, Age, Birthplace:
Joel W Bittner Head M 49 Iowa
Hattie Bittner Wife F 42 Iowa
Dale Bittner Son M 25 Iowa
Joel Bittner Son M 17 Iowa
Duane Bittner Son M 5 Iowa
Event Place Ward 4, Eldora, Eldora City Township, Hardin Co., Iowa
District 42-14
Family Number 35
Sheet Number and Letter 62B
Line Number 42
Affiliate Publication Number T627
Affiliate Film Number 1165
Digital Folder Number 005461462
Image Number 00231
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMYQ-Y17 : accessed 11 January 2017), Joel W Bittner, Ward 4, Eldora, Eldora City Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 42-14, sheet 62B, line 42, family 35, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1165.

Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934:

     Marriage record of Joel W Bittner and Hattie H Hammer

Name Joel W Bittner
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 14 Feb 1914
Event Place Marshall, Iowa, United States
Gender Male
Age 25
Birth Year (Estimated) 1889
Father's Name John Bittner
Mother's Name Malinda C Jones
Spouse's Name Hattie H Hammer
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1896
Spouse's Father's Name Adam Hammer
Spouse's Mother's Name Eliza Rash
GS Film Number 001753297
Digital Folder Number 004322071
Image Number 00689
Citing this Record: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VJPN-Z8J : 8 March 2016), Joel W Bittner and Hattie H Hammer, 1914.

HARRIETT "Hattie" DELL HAMMER was born May 4, 1896, and died Aug. 24, 1990 in Iowa. On Feb. 14, 1914 in Marshall County, Iowa she married JOEL W. BITTNER, son of John and Malinda C. Jones Bittner, born June 28, 1888 and died May 15, 1956 at University Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. Harriett and Joel resided in Eldora, Iowa. Harriet’s sister LaVada married Joel’s brother Oliver Bittner.

Children of HARRIETT HAMMER and JOEL BITTNER are:

1. DALE BITTNER, b. Jan. 29, 1915, d. Jan. 1, 1994 Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa, m. Gretchen L. Bolich, 1920 – 1992. They are buried in East Lawn Memorial Garden, Eldora, Iowa.
2. GERALD LEON BITTNER, b. 1918; d. Feb. 1, 1920, Had water on the brain* as a newborn. Burial: Miller Cemetery.
3. JOEL J. BITTNER, b. March 20, 1923 Union, Hardin County, Iowa, d. July 26, 2000 Mitchellville, Polk Co., Iowa. Nickname: Bud. Married Marjorie, 1925-2002. They are buried in Mitchellville Cemetery, Mitchellville, Iowa.
4. DUANE R. BITTNER, b. 1934; d. 1962; m. PEGGIE ESTES. Burial: Miller Cemetery, Hardin County Iowa. Ames Daily Tribune, page 16, July 30, 1962: Duane R. Bittner, 28, Des Moines, was killed Saturday night when his car crashed into a bridge abutment on Iowa 215 about three miles south of Eldora. He was alone in the car, driving to pick up his wife and family at Gifford. Bittner died only two miles from his destination, where his family was visiting.

• Hydrocephalus, also known as "water on the brain", is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles, or cavities, of the brain. This can cause increased pressure inside the skull, enlargement of the head, convulsion, mental disability and death.

1920 Census
Name, Role, Sex, Age, Birthplace:
Joel W Bitner Head M 26 Iowa
Hattie D Bitner Wife F 23 Iowa
Dale Bitner Son M 4 Iowa
Gerald Bitner Son M 1 Iowa
Event Place Union, Hardin County, Iowa, United States
Date: Jan. 2, 1920
United States Census, 1920
District ED 197
Sheet Number and Letter 1A
Household ID 8
Line Number 23
Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number T625
Affiliate Film Number 492
GS Film Number 1820492
Digital Folder Number 004965870
Image Number 01076
Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M81S-HBW : accessed 8 April 2019), Joel W Bitner, Union, Hardin, Iowa, United States; citing ED 197, sheet 1A, line 23, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 492; FHL microfilm 1,820,492.