BORTZ, JOHN, came from Berks Co. about 1890. He is a carpenter and has charge of all the bridges and the stations on the S. & S. and Mine Hill divisions of the P. & R. R.R. He has his own home.
He has one daughter who is clerk in the Pine Grove Bank.
Source: Biographical Notes, 1841-1916, of Pine Grove, Pennsylvania, by John William Barr: Achenbach & Reber, 1916.
Contributed by: Nancy.