Mankamyer ~ Bittner Photos

The following photos are from Janelle's maternal gandparents, Paul Daniel Hines and Irene Belle Mankamyer.

-- A complete set of all photos in uncompressed formats can be accessed in the family photos directory.


MBB (00)  George Blume, father of William Blume.

MBB (00A)  Catherine Elizabeth Ritter-Blume, mother of William Blume.

MBB (00B)  The Back of MBB (00) and MBB (00A) pictures.

MBB (01)   Josiah Mankamyer and Ida Bittner married February 11th 1892 by Richard Norris, Pastor of the Cumberland Street M. E. Church of Cumberland, Allegany County Maryland.

MBB (01A)  Joseph Christian Mankamyer Wedding Photo.

MBB (01B)  Ida Belle Bittner Wedding Photo

MBB (01C)  Ida Belle Bittner.

MBB (02)  On August 22nd 1902 Josiah, age 36, of Meyersdale, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and Margaret (Maggie) McQuain, age 27, of Boynton Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, were married in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland.

MBB (02A)  Margaret Grooms-Mankamyer Wedding Photo.

MBB (03)  Ida Mankamyer’s sister, Emma Bittner, who is a daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia Bittner.

MBB (03A)  Written on the back of the photo, Lyddie Bittner.

MBB (04)  William Blume and Alice Lepley.

MBB (04A)  William Blume.

MBB (04D)  Alice Lepley-Blume.

MBB (04E)  Alice Lepley-Blume.

MBB (05)  Joseph and Ida Mankamyer’s daughters: Left to Right; Uda Mankamyer, Eva Mankamyer, and Irene Mankamyer.

MBB (05A)   Euda Mankamyer 4yrs Old

MBB (05B)  Eva Mankamyer 5yrs Old.

MBB (05C)  Irene Mankamyer 2yrs Old

MBB (05G)  Joseph and Ida Mankamyer’s daughters in their teens: Left to Right; Uda Mankamyer, Irene Mankamyer, and Eva Mankamyer.

MBB (06)  Nathaniel and Lydia Bittner Family, Their daughter Ida Belle Bittner, who married Joseph Mankamyer, died Nov 11th 1898. She was born after her bother Albert Bittner. Left to Right;

-- Sitting: Nathaniel and Lydia (Lepley) Bittner.

-- Standing Left to Right: Albert - Eleanor - Susan - Emma – Clifford.


MBB (06A)  Mankamyer ~ Blume ~ Bittner Family Reunion: Left to Right;

-- Front Row: Oscar Mankamyer, Glen Bittner, Kenneth Bittner, Howard Mankamyer, Vernon Bittner

-- 2nd Row: William (Billie) Blume, Girl w/Light Hair-Pauline Mankamyer Smith, Girl w/Dark Hair-Beatrice May Waltz, Alice Lepley-Blume, Little Girl-Luella Bittner Hostetler, Nathaniel Bittner, Lewis Mankamyer.

-- 3rd Row: Joseph (Joe) Mankamyer, and his 2nd wife Margaret Grooms-McQuain-Mankamyer, Susie, Emma, and Laura Bittner, Nora Mankamyer.

-- Back Row: Irene Mankamyer-Hines, Grant Bittner, Lewis Mankamyer Jr., Clifford Bittner, Carl Mankamyer.


MBB (06B)  The hand written note naming the people in the MBB (06A) photo.

MBB (08)  Nathaniel and Lydia Bittner family Home, Left to Right; Clifford Bittner, unknown male, Emma Bittner, William and Alice Blume, Irene Mankamyer, Grant Bittner, Albert Bittner.

MBB (09)  Sitting: Irene Mankamyer, and her half sister Stella McQuain.

MBB (09A)  Joseph and his 2nd wife's daughter, Stella McQuain.

MBB (10)  Alice Lepley-Blume

MBB (10A)  Alice Lepley-Blume, circa 1917

MBB (11)  Written on the photo, 1912; photo of William Blume, their adopted daughter Irene Mankamyer, and Alice Lepley-Blume.

MBB (11A)  Written on the photo; 1916, placed in a “Loring Studio” cardboard photo frame of Alice Lepley-Blume, William, and Irene Mankamyer-Hines. Blume, and their adopted daughter Irene Mankamyer. This photo was pasted to the back of MBB (11)

MBB (11B)  Irene Mankamyer, and MBB (11C) is a close up of Irene. Written on the photo: Somerset Pa, 1916.

MBB (11D)  May 1916 Irene (Mankamyer) Blume Myersdale High School Graduation Photo.

MBB (11DD)  May 1916 Irene (Mankamyer) Blume Myersdale High School Senior Photo.

MBB (11E)  May 1916 Myersdale High School Graduating Class Photo; Irene is behind and to the right of the male teacher. When Irene died, Paul married Irene’s girlfriend, Ester Breig, who is also in the photo.

MBB (11F)  1916 photo of Myersdale High School.

MBB (11G)  1916 photo of the Myersdale High School Principle, Professor W.H. Kretchman.

MBB (11H)  1916 Meyersdale High School Class Roster.

MBB (11I)  1900 Meyersdale High School Class Photo.

MBB (12)  1920 photo of the member’s of the White Oak Church. The Blume, Bittner, and Mankamyer families attended this church. There are relatives in the photo, but we aren’t sure who they are.

MBB (13)  May 29th 1956, Meyersdale High School 1916 Class Reunion.

MBB (14)  1955 Mankamyer-Blume-Bittner Family Reunion Photo.

MBB (15)  Paul and Irene Hines

MBB (16)  William Blume, Jane Alice Hines, and Alice Lepley-Blume, circa 1930.

MBB (16A)  Alice Lepley-Blume, circa 1930.

MBB (16B)  William Blume, circa 1930

MBB (17)  Irene (Mankamyer) Blume-Hines.

MBB (18)  1955 photo, Left to Right: Janelle Aileen Taylor, her great grandfather Joseph Mankamyer, and her sister Susan Lynn Taylor.

Lewis Mankamyer Photos

Blanche Mankamyer  This is a photo of Lewis's daughter, Blanche Naomi Mankamyer.

Lewis Mankamyer  An original photo of Lewis.

Lewis Mankamyer  The same photo above, but made to be black and white.

Nelson and Blanche  This is a photo of Lewis's daughter, Blanche Mankamyer, and her husband Nelson Finzel, and their children.

Blanche  This is a phoo of an older Blanche.