John E. Gable's History of Cambria County, V.II, p.1051

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History of Cambria County, V.2

HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY 1051

Mr. McNelis is deceased and his widow resides at Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd have two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth.
    In politics Mr. Lloyd is identified with the Democratic party and was a member of the Hastings Council from 1913 to 1925. He is a member of the Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Sunnehanna Country Club, Johnstown, and the Chetremon Country Club of Cherry Tree.

    R. H. Biter, the capable and progressive supervising principal of the Gallitzin public schools, has spent his life in school work. He is thoroughly familiar with the various phases and needs of the educational work of Pennsylvania, having been an integral part of the school system for many years. Both as a student and as an instructor, he has shown a keen appreciation of the problems that confront the schools. He is, by virtue of his capacity and training, the type of man who can and does accomplish much in his school work.
    R. H. Biter was born in Portage Township, Cambria County, Oct. 17, 1865. His parents were Philip and Thecia (Bender) Biter, both deceased. They are natives of Germany, and were married in Hollidaysburg, Pa., where Philip Biter at first worked as a teamster hauling cars on the short levels between plains 4 and 5 on the old Portage Railroad. He was engaged in building boats for the canal trade for a time, after which he purchased a tract of timber land in Portage Township, where he lived until 1904, when he removed to Portage. He died in 1905, aged 79 years, and his wife died July 5, 1867, and they are buried in Wilmore Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Biter were members of the Catholic Church and highly respected citizens. They were the parents of six children, as follows: John, died in infancy, buried at Wilmore; Caroline, the widow of Morris Fox, resides in Holidaysburg; Ursula, a member of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd at Troy Hill, deceased, is buried in Pittsburgh; Louis, a pioneer telegraph operator, live at Wilmore; Casper, a bachelor, has followed farming for many years, and is now retired and living at Portage; and R. H., the subject of this sketch.
    Rudolph H. Biter was reared on a farm, and attended the district schools of Portage Township, and began his teaching career at the age of 18 years, at Pringle Hill, for one year, two terms in Washington Township. He attended Indiana State Normal School for two years, and then

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	HISTORY OF CAMBRIA COUNTY	1051
Mr. McNelis is deceased and his widow resides at Hastings. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd have two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. In politics Mr. Lloyd is identified with the Democratic party and was a member of the Hastings Council from 1913 to 1925. He is a member of the Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Sunnehanna Country Club, Johnstown, and the Chetremon Country Club of Cherry Tree. R. H. Biter, the capable and progressive supervising principal of the Gallitzin public schools, has spent his life in school work. He is thoroughly familiar with the various phases and needs of the educational work of Pennsylvania, having been an integral part of the school system for many years. Both as a student and as an instructor, he has shown a keen appreciation of the problems that confront the schools. He is, by virtue of his capacity and training, the type of man who can and does accomplish much in his school work. R. H. Biter was born in Portage Township, Cambria County, Oct. 17, 1865. His parents were Philip and Thecia (Bender) Biter, both deceased. They are natives of Germany, and were married in Hollidaysburg, Pa., where Philip Biter at first worked as a teamster hauling cars on the short levels between plains 4 and 5 on the old Portage Railroad. He was engaged in building boats for the canal trade for a time, after which he purchased a tract of timber land in Portage Township, where he lived until 1904, when he removed to Portage. He died in 1905, aged 79 years, and his wife died July 5, 1867, and they are buried in Wilmore Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Biter were members of the Catholic Church and highly respected citizens. They were the parents of six children, as follows: John, died in infancy, buried at Wilmore; Caroline, the widow of Morris Fox, resides in Holidaysburg; Ursula, a member of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd at Troy Hill, deceased, is buried in Pittsburgh; Louis, a pioneer telegraph operator, live at Wilmore; Casper, a bachelor, has followed farming for many years, and is now retired and living at Portage; and R. H., the subject of this sketch. Rudolph H. Biter was reared on a farm, and attended the district schools of Portage Township, and began his teaching career at the age of 18 years, at Pringle Hill, for one year, two terms in Washington Township. He attended Indiana State Normal School for two years, and then