Leah Baer ^{1 3}

   Another name for Leah was Leah Bare.²

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Hoaglin Twp., Van Wert, OH. ³ Amos W. Bucher, 36, was living with wife Rebecca, 33; Henry, 11, Mary, 9; Joseph, 7; Sarah C., 5; and John E., 2. The parents were born in Pennsylvania, the children in Ohio. He had no real estate value.

Next door is John P. Bucher, with real estate worth $1,660 and personal estate worth $84, age 22 and living with wife Leah, 27; and Henry J., 8 months old. John and Leah were born in Pennsylvania, and Henry in Ohio. The post office was Van Wert.

2. Census in 1870 in Hoaglin Twp., Van Wert, OH. ⁴ A. W. Booher, farmer, 45, was living with Rebecca, 44; Mary E., 19; Joseph C., farm hand, 17; John, 13; Amos B., 8; Levi W., 6; David W., 6.

Next door is farmer John Booher, 40; wife Leah, 38; Henry F., 10; and Marinda, 9.

Everyone was born in Ohio, except A. W. and Leah in Pennsylvania. A.W.'s farm is worth $480 and personal estate $250. John's farm is worth $1000 and personal estate $300.

Leah married John P. Bucher, son of Peter Bucher and Elizabeth Light, on 24 Dec 1857 in , Richland, OH.^{1 2} (John P. Bucher was born on 20 Dec 1830 in Blooming Grove Twp., Richland, OH ¹.)