Amanda B. Bucher ^{1 2 3 4}

   FamilySearch ID: LCCV-5L9.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1870 in Clay Twp., Lancaster, PA. ² Jonas Bucher, farmer, 42, was living with wife Anna, 38; Susan, 18; Maryan, 16; Phares, farm laborer, 15; Levi, 13; John, 11; Jonathan, 10; Lizzie, 9; Hiram, 8; Benjamin, 5; Anna, 3; and Amanda, 1. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania. Jonas' farm was worth $15,000 and personal estate $2,000.

2. Census in 1880 in Clay Twp., Lancaster, PA. ¹ Junas Bucher, farmer, 52, was living with wife Annie, 48; Levi B., 23; John B., 21; Hiram B., 18; Benjamin B., 15; Annie B., 14; Amanda B., 11; and Alice B., 4. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1900 in Clay Twp., Lancaster, PA. ³ Buchers are found in four households as neighbors in Clay township in 1900:
Fannie Bucher, 15, born Oct 1884, servant, is living in the home of Amos Landis.

John Bucher, farmer, 41, Sep 1858, was married for 18 years to Maggie, 38, Aug 1861. She had birthed 6 children, all alive in 1900: Amelia, 17, Apr 1883; Jonas W., 14, Aug 1885; Henry C., 13, Feb 1887; Abram G., 9, Aug 1890; Ella b., 4, Jun 1895; and Annie B., 2, Aug 1897.

Next door is Hiram Bucher, 38, Nov 1861, married for 7 years to wife Mary, 31, Nov 1868. She had birthed 4 children, 3 living with them: Edna, 8, Jul 1891; Sarah Bucher, 7, Feb 1893; Andrew Bucher, 4, Jun 1895.

Next door is Jonas Bucher, broom manufacturing, 71, Aug 1828, married for 50 years to Anna, 67, Sep 1832. She had birthed 17 children, 11 alive in 1900. Living with them: daughter Amanda Erb [nee Bucher], 30, Jun 1869, who had birthed 5 children, 3 alive; and grandson John V., 7 May 1893.

Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

Amanda married John H. Erb, son of Jacob H. Erb and Barbara Z. Hershey, in 1888 in , Lancaster, PA. (John H. Erb was born on 17 Jul 1868 in Neffsville, Lancaster, PA,⁴ died on 2 Jun 1894 in , Lancaster, PA ⁴ and was buried in Penn Twp.: Erb Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster, PA ⁴.)